Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-07-12
news FROM OVER iowa

18th, has been postponed until the 10Th,
or until after the strike is settled.
DR.. j. N. Porter of Prairie City took
poison through mistake. He discovered
the mistake an hour later. At last ac-
counts the other physicians of the city
were working with him with little
hope of his recovery.
: George Weems is on trial in the dis
trict court at Des Moines for the muir
der of Conductor Ridpath. Krout has
Weems and Hammill did the killing
while he was a block away.
The joint resolution of sympathy for
Hawaii, adopted by the last general
assembly, was sent to his excellency,
Sanford b. Dole, president of the
Hawaiian republic. 1t was properly
enrolled by professional penman and
sent by the governor under the great
seal of the state of Iowa.
The store of Turgis e. Severe at
DAVIS City was broken into and the
safe broken open and about $3.50 in
money, also notes and three certificates
of deposit on the Citizens Bank of
Davis City to the amount of 81 500, also
5jewelry, watches, etc, of the value of
$500, taken. The work seems to be that
of professional cracks No clue.
A dispatch from Burt says: There
is cloth vendor in these parts getting
in his work. His scheme is to sell a
bill of goods for So and take notes.
The notes turn up at the bank before
the farmer hardly knows it, and his SIS
bill of goods turns out to be almost
worthless. Look out for him. Turn
the dog loose on him
About midnight the drug store of L.
III. Biddinger, at Creston, was discover
ed to be on fire. The proprietor him
self gave the alarm. He says that he
was passing the store. and noticed the
fire. He went in and two men assault
ed him. He fired three or four shots
at them without effect. The fire was
undoubtedly of incendiary origin, but
who the party was that set fire to the
building is Il matter of speculation.
Division ''L'-Fine Arts-in the
Iowa state fair book show that foreign
exhibitors are excluded from contest
ing for premiums. 1t is arranged ex-
clusively for Iowa people this year,
and as professional prize winners can
not come in. and take out $500 or $500,
go to Illinois and Nebraska and do the
same, Iowa people are appealed to to
put forth their best effort and make
the fine art collection something to be
proud of.
Detective 10 Cuddy arrested Frank
Peterson, Il prominent and wealthy
young farmer of Leeds Grove, for the
murder of c. H. Vessels on New Years
night, 1891. No arrests have hereto
fore been made, although suspicion
pointed to Peterson. The murder was
particularly brutal one, the old man
having been shot from the rear while
on his way home from a celebration,
and no motive could be learned for the
deed.
DR.. c. n Stiles. of the United States
Bureau of Animal industries, will es-
tablish headquarters at Ames, and re-
main for several months in the state,
investigating the prevalence of trich-
inosis in the hogs of Iowa. He will
visit a number of points in the
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exist and will report to the government
what ground there is. if any, for the
discrimination now made in Chicago
against the pork from certain parts of
the state.
Perby Plane, aged Il, son of r. r..
Plane, has been arrested at lndepend-
ence charged with setting fire to the
warehouse and store of r. r. Plane &,
Co. He confessed to the crime, and
also confessed to firing large number
of other buildings over a period of
several years. Two years ago he was
discovered while firing the stock yards
and sent to the reform school, but was
released on account of i'll health. He
seems to have mania for burning
buildings, and makes no effort to cover
his tracks or express any regret.
Samuel Gates and his daughter Sarah
were instantly killed while attempting
to cross the c., Il. & q. railway al
Maynard's crossing, two miles west o.
New London, by west bound way
= freight. The engine struck the team
with terrific force, smashing the Wagon
into splinters and killing one horse
The occupants were thrown fifty fee
and instantly killed, being fearfully
mangled and smashed around the heaC
and shoulders. Gates was 20 years ole
and leaves wife; daughter unmarried
aged 35. The victims attempted t.
cross ahead of the train, became con
fused and stopped to turn. No blam
can be attached to the railroad.
Mahon. Deming & Co., wholesal
liquor dealers of Fort Dodge, have bee
closed by the sheriff. They operate
branch at Baskerville.
Five small boys were badly injure
at Cedar Rapids by the explosion of