Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-08-24
AROUND THE STATE.

icpuoiiOduS, null D. W. LUKE was re
nominated for railroad commissioner
by reclamation.
The residence of DR.. Miles at Dubu.
que, burned to the ground, including tine
contents. The family was away from
home and the origin is unknown. The
house was an old one, and the loss will
probably not exceed $500.
5A r. Westphall, Ed. McGinness,
Don Westphall and jeff Perkins, of
Pleasant Grove, and w. A. Miller, a
Danville constable, are under bonds
charged with assault with attempt to
commit manslaughter upon Mrs. Mary
Mckinney, of New Loudon. The as
sault was committed in attempting to
arrest her and her hus band for keeping
a ''hole In the wall"
Some sneak thieves got in their work
at Dallas Center. They entered the
house of ]. A. Richardson, but failing
to find any amount of money there
they visited one of his nearest neigh
bors, Mr.. Steve Darling, removed his
pantaloons from beneath his pillow and
extracted theretrom 500. No positive
clue to the thieves, though suspicious
characters were seen on the streets
the previous evening.
A Washington dispatch says: Judge
Hayes was broken in health from over
exertion, and was advised by his ply
sIclans not to undertake the duties OF
an extra session, but disregarded the
professional warnings He has been
compelled to leave Washington on ac-
count of his health and is now at Brig.
antlne Beach, New Jersey. 1t is be-
llcved that with absolute rest for a
month or more he will rec over.
Martin Shultz and wife lived about
sixteen miles southwest OF Cherokee.
A few mornings since visitors to the
house found that both Shuitz and his
wife had been foully murdered by some
unknown person or persons, and that
the house had been thoroughly ran.
sacked, the object evidently being rob-
dollars were found which the robbers
were unable to find. No clue.
Captain H. NJ. Way, of Kansas City,
died at his home at that place on the
18th. The remains were br ought 10
Creston COR interment, Mr.. Ways old
home. Mr. Way was pioneer citizen
of Creston and mayor in the early
days. He built the first school house
In that city, contributing largely from
his private account for the erection of
the same. He was in business in the
city after his term of office as mayor.
An epidemic of burglary has broken
out at Fort Dodge. The store of DON
ahue & Hood, at Clare, was broken in
to and several hundred dollars worth
of clothing taken. Two stores at lie.
high and one at Gowrie were burglar
lied the same night. The residence of
Mr.. Keefer, IN Fort Dodge, was also
attacked. A young man near Pioneer
was held up on the highway in broad
daylight and robbed by two tramps.
LeMars was surprised on the morn :
ing of the 18th by the suspension of all
the banks IN the city. They were the
First National and LeMars National,
with a capital of 500, 900 each and the
LeMars State and German Savings
banks Notices were posted on doors
that suspension is due to an inability
to realize on assets, but that all deposit
tors will be paid. At a meeting of the
directors of all the banks the step was
$500, 900 was drawn out in sixty days.
No statements are ohtaina BILE Ma
tional Bank Examiner McHugh, who
is in Denver, has been notified. The
banks arc expected to resume business
shortly.
The sheriff of Lee county arrested
Lena Stanton of Keokuk, who was
indicted by the grand jury last March
for stealing diamond pin and some
money from Mrs. w. G. Hedges. The
theft was committed last September,
Lena being servant in the family
where Mrs. Hedges was visiting. Cir
cumstantial evidence indicated her
guilt, but she brazenly denied 1t. Fin
ally reward of S25 for the return of
the pin was offered. Lena was pur-
suaded by WIN. Tumble, who was the
city marshal. to surrender the pin, he
paying her the reward and promising
not to prosecute. She lett town short
ly afterwards and did not return until
few days ago
Considerable excitement was created
at Ottumwa by the announcement that
Tommy Loomis, IL years old, had
stolen a horse and buggy. Later a
note was found by the road side, which
read: Dear Papa: / succeeded in
getting chance to write you n few
lines. was kidnapped and the men
said they would kill me if you did not
pay them" And on the other side
was: "Please come and help me quick.
Tommy LOOMS, two miles past the
fair grounds. 1t was written in a
sCTdWlInR HuHu anu Oh DOtu sues
piece of newspaper, and looked like
it had been crumpied and thrown from
a vehicle to the side of the road Oh
ficers are in pursuit.
notice on the doors of the First
National bank in Dubuque stated the
bank had been forced to suspend tenn
porarily, owing TO the heavy Withdraw.
al OF funds during the past three
months. A statement from President
Eighmy says that drains from western
banks and city customers have been
heavy and continuous, running down
The deposits from $3.50 in May to
$4,000 at present, shrinkage of
s543, 900 in three months. The bank is
perfectly solvent, the capital of 5000.
300 and undivided profits OF SGj, 900 be-
ing untouched. The bank has simply
been unable to realize on its assets.
The citizens of Ada have made
formal complaint to the railroad com
missioner that an obstruction prevents
ready access TO the depot grounds at