Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-07-06
AROUND THE STATE.

Miss Bertha Meadow, a highly es-
teemed young lady of Webster City,
was found dead ia bed She retired
the previous evening in good health.
Alexander Carey, worthless miner
of Carbonate, killed his wife and then
committed suicide because of family
troubles. His crime was deliberate, as
he left letters telling of his intention.
A few evenings since burglars forced
an entrance INTO the home of DR.. Buck
ley at Corning and rifled his safe of
S4S IN money and all of his Fourth of
July goods. They also entered the
billiard hall OF John Woodward and Sc.
cured about SIC, a quantity of cigars
and rs worth of fruit phos pilates. 1t
is thought to be the work of home
talent
The saloon business isnot flourishing
in Sioux City these days, it is SAID, and
seventeen of those paying license last
month have gone out of the business.
The owners say that none of them are
making any money and that unless the
business improves still more will close
next month. Few new ones are being
started and the number paying license
is steadily decreasing.
Roland A. Case, of Elyria, Ohio, the
nearest living heir of Julien Dubuque,
Is at Dubuque vainly. looking for rem
nants of the noted pioneers fortune.
There is no property subject to such
claims. The young mans expectations
are based -en the old grant which the
supreme court of the United States de-
cidcd was void on account OF never
having been ratified by some sprig of
royalty which at that time sat on the
Spanish throne.
Henry Zimmerman shot and killed
John Bascom recentlyin West Fork
township three miles from Sioux City.
He at once gave himself up to the coun-
" officials. Bascom went to thinner
mans house and they quarreled. Bas-
com threatened to assault Zimmerman
with a hoe, and Zimmerman got gun
from his house and shot one side ot
Bascoms head off. There were no
witnesses, and Ximmcrmans is the only
story of the affair.
John w. Wilson, who shot his wife
and himself last week at Fairfield was
few days ago arraigned before jus.
tice Noble on the charge of intent to
commit murder" He waived his pre-
liminary examination and Justice No
BILE placed him under SO, bond to
await the action of the grand jury,
which meets at Fairfield on September
Is, 1898 In the meantime he will lie
in jail, unless some one will go on his
bond. HIS wounded wife is getting
along very nicely, but is not able to
leave her bed, 1t is rumored that Will
son will plea of enter insanity when
the court meets.
Ed Brown. bookkceper for s l.. Nc
Gavic Co, lumber dealers at Ottumwa,
was found dead IN the rear of his house.
His body was concealed by some under
brush, and there were signs of a strug-
gle. The immediate cause of his death
WAS d uE SilOb "Ouuti III INC Ddth Ol
his head, and his face was horribly
bruised. He was last seen alive at 6
o'clock that evening. There exists no
doubt that he was murdered, but his
money and watch were on his person
and he was not known TO have IN enc
my. ottumwa people are much wrought
up over the affair, as this is the eighth
murder of the kind committed in Wa
pello county since January list, and
not one of the murderers have suffered
the penalty of the law.
The clopcment of c. s. Gethrie, of
Erie. Ill, and Elite NJ. Benham, of
Muscatine, Iowa, few days ago. was
well planned. The couple were united
by Rev. w. w. Searcy, a Baptist MINIS
ter, at his home at Carroudelct, a
southern suburb of st. Ions. The
fact came out by the arrival of broth
cr of the girl, to protest The couples
whereabouts are not yet located. A
correspondent. called at Scarcy's home,
6740 South Sixth street. lie said he
learned that the young woman came
to St LOUIS TO visit a brother in COM
pany with her mother. While there,
Guthrie come In from Eric. The young
lady's parents don't like the idea of her
marrying so young. When they as
sured the brother that everything
would DE done according to the rites of
the church he departed apparently sat
isfed.
1t now developes that Miss Lizzie
Borden, the young lady who was re-
Gently tried and acquitted on the
charge of having murdered her father
and step-mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Borden, at Fall River, Mass, was at
one time resident of Glenwooa, Ia.
From 1870 TO 1855 Andrew Borden, to-
gether with other members of the FAM
ly, lived on a farm just outside the
corporate limits of Glcnwood. 1t was
here that the father married the step.
mothet, whom Lizzie was charged with
having murdered. The marriage was
against the wishes of the young girl,
WAC entered many vigorous protest,
while the Bordens lived at Glenwood,
Lizzie was at home but little of the
time, being absent teaching school in
the surrounding districts.
Professor r. A. Van Ang elbecls, who
was recently convicted of fraudulent
practices in connection with the mail
service, has been allowed to go to Pella,
Judge Woolson suspending further ex-
ecution of the sentence during egood
behavior.
Mrs. GEORGE WALDING, of Burling-
ton, died so suddenly that post NOR
tenn examination was held, and 1t was
discovered that the heart, although
perfectly healthy, had been burst
asunder by some tremendous emotion.
1t is considered the only actual case of
''breaking of heart on record.
Vim and c. J. Fields tho hanlrar