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

1uo AJldHIlC ulsITlCG COUIeTelCe Is III
session at Van Meter.
George Knox, an Industrial school
at Eldora, was drowned while bathing
in the Iowa river Saturday.
Fred, the 11-year old son of Mrs.
Florence Coulson, was drowned in the
Iowa river at Belmond Sunday, while
bathing.
The seven-year-old son and the ten
year-old daughter, of VIM. Nagh, of
Clinton, were drowned in the Missis-
sippi on Friday.
Mrs. Henry Leidenburger, residing
at Export, Clayton county, committed
suicide Monday morning by drowning
herself in cistern. No cause is as
signed for the act.
Comptroller Eckles has been notified
that the First National bank of Pella,
Iowa, had closed its doors. Bank Ex-
aminer Howard was placed in charge.
The bank has capital of $4,000.
The people of Independence are
happy over the fact that their opera
house, hotel and street railway, built
by the horseman Williams were not
closed the first of June as expected.
DR.. Henry c. Hunter, Sioux City
specialist" was arrested Saturday by
Postofice Inspector Mercer, under the
9charge of using the United States
mails in connection with an illegiti-
mate business. DR.. Hunter was held
to the United States grand jury.
Joseph Hlavacek, a Bohemian, 30
years of age, attempted to commit sui
eide at Cedar Rapids Monday night in
the presence of young woman who
had rejected his proposal of marriage.
He shot himself in the region of the
heart, but the wound is not believed to
be fatal one.
John Limbeck and Andrew Johnson
were arrested and jailed at Clinton
Monday for incendiarism. On being
cross-questioned they confessed to set
ting fire to large barn belonging to
G.. NJ. Davis, which was burned on the
18th ult. Their reason for the act was
that Davis, who is the largest stock
holder in the Lyons Lumber Co., re-
fused to run his saw mill and give work
to poor men.
Harry G. Evans, of Ottumwa, has
been elected historian of the senior
class of Columbia University law school
at Washington, D. c. On Saturday Mr..
Evans will participate in public debate
upon the topic: ''Resoloed, That the
government should control federal
elections Mr.. Evans, who is q demo.
crat, will speak in the affirmative and
argue against his own convictions. He
has heretofore won prizes In college
debates, and his Iowa friends hope that
: upon this occasion he may win the val
liable set of law books which have been
selected for the winner.
Last Friday in case under the
Mulct law the supreme court decided
adversely to the saloon keepers in a
case taken up from the Polk county
courts. The chief point in the decision
is that the duties of the county audi
tors ministerial and that they are not
called upon to decide as to the suffi-
ency of the statement of consent. 1t
is said that the Des Moines saloon men
will bring cases on other points and
keep the matter in court as long as
possible. Should they be finally be de-
feated they will have to get new petit
ton of consent with the required num-
Der of names thereon.
The Iowa Fremen's Association will
hold its annual tournament at Vinton,
June IS, 10, 20 and 81. $2,5OO.OOi in cash
occur business meeting and reception
of firemen. The grand parade is 10
a. m. on Wednesday the 10Th. Three
thousand uniformed fremen are ex-
pected to be. in line. The different
contests will occur on the 18th, Goth
and Dist, Fire companies from all
parts of the state will compete. The
} indications are that this will be the
best tournament ever held. Persons
desiring information on the subject
should address J. E. WhIpple, secretary,
Vinton, Iowa.
George stephens, of Council Bluffs,
who was shot by his step-son, Robert H.
Chapman, at , o'clock Saturday morn
ing, while threatening to kill his family
and trying to burn their home, died
Sunday morning. An inquest was held
this afternoon, and all the facts con-
nected with the shooting and Stephens
habtual abuse of his family were
brought out. 1t was shown that the
wife and children has abundant reasons
for thinking the deperate man meant
to kill them If he got into the house.
Mrs. Stephens testified that her hus-
band had frequently beaten her and as