Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-07-19

John Hammll is now on trial at Des
Moines for the murder of Ridpath.
Joseph Schmidt, a veteran of two
wars, and a Mexican war pensioner,
died at Dubuque, aged rs years.
The republicans of the Eighth con
gressional district met at Osceola and
by unanimous vote nominated Hon. w.
p. Hepburn for congress.
Dilbert Bennison of Hedrick fatally
shot himself in the head with a re-
volver. Mental depression was the
cause.
Theodore Greible, aged seven, fell
into the Mississippi off log raft at
Davenport, and was swept under it and
drowned.
Fred Miller, a section man at Maple
River Junction, was struck by a train
and fatally injured, while walking
from Carroll.
At Burlington w. S. Walker, a young
attorney, his father and his uncle were
drowned. One took cramps and the
others tried to save him.
On account of sickness in his family
and being out of work, Crank McGin-
mis-, a Waverly miller, attempted sui
eide with morphine.
Jacob Richstener, butcher at Du-
buque, was drowned while in bathing
in the river. He was % years old and
leaves wife and two children.
Miss Lou Wilson, living east of Dali
las Center about seven miles, died fir ON
the effects of an injury received by
horse back riders running into the
buggy in which she was riding, caus-
ing the team to run away. Another
lady was injured, but not so seriously.
w. L. King and wife, Stephen Nc
Bride and Mary Hamlin, of KeokulS,
have sued +. A. Blair and j. W. Lay
cock, owners of the steamer City of
Quincy, for landing them on an island
instead of the main shore and leaving
them there. They ask $1,000 damages.
The dry goods and grocery store be-
longing to VIM. Farley, of Palmyra,
was burglarized, the thieves carrying
off some $500 worth of goods, as near
as can be estimated. A buggy was
tracked out of town west, but returned
eastward, and, so far, there is no fur
Their clue to the burglars.
Elmer Aronson, years old, was sent
across Court street, at Sioux City, on
an errand and was run down by a
street car coming down steep hill.
The boy was knocked about fifteen
feet and died shortly after being picked
up. The motorman made an effort to
stop his car, but was too close upon the
child.
A gang of negroes and tramps in
dulged in a fight near the Illinois Cen
trail stock yards at Independence.
John Close, a stockman, attempted to
quiet them and was set upon by the
negroes. He was beaten to uncon-
seriousness and otherwise injured. Two
of the negroes, Seward Bros, have
been arrested.
VIM. Vetterick, a Creston saloon
keeper, was robbed of $l35. He was
sleeping in room over his place of
business, and during the night some
one entered the room and relieved him
of the above amount. Netterick had
left the money on table. Ninety
dollars of the amount was the property
of Mr.. Eason, and Vettericl will have
to make the loss good.
I One of the saddest tragedies of the
year occurred on the sand bar across
the river from Burlington. Conductor
J. j. Budd, popular railroad official,
was swimming with his two sons, Her
bert and Arthur, aged II and II, when
the little fellows got beyond their
depth, and in spite of the efforts of Mr.
Budd were drowned. The latter came
nearly losing his life.
A Des Moines dispatch says: The re-
lief committee of the miners is solicit
ing for the miners who are refusing to
work. Their families are said to be in
very wretched condition. Of course
they can pay no rent and in some cases
the owners of the houses, being the
operators for whom the men are refus-
ing to work, are ejecting the miners
and their families from their houses.
The last report of the Iowa Weather
and Crop Bulletin says: Reports from
all stations indicate that while corn is
holding its own notably well, the crop
has reached the danger line, and every
days continuance of the present con-
ditions will lower it's average Weld.
Pastures afford but little feed, and
stock require extra rations. Streams
and wells are at or below the low
water mark Potatoes show serious
damage, and many fields are past re-
covery. Oats and barley are being Sc
cured in the best possible condition.
Threshing of winter wheat and rye in
operation.
The jury in the case of George
Weems, on trial ut Des Moines for the
murder of Conductor Ridpath in May
returned verdict of guilty of murder
in the first degree and fixing the pen
atty at hanging until dead.
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