Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-30
The National ON Refinery company

| Dr. d. w. campbell, examining phy-
sician and surgeon for the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy Voluntary Relief
Association, in a fit of dependency
committed suicide at Ottumwa, by cut
ting his throat with razor. He had
been suffering from inflamma ton of the
stomach, and dependency from this
caused the act. Once before he at
tempted his life for this same reason.
According to the Iowa Weather and
Crop Bulletin, considerable improve
ment is noted in corn in districts which
had the heaviest rainfall. Some of the
more advanced fields will be matured
beyond danger of frost within two
weeks. The work of cutting for fodder
is progressing. Decided improvement
is noted in favored localities in the
condition of pastures and meadows;
but in the larger part of the state stock
still require extra rations. Potatoes
give promise of from 20 to 40 per cent
of a crop. Flowing is in progress
where the ground is not too dry, and
some seeding has been done.
The interest in the September term
of the Union county district court, at
which Judge Towner, of Corning, will
preside, has been greatly augmented
during the last few days by the fling
of divorce cases. Twelve petitions for
divorce are now on file in the county
clerks office, the largest number filed
at one term of court. Several of the
cases have highly sensational features.
The charges in the petitions are diver
sified, adultery, desertion. inhuman
treatment, intoxication and general
cussedness being charged. The docket
court. There are 23S eases. Twenty
one are probate, thirty-nine criminal
and IT'S civil.
A telegram from Cripple Creek, Colo,
announces the attempted assassination
and severe wounding of w. o. Writ,
president of the Ben Hur Mining Com
pany. Mr.. Writ is resident of Coun-
Gil Bluffs and is well known in in
surance circles throughout Iowa. He
was in company with j. w. Roseberry,
Des Moines, secretary of the company,
half a mile from Victor, when they
were attacked by six bandits. Writ
was shot through both arms, breaking
the bones of the right arm. Roseber
rvs horse was killed. but he escaped.
1t is supposed that the bandits took
the two men for local sheriff and his
deputy, whom they wanted to kill on
account of mining troubles.
The Wiese murder case for the trial
of Mrs. Bennett it is understood will
not come off at the coming term of
court that convenes at Marshalltown
on the 27th inst, Judge Weaver on the
bench. There seems to be no new evil
dence against Mrs. Bennett as far as
any one knows, and as a long expensive
trial has already been borne by the
county, the hope is that if there is
nothing new by the prosecution it will
remain in statu quo. There has been
raised by 25-cent subscriptions about
500 to buy tombstone for the MUIR
dered girl in the Gladbrool graveyard.
Out of the evidence supposed to be cor
rect in this case, statements made by
the editor of the Statesman, have caus-
ed libel suit for Webster and Burl1-
hart to answer at the August court.
The Iowa State Fair, which is to be
held on the society's beautiful grounds
at Des Moines from August 81 to Sep
TENDER 7, inclusive, will be the forty
first time that the state has made an
exhibit of its resources and products.
And each time these exhibits have been
the pride of all Iowans, for nothing
has advertised the state more, nor has
anything done this work better than
our state fairs. Each meeting has add
ed wealth to every acre of land, every
grade and thoroughbred horse, cow
and hog in the state, and that they
may continue in this direction, every
person in Iowa, who can, should assist,
not only by his presence, but by show
ing the products of his farm, garden,
orchard, factory, shop, mill or mine, or
whatever industry he may be engaged
in, at the fair this fall.
The Pollock affair, which recently
agltated the citizens of Mason City,
has again come to the front and is now
in court. The facts in the case are as
follows: Two years ago Miss Witnall,
young lady of high parentage, came
from England to make her home with
her uncle, George Pollock, wealthy
citizen of Cerro Gordo county. About
a year ago Pollock, his wife and Miss
Witnall suddenly took their departure
for Seattle, Wash. While there Miss
Wetnall suddenly died and her remains
were brought to Mason City for burial.
Neighbors suspected all was not right,
and the coroner, acting on demand, ex-
humed the body and found that the
young lady had died from childbirth.
Indignation ran high, and Pollock left.
Later he accused James Witnall,
brother of the unfortunate girl, of
bringing ruin to his sister, and now
the brother has instituted a SANDER
suit for $4,000, and Mr.. Pollock sues
for divorce and division of the prop