Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-05-16
news From over IOWA


Creston has become disgusted with
the many dogs of that city, and the
Council has commenced war against
them.
The trial of Isaac Diclxerson, vice
president of the Cass County Bank,
will be held at Glenwood the latter
part of the month.
Leonard Suess, who attempted to
rob Dubuque bank few days ago
and was shot by Cashier Brown, has
been declared insane.
Frank Bird, of Alton, while care
lessly handling revolver shot himself
through the hip. The wound is serious
but not necessarily fatal.
Fire at Oslaloosa destroyed the
Parkhurst block, Leedom e Kelley's
restaurant stock and Norris Gould's
furniture stock. The loss is estimated
at $1,000
Joseph Traut, father of County
Treasurer Paul Traut, of Dubuque.
died suddenly, aged ~ years. For
over forty years he had been in bust
ness in Dubuque.
A telephone line is being constructed
from Burlington to Columbus Junction,
where connection will be made with
a new line recently organized to con-
meet with Chicago.
Cyrus w. Eaton, of Cedar Rapids,
one of the highest Masons in the state,
died on the 18th. He was best known
as illustrious potentate of Ell Kahir
temple of the Mystic Shriners.
The Sisters of Mercy of Dubuque
have decided to erect an insane asylum
in the remote outskirts of the city. 1t
will cost about 1925, 900 and be the
finest private asylum in the state.
John Jouise, cigar maker, was
found wandering about the streets of
Creston in demented condition. He
was his mothers only support. His
father is now in an insane asylum.
The Beed house, of Hampton. one of
the leading hotels in that section, has
been sold to w. and j. Rule, who will
either take possession or lease it on the
1st of July. The consideration was
$40, 1000
Frank p. Whitmore, aged SO, ard
Marie E. Whitmore, aged 40, were mar
ried at Creston after five years separa-
ton. The groom had been married
twice and now returns to his first love,
from whom he had been divorced.
Victor May, one of the first men to
enlist in the late war, died at Dubuque
recently, aged 60 years. He was of
the Jewish race and religion, and was
a member of the Fourth Iowa, which
took part in the battle of Wilson's
creek in 1861.
A. G. Wallace & Co., clothing and
dry goods firm, of Eagle Grove, made
an assignment to NJ. A. Nicholson.
The statement given by A. G. Wallace,
who made the application for the re-
ceiver, is: Stock, $1,000; accounts,
So, 700; notes, $4,000, and indebtedness,
S12, 900. The receiver took possession.
Last March R. A. Waldin, a farmer
living near Burlington, saved B., {.
r. & n. passenger from destruction by
warning the engineer that a bridge
had been burned out. Recently
committee from the railroad waited on
hum and presented him with gold
watch and life pass for himself and
wife.
Chief Justice Rothrock will not be in
attendance the first few days OF the
May term of the supreme court at Des
Moines. He has been sick for month,
saws Cedar Rapids dispatch, and upon
the advice of his physician will not
undertake the laborious duties of open
ing court at the commencement of the
term.
Two dastardly attempts were made
a few nights ago by unknown parties
to wreck Burlington trains near West
Burlington. Ties were piled on the
track in such a manner as to clog the
wheels of the locomotives and stop the
trains. Fortunately in both cases the
train was running slowly and no
damage was done. No clue has yet
been discovered, but the officers are
Investigating.
The Marshall county grand jury at
the April session returned two in
dictments against Joe J. Fourth, real
estate dealer of Marshalltown, for
forgery and obtaining money under
false pretenses. Fourth got wind of
the iury's action, or anticipated the
result of their investigation, and left
before warrant was issued for his
arrest. The officers finally located
him in Kansas City, procured requisi-
tion papers, and he was arrested few
days ago by the chief of police there.
Sheriff Pence at once went to Kansas
City and brought the fugitive back for
trial.
Morris Bishop, one of Des Moines
county's most prosperous farmers, died
at the age of 20 last week.
BENJAMIN VandylIe died at the home