Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-01-05
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.


throughout the state.
: The statement recently published in
the papers regarding Lieut.. Hethering-
ton is wrong. The lieutenant has not
left the service, but is now on his way
TO Mare Island, near San Francisco. to
report to the commander of the Mo-
hican, on which ship he will be sta
toned. HIS wife remains at her home
in Wilmington, Del. His father, II. ).
Hetherington, of Dubuque, makes this
statement.
In the case of Evans, owner OF the
trotting mare Ella f., VS., The Chicago
& Milwaukee Railroad Company on
trial at Dubuque, the jury brought IN
a verdict of "a, 100 for damages sus-
tanned. The case has been before the
United States court for the past week
and has excited great interest in horse
circles Evans sued for Sl0,0 900 damages
to himself and trotting mare, Ella e.,
on defendants road at Winona
A summary of the building improve
ments in Independence for the past
year figures up to the good substantial
showing of S4s5,O0O. There has been
no boom, but n good healthy growth.
This comprises 100 new residences, the
Gedney Eotcl, opera house, electric
street railway, school house, Illinois
Central depot and new bridge. 1t is
already estimated that there will be
over 100 more residences erected in
1898 besides several business blocks.
Representative Hayes of the second
congressional district is credited with
the following. 81 am opposed to the
ant.option bill, but way down in my
heart don't know but that should be
pleased if the bill should become
law. The grangcrs would then soou
see that the men who are now posing
as their friends in this are, in reality,
my mind that this bill would seriously
injure the farming interests"
The city auditor of Sioux City has
made public a statement of the en-
penses Of the city for the eleven months
ending with the first of December and
the total reaches over half million
dollars, of which one third was in spe.
cial funds The extraordinary expense
was largely due TO repairs which the
city was compelled to make on ac-
count of the floods last sprIpg. Over
sixty thousand dollars was paid out of
the general fund for the relaying and
repairing of pavements which had been
washed out, besides the large amount
for resettlng curling, grading and
building bridges. The food was very
costly for the city, and not all of the
repairs have yet been made.
Harry c, Woodrow, aged -, son of
j. NJ. Woodrow, of Newton, commit ed
suicide in that city. He had been
spending the evening with Miss Jennie
for about two years, and during which
time he had on several occasions in
timated his intention of taking his life.
On this particular evening he had two
revolvers on his person and several
times frightened the lady and other
members of the family of AL Gates.
with whom Jennie Gardner made her
home, by his queer actions and threats,
At 1890 he prepared to leave. After
kissing her lover goodbye Jennie
started for the parlor, but before she
had taken many steps she heard the
report and surmised the worst. The
boy was found dead with three bullet
holes in his head. He had taken two
heavy revolvers, one in each hand, and
the heavier bullet had gone clear
through The head. The other ball had
lodged against the frontal bone. The
jury returned verdict of suicide
while in "a fit of temporary insanity.
Vim. Perrx farmer living near La
porte City, Black Hawk county, was
shot and instantly killed by $. II. Smith,
neighboring farmer Itappears that
Smith has suspected Perry of being un.
duly intimate with his wife, and had
begun an action for divorce few days
ago. Perry and Mrs. Smith Grove tc
Waterloo and spent the day there.
smith took their child to a brothers
near Mt. Auburn. and the next nigh,
Perry and Mrs. Smith drove there and
she went into the house and asked tc
sec tine, baby. While she was in the
house her husband and his brother
went outside and ordered Perry off the
premises. lie refused, responding: 81
am not afraid Of the whole outfit" anC
started IL get ont of the sleigh. Al
this the husband of the woman went
into the house and returned with 9
double barreled shotgun. In the mean
time Mrs. Smith came out OF the house
and got INTO the sleigh, and as Smith
came out Perry stood at the horses
heads with the lines in his hands. A,
Smith raised the gun Perry exclaimed
'Let her come. smith snapped tho
I gun twice, without exploding the
charge, The third time it was dis
charged, and Perry fell dead with a biz
hole blown almost through his head
Smith gave himself up TO the officer.
and is being held on coroncrs' war
rant.
AT the recent session OF the Iowa
ciety OF Music Teachers the following
officers were elected; President, j. NJ
Eppstein, Toledo; treasurer, A. Ray
mond, Des Moiucs; secretary, Allie NJ
Lewis 0ttumwa; program committee,
Bartlett, Tracy aud Kleinc. The next
meeting of the society will be held a,
Du buque.
FRANK BUsBl was committed by
Commissioner Mason at Des Moines foi
violating the internal revenue law
by selling liquor without u government
permit. He must tell the next federal
. court why he did SO.
TIE township of Amity, Page county
is reported to have produced 10000
bushels of winter wheat this year
The average yield per acre was 2;
bushels, and the average price obtained
80 cents per bushel, The cost of rails
inp harvesting and so on even Mt thf