Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-04-13
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.

mess man of Burlington, died at Pasa.
dena, Cal He will be buried at Rush
vile, Ill,
The Sioux City Vinegar Company has
been Incorporated with paid-up CAPT
tai of 100000. 1t VIII engage in a
picking and canning business.
Mrs. Catharine Reikel, an aged lady
was so terribly burned by boiling soap,
at Burlington, that she will die. She
was frightfuly burned and suffers
horribly
James Mccormack, an aged and
prominent citizen of Creston and Union
county. has passed away. He was 81
years OF age, and was an influential,
wealthy and respected citizen.
A young man named John, alias
Freddy" O'Brien, of Burlington. was
arrested charged with completely IN the
FIT. Madison robbery of the trcasurer's
Office. lie was taken to Fort Madison.
The fine livery barp of f. Il. Howell,
of Thornton, was burned. Loss, $1,000;
partially insured. The horses and a
part of the vehicles were saved. The
direction of the wind saved the town.
WIN. Long a fiagman, rescued an old
woman from instant death at Burling.
ton, at the peril of his own lie, The
Denver train was just upon the woman
when Long pulled her from the track.
Mrs. Rothrocll, wife of Judge Roth
rock, late chief justice Of the supreme
court, died at her home in Cedar Rap
ids on the Ttb. Mrs. Rothrock was
stricken with paralysis in Los Angeles,
Cal, some time ago. Later she was
brought home in the hope that she
might improve, but she grew worse un.
til death came.
The Northwest State Bank Of Sibley
has made an assignment for the benefit
of is creditors The capital stock of
the bank was S75, 900 and it was sup
posed to be one of the strongest in the
northwestcrr part of the state. An
estimate shows the assets to be about
s250,O0 but no statement of liabilities
has yet been made public.
The surveyors of the proposed
Winona, Marshalltown & Southern
railroad have completed a survey from
Marshalttown north to Usage and have
started south to survey line through
the southern part of the state. They
report very fayorab bly, of the route thus
far traVersed, claiming that the survey
is one of the most feasible ever made
in the state
At 3 o'clock in the morning fire
broke out in the basement of Wellcr's
drug store, at Cedar Rapids. The
basement is occupied as barber shop
by VIM. Cameron and it is supposed the
fire started in this place. The fire was
discovered by Night Captain Stepanek,
who turned in the alarm. The barber
shop was badly damaged, and the fix
lures are probably total loss.
Adam Elder and Shower Hastings,
aged II and IL respectively. brutally
assaulted Mary L. Davis, respecta ole
and wellconnected girl of II years,
while returning home from school at
Marshalltown, knocking her down
with base ball and beating her into
inscnsibility. They then fed, but
were soon after arrested. 1t is feared
the glrrs injuries will prove fatal.
A mild sensation has developed at
Burlington. An evening paper IN
speaking of the arrest of two disreputa-
bic women gave one the. name of
young lady, Il daughter of a policeman,
The policeman collared the reporter at
the station, locked him IN cell, and
placing revolver at the young mans
head warned him to make a suitabl
retractIon or he would kill HIM. The
paper corrected the statement that
evening by saying the mistake was
wholly unintentional.
The county treasurer's office at
Fort Madison was burglarized a few
nights ago The vault doors were
open in the morning. they having
been drilled into and the bolts thrown
back. The safe was opened in the
same way, as was the strong money
box inside, recently purchased. About
$500 of the county's money and $500 of
the trcasurer's personal funds were
taken, but drafts aud checks were left
severely alone. There is no clue to the
burglars Identification, but they evi.
IDENTIFY were experts.
The most disastrous fire which ever
visited birmingham, a town near kco-
Sauqua, has just occurred. The Meth
odist church, which was just built at
cost of over $1,000, and the large wagon
aud plow factory, owned by Moss,
Shctt & Brown, are in ashes. The
Prcsby terrain church near by and the
handsome residence owned by W. K
parkar were badly scorchcd. The wind
was blowing u perfect gale and for a
time it looked as though the northeast
part of the town was doomed. The loss
is in the neighborhood of $50, 600.
Footpads predominatcd in Crcston
few nights ago, and citizens were held
up and residences entered. l.. II. Bid
dinger, clerk; John Nouck, contractor,
and Murray Howe, horseman, were as.
saulted and robbed Of their valua blcs.
which fortunately were small. Howe
had just sold blooded horse for
$1,000 but had banked the money. II
is thought the footpads knew of the
sale. Two residences were entered,
but the thieves secured little of value.
young man by the name Of Wright
was relieved OF s2j by tramp whom
he had taken into his confidence. The
authorities have been unable to appre.
hend the parties that are pcrpetrating
these depredationS
Peter Stantz, shot by W. f. Ben
nett at his Place near Springville. died
from the effects Of the wound early
the next morning. Bennett went to
Marion at once and gave himself up to
a justice of the peace, who held him in
bonds Of $500. The grand jury is now
conside ring his case. Bennett says
Stantz was dangerous when in TEN.