Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-04-06

three sons. Henry, Jr, John, and
Peter were instantly killed by an ex-
plosion of boiler connected with
portable saw mill. 1t is not known
exactly how the explosion was caused,
but it is supposed that the water in the
boiler was allowed to get low and that
cold water was then injected, as one
OF the boys was seen to approach the
boiler hurriedly turn on the pump,
and then the explosion followed The
body of each was horribly mutilatcd,
and two of them were blown to atoms.
AT jackson Junction, twenty miles
from West Union, terrific battle took
place between the employees of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway
aud mechanics and farmers Miles Me-
Govern ana Peter Meyers were determ-
med to build warehouse in spite of
orders from the railway to the contrary.
The company sent seventy-fve men to
lay rails on the building spot to prevent
building. McGovern and Meyers and
band of farmers resisted and bloody
battle took place resulting in seven or
eight men being terribly injured, one
of whom will die. The men became
wild and fought like demons with crow
bars, hammers, rocks and clubs. The
company dId not want to make ship
ping point of the junction The rail-
way is now in full possession of the
field
Louis E. Davis, fl years old, suicidad
at Marshalltown. He was employed
in the glucose factory until Il week
ago, when his right foot and ankle got
caught and badly mangled in the
machinery The doctors told him that
amputation would be necessary to
save his life. DAVIS declared that he
would die rather than lose his leg.
lie seemed to grow much worse dur
after doctor about 4 o'clock in the
morning While he was gone Davis
crawlcd out of bed and into another
room where he procured Il 32-calibre
twice in the body and once in the head.
lie leaves wife and several children
from whom he separated month ago
on account of domestic trouble.
y serious runaway occurred at OF
tumwa, resulting in the killing of two
horses and badly injuring the driver.
Il -. -,
of Grips, Poshong & Brown, took 4 box
to the cemetery about 10 o'clock IN the
morning, and was coming down Court
street on his way back. When near
Fifth street his horses scared at the
street ear and started down hill at
rapid gait They ran into the park,
first striking the stone curbing, then
telephone pole, and wound mp against
a tree. Brown was thrown out and
dragged a considerable distance. His
head was badly praised and his back
severely injured. lie was take IA to his
home on the South Side in half con
scious condition, and medical aid sum
moned. lie is badly hurt, but the
extent of his injuries are not fully
known. 1t Is feared he cannot recover
Mr.. Brown is a young man of push and
energy, and has been quite successful
in his business ventures. The team be-
longcd to Grips Bros. hverymen, and
was valued at Si00. Both horses broke
a front leg, and had to be shot
A little girl by the name of Werner
was kidnapped from one of the rooms
in Second ward school building at
Oskaloosa. Soon after school com
menced in the morning woman called
at the room and asked to see the child
The tea cher sent the child to the
cloak room, where the woman was
waiting, and in IA few moments she re.
turned, asking the teacher to excuse
her as she would return before noon.
No more has been seen or heard of
the child since. She was the legally
adopted daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Werner of Oskaloosa, and has
made her home with them some seven
wears All trace of her mother was
lost. The teacher to whose room the
resemblance between the features of
the child and the woman. Nothing
was thought of the matter until in the
when the adopted mother
called to see why the child had not
been home to her dinner Inquiries
ut the depots revealed the fact
that woman, answering q the
right description had been at one OF
the dcpots with two little girls, one OF
whom had been crying, but the woman
pacitied her by buying her SC me candy
and making her promises of different
sorts. The matter has been put in
the hands OF the police but no clue has
as yet obtained
The colorcd voters of the state re.
Gently held mass convention at Des
Moines and organized the Afro. Ameri-
can association. Officers were elected
rs follows: President, I. l.. Smith,
keokuk: vice presidents, A.
G. Clark, Washington; W. Ii.
Milligan, Anamosa; Jos. Mar
shall, Sharpsburg; recording secretary,
Jos. Hopkins, Ottumwa; corresponding
secretary, A. O. Smith, Des Moines;
treasurer. II. Riding, Sioux City: chap.
lain, W. J. Barnett, Muchallipock; cx.
rcutive committee, W. r. Shields, Sioux
City; c. c. Curtis, Marion; ii. T. Ran
lolph, liiteman; ID. j. Jones, Clarinda;
VIM Robinson, Wiota: ID. w. Ander-
son, Keokuk: J. III. Perkins, Evans. tB.
+. Taylor, Boone; w. Il. DeCiay
J. ID. Recler, Des Moines.
AMONG the resolutions adopted was
the following: Whereas, the worlds
fair management has seen fit to set
aside special day for the Afro-Ameri-
Fan to give praise and rejoice on the
twenty fifth day of August, 1888, be 1t
resolved, that we the Afro. Americans