Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-05-31


for larceny.
Mrs. Ann Davis, resident of Mus
catine, was arrested on the charge OF
murder in the first degree and taken
by the sheriff to Henry county, Illinois
She is charged with having caused the
death of her niece, Mrs. Cora Wilkins,
who died late last fall at Woodruff,
illinois, from having taken medicine
prescribed by the accused for produc-
ing an abortion.
There was stolen from J. Griffith's
livery barn in Waterloo, few nights
ago, one brown horse about ten years
old. one white hind foot, small brand
on left hip, shod in front, weight about
900, oh eek hook broken off the harness
pad, goat robe with brown striped
Inning, top buggy, coil spring, nearly
new, has had one spoke broken out OF
right forward wheel, replaced with
new spoke and not vanished. Above
rig was hired by boy about IA years
old.
The dairy law passed by the last as
sembly requires all creameries buying
milk upon the relative value plan-that
is, paying Tor it in proportion to the
amount of butter fat-to have a test
bottle furnished by the dairy commits
sioner and certified by him to be cor
rect Com missioner Boardman is now
ready to furnish these bottles and has
issued a circular to creamery men not'-
fying them of the fact. The law I'M
poses fine for failure to secure one
of these bottles The charge made is
so cents for each test bottle.
The executive council authorized
Governor Jackson to cores pond with
Department Commander Phil Schailer
relative to Battle Flag Day, the day
the battle flags are to be moved to new
quarters and cases IN the capitol, pro-
vided for them, with a view to having
Commander Schaller agree with the
council as to the day, which the latter
suggests he Friday, August 10, the an
niversary of the battle of Wilson Creek,
and to have the commander appoint
three mem bers of the e. A. r. to act
with the council in arranging a
program.
Another infectious death oc CURED N
Dubuque recently, the victim being j.
c. Bartto, freight conductor OH the
Chicago, Great Western railroad. He
lived with his wife and two small
children at the corner OF Washington
and Twentv-seventh streets. short
time ago he was taken sick with a cold
which developed into a malignant case
of diphtheria. and death res ulted. The
house has been quarantined and no
person allowed to go near 1t, tor fear
that the contagion would spread
Every precaution has been taken to
prevent it. The disease is considered
in the same light as small pox, fully as
contagious.
True Spencer ami Blanche Mackey
eloped from Dubuque to Falrplay, Wis.
Blanche's father had offered her 81, 900
If she would reject Spencer's suit.
John Stetts, an unsuccessful sutton,
and Blanche's father met the couple on
the street at Dubuque after they were
married and endeavored to recover
jewels from the bride by force. The
| groom drew a revolver and was locked
up for carryin concealed weapons.
About 500 persons surrounded the
brides father and Stetts and compelled
them to let Blanche 60 In the police
court the next morning the stern
father relented, wept on the prisoner RS
neck, paid his fine, and gave the young
couple his benediction.
Frank Wlthers, a farmer living few
miles north of Marion, reports that he
recently entertained a man whom he
believes to have been one of the Taylor
brothers, the mucderers of the Meeks
family In Missouri He was awakened
about 10 o'clock at night by the man,
who claimed to be a veterinary sur
geon. He aroused suspicion by arising
and pursuing his journey onward at 4
o'clock in the morning, leaving behind
; him two newspapers containing an
account of the crime and n likeness OF
| VIC lCCiihE
sure that his guest was one of the
much wanted men, started to follow
him, but after gong five miles lost hi:
trail. He was gong north, and it i:
believed he was travelling on foot
Three cases of small pox are rep orted
to the board of health from Pacific
Junction and one death has already
occurred there The cases are al
quarautlned and it is hoped there will
be no more cases, but that cannot b,
told for certain for some time. DR.. j
w. Scott, secretary OF the board O
health Of Illinois, has notified Secretary
Kennedy, OF the Iowa board, that dur
ing the month of April there were "a
cases of small pox In Chicago, an:
that during the first twenty-one days o
May there have been 431 more. Als'
that small pox has been stamped cut o
the cities OF Harvey, Decatur, Rocl
Island, Rockford, Danville, Hoopston
Greenbush, Roodhouse, Alton, Uppe
Alton, Madison, Madison Place Tract
and the almshouse in Grupdy county
Further, that small poX now exists il