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

who have organized to protect laborers
in their right to work, if they can get
employment, and mine owners in their
right to employ whom they please. A
man who had incurred the enmity of
the miners union was murdered. An
axe was found buried in his skull.
A coroner's jury returned verdict of
suicide. Governor Mcconnell has
made requisition on the government
for arms and obtained several hundred
stand, and over 200 volunteers are drill
ing to prepare for the coming conflict
which seems imminent. Idaho has no
state militia.
A government census report on in
dustrial pursuits shows that about As
per cent. of all persons in the United
States ten years ago or over may be
classed as workin5 people engaged in
"gainful occupations" The total uum-
Der is placed at 22,735, 661, and of these
1880, $50 are male and 3,714,74I are fe-
males. In considering the demands of
the working people of the country all
of these 100000 people should be
taken into consideration.
The widow of Farmer Baker of Dick
inson Courthouse, Virginia, sixty years
of age, some time ago applied for and
obtained the position of mail rider in
this wild region. This old lady is one
of the most prompt and reliable offici.
ais the postal service has ever had
Her route lies through one of the wild
est, loneliest and most inaccessible
sections of Virginia. The path goes
over mountain cliffs many hundred
feet in height, the abode of bear and
panthers, ten miles off IA railroad. She
has never failed TO leave on time
despite the rigors of winter weather
though her rides often extend far into
the night. She supports her children
in comfort by this arduous service and
is always cheerful.
Boone county will file petition at
the next term of the district court ask
ing for rehearing of the Mary Miller
VS.. Boone county case, claiming to
have new and more substantial eyi.
dence. Mary Miller sued the county
for damages for injuries received by
being thrown out of a buggy at de,
fectiye county bridge and in the dis
trict court she was awarded $4,000
damages and the county appealed tc
the. Iowa supreme court, which body
recently affirmed the decision of the
lower court, and now the county will
try it over again. if they can, in order
to get out of paying the $4,000. En-
couraged by the result of the Miller
suit, a large number of similar damage
suits have been presented before the
board of supervisors this week, which
unless paid, will make Boone county
rich field for lawyers
An important piece of litigation in
the Fair will contest was begun Satur,
day when Charles l.. Fair filed his
threatened suit against his executors
and trustees under which is known al
stolen will. The action is brought
under the law enacted by the last leg.
islature and supposed to have been
passed solely in the interest of the
Fair children. By its provisions it is
possible to attack any provision of &
will, before as well as after probate
Charles l.. Fair is sole plaintiff and his
sisters named as defendants, because
they are absent from the state, and II
was impossible to secure their consent
to be joined as plaintiffs. The real de-
PENDANTS are Angus, Breese, Goodfellow
| and CrOthers, the trustees under the
alleged stolen will. The suit is directed
aJ trust provision of tn at will and re
fers to but one piece of property, Lick
House, for which Fair paid $l,500OOO
The complaint AYERS that Charles J..
Fair and his sisters are the owners oil
property in fee simple and ask that the
court so declare and enjoin defendants
from asserting any title in the property
If the trust provision is eliminated
from this judgment for the plaintiff in
this suit the Fair children will accept
the rest of the testament, as it would
put them in almost as good position
as If they took the estate under the
Photographic or pencil will.
FOURTH OF JULY RATES.