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


Rurpl. ars broke into the residence of
| Alex Gro We, prominent capitalist OF
Webster Atty, last Thursday night.
They secure, but little. No arrests.
Black. the contractor who erected
the water tower and tank at Jefferson,
has begun suit against the city for
S14OO. The city CT. aims the contract
was not fulfilled and efuses to pay.
AS Mrs. Robert Steele was driving to
Abba Wednesday Of lat week she
raised an umbrella, which scared the
horse, causing it to run away, throwing
her out. Her foot caught and she was
dragged some distance and killed.
The annexation of Lyons to Clinton
is complete, and that city is off the
map and will comprise the Sixth and
Seventh wards of Greater Clinton"
This territory will likely be known as
North Clinton. The population of
Greater Clinton. is now $4,000.
A meeting was held at Des Moines
Wednesday between the representa-
tives of the Iowa Children's Home So
ciety and the Commercial exchange
and it was practically decided by the
former to move the headquarters to the
capital city from Davenport. The citi-
zens of,Des Moines will give $4,000 to
build their home
The residence of w. II. Robinson, in
Council Bluffs, was burglariZed last
! Thursday afternoon some time between
and o'clock. The family had left
Tile place about II o'clock and did not
return until supper time, when it was
discovered that the house had been Wis
tied during their absence, the unwel-
come guests entering through a rear
window. The haul was confined to
few ladies' dresses and some smaller
articles of minor consequence. No
clue was left behind by which to trace
the daylight burglars.
1t is now believed that the famous
Jones county calf case has at last come
to an end. Mr.. Johnson, the plaintiff
in this case, and who was originally ar
rested for stealing the calves, and &C
quilted, and who then sued the defend
ants for libel, has been awarded $1,000.
and has been paid. The entire litiga-
| ton has been settled with the excep-
! ton Of $500 costs accrued in the
supreme court The total costs in
Jones county were 81 900, and in Black
! Hawk county $2988. Mr. Johnson has
been litigating for twenty years, and
cOngratuIates himself that the end is
near. OF the seven original defendants
three are dead
The official state census will show
LeMars to have population of 5,033.
The assessor has completed the work
of taking the census and has filed his
report with the county auditor. In the
past five years this town has grown
997, the population in 1890 being 1895.
The census by wards this year is as
follows: First ward, 1,47; second
! ward, 1869; third ward 2,017. The re-
turns as made by the assessors from
outside townships show good sub
stantial growth all over the county.
The population of the county will
show an increase of 5000 over five years
ago. The population of the other
towns in the county are: Kingsley,
1923; Remsen, 727; Akron, 9OS; Merrill,
BOG.
! The officials who have been examin-
ing the affairs of the First National
bank of Pella have found the condition
much worse than generally supposed.
| They state that while the banks direct
$65, 900, the real liabilities are S125 1000
Cassatt deceived the examiners at the
last examination by putting into the
bank forged notes to represent money
he had distracted. In addition to this
he had been in the custom of giving to
customers of the bank the note of E.
r. Cassatt & Co., drawing interest, in
stead of receiving deposits. When a
depOsitOr came to the bank he was told
it did not pay interest on deposits, and
recommended to take, instead of a GER
tifcate of deposit, the note of Cassatt
& Co. The examiners find that the
amount of these notes issued is not
less than $4,000, all of them worthless.
The assessment of 100 per cent against
the stock, with all the assets, will not
pay more than so per cent of the liza
bilities