Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-12-20

William Burns and Frank Miller
convicted at Iowa City, of highway
robbery, were sentenced by Judg,
Wade to seven years each at Anamosa
Two children of George and HANNAH
Cook, aged 0 and II years, while slxat
ing on the mill pond at Littleton, go
into an air hole and were drowned
The children failing to return at rea
sonable time the mother became ap
prehensive and went in quest of them
with the result of being disappointed
in her search, whereupon she gave the
alarm. Search was Immediately in
augurated, leading to the discovery OF
the hole through which they had dis
appeared. According to the report the
place was not reached until about
dark. The fact of its discovery had
the effect of drawing a crowd around
the break in the ice, which gave way,
precipitatiug twelve men and boys into
the river. OF this number, in the
darkness of the coming night, seven
were rescued. The bodies of the five
others in addition to those of the two
children, were found the next day
some distance below the scene of the
wholesale drowning. The names of
the victims are: Fred Hanks, John
Morton, Geo. Roberts, Geo. b. Floss
and c. III. Hanks.
John Ernisee, near Monticello, has
had such luck in trapping skunks this
fall that he contemplates starting a
skunk farm of few acres near Kitty
Creek. He will build an enclosure
with wall deep enough that the ami
mails cannot burrow under it. They
are plentiful along the creek. bottom,
and he thinks he can easily capture a
colony to start with. The skunk
breeds twice year, and produces
seven to nine at litter, SO that the
rate of increase is very rapid. The an
imals can be fed from the refuse of a
slaughter house. In trapping them
Mr.. Ernisee does not find them at all
offensive. They never emit their pc
culiar odor except when fighting. He
has his traps fastened to a long pole
which he uses in thrusting them under
water to drown them. If he gets his
farm started early in the season he
will have colony of about 300 next
fall. These will increase to 1900 the
va al hn
mence to slaughter them for their
hides. He thinks his little pets will
become very tame and inotfensive, and
that his skunk farm will make him in
dependently rich.
A horrible tragedy was enacted in
the private office of the Citizens bank
at Council Bluffs few days ago The
bank officials had missed $500. All of
the employees of the bank were under
bonds in the Fidelity and Casualty Co.,
of New York. Detectives Cromwell
and Hayden were sent to investigate
They suspected John r. Huntington, a
clerk in the bank receiving S45 a
month, and who was believed to be
living beyond his income. A meeting
was arranged in the private office, at
which President Edmundson, the
detectives and Huntington were pres
emit. After considerable questioning,
n which little of damaging nature
vas elected and in which Huntington
seemed very cool, he arose from his
seat as if to get drink, but instead
rev revolver and began firing.
Cromwell was shot three times, in the
aw, wrist and back, but his wounds
ire not necessarily fatal, while Hayden
vas shot through the fleshy part of the
,eck and will recover. Huntington
hen turned the gun upon himself,
a wound from which he died
! few hours later. The evidence
lgainst Huntington was not very
trong and whether he was guilty of
he theft may never be known.
Charles W., 81 years old, and only
ION of DR.. w. w. Hawk, of Colfax,
suicide few days ago by
aling one-half dram of morphine. He
lad lately returned from Colorado,
where he had been engaged in mining,
md his ventures not having proven
successful he came home very much de-
ected, and not being able to find en-
oloyment of a profitable nature, it is
that he became respondent
md determined to end all his troubles
n death. Charles had, before going to
Colorado, been employed in the drug
store of Henry Fellows, and was known
and liked by every one. He went to
the drug store of DR.. Gearhart, where
1 particular friend worked, and while
the friend was in the front of the
store waiting on lady customer he
took from the prescription case vial
half dram of morphine,
poured water in the vial and drank it's
contents. He then went across the
street to the Colfax Mineral Water
bottling works and told a
friend what ne had done. His father
was Immediately sent for and every
thing possible done to save his life.
While he was being worked with he
told those around him that it was no
use, he would finish the job later if