Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-01
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blew open the safe and secured $3.50.
The mineral springs sanitarium and
hotel, near Ottumwa, burned to the
ground. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
SIS, 0O0 The fire started from de-
fectIve fiue.
Potato thieves have appeared in
Mosalem and other townships of Du-
buque county. They operate in the
fields at night, and entire patches are
carried off.
Profs. Mcbride and Calvin, of the
State University, have been granted
leave of absence and will soon leave
for tour of the Black Hills in the uni
versity's interests.
Official estimates place the product of
Iowa corn this year at 100000, 900
bushels The largest product was
$50, 100000 on less acreage than is
planted this year.
William Mclaughlin, convicted at
Audubon of the murder of Frank Leib,
was sentenced by Judge Thornell to
twenty-five years imprisonment in the
Fort Madison penitentiarv.
/ Ed Young and G. W. Edmundston.
accused of attempted grave robbing at
DonnellsOn, waived preliminary exam
inatiOn and were bound over to the
grand jury in the sum of 81, 900 each.
The federal grand jury at Des Moines
dismissed the case against c. ii. Town
send, reputable man of that city.
Townsend picked up lottery ticket in
his store one day, and more out of a
spirit of fun than anything else. wrote
to the concern to see if the number had
drawn anything The postal card was
intercepted and Mr. Townsend arrest
ed. But upon explaining to the grand
jury the case was dismissed.
In the superior court at KeOBuk
IIuldah Peterson, widow of Otto Peter
son, whom Frank Watson killed in
drunken row July I. brought suit
against the Leisy Brewing Company
and VIM. Welch and Carl Pfaffe for
$40, 900 damages. She alleges that
they made her husband a drunkard and
sold him the liquor the day of his
death. which made him helpless and
unable to defend himself against Wat
sons murderOus assault.
c. +. Hensley, assistant cashier Of
the First National bank of Audubon,
was arrested upon a warrant charging
him with seducing Miss Elsie Darnell
Hensley is one of the leading Young
men of the city and moves in the best
society. The woman is said to be
young ana pretty and has lived in
Audubon for years. Hensley was ar
rested and bound over after trial
before a justice some time ago. but no
one thought that the grand jury would
return a true bill.
The wife of Stephen Davis. living
about two miles from Williams. was
burned by lamp explosion, from the
effects of which she died She had
gone into the cellar and carried a
lighted lamp. which in some way she
overturned. which caused it to explode
throwing the burning oil over her
head and clothes. Her youngest child,
ten years old, was the only person in
the house at the time and she did her
best to cXtinguish the flames, but not
succeeding Mrs. Davis ran out of doors
and jumped into the water trough,
but she was so badly burned that she
has since died. She leaves a family of
four children.
During a severe storm at Renwicll
lightning struck the house of DR.. Sher-
man, mayor of the town. 1t happened
at about II o'clock at night, when all
the family were in bed. The bolt
struck the chimney on the main part
of the building and knocked it down
into the chamber, scattering the debris
in all directions fortunately. no one
was sleeping in the room that night
for the first time in months. The bolt
tore off a strip of shingles yard
wide on the north side of the house.
The parlor carpet was torn up on one
side of the room anf big mirror
smashed, while a picture had the frame
shattered but the glass left intact.
1t is isn't often that a railroad can
boast of a millionaire engineer, but
last week the Illinois Central had one
for short time The officers and
directors of the road were making
their annual tour of the road. and
when they reached TT. Dodge, John
Jacob Astor, who is quite crank on
the subject of mechanics, mounted the
engineers seat and drove the engine to
Sioux City. 1t is said that the engine
hummed at pace quite unusual for
that division, but went through with
out any trouble, except once when the
water supply clOgged. Everyone was
satisfied with the experiment, though
for the engineer was able to replace
the entire train if necessary.
Charles +. Hunt. minor, has brought
suit against the L. j. Ripley Company
OF Fort Madison, for S., 600 damages TO,
personal injuries received in the com
pany's box factory.
Fire which started in livery stabl,
at Manson destroyed two barns. will
eighteen head of horses, three carriages
and harness The buildings of Sul