Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-06-13

heart disease He leaves wife. three
sons and two daughters grown. Editor
Beaumont of the Sibley Gazette is his
son
Mayor Barger, Of Charlton, has
created sensation by renouncing dem
ocracy and joining the republican
party. It is claimed by his enemies
that the change of heart is not genuine
but for political gain.
The suit Of Joseph Thompson oil
Algona vs. the Milwaukee road fol
$4,000 was decided in the federal cour,
by verdict of $4,000. Thompson was
struck by train at the crossing near
Algona. In former trial the jury
disagreed.
Wednesday afternoon a farmer living
near Watkins found a tramp trespass-
ing on his farm and fired a shotgun
at him to brighten him away. A num-
Der of shot took effect in his back,
causing painful though not danger
Gus wound. The tramp, Ernest Frau
fus, had Pieper arrested and at the
preliminary examination he was dis
missed. Prosecution on other charges
may follow.
Last Wednesday at Madrid, on the
vote for electric light and waterworks
it carried for light and water. The
vote standing on both sc for As against.
Not full poll of all the voters were
out. Quite an opposition was created
against 1t OH account of the granting
OF twenty year franchise and agree
ing to pay S400 year for the twenty
years for 32 candle power iucaudescent
lights for street purposes. Playthings
as some called them.
The grave of Sergeant Lloyd, who
was member Of the Lewis and Clark
exploring expedition which came up
the Missouri river in 1904 has been dis
covered few miles east of Sioux City.
A portion of the skull and other parts
of the skeleton have been removed.
The search for the grave and the ques-
ton of the erection of monument over
it has attracted considerable attention
among historians and others.
George Stettzer, of Burt, came home
rather unexpectedly last Thursday and
found his wife in the arms of Fred Heath.
He Immediately opened fire with re-
volver and Mrs. Stettzer fell with a
bullet in her shoulder. Heath was
shot twice by the enraged husband be-
fore he succeeded in escaping from the
house. StettZer grabbed his shotgun
and wild chase ensued, Stettzer finally
succeeded in emptying both loads OF
shot into the youth, who will die.
Stettzer was taken to Algona and placed
in jail Mrs. Stettzer will recover.
The preliminary examination at
Creston of George E. Metcalf, charged
with robbing the American Express
company and the Q of $500 while act
ing as joint agent of these companies
at Thayer, has been continued until
June p, the defense asking for the
continuance, desiring to get witnesses
from Kentucky, where Metcalf claims
he was born. The nan employed at
Thayer went by the name of Neal
Florence, but the companies claims
that Metcalf is the man. The defend
ants asserts that it is case of mistaken
identity. The case is being bitterly
contested and is creating much interest
The accused is Knight Templar.
The house of g. +. Clarke, cashier OF
the First National bank at Red Oak
was entered by four masked men about
, o'clock Saturday morning. They
were evidently expert burglars, as they
first cut the telephone wire, cuttinr of
all communication with the police office
| down town, then they turned on all the
electric lights. Mr.. Clarke awakened
to find the house so well lighted natural.
| ~ supposed some member of the family
was i'll and arose to find out who it was
He was confronted by two of the men
they bid him good evening, and with
the persuasive influence of big gun
requested him to again retire, which he
lost no time in doing. The men then
very leisurely went through the house
relieved the cashier of valuable golC
watch, worth $500, and some small
change. After taking all of value they
could cOnviently use, they helped them
selves to such e&tables as were mandy
Then bidding the cashier a kindly goo,
night, the silently departed. No clur
to the burglars has bten found as yet.
| A peculiar and unusual chain of cir
cumstances fully illustrates the old saw
that misfortunes never come singly
On September l. 1894, Mrs. A. L. How
ard, of Fldora, died, leaving her hus
band and four children by a forme
husband surviving her. The decease,
was the third wife Mr.. Howard ha,