Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-08-24


and Pacific Short Line roads has been
ordered, taking effect at once. The
reduction varies from 10 to 80 per cent.
Besides this large number of en-
ployes in all departments was dis
charged at the same time. The men
who are retained are dissatisfied and
m any will leave the road.
State Auditor Mccarthy and State
Bank Examiner Homer A. Miller were
in LeMars inspecting the two banks
which closed their doors last weelS-the
German American Savings bank and
the German State bank A statement
was made up of the condition of the
German State bank, and as Auditor
mine" He said he would allow the
bank to resume as soon as a per cent
of its sight deposits were made into
time deposits. The bank officers at
once went to work and before o'clock
that night had 100000 of the deposits
SO changed
A good many suits have been filed in
the Woodbury. county district court
against the members of the syndicate
that failed with the Union Loan and
Trust company, and against the trust
company itself. Most of them are
brought by banks in all parts of the
country to collect notes made by the
members OF the syndicate and sold by
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suit on over 100000 of this paper,
The Park National bank, of New York,
has filed suit against the syndicate of
promoters that built the Sioux City &
Northern road, to collect SIS, 900 claim
ed on notes of the syndicate. 1t APP
pears that the Park National advanced
very large amounts OF money to this
| enterprise on contract with the syn
dictate.
Charles Jones, son of respecta bic
parents in Council Bluffs, is under ar
rest, charged with the murder of a wo-
man of the town known as Nellie Nc
Milan. The tragedy occurred about 2
o'clock in the morning in saloon run
| ny oobCS A1hC was living WIN
Jones called assistance, stating the wo-
man had shot herself. When found she
was lying behind the bar with pistol
wound in her left breast that had caus-
ed almost instant death. The revolver
used was lying beside her and belonged
| to Jones, 1t was taken apart and
| freshly cleaned. Jones first said the
woman had taken the revolver apart
after she shot herself, but later that
he had done it. The nature of the
wound and his stories left no doubt
that he had murdered her, and he was
taken into custody. The woman's ia
Their is William Mcmillan, fruit farm.
err near Lewis.
Word has been received of the sud-
den and mysterious death of Patrick
Boney, at the residence of Il. Sever
son, in Canoe township, about eight
miles north of DEBORAH. County Coro-
ner Heflin, living at Calmar, was inn
mediately notified and went to the
scene, where he found Roney dead,
His face was badly mutilated as though
struck several times with some blunt
instrument, thought to have been a
hammer. The coroner impaneled a
jury and an inquest was held, the jury
returned verdict of murder. B. Sew
erson, by whom Roney was found dead,
was arrested for the crime and taken
to DEBORAH, where he lies in jail await
ing trial. Severson is farmer, and
for long time has not borne good rep
utatlon, being of quarrelsome and
ugly disposition. Roney was in the
city the previous day in usual health and
spirits and started for his home late IN
the evening, but for some cause stop
ped at the house of Severson. Roney
was one of the oldest settlers IN the
county.
Although at one time early in the
year it was seriously thought best to
hold no Iowa State Fair this year, It
was finally decided by the board of
directors that it would not he wise
move. Developments have proved
that their decision was right, for
| IhC RICdI WITH Ill idS
proved a great drawing card for
Iowans, thousand upon thousands of
her citizens have been unable toattend
owing to various reasons. Therefore
| the decision OF the directors of the
Iowa Agricultural Society to not only
hold far, but moreover to give every
induccment to foreigners visiting the
| Worlds Fair to come also to see our
magnificent show, has proven wise
move. Iowa's exhibit at Chicago is
| splendid one, but many of those who
have seen it have formed a desire to
see and know more of state which
can present such magnificent agri-
cultural display, and this session of the
| State Agricultural Society will prove
one of the most useful advertisements
that the state has had recently. The
| entries in all classes are better than
| ever before, and despite the alleged
hard times, Iowa's State Fair is gong
to be grand success, and September
1st to Sth will see the thousands of
State Fair visitors vending their way
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of course, give the usual reduced rates,
and Des MONIES is making special ar
| engagements to entertain the coming
multitude.
One of the coolest daylight burglar
les on record was committed at the
residence of j. " Williby, Seventh
and State streets, Des Moines, between
and 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
While Mrs Wilhby was in the back
part of the house a burglar cut a hole
In the wire screen door larg, enough
to shove his hand through and unlock
the door, walked into room adjoining
the hall, opened a bureau drawer,
picked up cigar box containing $40
IN money and walked out. There was
a box of jewelry be side the money box,
but the festive burglar paid no atten-