Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-10-04
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cara at Center Point, has died.
d. ID. Fuller was arrested at Jewell
Junction and held in 81, 900 bonds for
advertising obscene literature through
the mails.
The State University enrolment still
grows, 1,OO5 students having regis
tered. Dean Currier predicts the total
enrolment will reach 200.
Mrs. James Bennett fell into cistern
at her home in Boraparte and was
drowned. Her body was not recovered
till some time after the accident
happened.
The Dubuque county board of super
visors has levied the mulct law tax of
5000 against fifteen saloonkeepers in
Dyersville and three in Farley, as re-
turned by the assessors.
Jerry Donohue, one of the early set
tiers of Iowa, died at his home near
Cedar Rapids of congestion of the
brain, at the age of 60 years. He had
lived in Iowa forty years.
The auditor of state has issued GER
tificate authorizing the Hershey State
Bank of Muscatine to begin business.
The paid up capital is $4,000. A. +.
Brown is president and L. G. Bur-
nett cashier
The Louisa County Old Settlers AS
ISOLATION has elected the following Of
ficers for the coming year: President,
Sames Higbee, of Marsh: vice presi-
dent, John Garner, of Columbus juno
ton; secretary, j. b. Wilson, of Wa
pello.
Articles Of incorporation of the Gin
ton Church and School Furniture Com
panY have been filed at Clinton. The
capital stock is $l5,O 900. Interested in
the new firm are capitalists of Clinton,
Burlington, Dubuque, Sioux City, Rock
Island and Cedar Rapids
Near Dundee a 7-ycarold girl saved
passenger train on the Chicago Great
Western railway. She was seen by
the engineer waving her little red
apron as a signal flag. The engineer
stopped the train and she told him the
bridge around the curve waS burning.
The child had come out to bring her
fathers cattle.
Unknown burglars pried open the
back door of the postot1ice at Panora
and drilled open the safe. They took
few dollars in money which was
loose, but left the stamps and several
drafts which were on hand. From the
skillful manner in which the work was
done it is believed they were profess
SIGNALS. There is no clew.
Herman Childs, a young man from
Keithsburg, Ill, was hrutally beaten
by tramps near Fairfield and is not
expected to live. The tramps robbed
him of a gold watch and some money
Their names are Henry Slaughter and
Henry Mitchell, both colored, and John
Smith white, and they are in jail,
awaiting the outcome of Childs' injury
Charles Philpott, who, with his
cousin, Melville, were charged with
committing rape upon the person of
Miss WinslOw, near LenoX, a few
weeks ago, stepped into the mayors
Office at Bedford few days ago and
gave himself up. He was placed under
81, 900 bonds, which was furnished, his
father going on his bond. Melville is
still in Jail. Charles has for several
weeks succeeded in eluding the officers.
and it seems strange that he should
give himself up.
William j. III. Sandy, the boy who
was shot in the melon patch of II. p.
EdgertOn at Indianola, has died and
was buried at Sandyville, the old home
of the Sandys. Edgerton is still in
jail, and under an information now
filed, charging him with murder in
the first degree, must remain in Jail.
A post mortem of the boy shows two
distinct wounds, one in the abdomen
and another in the back. The grand
jury will be in session again Novem.
Der and investigate the latter charge
The body of NJ. L. Donnelly, of In
dependence, kas., was found buried
under about a foot of ground near the
bank of the Nishnabotna river, nea,
Hamburg. He had been shot and his
head crushed with an AK. L. II. Da.
wilson, of La Sale, Col, is suspected
of being the murderer. A man answer
ing his description is in jail at Forest
City, Mo. A few nights ago the two
men camped near the farm house of L.
Il. Reid. Donnelly visited the house
ami said he had been farming in Platte
county, Nebraska, but had been burned
out, and all he had left was the wager
he was travelling in and several horses
which he was leading. Davidson wa
travelling with him Shots and crie
of murder were heard during tn,
night, and the next morning the aban
doned wagon and straying horses Lex
to search, resulting in the discover,
of the body. ..
Msrshalltown dispatch: A sum 0
money is being raised among neighbor
and friends to reimburse the unfortu
nate Mrs. Bennett for the plumbers o
our disgraceful grand jury.
At Sac City William Toole, an indus