Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-04

father at Lenox. and while there he
purchased a team of horses rom citi-
zen of New Market. The considera-
ton was $500, and Weary gave note
for the amount, with his father as
surety. The signature of Wearry's ia
ther was forgery, and for this crime
Weary is now in the hands of the law.
When Vickery arrested Weary the
fellow attempted to blow out his
(Wearry's) brains, but was prevented
by little strategy on the part of the
sheriff.
At an early morning hour fire was
discovered In the Pennsylvania house
at Montezuma, and in short time the
entire building, which was of wood,
was in flames Part of the furniture
was saved. The loss will be about
81, 900 to Landlord Cressman; insured.
The Democrat Office was destroyed.
The loss to Editor Boydston will prob
ably be 5000; partially insured. The
tailor shop of p III. Finnigan also came
in the fires path The goods were all
removed, but were damaged perhaps
500. All three buildings belonged to
f. A. Kilburn, and were insured for
So, 900; total value, S., 900. 1t is thought
the fire was of incendiary origin.
John Leonard, of Belmond, vast tried
before the United States commissioner
at Fort Dodge for counterfeiting, and
placed under 81 900 bonds. His part
ner, Frank Lord, now in Jail at Du-
buque, testified against him. Their
method of counterfeiting was very
simple. They would take new quar-
ter of dollar, cut off the quar- from
the word quarter and make the ''r''
into an IN" making it read ''ten dol"
Both sides were then covered with
gold leaf. The fraud could be easily
detected, but passing them at night
they were quite successful in showing
them out.
Elmer Stevens, of Crystal Lake,
Mimi, worked on the farm of a Mr..
Peck near Mason City until recently,
when he and Miss Zela Peck, maiden
of IA years, eloped from the home of
her father and went into Minnesota,
stopping at Winnebago City long
enough to get married. then to Manl1ato
on the night train and back to Crystal
Lake later in the night. In the mean
time Consta BILE Loop had received a
telegram to stop the runaway couple,
but they eluded him till the evening of
the next day, when the father of the
girl arrived. They were found at the
home of the young mans parents, but
the stern father shattered the young
couples domestic plans by taking Mrs.
Stevens. nee Peck, back home.
Frank Irwin, Ed. Perry, Ed. Ledger
wood, Bert Debord and Harry Fellows,
all Creston young men, who conducted
a stand at the Corning fair, came to
grief for working 'short change" on a
number of Corning people. When a
five-dollar bill was presented one OF
the party would take the bill but re-
turn it, remarling they were out OF
change. The purchaser would put the
bill in his pocket, but when he would
have occasion to look at his money
again the five had disappeared and q
one dollar bill had taken it's place.
About twenty-five people were worked.
Irwin was arrested. He charges Fell
lows and iDebord with being the
perpetrators, but they skipped.
Ledgerwood and Perry were not
arrested.
Will NJ. Perkins, assistant electrician
at the Council Bluffs electric light
works, was instantly killed while oil
ing a Thomson-Houston machine that
lights the city tower lights. He had
had charge of the machines for four
years and was thoroughly familiar
with them. In working about the ma
chine he had in some way managed to
make ''short circuit" by which he got
the full strength of the current through
his body. The machine had power
of 1,SOO volts, considerably greater
than the machines which furnish the
power for electrocution in Sing Sing,
When the body was picked up there
was not the slightest bruise or disfigure
ment about it to show the cause of the
death, but the mysterious fluid ha6
done it's work, nevertheless, effective
ly. Mr.. Perkins was "A years old ant
unmarried. His parents live in Love
land.
The late Governor Kirkwood's last
will and testament has been filed il
the district court at Iowa City. He
bequeaths to his wife, Jane Kirkwood
81 900 year and all his stock, vehicles
household goods, etc. At his wife:
death SO, 900 will 90 to Mrs. NJ. Rachae
Pridehard from the estate. The re
mainder will be held in trust by th'
Citizens Savings and Trust Company
under the following injunction: '"Th'
! income from this trust shall be annual,
paid to the Iowa City Women's Relic
Corps, No. 7s, for the full term of five
years from the date of my death. A
the expiration of that time the trustees
shall pay the principal sum of tn
balance of my estate to the trustees o
the State University, to be used b.
them for the betterment and supper
of the State University" AseXecutor
| the governor named Mrs. Jane Kirk