Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1894-03-29
THE STATE.

beO. " DdhCr, FORMER fesiuenb o.
Des Moines and inventor of the Baker
submarine torpedo boat, died in Was h
'ngton ON the 23d.
Memorial services were observed il
the Union county district court on the
27th, in honor of the late Judge ). W.
McDill, of the interstate commerce
commission, who was for ten years an
IGNORED member of the Union county
bar.
Henry Downey, agent at Churdan
for the McFarlin Grain Company, was
found dead in his office with bullet
in his brain and a revolver lying near
him. 1t is thought he committed SUI.
eide on account of dependency over a
cancer on his face which seemed incur.
able.
Mother Superior Mary Joseph Gill
of the Sisters OF Mercy OF Dubuque died
suddenly few days ago of heart dis
case. She was the successor of Mother
Agate, buried few days previous, and
entered the order at Davenport in
1876. Mother Angelina of Sioux City
is next in authority, and now becomes
superior general
In the district court at Independence
suit has been br ought by J. S. Hutch
inson, of Louisiana, against the Illinois
Central railroad, for SIS, 900, to cover
the value OF the stallion Meme INTO
Nul,n Ill he IL
near that place last October Plaintiff
claims that the horses foot was caught
in bad crossing. A man was sent
half mile to flag the train, which
a.. not stop until the leg was cut off.
An execution for the sale of the
Sioux City street railway system has
been placed in the hands of the sheriff
and the whole property will be sold in
about three weeks The amount of
the judgment and costs is about 1884,
600, chiefly the first mortgage bonds
The bondholders have perfected ar
engagements for bidding IN the proper
ty and making a reorganization.
The committee representing the
citizens of Galesburg, ILL.,, has approved
unreseryedly the agreement submitted
by G. w. Williams, the horseman of
Independence, Ia, by which Williams
binds himself TO remove his entire es-
adjustment to Galesburg and to operate
district fair and race track. Will.
liams was present. The citizens will
~
proposed fair site to be presented to
Williams, who will move to Galesburg
in April.
George Ashworth, aged 81, was en-
ployed by Wilbur Mason on farm near
Summersct. On the Goth, while Mr.
Mason was away from home. Ashworth
made improper advances to Mrs. Mason.
She resented them and Ashworth shot
her, infiicting slight wound. She
caught up her baby and tried to get to
a neighbor' but she was shot twice
more before she reached the neigh.
boris in an exhausted condition and
fatally wounded. Ashworth has dis
appeared.
Jack Clark, cook at the Garretson
hotel at Sioux City, was disch arged and
left town last week, and at least two
weddings in which he was to have been
principal have been postponed. He
made love TO two of the girls at the
hotel and promised TO marry one of
them and the other a few days later
From one he borrowed S. and from the
other $50, on the pretense that he was
making payments on farm, and he
succeeded in making few small loans
from his fellow workmen. Now the
girls who were going to marry Jack
have discovered that he has wife and
children living near Marshalltowu.
Frank II. Whitney. mayor of Allan
tic, well known banker and one of the
wealthiest and best known men In
western Iowa, has been served with
notice of suit for $4,000 damages,
brought by Major II. G. Curtis, one OF
the most prominent lawyers and pol
iticians in that section of the state.
Curtis, as attorney for A. w. Dicker-
son, the defaultlng banker, was hear
ing petition for change of venue and
Whitney was witness In cross.
examination a war of words ensued,
when Whitney brought up some of
CUrtls' alleged fraudulent and uues-
tlonable transactions In years gone by.
For this otfense Curtis brings the suit
The West ward school building at
Knoxville burned few days ago, al.
most completely destroying the build
ing. The fire caught above the second
story and the roof was all but ready to
fall IN before the teachers made the
discovery. Before the fire company
was on the grounds and doing efficient
work the roof and second floor was a
complete ruin. The teachers lined the
children out and down the stairs in
good order without any personal in
luries to the little fellows in their
charge. Much excitement prevailed
among mothers until they were assured
the children were all safe. The loss
will probably reach $4,000, mostly
covered by insurance, however The
origin of the fire is something of mys-
terry, as The building is heated by
furnace and there was but little fire in
the furnace during the day. The Ere
is supposed to have caught from the
furnace fue
The cyclone relief committee met at
Pomeroy and dIsbursed what money
there was at their disposal including
the $500 apiece returned by them.
After settling all matters before them
they disbapded. All the funds at their |
disposal (some (s3. 5O0) were given to
the crlpples and widows of the storm.
A large amount of money has been ex-
pended during the winter for fuel and |
groceries for the sufferers The peo-
pie of Pomeroy are very grateful to all |
for their material aid In helping them |
to rebuild their town. The committee
ISSUED a report of all expenditures
which may be had by writing 10 the
state bank at Pomeroy.
The Cass County bank officials have
lgaiD been arrested.