Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-10-26
AROUND THE STATE.


instantly killed while chopping wood.
The Atlantic Business College of At
lantic, Iowa, is one of the best in the
state. Catalogue and specimens o.
penmanship mailed free by addressing
the proprietors, Barrett & Henning.
Anton Heeb, rich Dubuque brewer,
died in 1888, leaving his estate, worth
$500, 900, to the children by his third
and last wife, The two sons Of his
first wife have brought suit to break
the Will anG secure their portion of the
estate.
Monroe Hewitt and Merrill Juthill
were arrested at Nora Springs for at
tempting to wreck the east bound flyer
on tine Milwaukee. The track OBJ
struction was discovered by section
men just in time TO prevent the ac-
cident. They are young men residents
of Mason City.
The Iowa supreme court has affirmed
the decision of the Polk district court
in the conspiracy case against o. E.
Shannon, formerly editor Of the Des
Moines Graphic, sentenced to the penn
Tertiary for matchmaking DR.. Kirken-
dale of Stuart Shannon is out on bail
working on a Chicago paper
Ten young boys, ranging in age from
IL to IS years, applied at police head
quarters at Dubuque for lodging and
food. They came from all parts of the
country and were poorly clad and
famished. They were kept over night,
given their meals and ordered to leave
the city next morning.
A freight train of twenty weight ears
went through the Iowa Central railroad
bridge over Skunk river near Osla-
loosa. Fortunately the engine remain
men were badly hurt. Only four of
the cars were loaded, SO that the loss
of merchandise will not be great
Miss Mary Lakewald, about 81 years
of age, was found dead in the Des
Moines river at EsthervIlle The sup
position is she was murdered and then
thrown into the water A hole lead
sng to the brain was found under the
eye, which, in the opinion of the sur
geons, was sufficient to cause death.
The condition the lady was in at the
time of death gives color to this
conclusion.
The newly elected grand lodge Of
ficers of the |. o. o. F., chosen at Gin
ton, are: Grand master, +. w. Evans.
Des MONIES; deputy grand master, T.
NJ. Tilton, Ottumwa; grand workman,
c. W. Bowen, Centerville; grand repre-
sentative, William Musson, Des
MONIES; grand representative, j. c.
Koonz Burlington; grand secretary,
William Garrett, Burlington; grand
treasurer, A, J. Morrison, Marengo.
DR.. R. w. Cavett of Lake City in MT
of insanity threw himself from his Of
flee window in the second story iE the
Emporium block, striking his arm
against the sharp pickets on the iron
railing in front of the building, displac-
ing several of them and cutting an
ugly wound in his arm. He has suf-
fered from such attacks of temporary
insanity several times during the past
year or two. His strong appetite for
whisky and morphine is the cause of
his trouble.
About three months ago A. C. Burns
disappeared from O'Brien county. and
was supposed 20 have been murdered.
All the evidence, and it was strong,
pointed to farmer named Murphy, as
the murderer. Murphy was indicted
and about to be tried when 1T was dis
covered that Burns was identical with
a prisoner IN Jail at Souix City, charged
with robbing postoffice. He has
been sent TO O'Brien county to estab-
lIsh the innocence of Murphy, who will
be released.
Louis Auerochs, switchman en-
ployed in the Rock Island freight
yards at Davenport, was killed. The
night switching crew were engaged in
singing out the cars for the city nd
a switch engine was kicking three
cars onto sidetrack. Auerochs had
climbed to the top of the foremost to
SCb thC IlC scb Ills 1duIcIH
down on the top of the car and STEP
ping over to take hold of the brake,
lost his balance. He fell head first to
the track in front of the car. The
trucks passed over his head, crushing
out his brains, and mangling his left
arm.
j. Kennedy Todd & Co., of New
York, who hold nearly three million
dollars worth OF stock and bonds of
the Sioux City & Northern and Pacific
Short Line roads and have been en-
joined from dIsposing of it till the
court determines its ownership, have
taken steps to hasten tins determine.
ton. They have petitioned in the
United States court for the dissolution
of the injunction, and the case was set
for October 2s, at Des Moines, before
Judge Shiras The decision in this
case will determine whether the
Great Northern road will secnre con-
troll of the railroad properties. II the
title of j. Kennedy Todd & Co. to the
collaterals is sustained it is victory
for the Great Northern.r
b. G. Bernard, of Hanover township,
Allamakee county, was kicked in the
head by horse while in the stable.
He died In few hours.
A black bear, that is thought escaped
from band of gypsIes that recently
passed through that section, is
terrorizing the people about St
Lucas, about twelve miles
northwest of West Union. He
has been seen by dozen farmers in
the act of devouring sheep or small
pig, and many others have lost AMI
mails, not knowing the cause. A party
is being organized to hunt bruin down.
A serious grating operation was per-
formed upon Stella Maxwell, who was
so badly burned several weeks ago at