Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-08

brcveted lieutenant colonel for services
in the union army. The late Judge
McCleur, of Saltwater, was his brother.
Hiram Y. Smith, one Of Des Moincs'
leading lawyers and member of the
firm of Smith & Morris, dropped dead
at his home in that city few days ago
while fetching bucket of coal. He
had been well up to the time Of his
death. He came to Des Moinesi In 1854.
In 1884 Mr.. Smith was elected a repre-
sentative to the Forty-eighth congress
to fill the vacancy made by the resig-
nation of John A. Kasson, who had
been appointed minister to Germany.
II. G. Coode recently took hasty de-
parture from Council Bluffs, and later
it was announced that he was In the
far west. A committee of experts have
been engaged in the examination of
the books of the Heyn Photo Supply
company, Of Omaha, of which Coole
was the manager. The shortage is
about $1,000. Goodies plan of opera
tions was to pocket cash sales and ex-
press and money order receipts. Coode
few days ago became alarmed at the
prospects ahead and in order to get
good start informed Mrs. Heyn, owner
of the concern, that his mother-in-law
had died and that he would like to at
tend the funeral. This was granted
and Coode took his departure. Mrs.
Hevn soon found Coode had lied to her,
and an examination was commenced,
with the above result. Coode furnish
ed bond signed by three Council
Bluffs citizens in the sum of $4,000, SO
that Mrs. Heyn is safe, as she cal
culates.
Three years ago, in small Iowa
town, Peter Cline, whose parents and
brothers reside near Winfield, ILL.,, and
are respectable farmers, was arrested
for taking goods from the store of his
employer. He was tried and convicted.
The reason he gave for taking the
goods was that his employer was mean
and beat him out of money, and he
took this method of revenge Before
taken to prison, Cline escaped. A
reward of $50 was offered, but he was
never caught until few days ago. A
few days after his escape in Iowa,
woman made her appearance in the
Cline household at Winfield. She was
introduced as sister from the east,
and everyone believed the story. A
few days ago, however, an officer put
in an appearance and arrested the
supposed sister, who proved to be Peter
Cline, who for three years has been
incorporating in feminine attire. He
was at once brought back to Iowa in
charge of an officer An effort will be
made to obtain pardon for him.
A Pocahontas Center dispatch says:
1t is rumored that the water in Storm
Lake is gradually getting lower as the
days go by and no rain comes. There
is now hardly enough water to float
the fish, and the boys had great sport
catching them with their hands until
the people feared that if they continued
to do SO there would be no fish left and
one of the attractions would be gone,
so the city council passed an ordinance
forbidding the taking of any more fish.
1t is amusing to sit on the bank of the
lake and see the thousands of fish fins
protruding from the water, it not being
deep enough for them to get out of
sight. The water supply for the town
is now being taken out of wells SO that
the lake will not totally disappear.
The facts in the case are that this
beautiful lake has been supplied by
springs, but owing to the weather
these springs have become so dry that
the only water that has run into the
lake was from the little showers we
have been having during the past two
months. 1t is to be hoped that the
lake will not totally disappear, for it
has been one of the handsomest lakes
in northwest Iowa.
Benjamin Merritt, of Sawyer, Ne
braska, democratic candidate for repre-
sentative of Fillmore county, Nebraska,
was killed at or near Atlantic few
days ago. The affair is shrouded in
mystery, but the general impression is
| that he was murdered. Merritt came
from Nebraska on the evening train,
and after talking to the proprietor of
one of the hotels with whom he was
well acquainted, he started for Eller's
livery stable and got team to drive
to his sister-in-law's place, some fifteen
miles south of Atlantic, starting about
s o'clock. Soon after leaving the hotel
stranger came and inquired for him,
and several persons have said Merritt
was accompanied by stranger when
he drove out of town. Next morning
at o'clock the hostler of the livery
able found the team standing on the
opposite side of the street from the
livery barn. Crouched down in the
buggy was the body of Merritt, cold
and stiff in death. He had been killed
by bullet wound near the temple, his
hair and skin being powder burned.
His right hand was gloveless and re-
volver with three cartridges exploded
was found in the buggy. After the
team had left Lewis three shots were
heard, and it is supposed these were