Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-04-06
Condensed STATE NEWS,

sea Id while Smuggling u building at
Davenport, and broke his neck
Des Moines will expcnd $40, 900 this
year in paving her principal streets,
The paving will be vitrifed brick.
A man by the name Of Ballard COM
mltted suicide at Osialoosa by shooting
himself He was prominent member
of the Salvation army.
The Probe creamery will start up the
18th Of April Mr.. w. f. Van Sickle,
who is practical butter maker, late
from Fort Dodge, will take charge of
the creamery.
@lt has been decided that the Mt.
Pleasant road grader works Will soon
be removed to Muscatine The latter
city offers bonus of $50, 900, site and
other facilities.
At Day Creek, Herman Lerchen, a
German druggist, shot himself dead in
his store. He was threatened with
bankruptcy and had domestic troubles.
He leaves five children.
The drug store of Il. w. Crawford at
Fort Dodge was destroyed by FIRE. The
fire caught from IL lamp and leaking
turpentine barrel. 1t nearly cost Char
lie Crawford his life. Loss, $50, 900; in
surance, $4,000.
& 1t has been discovered at Hiteman
that the grave of Frazier the murder.
CT who was hung by mob there last
week, has been robbed. Opinion diff.
fers as to whether the body was sold to
Abba physicians or sent TO Iowa City:
The postoflice at Audubon was robbed
of over $500 The robbers might just
rs well have secured $500, but they
didn't find it, All they got was in cur
rcncy, as there were but few stamps on
hand. There is no clue whatever to
the burglars
AT Woodland, Dallas county, several
men were shooting at target. Pat
rick Moran went to fix the target,
when the gun IN the hands of his broth
er was discharged. The load took eff
feet in Moran's back, coming to the
front. Death was instantaneous.
Another terrible accident occurred
in the Findley coal mines at Douds
A miner by the name of McDorus was
crushed by falling slate and died be-
fore he could be eXtricated The un-
fortunate man leaves family. A doz
en- other miners narrowly escaped.
The badly dccomposed body of man
was found hidden in the weeds near
the Perry creek roa d, three miles from
tine center of Sioux City. 1t had cvi.
IDENTIFY been there for several months.
The clothes were of good quality, and
it was evident that the man had not
been Il tramp. There was nothing by
which to identify him, and nothing is
known of any disappearance in the
vicinity.
Henry Obsann and Arthur Lehman,
arrested for buncolng Broder Hansen,
the Bryant farmer, out of over $500.
waived examination at Lyons, and were
held to the grand jury for grand lar
ceny in the sum of $1,000 each. The
money, jointly in the possession of
both, has been recovered, From their
admissions 1t would seem that they
first got him supplied and then went
through his pockets. The affair &C.
Cured in Ohsann's saloon at Lyons.
A few weeks ago the police at Sioux
City received notice from Omaha au-
thorities to look for a gang of counter.
fnitnre hnf ho1 haDp
place, but were supposed TO have left.
Soon after counterfeit dollars began to
appear and number of them have been
taken in. The police began work Oh
the case and drove the gang out OF
town, though they did not secure evil 1
dcncc to locate the crime positively. 1t
is not known where the counterfeitcrs
went.
The auditor OF Fayette county, in
looking over an old portfolio, found I'M
claimed county warrants aggregating
about $500. The aiority are of small
amount many of the persons to whom
they were made payable being dead or
having moved away. One warrant of
~, the officials having overlooked 1t in
some way. The dates run back as far
as 1861. The warrants were duly aud
tied, allowed and the proceedings pub
lishcd.
Alexander Levi, the. oldest man and
the first citizen naturalized in Iowa,
died at his residence in Dubu que few
evenings since, aged ; years. He had
been u resident of Dubuque county for
fifty years. \ few months ago he celc-
bratcd his fittieth anniversary of ad.
mission to the Masonic order, and was
the only surviving member of the char.
ter league then formed lie was uni
versally esteemed for his uprightncss of
character. He was born in France, OF
Jewish percentage.
Three months ago Miss Helen Title
more, of Sioux City, sister OF General
Manager Tittcmorc of the Sioux City
II Northern road, went to Chicago TO
take course in music. She was ac-
companied by Il younger sister. They
lived at the Hotel Quintette and the
first day they were in the city Miss
Helen met Carl Il. Alsop n boollkeeper
in the employ of the Gates Iron com
pany. Seven weeks after they were
secretly married. The fact was not
known to the families of either until it
leaked out n few days ago. The bride |
and groom, both of whom are very
young, were promptly forgiven by |
their families, Miss 1lttcmore was
favoritc at Sioux City and is strill-
ingly handsome brunette.
The prisoners confined in the county |
Jail made their escape at Creston few |
nights ago by saving through an iron !
bar with an old case knife, and then |
digging their way through the brick |
walls. Five prisoners made their cs-
cape Three of them were charged |
with burglary, and were awaiting the
action of the grand jury, now in session.