Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1894-04-05
AROUND THE STATE.

succeeded Sovereign on the 1st.
Governor jackson has signed the
liquor bill and it is now a law.
Des Moines will not have a base ball
club IN the Western ASSOCIATION this
year
The 1S.year-oid son of Isaac Gipple OF
Graudview was found dead in the road
with his horse near him. 1t is sup
posed the horse fell, breaking the neck
Of itself and rider.
The democratic congressional con.
veutlon of the Second district TO uoml-
nate a successor to Walter |. Hayes,
lowa's only democratic congressman,
has been called to meet at Daven port,
May 18th.
The Star Clipper block at Traer,
composed of the postoffice, newspaper
Office, grocery and furniture stores,
burned. The loss: L. f. Taylor, 80, 900;
insurance $4,000; G. Garfield, $1,000;
insurance SO, 800; H. Bosttcher, IS, 600;
insurance $4,000. No cause of the fire
is known.
While working in his fathers field
south OF Dunlap burning corn stalks,
the l3.year-old son of John S. Shields,
prominent farmer of Harrison coun-
ty, was burned to death. His clothing
caught on fire, and before assistance
reached the lad, he was literally
burned to a crisp.
John Ballew, tough young man
raised in Fort Dodge, was placed under
arrest IN Chicago TOR the murder of
Joe Tiffany, a gambler; whose body
was found near Fort Dodge about a
week ago The circumstantIal evidence
against him is strong. lie had been
with Tiffany considerable, drove out of
town with him on the night of Feb
ruary %, had money the next day, and
sold pair of new shoes, now identified
as Tiffanv's, for so cents. The muir
dered mans shoes had been removed.
The city of Dubuque will renew the
licenses of 2l0 salooukeepers at 500
each and will return the money should
the mulct tax hereafter be collected.
Meanwhile the Dubuque Personal Lib.
crty Association will assume the pro-
lection of landlords and in September
will sue to enjoin the county super
visors from levying the mulct tax
the Dubuque brewers seek to over
throw the law because, not permitting
the manufacture of beer in this state
1t allows foreign breweries to establish
saloons in Iowa.
At Creston DIR. L. S. Groves, one of
the oldest and most respected citizens
of Union county, was murderously as
saulted 10y r, A. Mckinney, a painter.
Mckinney claims that Groves insulted
his wife, while the doctor denies the
statement Mckinney struck Groves
with stove poker. and is now under
arrest for attempt to commit murder
Owing 10 tie popularity OF the ply
sicIan the affair has created consider
able excitement. Mckinney was placed
under 81 900 bonds to await the action
of the grand jury.
The sixth annual congress of the
Scotch-Irish society of America will be
held in Des Mo:nes, Iowa, from June
to 10. 1894. Not only members of the
society but all Scotch-Irish people and
their descendants throughout the coun-
try, and the local population without
regard to nationality, are most cordial
ly invited to attend and participate in
the exercises. which are all of a popu-
Ian character. The objects of the
society are purely historical and social.
1t is entirely nOn-sectarian and nom
partisan. At the coming session ad-
dresses will be made among others by
the following persons: Hon. Frank D.
Jackson, governor of Iowa; Col. John
Scout, president of the state society
and Hon. John A. Kasson. Reduced
fare will be secured for all visitors
Write TO P. N. Cassidy, Des Moines,
for information.
An alteration over a division fence
resulted IN The death of Major c. w.
lnman, in Lincoln township O'Brien
county, at the hands of w. J. Warner,
a neighbor. Warner was sowing grain
near the division line and Inman was
trying TO stop him, claiming that he
was over the line. So far as known In
man had no weapon. Warner is re-
ticlent, but claims that he used his
pocket knife in self defense and did
not intend to seriously, injure his vic
tim. There was no witness to the
trouble. The knife entered the groin
on the left side and death ensued with
in two minutes. The small son of In.
man saw his father fall and spread the
alarm, but before his family could run
from the house to tine spot, distance
of about six rods, Inman was dead.
Inmau is said to have been a man who
had always had some trouble with his
neigh bors, and on the other hand War
ner is of quiet temper, but both had
made threats ofviolence The trouble
had been brewing for over a year.
lnmau had had Warner arrested for
trespass and Warner had brought
counter charges against Inman. In.
man, popularity known as Major. was
one of the first settlers of the comfy
and was well known throughout the
section. He leaves a wife and three
children almost destitute.
Benjamin Mansfield, a bright young
man of 49, was found dead in bed at
Clinton, death resulting from rup-
tured blood vessel IN the brain.
Fire damaged almost beyond repair
the three frame buildings on Main
street, Oiebolt, occupied by Smith &
Penrose, grocers; Frank Hora, harness
shop, and ]. d. Browns meat market.
Water ruined the furniture in every
room above and slightly damaged the
stock below. Grand work on the part
of the fremen was all that prevented
the buildings on the north from going,
as a stiff wind blew from the south.
An explosion of a kerosene lamp oc-
Cured in the Mcclure block at Liver
more, in the rooms occupied by b.
l.. 4. f. a L.