Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-03-23

100000. Mrs. Twinings father was a
first cousin of Samuel Houston. His
estate has been involved in litigation
ever since his death, and has just
emerged from the court. Mrs. Twin
ing's share will amount to about $780,,
900.
The family of Mr.. NJ. Scharff, OF
Extra, had narrow escape from death
by poison. Mr.. Scharff had been to
Brayton and while there purchased
some cheese. He ate some of it and
then attended the j. NJ Hill sale.
Upon returning home he became very
sick and went to bed Some of the
cheese being left, Mrs scharff and son
partooli of it, and they, too, became
deathly sick. A doctor was sent for
and for some time it was thought Mrs.
Scharf must die, but under the skill
full treatment of the doctor they are
all recovering The cheese must rave
contained a poison created by the de-
composition of the milk
The cottages designated for appll-
cants in the different congressional dis.
trlcts at the Soldiers Home, have not
been filed, with the exception OF two.
They arc very neat, pretty structures,
| with oak furniture of modern fashion,
rag carpets, and table covers of u plain
pattern. A heating stove warns the
little home, and the inmates are fed at
the table where the veterans eat their
meals, in the main building. The APP
plicants give up all their possessions,
! pensions, etc, and the commissioners
| will feed and clothc them during good
behavior Col. and Mrs. Kcatly are in
touch with these cottages and make it
as pleasant as possible tor the old pco-
pie.
While Ernest Cotton, aged 10, and
his brother George, of Oakfcld, were
hunting, the former was seriously in
iured by the accidental discharge of a
gun. The cnirc charge passed through
Erncsts lett arm, "a short distance
below the shoulder, leaving the arm
hanging by a few shreds. The hem
morragc was so great that in brief
space of time he would have bled to
death had not the boys, with rare pres
ence of mind. applied the remedy at
hand. George made Il bandage. with
his handkerchief, and by the aid of n
stick as a lever, soon had compress
! which stopped the flow of blood. With
o hcrOism which was manifested all
through the work OF amputation that
followed, and wonderful IN boy of
| that age, Ernest refused to be CARVED,
but walked to his home. He will re-
| cover.
One of the postotticc burglars who
was taken to Council Bluffs from Clar-
india had his hearing before Commits.
sioner Steadman. He waived eXamin-
alton, was placed under $1,000 bond,
and turned over to Deputy Richards,
who took HIM to Des MONIES. lie re-
fused at first to give any name but
later said his name was John Jones.
His true name is either w. w. Wallace,
or else he is wearing that gentleman's
clothes, as that name was found
stamped on his underwear. He has
been practically identified as the one
who shot the officer at Marine, and he
answers the description SO thoroughly
of the fellow who held up Deputy Post.
master Cheek that it is probable he
will have to answer the Des Moines
charge first Richards believes Col.
Cheek will be able to at once identify
the fellow.
A few nights ago all the street car
operatives employed by the Sioux City
Street Railway Company, with the ex-
ception of a possible half dozen, were
discharged and new men, who were
waiting, put in their places. The
company charges all the men dis.
charged with dishonesty, and its action
is the result of the employment of spot
tiers, who have been riding on the cars
for the past month. 1t is claimed that
the company has been robbed of as
high as 81, 900 month, and that many
employees have taken from $50 to SO
per month in addition to their salaries
On some of the lines, where bob. tails
arc run, it is charged that the men
used feathers with pitch on them to eX.
tract fare chips from the fare slots and
turned the chips over to confedcrates
who sold them. The robbery has been
going on for years, it is thought, as
many of the men discharged have
worked for the company since the line
was built, ten years ago. The company
steal, but believe that in the past ten
years it has averaged at least SIS, 900 a
year.
--Oue of the most terrible accidents
that ever happened in Jefferson county
occurred at saw mill on Skunk river,
three miles north of Lockridge, and
four men lost their lives and several
were injured seriously. The engineer
! had become neglectful of his business
and allowed one of the boilers of the
engine to run out of water. A work
| man, seeing the danger and thinking
to avert the calamity, sealed his own
doom and that of his fellow workmen
by injecting lot of cold water into
! the boiler, causing it to explode with
Il fearful report, tearing the building
TO pieces and blowing himself to at
ons The dead are: Adams, saw ter
der, Engineer Gates, Assistant Bald
soolcr, and boy named Eshelmen.
Among the injured are Micheal How
ern, owner of the mill, and Theodore
Lilly blade, both probably fatally hurt.
'rhe scene of the accident is in a back
woods country, but hundreds of peo-
pie gathered to view the disaster. The
remains of the dead men were all hor-
Ilbly mangled and in some cases only
ecognizcd by their clothing. AS the
author of the terrible fatality is dead
no one has to fear censure.
Charley Lyon, son of Asher Lyon,
died at Redfield OF lockjaw, caused
from a gunshot wound 10 the arm,