Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-11-16
VOL. VIII

The Mitchellville postoffice was en-
tered hy burglars recently and num-
Der of valuable articles stolen by the
persons who did the work Entrance
was gained by prying open the front
door, using the iron handle off the
step on the front door of freight car
for the means. There is, of course, no
clue to the burglars, but it is thought
they were not professional and prob
ably were common tramps who took
that dangerous way to raise some
funds The postoffice proper lost
nothing, because Postmaster Kenny
always makes it point to take any
thing of value from the office to the
bank every night. Il is tor that reason
that the only things stolen from the
building consisted in cigars and candy
and one or two similar articles of little
value.
Mrs. Emily Bennett has bee indicted
for the murder of Anna Wiese, who
was killed near Marshallton on the
night of August 81 while returning to
her home from neighbours. From the
evidence at hand it seems that Mrs
Bennett and Anna was at enmity and
had said bitter things about each other.
Mrs Bennett saw Anna go over to Bur-
gesss on the evening mentioned and
picking up club waited until her re-
turn, when she fell upon her and the
marderous deed was done. In the
struggle Anna secured a lock of hair,
which was afterwards found in her
fingers, and which Is identified rs that
! of Mrs. Bennett. In crawling over
fence near 10y bloody marks were left,
and on the gate at her home they were
also found, while on the door knob
bloody stairs were afterwards found.
| 1t is said Mrs. Bennett confessed to her
husband. She Is now Frustrated with
a nervous attack.
ID. g. Ramsey, grand chief telegraph
or Of the Order of Railway Telegraph
ers, has been removed from Office by
an order issued by Judge Smith of
| Council Bluffs which was served on
! him at his home IN Vinton, Iowa.
With HIM A. d. Thurston, past grand
tive committee step down and out.
| Recently notice was published of the
| presentation of bill in equity of sew
| eral members of Omaha division of
their organization praying for an order
| of restoration of charter, their charter
having been seized by Chief Ramsay,
and for the removal of the three men
| above mentioned for malfeaSance in
! office. The removal is based on a re-
fusal of the grand executive committee
of the order to try the men on charges
i preferred against them. Ramsay,
Thurston and Flegel are restrained by
this order from longer exercising the
functions of their offices and trial
must be ordered or they will be held in
cont empt.
The president has granted pardon
to Clarence u. Harris, formerly cashier
of the Commercial national bank OF
Dubuque, convicted April IS, 1898, of
violating the United States banking
laws, and sentence suspended. Harris
made false certitication, but it was
shown that he had done so without
investigation of the word of another
bank official that the matter was
irregular. In pardoning Harris,
the president says. 81 do not
| as rule interfere with con-
victions upon which no sentence has
been pronounced. If judges and dis
trict attorneys think persons indicted
ought not to be punished, the indict-
ment had better be abandoned by them
instead of bringing about conviction
and Immediately following it with a
request for pardon. In this case, how
ever, the request for clemency, both
from the judicial and prosecuting of
fcers concerned in the case and from
prominent citizens, are so strong and
persuasive that | yielded to then
The Duplex Typewriter comes out
of the Worlds Fair with flying colors.
II is the fastest and best typewriting
machine IN the world, the only type
writer that will print any two different
letters of the alphabet the same in
slant and as quickly as one letter can
be printed on any other type writer,
and it carries off the highest award, a
medal This is great and mented
honor for the inventor, Mr.. Dennis,
and for the Duplex Typewriter Co.,
and is complete vindication of the
business Judgment of the strong Des
MONIES men who have invested good
money and lots of it, in the factory in
this city. Nothing but little time
stands between the Duplex and luc-
rative public recognition of it's sur
passing excellence. The News pre-.
diets that within ten years 1000 expert
and well-paid workmen will be en-
ployed in great Des MONIES factory
in manufacturing the Duplex Type
writers. This paper has had faith in
the Duplex from the start, and we
feel an especial pleasure IN this unan-
swerable confirmation OF its estimate
News.
A special election at Villisca on the
proposition of granting a franchise to
an electric light company resulted IL
favor of granting the franchise.
Frank Keller, the 9-year-old son OF
William Kellar of South Muscatine
who was kicked OF crushed by one oil
his fathers horses about two weeks
ago, died from the injuries
Bert uill young man living on q
farm near Raymond, while fooline
with revolver he didn't know was
loaded, accidentiy shot himself. The
ball entered the knee joint, making q
serious wound and 1t may result fatally
When Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Porter
living near Shannon, returned 10 theii
home after an evenings visit with 9
neighboring farmer, they were sur
prised to find that tramp had taker