Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-04-18

of the child. that being the principal
of the evidence established the child
to be Ray Elliott and that the child is
therefore remanded to the custody of
George Elliott.
The city of Dubuque decided to
continue the saloon license at 5000 a
year, payable quarterly in advance,
and to return the full amount to those
who pay the mulct tax. The object is
to guard the city's revenue against the
possibility of failure or delay in the
retain municipal control of the saloons.
A proposition that the city treasurer
accept the county treasurer's receipt
for $500 in part payment of the mulct
tax was declined.
John S. Wolford, of Bremen county,
left for Germany year ago to visit his
birthplace. While there he was
pressed into the German army, not
withstanding his protest that he was
| citizen OF the United States Repre-
acquainted with the facts and laid
them before Secretary Gresham, who
at once cabled the matter to Berlin,
with the result that a letter has been
received stating that Wolford had been
released.
One hundred girls employed in the
J. G. Cherry egg case factory at Cedar
Rapids quit in body on a demand for
higher wages. Mr.. Cherry informed
the strikers that he was paying the
highest wages possible, and explained
that machines had been invented that
would do the work now being done by
themselves at a considera BILE saving of
| expense. With this explanation
twenty-five of the employees returned
to work, but the others are still out.
They have been earning from four to
six dollars per week.
w. L. Jamison, prominent real
estate dealer, Frank James, a bridge
contractor, and John jackson, a ne
gro, We're arrested at Creston for
grand LARCENY, and all are now under
$1,000 bonds. They are accused of
! stealing cash register valued at S175
from RUDE DilIow's saloon. 1t seems
| that Jamison wanted to get possession
of the register to square an account
against Dillow, and that he planned
! the robbery. Frank James furnished
the key to the building and the negro
did the stealing. Jamison and James
are prominent and active business men
and their arrest has created quite q
sensation.
Papers in two big damage cases have
been filed at Waterloo. Nellie e. Ly-
man sues the Illinois Central Railway
company for 100000 for the death of
her husband, who was killed while
braking on a freight train between
Waterloo and Fort Dodge. The other
is the suit of Mrs. Clara Howard
against Chas Adams for s., 600 damages
for killing her husband. Adams has
just been found guilty of manslaughter
after three weeks trial and sentenced
to four years in the penitentiary. The
suit is brought by the wife of the
murdered man to secure possession of
his slayer's property, which amounts
to about SIS, 600.
James G. Clark, who lives in one of
the suburbs of Sioux City, had an
exciting experience with two hay
thieves For some time he had sus-
pected that hay was being stolen from
his back yard, where ne kept a large
quantity piled. About midnight he
heard noise, and looking out saw two
men engaged in carrying bales of hay
out to a wagon He rushed out with
out taking time to dress and attempted
to catch them. One fled and the other
jumped into the wagon to drive away.
Mr.. Clark caught the reins Of the
| horses and tried to stop the team, but
he was struck on the head with a
missile, and even after his son came to
his aid both were unable to stop the
thief and his team.
The Grlswold bank robbers will be
tried by the United States court at
| Council Bluffs on the charge of steal
ing 5000 in stamps. 1t has been expect
ed for some time that the government
would ultimately try the two men now
in custody, for it's case is very much
stronger than the charge preferred
against them in the state courts of as
saulting Deputy Sheriff Nick O'Brien.
There has been some uncertainty as to
who fired the shots, but there is not
! the slightest doubts of all the men be-
ing concerned in the robbery of the
bank. Smith and Wilson were recently
brought Unto court for arraignment.
Their best friends would hardly have
recognized them as they sat with their
wrists bound together with handouts,
each man having let his beard grow.
If Judge Woolson can find any way of
compelling them to shave there is but
little doubt of their conviction, but if
any of the witnesses are compelled to
swear that these grizzled veterans are
the same sleek, smooth looking fell
lows they saw six weeks ago, there is