Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-08-03
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from the surrounding country.
The committee recently appointed by
Gov. Boes to investigate charges against
Warden Mcmillan of the TT. Madison
penitcntiary reported, finding that
about 81 900 had been misappropriated.
THE governor at once suspended the
warden and took charge of the prop
erty, McMillan's successor is Depu.
" Jalnes Beard.
An attempt was made by incen diar-
les to burn the Wholesale drug store of
Wilkinson & Co. at Keokuk The
Names were discovered in the rear of
The store. A large goods box filled
with oil and hay had been placed IN
der the rear stairway and ignited. But
for the timely discovery disastrous
conflagration would have resulted.
When Governor Boies was in keo-
isuk recently, in an interview, he SAID:
II am through with politics. Under
NO circumstances will accept another
nomination for governor, aud SO far as
my being a candidate for senator is
concerned, such is far from the case, as
would MOI accept it as gift. When
my present term expires | shall retire
to private life. "
Davenports first business assignment
since the present financial stringency
began, took place few Gays ago, the
sheriff taking possession of the stock
of p. A. Meek, furniture dealer. The
liabilities are about SCI 900 with assets
of $4,000. Mr.. Neck has leased a new
contemplates occupying it with a
largely increased stock upon its com
pistion He may be able to resume.
Willie Schultz and Arlie Bauer, aged
~ and II respectively, were drowned
while swimming at Burlington. Schults
could not swim and stepped into big
hole, and Bauer went after him. Both
of the bodies were found some time
> afterwards, tightly clasped in each
others arms. The event is a most pa.
thetic QUE No one witnessed the
tragedy, and only the empty boat and
the clothes lying on the sand told the
tale of the sad event Both boys were
of we'll known families.
A peculiar accident occurred nine
miles south of Monticello, Jones county
II few days ago Harry Sanderson fell
from load of hay aud not only dislo-
Gated his spinal column between the
;rI a lat l,a lie,
broke the pivot between the first and
second vertebrate, and the ligament
winch holds the head III an erect posi-.
lion. notwithstanding this unusual
and exceedingly dangerous d,slo ton
he is still alive and at this writing very
easy, with prospects of recovery.
A young man stole q horse near Win
throp, and after he reached Delaware
county he stopped Mt farm houses and
tried to sell it. He finally stopped at
J. o. Davis, on the north line of the
county, about eight miles from Staw-
berry Point. for dinner. Mr.. DAVIS was
convinced at once the horse was a
stolen one. After dinner Mr.. Davis
told him he might just as well confess,
as he could not go any further He
comics sed and was taken TO Manches-
ter. He claims TO hail from Wis
consin.
The two men who committed the
murderous assault on Conductor Fran k
Ward ut Dubuque few days ago were
arrested later III their beds. They are
two notorious local toughs named
Doyle and Sweeney, The assault was
entirely unprovokcd. Ward was pass
ing through Washington park with a
lady, when they insulted and then
stabbed him twice in the face and near
the heart HIS condition is precarious.
The railroad men are sworn to lynch
them if they escape punishment. They
are signing a pledge to that effect.
The relay bicycle ride which was en-.
tered upon at DesMolnes at 10 o'clock
on tine morning of the 27th, terminated
little over an hour late at 2:26 ON the
afternoon of the @sth, when the rider
wheeled up to the capitol building and
delivered message from Governor
Boies at the executive Office. When
the message crossed the Mississippi a,
Burlington, it was two hours ahead OF
time, but heavy wheeling was enccun-
tered IN portions of Illinois and when
Nashville was reached 1T was nearly
two hours behind time. 1t reached the
Illinois capitol one hour and five min,
utes late.
The biennial report OF the visiting
committee to the insane hos pitfalls in
the state was made to Governor Boies
recently. The committee is composed
OF +. McClellaud, T.. A. Ainsworth aud
Harriet NJ. Allen. and the report is
for the twoyears ending June 80. The
main feature of the report is the re-
commentator of new insane hos.
pital to be located somewhere IN the
northwestern part of the state. A
similar recomme nda ton was made in
the report filed two years ago. but the
legislature took no action upon 1t. The
report says the hospitals of the state
are now full and should not bc en-.
larged.
AggIe Green, aged sixteen, attempt.
ed to commit suicide at Keokuk by
poisoning, but the doctors pumped hel
back to life. She steadily refused tC
ascribe motive for the deed, but jeal
ousy is the supposed cause.
The Central House at New Hampton
burned few DAYS ago; loss 81 500, in
surance $500. The origin was stove
IN the kitchen. The big barn of Mike
Coon burned north of Hutchinson, with
500 loads of hay; loss $1,000, insurance
light. Two stores IN Devon, neal
New Hampton, burned the same night
loss about $4,000,
SUIT was commenced in the district
court at Mt Pleasant by DR.. Warner
the notorious faith doctor, demanding
of DIR. a. w. Mcclure aud DIR. c. F.
Mash ornminpnt phVslcia~S S3O O0f