Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-04-27

Worlds Fair piano $50 years old, hav-
ing four pedals, consisting of loud
tone, soft, banjo accompaniment and
a base drum and bells striking in uni
son. The piano has only two legs, and
differs very materially from those of
modern make. 1t is valued at $4,000
by its owner.
"A mad deg ran amuck at Sioux
City and was only killed after few
hours chase by the police. He bit six
teen other dogs during the chase, some
of them severely. A few of them have
been killed, but the others are at
large. The mayor has issued a procla-
nation ordering all dogs killed or
locked up. 1t is SAID one or two people
were bitten, but the police deny this
Referring to the recent blizzard
the Iowa Weather and Crop Bulletin
says: The extent of damage resulting
from this abnormal weather cannot as
yet be determined, but is not believed
to be very serious. In the southern
districts some of the earlier varieties
of fruits are probably injured to some
extent, but in the larger part of the
state the buds are not sufficiently adj
vanced to be injured by the frosts.
There arc a few reports of injury to
oats, but it is not believed to be extern
sive. On the whole the outlook is not
at all dscouraging; the season is still
early, and good progress has been made
in seeding and preparations for plant
ing.
A rather peculiar death occurred
upon the streets at Ottumwa a few
days ago. John Carter, colored man
about 80 years old, came to an untime-
ly end from an overdose of fruit For
some time past he has been employed
by wholesale fruit house, and became
an inveterate eater of green and refuse
fruit. bananas especially. Though the
other employees noticed him storing
away great quantities, they had no
fear of serious results; but recently,
after having been quite Ill for twenty
four hours, Carter started TO see ply
slcian, fell upon the streets and ex-
pired in few minutes. Carter has
been employed IN the hotels IN that
city for number of years and is the
patentee of liniment for rheumatism
that has wrought several wonderful
cures.
Mrs. L. V. Cloudy, of Atlantic, went
to Sioux City in pursuit of her daughter
who had eloped with man named
Gray. As she sat in the parlors of a
hotel she saw the couple walking along
the street, and she went out at once
and overlook them. The girl refused
to go with her mother and both
she and Gray said they were mar
ried. Mrs. Goudy telegraphed to
Omaha and learned that it was true
that they were legally married. She
returned to her home at Atlantic and
the runaway couple left for the home
of some relatives of Gray in South Da-
kota. Cry is man of 32 years, who
impresses those who saw HIM as q
sport. HIS wife is II years old and
very prepossessing in appearance. Gray
went to Atlantic a short time ago,
bought an interest in livery stable
and became acquainted with Miss
Goudy. Her parents frowned on his
suit and an elopement was the result.
The will of Mrs. Julia A. Wlsner,
who recently died at Eldon, bequeaths
to the two daughters of c. Mex. Duren
each $1,000; to the daughter of G. E.
AlbroolS IS, 900, and to the two sons OF
J. L. Newcomer each $1,000. She
gives to five distant relatives each
$1,000. Her homestead and appurte-
nances she gives to Miss Kate Robin
son, the young woman who has for a
number of years been companion and
maid to Mrs Wisner All the balance
of her property, amounting to about
100000, she gives in trust to j. d.
Newcomer and c. Mex Duren for her
two grandchildren, son and daughter
of George Ii. Wisner, deceased. None
of the real estate is to be sold and all
the estate is to be kept for them until
they arrive at their majority. In the
event one dies the other child takes
that ones share. In the event both
die before they arrive at their majority
all the property goes to found school
to be located at Eldora, Iowa.
ID. II. Hedges, president of the
Sioux City Union Stock Yard Co, and
the wealthiest man in Sioux City, has
been compelled to assign all his pro
perty, amounting to 81, 09s, 900, for the
benefit of his creditors. At the same
time the Hedges Trust Co., of which
he is president, assigned, with lIabili'
ties of $3.50, 900 and assets of S45o,O0O.
Mr. Hedges liabilities are said to be
S1,024, f24. A few minutes later the
Union Loan and Trust Co. assigned
81, 46S,O3 In a short time the Sioux
City Stove Works Co. filed two mort.
cages to the Union Loan and Trust Co.
for $3.50, 900, and closed its works, leav.
ing NV Hich hucHipioy Cu' Et. Ilhdh-
inson, proprietor of the Sioux City
Dressed Beef and Canning Co., and one
of the wealthiest men in the city, as.
signed large amount of property tc
meet special liabilities, and also bout
$3.50, 900 worth of property to relatives
in trust. f. II. Smith, secretary of the
Union Loan & Trust Co., conveyed
500, 900 worth of private property &c
trustees for his creditors. A. S. Gar.
retson, vice president of the same com
pany, gave a deed for $4,000 acres o.
land for Ss5, 200, but made no assign,
ment. The Sioux City Terminal Rail
way Co., of which Mr.. Garretson i,
president, filed a $3.50, 900 mortgage tc
the Union company. The people in
volved are the leading financiers of the
city and the crash caused quite shock
to the citizens. They have carried i'm
mense burdens till the close money
market made it impossible for them to
do so longer, and the crash had &c
come. 1t is said 1T was forced by Chi
"a oro men