Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-04-11
Assistant State Veterinarian G. A.

Ames have been examining some
diseased cattle in Clinton township,
Sac county. Out of herd of twenty
three belonging to Duncan Currie
eight head were found to be afflicted
with tuberculosis. The cattle have
been quarantined, and every precaution
will be taken to prevent the disease
from spreading. Mr.. Currie lost two
head of cattle during the winter,
presumably from the same cause.
According to a Burlington dispatch,
thousands of dollars worth of food,
clothing and grain have been sent from
southeastern Iowa to the Nebraska
sufferers, and the good work is still GO
ing on all through Des Moines, Henry,
Louisa, Lee and jefferson counties.
Agents are now at work gathering up
the supplies. In very few places have
the responses been anything but lib
eral E. E. Thompson, of st. Paul,
Nebraska, has been in Louisa county
for some time and a car load of grain
and much other needed stuff, together
with considerable amount of cash,
have been sent out from Morning Sun.
Some two weeks ago two parties
came to Clarinda calling themselves
Drs. John Shelby and Ida Davis, and
claiming to treat people by method
they call "biopathy," which consists
of hot air baths, massage and electri
city. County Attorney J. p. Good re-
quested them to show their certificates
from the state board of health, and
they were not forthcoming. Attorney
Good at once had the parties arrested
and the hearing was had by jury in
Justice Stuart's court, and the jury
promptly found the defendants guilty
as charged, and the justice assessed as
heavy penalty as the discipline would
allow.
A tragedy of a peculiar nature
occurred a few miles east of Oelwein
few days ago A man named Baker,
while excavating a hole for the purpose
of sinking a boulder weighing tons,
was crushed by the accidental falling
of the stone. He lay with both legs
broken and left arm mangled for
probably six hours waiting for help.
No relief coming, in his despair he cut
his throat from ear to ear with dull
jack-knife. When found he was still
family breathing. He left home about
1 o'clock p. III. Not returning for
supper, the hired man went in quest
of him, finding him in the above
described condition. He leaves wife
and two small children.
Major George L Torbet, president
of the Iowa Trust and Savings Bank,
of Dubuque died on the Bird after a
brief illness of grip and pneumonia
Major Torbet was one of the most
active business men in that city and
had always been identified with it's in
terests for the past forty years. He
was appointed postmaster in 1872 and
served for eight years. During the war
he served as major in the Forty-sixth
Iowa infantry. He was interested in
and gave valuable assistance to the
library association, the home of
friendless, the Finley hospital and
other benevolent enterprises. He was
Ga years of age. His death is felt as
great loss to the people OF Dubuque.
Adam S. Colvin, former editor of the
Register at Randolph, suicided at GIT
South Twenty-eighth street, in Omaha
by shooting himself. He placed the
muzzle of revolver against his temple
and fred, the ball passing through his
head. The cause of the suicide was
disappointment in love. Colvin had
been for some time engaged to marry
a young woman of Omaha who pro-
fessed great affection for him until
March %, when she wrote him that
she no longer loved him and would
marry an Omaha man. Several letters
passed between them and he visited
her to plead for a reconsideration.
Upon receiving her final negative an
swer he shot himself in her presence
and died instantly. The girl went
into Mysteries. Upon his coat were
found the letters to the coroner and
friends directing that his body be
given to the Omaha Medical college.
Charles w. Crawford, who, on the
sixth of March, in company with
Orlando Wilkins, attempted to hold up
and rob the Abel State Bank of Abel,
has been sentenced to fifteen years as
general sentence, five years adj
ditional for shooting at S. NJ. Leach,
the cashier of the bank, with the in
tention of committing murder, and two
years additional for shooting at Post
master r. s. Barr with the intention
of murder. In addition to this SEN
tence, which fcots up twenty-five
years, he was indicted for shooting at
c. d. Bailey. prominent merchant of
Abel, and upon his release he can be
sentenced for this offense. Mr.. Bailey
is quite sick at present as a result of
the shooting. and for that reason a
sentence on this charge was withheld.
1t will be remembered that Orlando
Wilkins, his associate in the crime,
was shot by the posse who pursued the
robbers after the attempted robbery.
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