Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-02-16
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.
Oskaloosa is overrun with tramps.

A petition to Attorney-General Mil
Ter to dismiss the indictment against
Cashier Harris of the Commercial Bank,
has been numerously signed at Du.
buque.
An old man, a stranger, who had been
refused shelter at a farm house near
by, was found frozen to death and lying
alongside the railroad track above Gut
tenberg.
Druggist Henry c. Shank, the oldest
merchant in Red Oak, dropped dead
from heart disease IN his store. He was
sitting in char and fell backward,
dying instantly.
Rev. L. n. Barrett received painful
and narrowly escaped serious injuries,
at Iowa City, while attending to his
mustang ponies. Fortunately for the
minister, their hoofs were unshod.
Governor Boics has appointed DR.. A.
c, Roberts, editor of the Fort Madison
Democrat, member of the Iowa Colum.
bian commission for the FIRST district,
to succeed the late Theodore Guelich,
of Burlington,
The coroners jury called to inves-
tigate the shooting of Sam King, at
Des Moines, by Oh,er Seidler, follow
ing protracted session during which
voluminous testimony was heard, re-
turned verdict generating the Of
ficer.
Bigamist Gifford's three wives arrived
at Dubuque to testify against him.
Number one comes from Chicago, num-
Der two from Minneapolis and number
three is Maggie Brodericll, with whom
he recently eloped from Minneapolis to
Dubuque.
In view of the announcement OF the
declination OF Gov. Boies of the position
Of secretary of agriculture in Cleve.
lands cabinet, it is said the president
elect has offered that position to Hon.
w. G. Buchanan, of Iowa, now chief of
the Worlds Fair agricultural depart
meet.
Henry Bodley, pauper German,
who died at Mercy hospital at Dubu-
que, bad decent Irish funeral at the
expense of John jess, prominent gro
Ger, The county physician told jess
his brother was dead and the mistake
was not discovered until after mass
was said.
A special from Dyersvillc, in Dubuque
county, states that DR.. Hess, promi-
nent physician there, was taken from
his Office, rope put about his neck,
and he was dragged about the streets.
He was also severely beaten. The
alleged cause is brutal treatment OF his
family.
Officers of the Iowa National Guard
say that the guard will probably be
unable to take part in the exercises at
the opening of the Worlds Fair, as the
state preparation for the purpose was
exhausted by the Chicago trip on the
occasion of the dedication. Many bills
incurred then are stillun paid.
Mrs. August Berg, an old lady living
alone near Pomeroy, was i'll and de.
pendent upon her neighbors for help.
During the three days blizzard no one
went near her. A nelghbor did finally
call and the old woman was found lying
dead on the floor. She had evidently
been frozen to death while feebly at
tempting to light fire.
!. Col Charles c. Orr died at Sioux City
.on the 18th. He is believed to have
been the wealthiest man in Iowa. He
was born in Ireland seventy-siX years
ago and had lived in Sioux City since
1857 He owned $4,000 acres of I'm.
proved farm lands in Kentucky and
the northwestern states, besides i'm.
mense reality interests in Sioux City
and valuable securities.
Nothing has yet been heard from
the decamping ]. A. Thomas, of Rock
well, who lit ont several weeks ago
leaving many parties in the lurch for
various sums of money, aggregating
about 81 ,OOO He was elected constable
of Rockwell last fall and has been en-
gagged for some time in extensive cattle
deals. His meanest act was the de-
sertion of his two little motherless
children, who are now being cared for
by charitable people.
j. Klinger, travelling salesman for
wholesale liquor house at Rock Island,
was arrested at Wooster City, charged
with violating the Iowa prohibitory
law. Klinger based his defense on the
fact that he was only taking orders to
be filed by firm outside the stats,
and Judge Marsh upheld this position,
dismissing the case against him.
County Attorney Boeye, who was pros.
ecuting, has appealed the case and
claims he can convict Khnger
1t is not generally known, but the
fact remains just the same, that there
is Il certain kind of clay which is used
extensively in the manufacture of bar
soap. 1t makes the soap lather better,
weigh more and command better
sale. A large deposit of this clay has
been found adjoining the city limits of
Oskaloosa, and a company is being or.
gained to begin the manufacture of
soap on large scale. The clay is not
an adulteration but rather very inn
portant ingredient.
Inc execution OF the death sentence
against j. X. Cumberland, set down
for the 10th at Harlan, did not take
place. He was to have been hanged
for the murder of James Robertson
and his son, Jasper, at Harlan. But
upon q technIcality he will have a re.
hearing IN the supreme court at the
May term. lie was indicted for both
murder and manslaughter, ard when
his trial was called pleaded guilty and
was sentenced by Judge Deemer to
hang As he had made no direct plea
to murder the case will be reheard
Mrs Blanche c. Fisk, whose husband
was killed in an accident ON the ILL
nois Central road at Cherokee a few
months ago, has secured verdict for
$4,000 damages in the district court at
Sioux City. The road will appeal.