Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-09-27
news FROM over iowa

of Clinton. He lived In Lyons and
ieaves family. His body had not
been recovered at last accounts.
Postmaster Foster of Pomeroy has
been found 81, 900 short in his accounts
by the postoffice inspector. He imme-
diately advanced the amount, but had
to part with a nice farm and all his
personal property to do SO. He has
been relieved of the Office, but his sue
cessor is not yet determined.
Unknown burglars pried open the
back door of the postoffice 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.
Judge Hustled of the Delaware
county district court, denied the appli-
cation of Delhi's jealous citizens for an
injunction to restrain Delaware coun-
tvs supervisors from erecting a court
house at Manchester. The ground of
the application was that no tax for the
court house was voted, as the treasury
surplus was sufficient to build it.
Mrs. Ursula Wackerly, grandmother
of Mrs. j. b. Harriet, died at Sac City
from injuries received by falling down
stairs. Mrs. Wackcrly was without
doubt the oldest person in Sac county,
authentic information from the place
of her birth in Switzerland placing her
age at 101 or 102 years. For sixteen
years she has resided in the Harriet
family, thirteen years at their home in
Cedar township.
The jury in the celebrated Bennett
Weise murder case, on trial at Mar
shalltown, returned a verdict of mot
guilty" after being out seven hours.
The word was received with great
applause by the many spectators
anxiOusly awaiting the result of the
important case Mrs. Bennett received
the news with apparently the same
stolid manner which she has shown
throughout the entire length of the
two trials.
J. r. Lenson gave himself up to the
Des Moines officials a few days ago,
and acknowledged that he was insane.
Il have been in the asylums of Kansas
and Colorado" he said Il was con-
victed and sentenced for life. 1 am
tired lodging the authorities, and now
you take me and lock me up where I'll
never get out" He was a tall, hand
some looking man, with slightly gray
hair. He seemed to have been quite
intelligent at one time. He was a
stranger.
A man with a revolver attempted to
hold up the proprietor of the Wagner
grocery store, at the corner of Eighth
and Laurel streets, at Des Moines, as
Mr.. Wagner was counting his cash
just prior to closing his store for the
night Mr.. Wagner yelled and dropped
behind the counter when the robber
demanded his money at the point OF
the revolver and the yell aroused the
family overhead, who scared away the
villain before he secured any valua bles
The official investigation of the Iowa
soldiers home affairs has been con
Guided. At the meeting of the full
board of commissioners Col. John H
Keatly turned over all the funds fol
which he was responsible and rendered
his resignation as commandant, which
was accepted. Commissioner j. r
Ratellin, of Shenandoah, was elected
der of the term, which expires mex
May. Col. c. i. Longley, of Waterloo
will be appointed adjutant in place O
Fred Wells. The financial affairs o
the institution are now in satisfactor,
Hhape, the remaining few hundred dol
lars of apparent shortage being mad
good.
From Clearfeld comes the report O
a runaway accident, attended wit
fatal results. Daniel Stevens and wifi
with three small children were return
ing from Clearield when suddenl
they were overtaken by a runawa
team attached to a wagon. The run
away horses collided with Steven.
vehicle, totally demolishing it, il
stantly killing two of his children an
fatally injuring himself, SO that h
died the next day. Mrs. Stevens an
an infant daughter miraculously e:
capped with slight injuries. Il. Beamel
driver of the runaway team, who is
brother-in-iaw to Stevens, sustaine
serious injuries.
Park & Odell, Lawyers, Des Moine
la. Refer to any bank in Des Nome
For farm loans write to the Securit
Loan e. Trust Co., Des Moines, Ia.
Iowa made shoes for Iowa peopl
Ask your dealer for the Des Moin,
Shoe Mfg. Co. brand of Ladies', Mise
and Children's shoes. Give good wea
Hansen's Radical cough cure. hmm
date relief and cures when others IA
The suit of l.. w. Names against IL
Union Insurance Company of Phil
delphia for 81 900, the amount of Dc
icy on law library burned at Fo
Dodge in 1892, on trial at Clario
resulted in verdict for the plant
for the face of policy. 1t was a Sc