Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-06-22
THE STATE.

AT lie Mars the corner stone of the
new $4,000 Methodist church was laid
with appropriate ceremonies
George Ferrlng. II years old, son of
the late b. p. Ferring, wholesale grocer.
was drowned in Lake Peosta near Du.
buque.
John Beasly, Rock Island conduc-
tor, fell from the third story of the La
clede hotel at Ottumwa and was fatal
ly injured.
W. w. Wells, an old and respected
" citmen of Webster City, dropped dead
VI Il on the sidewalk in front of his house
Paralysis was the cause.
Edward Brown, who deserted from
the United States army at Fort SMELL
ing three years ago, and eloped with
woman, has been arrested at Cedar
Rapids.
At lie Mars J. L. Lewis was found
guilty as charged in the indictment for
extortion. The court held night ses-
sion and the jury was out one hour and
stbrty minutes.
Frank IIackett, young farmer llv-
ing near Corning was taken violently
iii at 10 o'clock at night recently, and
died at next morning in great agony.
a His Sister is also.quite ill and poison is
feared
g. L. Kiser and Alfred Cole of Cres-
ton, were out with a revolver, which
r. they did not know was loaded and
wore pointing it at each other. when at
last 1T went OF killing Alfred Cole al
most instantly.
.'1sf DaSperadoca tried TO rob the out
going Kansas City train just before
midnight recently, when few miles
out OF Council Bluffs There were Eve
of them and they fired volley at the
engineer and fireman without effect
Officers in Council Bluffs are in hot
pursuit of the daring mon.
's"1E Al Ottumwa a big suit is on between
two of the best known railroad con.
\{tractors in the United States. George
as Good commenced suit to recover
$50, 900 from Herman Clark, alleged
due him for buildIng the Milwaukee
road, south from Ottumwa. Eminent
legal talent will contest the case.
Three boys, George Kingcamp, Ed.
Davis and George Martez, of Carbon
'ado, all sons of miners OF that place,
were drowned while bathing in Skunk
q. river Martez was cripple and got
sabeyond his depth. The other boys
lost their lives in trying to save him.
A search for the bodies is in progress.
Henry Gardner, travelling salesman
for Il. j, Mclaughlin, of Ottumwa,
lett, that place tor the west two weeks
ago Later it was discovered that he
was an, embezzlcr in the sum of $500.
The officers located HIM by telegram
sent by his sweetheart and wired for
his arrest Gardner is highly connected
in Ottumwa.
Search warrants were served on
dozen saloons at Cedar Rapids recently,
i. and thirty kegs of beer and a large
quantity of whisky were contiscated.
!. These warrants were issued at the in
stance of individual prosecutors, who
announce that they have inaugurated
wa" on the saloons Litigation and
trouble ere expected.
While excayating in that part OF Bur-
lngton knows as Bogus Hollow"
place of evil repute IN former days,
two feet IN the ground which con-
tanned human bones and particles of
A. clothing, The condition of the re-
-1natns Indicated that they had been
buried for some time, and 1t is believed
to be the ramains of an old woman
,YEwho mysterIously disappeared some
- years ago.
- A wreck occurred on the Rock Island
road two-and-a- half miles west of Nal.
com June II. 1t was caused by the
track men having the rail out, cutting
it off on account of the heat. They
had 1agman out but could not stop.
p. was an extra train with double
-, header and the head engine was badly
wrecked and the other one was some
wnat in the same fix. Trains were
delayed ten hours on account of the
Ss-wreck, but no one was hurt.
The state executive committee of the
i. Fpworth league met at Webster City
and fixed the time and place for hold
ing the next state convention. 1t will
be held at Webster City November /,
2 and 3, and will have in attendance
+. nearly four hundred delegates from the
kyNdf5ONp CuupbeTS Vi buc bLdte. Inc
secretary reported over seven hundred
chapters and 10000 members already
rtin the state and more organizing at
ssrthe rate of seven chapters per week
.-r Considerable speculation and excite
Hs4nent have been caused IN Missouri
Valley by the. disappearance of II. II.
,rCalibourne, foreman of the News office.
. iHe'1eft the city recently for Omaha,
S.lere he has been traced. His mis-
sion there was to raise funds to pur-
s.chase a. house and lot for which he had
"a. barga,ned. What makes the matter
rs1norc complicated is the fact that he
was to have been married last week
He left a number of unsettled ac-
counts.
At Keokuk the three-story brick
,..bnilding on. Ninth aud Main streets
COLLAPSED. Part of the building was
socctpied by saloon, which was
:, crowded when the collapse came with
scout any warning and buried a number
IN the cellar. Harry Young was taken
out first sustaining injuries that are
thought to be fatal John Real was
terribly bruised about the chest but he
will probably recover Robert Gillard,
Dan Stebipger, Chas. Jenkins and Will
n liam Hlgham were all injured but not
seriously.
- Capt. NJ. S. Schermerhorn, promi-
nent attorney of Mason City, and
state officer of the National Guards,
was, accidentally shot through the palm