Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-01-19
TERSE STATE NEWS ITEMS,

AT the recent meeting oi the iowa
State Agricultural Society at Des
MONIES, it was decided by vote of s.
TO 5 to hold a state fair this year.
The corn growers of the state held a
meeting at the state capitol and formed
al organization with Il. S. White, of Des
Moines, as secretary. The society is
formed on the same plan as that of the
breeders and stock growers and its
primary object is the organization of
corn exhibit at the worlds fair. The
exhibit will be continued every year,
however, it was decided at the follow
ing state fairs and the organization
will be permanent thing.
Charles WEIGH, an East Dcs Moines
carpenter, walked into Sheriff McGar-
raugh's office and said: IL am insane
and | want to go to the asylum at Mt
Pleasant. | was there once and was
discharged as cured, but | am getting
worse every day and l want to go
back" 1t is seldom that an insane
person admits the fact, and the sheriff
was somewhat surprised, but he turned
Welch over to the county board and
they decided that he told the truth
He was semitic Mt. Pleasant.
The mysterious disappearance of
Edward Lewis, bookkeeper in the
employ of the Des Moincs Packing com.
pany, has at last been cleared up
Lewis was stepson of jim Windsor,
proprietor of the packing house and
one CT the wcalthicst men of Des
Moines The young man Is in Canada
nd he took with him in the neighbor-
hood OF $50, 900 of his fathers money.
HIS wife, formerly Miss Rose Anieney,
left Tor Chicago a few days ago and
from there intended to go TO Canada to
join her husband,
Richard Grunef, late of the firm of
Hosford n G.'uncr, committed suicide
at his home in Dubuque by taking car
bolic acid, The firm of which he was
a member has done large and pros
porous business IN real estate and in
surance. The firm was dissolved in
September, but notice of dissolution
ouly appeared few mornings since.
cmbarrassmeuts. lie had recently
built a costly house, which is heavily
mortgaged. Five letters directed to
different parties were left by hiuh He
carried life insurance of $50, 900. He
came from Germany seven years ago,
"a,
children.
Sam Mitchell is Sioux City man
WHO may get chance to serve time on
account OF his excessive cruelty to his
own family. A few days ago he was
arrested for booting his wife and
children and was fined fifteen dollars
and released on his own bond during
good behavior. Later he was arrested
again, and his son, delicate, feeble
Yboy, was brought into court His
body was found to be covered with
marks of violence inflicted by the
brutal father. and neighbors testified
TO repeated whipping which had been
given the boy. The attention of the
county attorney was called to the case,
and Mitchell goes to Jail to await the
action of the grand juay.
MIR. J, IL. Thodc, aged - years,
died in Dcs Moines, Jan. 10, 1893, at
the Aborn House. by fall III the
wash room of the hotel few evenings
previous Mr.. Thodc received a broken
thigh bone The injury together with
his cnfeebled condition caused his
death Mr. Thode was born in Ger
many in 1918, and came to Savannah,
Ga, in 1913, where in company with
his brother he embarked in business,
and having accumulated small sum
of money he pushed westward to the
then frontier, locating in Des Moines
in 1866. where he purchased property
and erected store. For years he has
been familiar figure on the streets
taking great pride in his home city.
Mr. Thodc fcaves three sons to mourn
: his loss, among them John f., of
Stuart, Iowa, editor of the Stuart
Locomotive.
"A. T. McArtnur, hotel keeper,
wrote to James A. Jackson, prom
inent Sioux City real estate man, IN
forming him that lie had informut ton
relative to an affair of Iacbsons and
that he was hard up and wonld disclose
it unless paid $50. Jackson made an
appointment to meet Macarthur in his
Office. Macarthur putin an appearance
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corted him into his private office, closed
the door and grabbed piece of stove
wood and commenced 10 pummcl Me-
Arthur over the head. Jacksou's son
ran to his fathers aid and took Il part
in the affair, But for the interference
of bystandcrs Macarthur would have
been killed. As it is lie Is very seriously
injured. McArthur Will be prosecuted
for using the mails for tins purpose.
Public sentiment is with the Jacksons.
The State Agricultural society cx-
ccutivc board held an interesting meet
ing at Dcs Moincs and adjourned sine
die, after having borrowed 800 to meet
The deficit in the treasury, caused by
y
ing premium list for the next state
fair. Secretary Shaffer was given the
right TO employ an assistant His re-
port as secretary of the auditing com
mittee of the executive board showed
the receipts of the association since the
last meeting were SG7, 09l.97, and ex-
peuses SAL, l65. o., which with premiums
of $4,000. As, balanced the receipts and
lett nothing for building TIE electric
plant, amphltheater, etc, which caused
the deficit of 500, found necessary to
borrow. The fair association decided
to limit the issuance of complimentary
tickets to two to each county society
in the state. Wednesday and Thurs.
day are set aside as the soldiers days
at the next far.
Fireman Mitchell, who was hurt in
the Iowa Central wreck at Morning
Sun few days ago, died. His re.
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