Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-15

hour.
Prof E. A Frenzel, the we'll known
linguist and musician, of Dubuque,
died last week. aged 60 years. He was
at one time musical critic of the New
York Tribune when Horace Greeley
was its editor.
The Funeral Directors association
of Iowa met in annual convention at
Des MOines with 200 members present
The association decided to go on record
as opposed to funerals on Sunday. on
the theory that they are entitled to
one days rest in the week as we'll as
anyone. "Disinfectants' was the prin-
cipal subject of the first days discus
sion.
News comes from the western part
of the county, says a Clinton dispatch,
of the killing of Philip Tipps, a well
known farmer, by lightning. He was
standing by his barn door, holding a
horse, his hired man by his side MIR.
Fipps was instantly killed and the 9TH
er man was knocked seuseloss, but
soon after recovered. He leaves a
wife and four small children.
While Mike Fitzgibbon of Missouri
Valley and J. w. Minnick Of Council
Bluffs were driving from the latter
place at an early hour in the morning
they met with a severe accident. Their
team ran away and both occupants
were thrown violently to the ground.
FitzgibbOn was knocked sensoIess and
was badly bruised about the arm
while MinniCk received a severe jolt
ing, as well as having his arm and
shoulder bruised.
Gus Esser. we'll known stock deal
er Of AckIey. was instantly killed by
being run over by bus. He was sit
ting on the front seat with the driv-
err and reached forward and pOked
one of the horses with an umbrella
which he had in his hand. The horse
jumped and Mr.. Esser lost his bal
ance, falling forward under the
wheels, both of which passed over his
head, cutting it terribly. He died al
most instantly.
Mrs. Mary P Wall of Sioux City,
has been awarded verdict Of $500
against the Wilhelm Greissner Engl-
neering company of Chicago. This is
damages for the fatal injury sustained
by her husband. James p. Wall, who
was in the employ Of the company at
the time. Mrs. Wall sued for 100000.
The case was tried in the Federal
Court. Mr.. Wall was one Of the most
prominent men in Sioux City, having
been an alderman for many years. The
company was erecting the new brew
cry building when the accident Oc-
Cured.
A frightful accident occurred at the
Iowa Central depot in OskalOOsa in
plain view &c at least 100 people. Jack
HawOrth, a boiler maker. had jumped
aboard the st. Louis express in the
lower and of the yards to. ride to the
depot Just as the train was Stacking
up for the depot he jumDpd off, and,
making a misstep, fell under the
wheels. All who saw him supposed.
of course that he was killed, but he
fortunately escaped with his life. His
right hand was cut off, and there was
a serious flesh wound on the leg. He
is also hurt internally, and may die.
An Ottumwa dispatch says: At the
Ottumwa Hospital tomorrow morning
at II o'clock. thirty members of the
Ottumwa lodge of Elks will bare their
arms while physicians will remove a
small portion of skin from each, for
the purpose of grating on to the right
arm of Samuel ByrUm, the object be-
ing to save this unfortunate mans
arm for future use. A space of "a
square inches will be transplanted.
with the skin from the young men
who have voluntarily offered to make
this sacrifice. that ByrUm's arm may
be of use to him in the years to come.
Frank Starr was shot and danger
ously injured near Homer by Reuben
S. Spencer while attempting to elOpe
with Spencers daughter, aged II years.
Spencer is a farmer. The young peo-
pie have been quietly gong together
for some time, which was against the
wishes of the father. Spencer had
threatened to kill Starr if he saw him
with the child. The couple started
to elope and Spencer pursued on horse
back. He gained rapidly and when
within range fred. the full charge
striking Starr in the back. Starr de-
clares that if he RECEIVERS he will sure
ly marry the girl.
Geo. Mellen, says Clinton dispatch
who resides with his mother. Mrs. AL
ice Mellen, on First avenue. appeared
last week with five others. from diff
ferent parts of the county. before thu
examining board of the naval recruit
ing station at Chicago, and took thu
government examination rOr machinis
in the navy. An idea may be formed
he 49, 8 h.
ton when it is known that Mr. Mellel
was the only one of the six VIII
passed. He has lived in Clinton almOs
all his life and has been in the empIo,
of the C. & n. w. Ry., as machinis
for the past thirteen years. He nov
enters the navy. having enlisted TO
for four years as first class machin
list and is ordered to report at tn
training ship Vermont, now at Brook
lyn.
Work has just been begun on s12.
900 Congregational church building a
Sibley. In aid of the enterprise sue
cessful minstrel show was given in tn
Academy of Music b yabout twenty-fiv
young society women of the town an
vicinity.
Henry NJ. Alexander, aged 80, so
OF W.-R. Alexander, a prominent far
mer living near Red Oak, blew hi
brains out with double barreled she
gun. He had undressed to go to bee
but left the house and went to a
old straw stack about =. quarter Of
mile from the house. put the gun be
tween his legs and pulled the trigge
with ais toes.
The members of the Stone Chapt
Christian church at Oskaloosa, are IL
bilant-they have just laid off tn