Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-05-03
AROUND THE STATE.


been signed on the 2Sth.
The city council of LeMars has or.
dered a special census to establish the
fact of popu,atlonof 5000 in order to
be independent of the rest of the county
in handling the saloons under the Mar
tin law.
A destructive waterspout visited the
northern part of Adams county a few
days ago, and great damage was done
to pasture and p,owcd ground. Geo.
c. Calkin lost twcnty-three head OF
cattle by drowning. The water rose
higher in the small! streams in the vi.
cinty of the storm than for forty years.
The Gate City Electric Street Rail-
way plant has been sold to satisfy a
mortgage for ST., 0OO held by the
American Trust Company, of Boston.
The property was sold to J. C. Bubin-
ger, the Keoluk electric light man.
The purchase price was $500 less than
TIE amount of preferred claims against
the company. The holders Of the
mortgage bonds could not get it.
A fuDeral without hearse, horses or
carriages occurred at Bellevue, 1t was
that of Henry Kimball, son of Captain
Kimhall, who died up the river. The
remains were taken to Bellevue on the
steamer LinehauSen. A funeral cortege
was formed on foot and marched to the
cemetery, three miles distant, the pail
bearers being replaced by a new set at
intervals. The population took this
method of honorlng their deceased
towEsman.
Miss Sophie Behrens well connected
in Dubuque, has been adjudged insane
and taken to the asylum at Independ-
ence. Her mania was that she was
engaged to several young men of that
city, whom she threatened with suits
for breach of promise unless they came
to time. Her letters became SO fire.
quent that il was decided to bring her
before the commissioners of insanity.
It is n peculiar case. She even went so
far as to have her wedding trosseau
made.
All of the saloon keepers of Chick
asaw county, twenty-five in number,
contemplating continuance of the
business under the new law, met at
New Hampton and organized for
canvass of the county for signatures.
Each subscribed $50 to the fund to pay
expenses, and each will have his name
appear on the petition to be signed.
This will likely insure the enforceme Mt
of the law, as the leaders haye changed
their mind and will comply, thus giving
good grounds for the prosecution of
violators
At Missouri Valley number of rob-
berles have occurred recently. The
officers were confident they were com
mitted by gang which was hanging
around the house of VIM. Henderson, a
discharged switchman. They proceed
ed to make a search and were met by a
volley of bullets. In a room fourteen
feet square thirty shots were fired in a
few seconds, resulting IN the death of
Adna Whitney, city marshal, and Pete
johnson, burglar, and the shooting of
j. B. Lyons, merchant. A large guam
tity of stolen goods was found
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hanson, a
young couple of Ellsworth who had
been married but two months, were out
driving when they were overtaken by
a binding storm. In attempting to
cross the railroad track they were
struck by train which they had failed
to see or hear and both were instantly
killed. Both were favorites in society
and universally esteemed. The storm
was SO dense that the engineer did not
know of the accident until portions of
the wreck crashed through the cab
windows.
Ottumwa has joined the "drys"
again, and many denizens are very
thirsty as result. The city council
recently passed an ordinance taxing
saloon keepers $1,000 per annum, in
addition to the mulct imposed by the
state law, and as 4 result the saloon
keepers have carried out their threat
and quit. The mayor has issued the
strictest orders concerning the matter,
and every saloon keeper who does not
avail himself of the benefit of the new
law will be tried under the old prohibi-
tory law If he attempts to sell any
thing. 1t is thought that dozen
saloon keepers will pay the $1,000 tax
and reopen. The city presents the
same appearance as it did on the first
stages of prohibition ten years ago.
Burglars forced an entrance into the
residence of DIR. M. c. Carpenter at
Fairfield and carried away with them
$40 in money and gold watch. They
gained entrance through a window IN
the rear. An axe and hammer were
found the following morning in the
doctors sleeping room and were no
doubt left there by the burglars as q
means of defense IN case they were
disturbed. The same evening some
thief visited the home of Mrs p. H.
Hewlett in the same neighborhood anG
secured small amount of money from
Mr.. j. M. Stnson and Rill Hewlett
These burglaTies are supposed to be the