Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-06-07

cember 1. Judge j. ID. Griffin will not
seek denomination. 1t is probable that
Captain G.. w. Keplar of Mt. Vernon
and Hon. j. L. Sheehan of Anamosa will
be the democratic nominees, while
Major William e. Thompson of this
place and Hon. w. p. Wolf Of Upton
are the most prominently mentioned
on the republican side.
The entire business portion of the
| beautiful little town of Pleasantville
was destroyed between the hours of
2:30 and A in the morning. The fire
originated in the rear part of the large
general store of Erb BEEN g. Co.. and
was probably of incendiary origin. The
loss will probably reach about S65, 900,
with insurance of $4,000. The people
did noble work in saving the buildings
in the row north of the fire, also the
hotel building, and had the town pre-
pared ample water facilities it could
easily have saved half or two-thirds of
the present loss.
Mrs. Betsey Smith, who recently poi
soned her husband at Des Moines, has
been indicted twice The last indict-
ment charges her with the attempt
ed killing of her husband two years
ago by shooting him through the tenn
| pie. Her nephews swear that one of
them arrived in the room before the
smoke had left the pistol and that she
tried to hire the other to commit the
crime. There is more than a prospect
for her neck to stretch, although the
attorneys say it will be next to impos-
sible to find twelve men who will hang
woman. 1t now looks if the murder
ers of Conductor Ridpath will get off
with light sentences if convicted at all.
In case these four persons are not hung
by the court it is said there is little
doubt but what the railroad men will
take the matter in their own hands and
do the work of the court for it.
Mrs. J. b. Root, who eloped from
Creston with her husbands hired man,
was brought to that city in company
with Scott, the man she eloped with.
A curious crowd assembled at the
depot to witness the meeting be
tween Root and his young wife, but
| they We're deprived of seeing a recon
Citation, which they expected, for
it did not occur until the party
reached Justice j. b. Kirche's Office.
| Then the little truant bride of a few
weeks threw her arms about the neck
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forgiveness. The husband was very
reluctant in granting the request made
| by Mrs. Root, but after few moments
of persuasive pleading he consented
and forgave and made up. Root notified
the justice that he withdrew the charge,
and Scott, Roots hired man, paid the
costs in the case, and the elopement
affair was at an end-for time at
least After Scott paid the costs in the
case he went to pawn shop, procured
enough money on his watch to get
out of town, and left on the first train
/ east.
Fire visited Ottumwa few days ago
and left desolation, death and destruc-
| al
shop belonging to Jerry Seymour,
which has been on fire just a half
dozen times before. A locomotive
passing cast spark which started a
small blaze in bunch of shavings near
the building. The day was intensely
hot and the wind was blowing gale.
1t was fully block to the next build
ing of any size, but between the two
were a number of trees and outhouses,
which were consumed by the flames.
When the fire reached the next build
ing it started before the gale, roaring
and licking up everything in it's path.
The fire department apparatus was
useless. In less than two hours $780,
600 worth of property, including thir-
teen business buildings with eighteen
residences, was mass of ashes and
charred debris. A last heroic effort
was made by 800 men from the pack
ing-house and the 20" round-houSe,
and the flames were soon under con-
injuries from falling timbers and per-
sons succumbing to the heat and smoke
became SO frequent that the physicians
who were on the ground improvised a
hospital and administered aid to the
unfortunates. There were about
twenty victims to the heat and smoke,
among which one, perhaps two, will
die. Several explosions occurred, be-
lieved to be at the burning drug stores,
and to add to the terror trolley wire
burned off and fell, knocking down a
horse and badly burning a fireman
named Rouse.
Recently the c., b. &c Q. road took
from Carson lat head of fat cattle
which were billed through direct to
Liverpool, England. They had been
fed by NJ. w. Ferguson & Son in Carson
township, Pottawattamie county.
Ex-Governor Larrabee's coal mine in
the Black Hills, the sale of which to A..
L. Sweet of Chicago, failed of consum-
| nation has been bought for $50. 600