Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-06-27

creulteu by Tie lawyer, but at her
urgent request he went to Montreal
and with little trouble succeeded In
verifying everything she said, secured
an attested copy OF hex marriage ceru
ficate, the record OF the baptism. # her
three boys in the Catholic cethedr.l
and all other points necessary to fully
establish her identity. Investigation
showed that Dunn had married shortly
after coming here, never having So.
cured Il divorce from his first wife
whom he believed to be dead An of
this strange story was told in the dis
trict court here to- day in the wolnan's
suit TO get possession Of her husbands
property. Tie property includes q
300 acre farm near town, three farms
in Frem ont county, and lot OF city
property. Judge Smith took the case
under advisement.
Judge :, X. Davis, well known
former Iowa newspaper man, iate OF
the Chicago Mail has been appointed by
Secretary Morton, OF the agricultural
department, to the position of sta.isli-
cal agent. Mr.. rGyis once published
paper at Creston and was later Judge
of the superior court for iour years.
The revenue cutter William Wirdom
was successfully launched Ht the yards
of the Iowa Iron works at Dubuque
Saturday morning IN the presence Of
hundreds, This is the second navy
vessel built here, the Ericsson, which
has recently completed very success
full unofficial test, being the other.
The WINDOWS extreme length is III
feet, s inches, q feet beam and 1917
feet in depth. She will register about
4l2 tons. She will have two triple ex-
pansion engines and will make about
sixteen knots.
Sunday was memorable day in the
history of the Catholic church OF Cres-
ton. st. Malachis church celebrated
with elaborate and appropriate exer-
cises the twenty-fifth anniversary OF
the first mass ever said in the city. Rt.
Rev. Innocent Wolfe, president Of st.
Benedict's college, Atchison, Kansas,
celebrated pontifcial high mass at 10
o'clock and Father Lambert, the fam
Gus Jesuit, preached TIC sermon. In
the evening he delivered a lecture on
"ls There Church =" There were o
number OF Visiting cergvmon present
War to the death has been declared
by the Iowa Telephone company, at
Oskaloosa, which Monday issued an or
der giving its 1870 city subscribers free
rental until further notice, The order
was issued just as the new local COM
pany was ready TO open its exchange
with a list OF 100 subscribers, most of
whom have been paying exorbitant
rental to the old company. The Chron-
icle's telephone discussion has opened
the eyes Of Iowa people and the new
company will be literally patrOnlzed
Their city rental is from $40 to $50
yearly.
The metal condition OF i. II. Cassatt,
the Pella bank wrecker, continues to
grow worse and there seems to be no
prospect Of his immediate recovery
lie is still at the Go!dstone hotel, Des
Moires, but 1t Is understood that his
physicians do not believe he can re-
ceive attention there that he should
have. Charles III. Fulllen, United States
district attorney, and Frank Bradley,
United States marshal, are in Des
Moines to investigate his condition and
decide what should be done with him.
They may recommend that the amount
Of the bond be reduced so that his
friends can furnish it and take care OF
him. 1t is possible that they may order
that he be taken back to Pella, arraigned
before the insanity commissioners. and
IL foundi insane ordered to the asylum
at Mt. Pleasant.
The motion for new trial at Cresco
in the case of Special Examiner +. i.
Waite, of the pension department, con
victed Of intimidating a witness in the
celebrated Van Leuven investigation,
was denied. The penalty under the
law is not to exceed two years in the
penitentiary or not to exceed $500 fine.
Before sentence was passed there was
a very dramatic incident. Waite arose
and in very quiet, but impressive way,
asked the court to impose on him the
extreme penalty Of the law if the court
believed him guilty. He prided him
self on his good name and the sentence
would leave stain upon it, no matter
what it might be, hence he asked the
court for complete vindication or the
severest penalty. His digniiied and
feeling appeal brought tears to the eyes
of more than one spectator. The court
fined him $3.50. The case has been APP
pealed. 1t is felt by the pension bu-
reau that an effort to convict Waite on
the part of the state courts of Iowa is
really an attack on the bureau, brought