Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-09-20

German living at Savanna, Ills, fatal
ly injured. 1t was fifteen minutes be-
fore they were dug out of the mass of
stone.
CHAs. ECKERT met death accidentally
or was murdered at Sioux City few
nights ago. He had been drinking
during the evening and left home
about 10 o'clock, saying he was going
to get another drink. His body was
found under the tracks of the elevated
railway the next morning, nearly the
entire right side of the skull being
crushed in. So far as learned the man
was not knocked off the road by a
train. and it is believed he was too
drunk to be able to walk that far out
on the track. His relatives believe he
was killed in a drunken row, but there
is no clue to the criminals. The man
was laborer and leaves a wife and
four children.
THIRTY-FoUR years ago Howard d.
Ives, an attorney who was noted for
certain eccentricities, died at Eddy
vile, bequeathing his estate to his son,
Milford ID. He too was somewhat &C.
centric, and when the will was pro-
bated Ives was adjudged of unsound
mind and the estate was placed in Gus
tody of his mother as guardian. When
his rich uncle died at Hartford, Conn.
recently, Wilford's share of that estate
was disposed of in the same way. AS
the bequest amounts to $4,000, Will
ford has decided to leave the common
veal movement and live in ease, and
has commenced suit in chancery to
recover the money. The evidence thus
far shows that about the only eccen-
tricity displayed by young Ives is that
he joined Kelly's army this summer.
The case is creating great interest and
is holly contested by eminent counsel.
THE October term of the Supreme
Court will convene Tuesday, October Q,
at 10 o'clock a. m. Two hundred and
ninety cases have been assigned for
hearing, and will be heard in the fol-
lowing order: Cases from the First,
Second, Third and Fifth districts for
three days commencing October 2.
Cases from the Sixth and Seventh dis
tricts for two days, commencing Octo-
Der 5. Cases from the Eighth and
Tenth districts for two days, COM
mencing October 8. Cases from the
Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth and
nrtn l,Cf,
commencing October 10. Cases from
the Fifteenth district for three days,
commencing October Is. Cases from
the Sixteenth, Seventeenth and Eigh-
teenth districts for three days, COM
mencing October 18th. Cases for the
Fourth and Finth districts for four
days, commencing October 90.
The state executive council after a
lengthy discussion of the bills
bills of the state militia for recent
services at Council Bluffs, Muchakinocb
and Sioux City, amounting in all to
about $4,000, decided to make up an
agreed case for decision by the supreme
court. State Treasurer Beeson voted
to allow the bill under protest for the
purpose of test case. Adjutant Gen
eral Prime will now present he vouch-
er for Il warrant by the auditor of
state. The latter official will refuse to
draw the warrant and Gen. Prime will
endeavor to secure a writ of mandamus
from the district court of Polk county
Whichever way it is decided an ap-
peal will be taken. There is differ
ence of opinion whether the payment
should be made out of the general fund
or out of the national guard fund, the
governor and secretary of state holding
the former view and the auditor of
state the latter. Should the final deci-
sion be in favor of the governors view
it will enable the council to pay bills
out of the general fund toan unlimited
extent where no appropriation has
been made for unforeseen purposes.
OSCAR SAEMANN, dealer in obscene
literature and photographs, was ar
rested at Breda by Postmaster In
spectors r. w. McAfee and George M.
Christian. The prisoner, German, A
years old and unmarried, has been
flooding the country with as vile a
class of matter as ever was seen. He
advertised in the cheaper class of jour
nails as The Sunbeam Gallery, Box s.
Breda, Iowa. Mr.. Comstocz, agent for
the Society for the Suppression of Vice,
got track of the fellow in Lancaster,
Pa, York, Pa, and Brooklyn, N. Y.
Then his filthy wares were found in
Chicago, and the postoffice inspector
got on his track. A batch of goods
were secured on a decoy letter and
other lots from parties who had re-
ceived them accidentally. Some of the
photographs bore the name 80 Sac.
man, photo, Breda, Iowa." and the
printed matter was stamped Jar de
Beau Publishing Co." Reaching Breda
the inspectors located Saemann and
arrested him in the act of making the
pictures. One hundred negatives.
1000 prints, and several hundred OBJ
scene books were taken possession of.
The books were printed by a boy in
the Office of the Breda Waterman.
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