Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-03-16


set of coupon tickets and freight way
bills to the amount of $1,000, together
with all the records of the station, were
destroyed The fire started from de-
fective fuc and the water works failed
to supply pressure enough to save the
building.
Assistant General superintendent
Hartigan and Division Superintendent
Dixon, of the Illinois Central railway,
were in Fort Dodge and gave audience
to a number OF citizens who desired to
impress on the officials the need OF a
new depot and sidetrack facilities. Mr..
Hartigan, after listening to the argu.
ments, stated that the company would
comply with the demands at the earli.
est opportunity, but could not give as.
surance that it would be done this
year Mr.. Hartigan said that Fort
Dodge and Cherokee would be the two
next points in Iowa where improve.
ments would be made.
If the charges brought by Ella Shell
Slton, of Charlton, are true, John
Pilkinton, u maui carrier between Char
iton and Columbia, is most dispicablc
villain. Ella, who is Is years old and
a comedy maiden, was visiting relatives
near Columbia, and claims that PillSin-
ton called on her and represented that
he had been instructed by her parents
to bring her home, and that he assault
cd her twice on the road. This oc-
Cured on the night of February %.
The defendent runs hack line be-
tween Charlton and Columbia. The
defendant denies the charge His
home is in Columbia. where his family
resides, he being n married man. lie
is now out on $500 bonds awaiting his
preliminary trial.
Sven SakarilSclI, Il wealthy Nor
wcgian farmer of Black Hawk county,
died suddenly at Masonvillc short
time ago The subsequent proceedings
flavor somewhat of the romantic.
Nothing was known of any relatives or
intimate friends, and he was buried by
the authorities After diligent re-
search an old letter directed to parties
in Norway was found, and with the
aid OF a Swedish concert company was
translated IL was found TO have been
written in 1885, to mother and sisters
in Norway, but for some reason was
never sent. A communication has
been sentt to IA magistrate of the Nor
wegian village, and in due tim the
fortune accumulated will be turned
over to the rightful heirs,
The grand jury of Franklin county
has returned an indictment against
VIM. barrow for forgery. At present
barrow is serving out 1t two years sen.
tence at AnaInosa for robbery but as
soon as he is released he will be tried
on this Indictment. A year ago Oar
row was tried by the Franklin county
courts for the murder of Peter Larson.
The principal evidence against the de-
PENDANT was a note he held against
Larson for all his personal effects 1t
was proven IN the course of the trial
that barrow had forged Larson's name
to this note and it would have doubt
less led to the conviction of the former
for murder had the body of Larson
been found but 1T was not and has
not been until THIS day. As it is there
are enough charges against him to
keep him long time in the peniten-
tiary.
At the coming term Of the Boone dis
trict court case will excite consider
able interest, not only on account of
the property involved, but on account
of the legal points toat will be raised.
II seems that Jonathan Buechier years
ago decided his wife some land. The
title of the property of the Buechler
family was supposed to be in the wife
and mother, but few days after her
death Mr.. Buechlcr had recorded q
deed that had been made out and
signed months before the death of Mrs.
Buechler. The children ut that time
raised no objection, bat later on their
father married, and thinking that
their mothers property would in time
fall into the hands of their step-snother,
action was tal,en to have the deed set
aside, claiming that undue influence
had been exercised over the late Mrs.
Buechler when it was made out.
Unluclly Grinnell met with another
severe loss a few nights ago The big
plant of the SpSuldlng Manufacturing
company, near The C., Il. |. & T.. Rail
road company's freight depot, was des-
troycd by fire. The loss will not be
far from $4,000, partially covered by
Insurance. Tho works of the Spauld-
ing Manufacturing company was one of
the largest IN the city and employed a
large number of men in the mapufac.
turc OF ouggies and other vehicles. at
SIS fire was discovered in the rear of
the structure, but for some reason as
yet uneXplainable, no alarm was turned
in until it had been burning fifteen
minutes. The fire department, assisted
by the citizens, worked industriously
to subduc the flames and after hard
of the building from destruction, al
though the main structure was des-
troycd. The fire was gotten under
control about 1890. The cause of the
fire is unknown.
c. 5. Ditzler, a young married man
who was postmaster at Luzerne, Ben
ton county. until four weeks ago, was
taken TO Cedar RAPIDS 10y Postoffice
Inspector George NJ. Christian and
Deputy United States Marshal Healy,
Ditzler is accused of having embezzled
government funds to the amount of
Sa70, which 1t is thought will be in.
creased some by recent discoveries
that have been made. The prisoner
was formerly engaged in general mcr-
chandizlng at Luzerne, and conducted
the postofiice in his store. lie failed
a. 4.