Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-01-31
news FROM over iowa

A newly born infant was found in
Charles City wrapped In cloth with
papers. No clue as yet to the parents.
Serious charges have been filed with
the Des Moines council against the
mayor, by the recently discharged po-
lice officers,
Keokuk has completed $35, 900 high
school building, which was dedicated
few evenings since with imposing
ceremonies.
Mrs. Larson, whose paramour is in
jail at Fort Dodge charged with poi
soning her husband, has been arrested.
Larson will recover.
Matthias Bewer, retired merchant
of Dubuque, fell dead while sweeping
snow from the walk. He was ~ years
old and had lived in Dubuque since
1S49.
A blanket mortgage of $751; 900 was
recently placed on Clintons only Prot
estant city of the dead, Sprlngdale
cemetery, by the corporation owning
the unsold lots.
The body of A. Ritter was found in
his house few miles east of Charles
City. He was bachelor and lived on
charity. He had probably been dead
from freezing and starvation nearly
one week
Judge Ouarton, at Estherville, SEN
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and six months at Anamosa for forgery
and Charles Willard to four years in
Jail for breaking. Both are boys IS
years old.
Judge Church has granted tempo
rary injunction closing all the saloons
in Calhoun county operated under the
mulct law. This practically ends the
long and bitter fight in that county on
the liquor question.
r. H. Wilson was received at Ana
mosa prison recently to serve his third
term for forgery. He served his first
term at Fort Madison and the other at
Anamosa. He is from Cherokee county.
His forgeries are for small amounts
Sabula is all torn up over the arrest
of Fred and Frank Lowell on the charge
of breaking open freight cars and
stealing goods therefrom. They have
been bound over in 81, 200 bonds each.
The two boys are brothers and belong
to one of the first families of the town.
1t is roughly estimated that over zoe
individuals and corporations are sub
iect to the income tax in Dubuque
county. Blanks have been received
and are being sent out to suspected
parties. Judge Shiras made the first
application.
Great excitement is said to exist in
Marysville, a small town in the south
east part of Marion county, sixteen
miles from Knoxville, over a discovery
of gold on North creek, near the town.
The specimens nave been shown to
men thought competent to judge, and
subjected to various acid tests, the re-
suits showing the presence of both
gold and silver.
From an intercepted letter from
John Lush, a counterfeiter in jail at
Keoluk, to his wife, a plot to kill Dep
uty United States Marshal Wray, of
Ottumwa, was discovered and thwart-
ed. Lusha had turned states evidence
on the rest of the gang and claims that
the promise was not complied with.
Wray was assaulted and nearly killed
by moonshiners at Abba recently.
At the preliminary hearing of Frank
Bateman, the alleged train robber, at
Ottumwa, for the first time the amount
taken from the express car of the
Burlington train on the night of
January IL, was made public. The
sum of So, 400 in cash and 81, 900 in
checks and drafts was secured. The
trial of Bateman was continued until
February II. He was sent to Jail in
default of S. 900 bail.
Fred Glorifeld, wealthy and highly
respected German farmer who lived
one mile west of Manning, was found
dead at an early morning hour, on the
road leading from the town to his
home. 1t thought that while on his
way home from the city he was thrown
from his horse and either instantly
killed or so badly injured that he was
unable to proceed and persisted in the
severe wintry blast which was prevail
ing.
The crusade recently commenced at
Sioux City by Rev. j. w. Mahood
against the houses of prostitution has
resulted in social purity organization
among the young ladies of that city.
The members propose to make a series
of visits to all the houses of the city,
holding prayer meetings and endeavor-
ing to influence the inmates. Several
such visits have already been made,
and have met with considerable sue
cess.
T. D. Sill, former resident of Cedar
Rapids, was run over and killed by the
cars at 0lathe, Kas.
According to a Washington dispatch
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