Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-05-04
VOL. VIII

M. Dyerly, AT Urlnnell, was broken
into and robbed of eight or ten dollars |
in cash. cakes, honey and canned goods !
to the amount of four or five dollars |
more. The burglars effected an en-
trance by breaking pane of glass in
the door and slipping bolt which fast
ened the door. j. NJ. Morris, merchant
tailor, was another victim. Two suits
of clsthing were taken from Morris
place. Information has been received
which makes it probable that the
thieves will be captured, as it is be-
lieved they are known.
"A farmer named James Miller, Inv
ing near Prescott, while driving some
hogs belonging to neighbor named
Jennings off his place, became involved
in quarrel with Jennings hired man,
Higgins. the latter shot Miller twice
with revolver, inflicting probably IA
tai wounds. Miller and Jennings be-
came involved in fight over the hogs
and Higgins, who was nephew of
Jennings, came mp just as Miller was
getting the best of Jennings, and or
dered him to desist. He tailed to do SO
and Higgins fred the fatal shots. He
then went to Creston and gave himself
up.
The second annual tournament of
the Oskaloosa Gun club, will be held
in that city May 0, 10 and IL. The
shoot is open to the world. American
AScnnia tinn ,,,laS IL out ahaS
Rapid firing system will be adopted
in all shoots. The Gun club is COM
posed of active young business men
who take much pride in their organiza.
ton and it's success. On Thursday,
May IL, there will be special match
shoot between w. c. Budd of Des
Moines-the champion shot of Iowa
and G. w. ReXroat, of Virginia, Illi-
nois, for purse of 500 side. This
match is genuine, and promises to be
exceedingly interesting. Rates have
been secured on the different railroads.
The schedule OF assets and liza
bilities of Ed. HaalSInson, who assigned
recently at Sioux City, has been filed
for record. The assets are Sl,77S,00
and are of very substantial character.
The liabilities aside from endorsements
of paper for tine other members of the
syndicate are only S150,000 The en-
dorsements bring them up to about
SITS, 000 The first indication that mat
tiers are being Strengthened out was
found in the resumption of work on
the Union depot, which stopped when
the failures began. A. s. Garretson
says the building will be finished
without delay. Persistent rumors are
atioat that work on the Missouri river
bridge will be resumed IN a few days.
Mr.. Garretson will neither affirm or
deny them.
"A few days ago mad dog created
panic at Sioux City, running through
the city and biting large number of
other dogs, many of which were not
killed at the time. The authorities
took prompt action, ordering by proc
lamation of the mayor, that all dogs
found at large, unless safely muzzled.
should be shot The next day the
slaughter began, and it has been In
progress ever since. Several members
of the police force were detailed to
| hunt dogs, and on the first day they
killed over 100. Every dog, large or
small, whether a cur or an arts tocrat
with pedigree a yard long, was shot
at sight. The carcasses were hauled
off by wagons as fast as the slaughter
proceeded. Thus far several hundred
dogs have been killed, and the end Is
not yet.
The identity of several of the I'M
! known bodies of the recent terrible
fire at Burlington has at last been
learned. Thomas Morgan lived in Au.
burn, n. Y, Mike Hines lived in Louis
vile, Ky, where his family is of con.
siderable social Importance The
young moulder called Charley proves
to be Charley Doherty, of Chicago.
Thus far the attempt to locate the
home of Mike Lee has proved futile,
though it is thought he was from Troy,
| n. Y. Lee and Hines were buried
from the morgue, both bodies being
| placed in one grave. A sad incident of
the tragedy turns up in a letter just
received at the postoffice for Thos.
Morgan from his mother and sister, in
Auburn, New York, asking him to
come home, and praying God to help
him safe until they could see him
again. Their answer was the news
paper account of his horrible death.
Affairs in connection with the re-
cent failures at Sioux City commence
to partalSe very much of the color of
crookedness. Rumors to this effect
have been current for some days. When
the Union Loan & Trust company as.
signed its schedule showed Liabilities
a statement given to the press recently
by Assignee Hubbard, he says: 81
have not gone far enough to be able to
make a statement of the exact amount
of the liabilities, but from various
sources | have learned definitely that
they are about S6,O0o,O00 This
includes both direct AMI indirect liza bill
itles the latter being on account of
notes endorsed by the company. This
paper was mainly that of the syndicate
of individuals or of the syndicate COM
pames connected with it." Another
sensation was created when Receiver
Chesley, of the Union Stock Yards
company, repudiated a large quantity
of paper held against that company. 1t
was in the shape Of promissory notes
payable by the stock yards company
and signed by Ed I. Hedges, president.
Receiver Chesley said: ''Mr Hedges
had signed notes without authority
from the directors or officers of the
company. The company's books show
that the money raised by 1T was never
turned over to the treasurer. Not a
cent will be paid on it until the courts
make us liable. There IS to my knowl.
edge several hundred thousand dollars