Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-04-25

In the UnlJeu states circuit court a
Council Bluffs the jury returned
verdict of guilty against the Griswol'
bank robbers "Sooney" Butler, tn
noted Pittsburgh craftsman, and J
w. Smith, alias Wilson. The robber
stole 5000 worth of stamps that wer,
in the bank for safe deposit. Both O
the convicted men are known in polio,
circles throughout the United States
The State Medical society at it
meeting at Creston elected the follow
ing officers: President, d. S. Fair
child, Clinton; first vice-president, f
S. Thomas, Council Bluffs; second vice
president, III. E. w. Barnes, Creston
treasurer, G. r. Skinner, Cedar Rapids
secretary, j. w. Cokenower, De:
Moines; assistant secretary, E. Luther
Stevens, Des Moines; trustee, w. d.
Middleton, Davenport. The next
session will be held at Des Moines.
George w. Moore, chief of con
struction of the United STATES revenue
cutter service, and John w. Collins,
| chief engineer of the same service, ar
rived at Dubuque to inspect the
revenue cutter, VIM. Window. They
looked over the boat and expressed
themselves as well pleased with the
work. Everything is in first class
shape for launching when the river is
high enough. The river is at the low
est stage ever known at this season
of the year. 1t is uncertain when the
boat can be launched.
Jonathan Buechler, a well-known
farmer residing about four and half
miles north of Boone, in Dodge town
ship, met with severe loss by fire.
Late in the night it was discovered
that the barn was on fire, and it burn
ed so rapidly that little if anything
was saved 1t is not known how the
fire originated, but it is thought to be
incendiary or accidental by tramps.
The barn. which was valued at about
$1,000, was entirely consumed. In adj
dition, hay and grain in the barn were
destroyed, together with four head of
horses, six cows and steam thresher
and engine, implements, harness, ETC.,
making loss of about 1000.
Two months ago Harry Johnson,
negro waiter, and Gertrude B. Smith,
pretty white girl, blonde, tall,
shapely and always considered
exceptionally modest, were caught
occupying the same room in the
National Hotel at Peoria, Illinois,
where both were employed. They
were arrested but the case was
subsequently dismissed. At the home
of Johnson's father, Rev. Amos
Johnson, in Keolluk, a few days ago
they were married. Johnson is a
bright youth, a graduate of the Keokuk
high school, The brides parents live
at Groveland, ILL.,, and are wealthy
farmers.
Great excitement has been caused at
Alden by the discovery that the titles
to all the property in the business part
of the city are defective. According to
the records, the original plat is situated
on Section IS, while in reality the
town is in Section IS. All the
descriptions in the deeds to the prop
erty are consequently worthless. The
trouble is further complicated by the
failure of Henry Alden, the founder Of
the town, to sign the plat, and the
omission of the surveyor who laid out
the place to survey it so as to CORES
pond with the government survey.
There is talk of an effort by the
original owners to force all the present
occupants of the property to vacate.
The latter will fight, and interesting
litigation is in prospect.
The case of Noble VS. Curry was de-
cided in the district court of Davis
county. Sheriff Curry arrested Noble
for an alleged offense committed in
Appanoose county. Noble was in Of.
tumwa when arrested and made and
attempt to escape when the officer shot
him, INJECTING slight injury. Noble
was taken to Cincinnati and placed on
trial, and for the want of sufficient
evidence was released. lie at once
begun an action against Sheriff Curry
to recover $1,000 damages. The
sheriffs bondsmen, through their
attorneys, Payne & Sower filed de-
murrer, claiming that if the sheriff
had acted without authority and out
of his own county, his bondsmen were
not lab for said action. Judge Fee
sustained the demurrer.
Cedar Rapids dispatch: A warrant
was issued at Blairstown for the arrest
of James Cox, a middle-aged man of
bad reputation, charging him with
shooting at a neighbours chickens.
Marshal William Gearhart, an old
soldier, aged So years, attempted to
serve the warrant at Cox's house, when
Cox drew his rifle and fired. The ball
entered between the lower ribs and
lodged in the left lobe of the liver
The marshal is fatally wounded.
Within short time after the shooting
an armed mob of 200 collected and fired
n Thousand b,,11atS into Cows bo,,Ca