Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-06-08
VOL. VIII

Du 5uQue, was laid last sunday under
the auspices of Archbishop Hennessey,
Father Burke delivering the address,
followed by Father Tolton, of Chicago
the only colored Catholic priest in the
CITY, There was very large attend
ance from the surrounding country and
Dubuque. The church will be an ele-
CANT one, costing in the neighborhood
of $1,000
The will of w. Ii. Livingston, whose
funeral occurred at Sioux City recent
ly under such peculiar circums tances,
has been filed for probate. 1t is near
ly two years old, aud by it he leaves
all his property in trust for his young
est son, Harry Il. Livingston, ignoring
both wife and eldest son, w. IL. Liv-
ingston, Jr. 1t Is believed a later
will will be produced by which this
will be very much changed. Since the
will fled was made he has decided
much of his property to his first wife
and two sons, so that they are we'll
provided for In any case.
Hattie Foulz, the woman who hg-
ured in the Neise case at Ottumwa as
the alleged paramount, created big
sensation by severely abusing Neise's
son Harry, who told such a damaging
story against his father, but retracted
it on the witness stand. After strip
ping the youth of most of of his cloth
ing, she attempted 70 whip him, and
when he resisted she battered his head
go violently against the pave ment that
only the prompt interference of officers
saved the lad from probably fatal IN
jury. Harry, it is reported, angered
the woman by threatening to make
certain disclosures. Miss Foulz was
arrested.
The prohibition state convention
was held at Des MONIES on the 3lst of
May and LIST of June. Helen Nj. Gou-
gar, of Indiana, was present, as was
also Samuel Dickey, chairman of the
national committee. One hundred and
fiftythrce dele gates were in attend
ance. The committee on permanent
organization reported its selection for
chairman: A. U. Coates. Perry, Dallas
county; for secretary, Rev. Jerry John
son, Howard, Henry county,
and these nominations were
approved by unanimous vote.
The platform adopted favors the ami
hilation of the liquor traffic; the re-
duction of railway passenger fares to
two cents per mile; the issue OF all
currency direct by the government;
womans su ffrage; civil service reform;
repeal of tariff duties upon the neces-
saries of life; restriction of immigra-
ton; the repeal of the Geary exclusion
law; suppression of dealing in options;
esta blishment of postal savings banks
and a postal telegraph: and econom-
ical government. The following
candidates were nominated: For gov
erno-, b. o. Aylesworth of Des Moines;
for lieutenant governor, j. A. Reed,
Delta, Keokuk county: Judge of SUI
preme court. J. A. Harvey, Polk City;
superintendent of public instruction,
Miss Belle II. Mix of Des Moines coun-
ty; railroad commissioner, f. d. Gil'et,
Des MONIES
W. ii. Livingston, pioneer merchant
of Sioux City, and whose wealth is fully
$3.50, 900, died in Chicago n few days
ago, after long illness. Two years
ago Livingston was divorced from his
! first wife and married a second soon af
| ter. He supported both wives in
| splendid style, and sometimes visited
| the first on business matters. When
he died his second wife was with him
in Chicago. She started for home with
the remains, escorted by two friends of
Livingston. When the news of the
death was received in Sioux City the
residences of both wives We're draped
in heavy mourning. Livingston had
repented of his second marriage during
| his last illness, and on March l last
gave to his divorced wife and her two
| sons a statement by which he empow-
cred them TO take charge of his re-
mains after his death and bury them.
| Nothing was known OF this by wife No.
2. When the divorced wife learned of
| his death she consulted an attorney
| and sent two friends to meet the sec
| ond wife on her way home with the re-
mains, and arrange to have them
turned over to the first wife tor burial.
When the ambassadors met the second
wife on the train and showed her the
statement from Livingston, she tore it
! in pieces and threw 1t in their faces
The situation was telegraphcd to Sioux
City and the attorneys for the divorced
wife at once procured a writ of injunc-
| ton, restraining the second wife from
continuing in charge of the remains.
When the train arrived the sheriff was
! at the depot and served the injunction
! The second wife and her escorts de-
! INJURED, but the sheriff peremptorily
| ordered the undertaken to take the re-
mains to the residence of wife No l.,
and it was done. This occurred at
1920 in the morning. The attorneys
/ for the second wife declared they
4 would have the injunction dissolved.
! The relatives who had secured control
/ under the Injunction fastened with the
| preparation, and at . o'clock had the
funeral services performed and the re.
mains inferred before the other faction
could do anything. 1t is rumored that
/ there will be further proceedings
Mr. Frank NJ. Carroll, heretofore the
governors chief clerk, has been pro-
NOTED to the position of private secre-
tary to Gov. Boies. This was made
possible by the resignation of Capt.
Ham, who will re-cnter newspaper
work at Dubuque.
The Collegiate Prohibition as
ISOLATION held its first oratorical con-
test at Des Moines. Nine colleges and
universities participated and first hon.
ors were awarded to Frank d. Petit,
of Drake University, his subject being
columbia, Bewaren'
! The Kauffmlller hotel at FARLEY