Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-06-20
IOWA STATE NEWS.

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daughter Martha, of Loverene, were
were overcome by an electrical shock
while driving chickens into the barn
during a storm THURSDAY. The daugh.
ter was unconscious half an hour. All
recovered.
w. II. wilkins, of Stanwood, Cedar
county, is detained at police headquar-
tiers in Saratoga, New York. He was
found wandering aimlessly around the
streets apparently suffering from some
mental affection. He was we'll dressed
and had considerable money.
| Policeman John Hoffman of Dubu-
que attempted to board trolley car
Thursday night by jumping on the
front platform. He missed his hold
and was thrown under the wheels
which cut his left arm off. He was
taken to Mercy hospital and will re-
cover.
The en-year-old son of Arch Stake,
of jefferson, narrowly escaped having
both eyes blown out by firecracker
Friday afternoon. The boy thought
the fuse had gone out, and was ex-
aiming it closely when it exploded.
Physicians were called at once, and 1t
was found that both eyes were blown
full of powder, but one eye will be saved.
The boy had similar accident Il year
ago.
An unsessful attempt was made to
hold up a man near the Burlington de-
pot at Iowa Falls about midnight Fri
day night. AS a land seeker from
Illinois returning from the north was
crossing from one depot to the other
when he was attacked by couple of
men. He struck at one and then they
fed Efforts of the officers to locate
| the ASSISTANTS were futile, but are
thought 70 be a part of a gang of
tramps who have been hanging about
the depot for Il day or so.
Matte Williams and Matte Walker,
! of KeOkuk were arrested for infantl-
eide Saturday. The Walker woman
gave birth to Il child a few days since
at the Williams Woman's house. Sat
urday the neighbOrS missed the child
and an investigation disclosed the fact
that the babe had been done away with.
1t is supposed to have been thrown in
to the Mississippi river as no trace OF
it could be found. The Williams wo-
man has been locked up and the Walk
er woman is being guarded.
Last Monday morning the following
notice in large letters appeared on the
door of the Free Methodist church.
where r. Il. Gates, the evangelist, is
holding REVIVAL services: "Mr. r. T
Gates: You are requested to leave
town inside of twenty-four hours, as
we, the people of Boyden, will not
bear your vulgar slang no longer
-Boyden Whitecaps." The author
tiles of the town have taken the mat,
ter in hand and will attempt to ferret
out the offenders and bring them to
justice.
The habeas corpus case of the
notorious Mrs. Everett, of Dubuque
came before Judge O'Donnell Satur
day and was dismissed. 1t was an at
Tempt made to keep her out of the
AnamOsa penitentiary, where she
properly belongs. The point raised
was that she was sentenced year ago
an appeal bond was filed and accepted
and meantime the sentence time ex
pired. She sought release on this
ground, but the judge decided that she
must serve her time. She is very old
but thoroughly wicked.
Gov. Jackson has issued a pardon tt
Charles Harris, serving a six months
sentence in the Anamosa peniteniiary
for breaking and entering. He was
sent from Butler county and is only l.
years Old. The governor requested
that some prison J official accom-
pany the boy to his mother, who re
sides at SummitVille, and Prison CLERK
Patterson went with him. The boys
father, g. E. Harris, is serving a two
years sentence for the same crime. !
seems that some parties stole lot O.
clothing and got Harris and his son Il
pack it up and ship it, which they did
and were arrested and sent to the pei
for stealing it. The governor is to b,
thanked for this very timely exercis,
of the executive clemency on behalf O.
this little boy.
Maude Vearrier, very handsom,
and we'll educated girl of nineteen diet
by her own hand at 5 o'clock Thursda,
morning at Council Bluffs. She was
student nurse at the Woman's Chris
tian association hospital and had beer
connected with the institution for tel
months. She was of bright ant
happy disposition aud was universe
favorite. At o'clock she asked per