Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-12-27
NEWS FROM over IOWA

Nelson ~ Anderson, at Burlington, o.
over $500 worth of music inst ruments
Montgomery Shoemaker, an exemp
larry young man of Clinton, was killed
in the Northwestern yards in that city
while switching.
Mrs. John Cretin, of Eldora, attempt.
ed suicide by swallowing large dose
of oil of tansy, while in quarrel with
her husband. She will die.
In the Minerd murder case which
has been on trial in the Calhoun coun-
ty court, the jury brought in a verdict
of murder in the second degree.
In the district court at Eldora in the
case of Mrs. H. E. VS.. S. Kemp, Judge
Hindman allowed the wife decree of
divorce and granted her "a, 500 alimony.
The dry house of the Firminich glu-
cose plant burned with contents at
Marshalltown, and adjoining buildings
were badly damaged. Loss, $50, 900;
insurance half.
For the sixth time the Jones county
calf case has been decided by the
supreme court, this time on appeal
from Black Hawk county. The case
began in 1878 over a So calf. The
defendants now lose the case. The
costs amount to 81, SSGS4.
Burglars tapped the cash registers in
Joseph Steaks saloon and grocery at
Iowa City, securing $50, and also made
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cigars. Schneider Bros furniture
store was also entered and hole
drilled into the safe. The blowers
were evidently scared away, as moth
ing was taken.
Frank Trimble, young attorney of
Council Bluffs, and son of Judge Trim
BILE, of Keokuk, was in the front room
of the Citizens bank when the recent
Huntington tragedy occurred, and
was deeply affected by it. His actions
later became such that he was exam
ined by physician, who said he was
bordering on insanity and advised his
removal from the city. Friends start
ed with him for his home in Keokuk,
but on the way he collapsed complete
ly and is now raving maniac.
j. H. d. Edgcumbe filed petition in
the Woodbury. county court in which
he asks that he be awarded $40, 900
damages against w. S Warfeld, of the
Howell~Warfield Company, for alleged
malicious SANDER. Edgcumbe alleges
that Warfeld called him a vile name
and thief in the presence of large
number of people for the avowed pur-
pose of injuring him in his business,
and that Warfeld gave out the impress
sion that Edgcumbe was crooked and
dishonest in his business methods.
Lucia B. Griffin, the polite and pretty
actress and elocutioniSt of Abba, has,
through her attorney, J. c.. Mabry,
instituted a suit for damages against an
eastern cigarette firm for the lascivious
use of her photograph on their cigarette
pictures. Miss Griffin gave up stage
life a short time ago to become the
exponent of Delsarte in the west. Her
book of poses is the finest thing of the
kind yet issued, and the enterprising
cigarette firm has appropriated what
they want, with the additional element
OF scant clothing. She declares she
never had any pictures taken in that
way, and proposes that the said firm
shall pay heavily for the insult
offered.
State Dairy Commissioner w. K.
BOardman settled the case of H. F.
Dyer, of Manchester, who was detected
short time ago in violating the
oleomargarine law. He would receive
very vile combination from the east,
mix it in with his own product and
ship it back as Delaware creamery
butter. He pleaded guilty to four
cOunts-two on manufacturing and
having in his possession with intent to
Sell, and shipping imitation butter
He was fined 500 on each count, the
total costs amounting to S531.45. The
fine and costs in Clayton county
amounted to $517.57 making a total of
S1,O49.O1, which he has had to pay in
the two counties.
The saloon petition for saloons in
Calhoun county, according to the Mar
tin law, has been filed at the county
clerks Office in Rockwell City. D. W.
Noel, Rev. Weinland, of Lohrville, and
Revs Cummings and Maynard, of
Rockwell City, have been comparing
the petition with the poll books of the
last general election to see whether
the list is legal or not. The task is a
long and tedious one and will not be
completed for several days vet. The
above men say that ii large number of
duplicates and illegal names have al
ready been found upon the petition,
and the probabilities are that enough
fraudulent, illegal and forged names
will be found upon the petition to
throw it out The name of an old and
prominent man in Sherman township,
Allen Hall, was forged upon the petit
ton. Mr.. Hall will prosecute the man
who put his name to the petition. A
number of other forged names have
been found, and others have been
found who innocently have been de-
csived to get their signatures.