Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-05-18
IOWA NEWS.

City, aggregating SIS, 500, for damages
sustained from defective sidewalks.
The Humane society at Sioux City
has taken up the plea of the shop girls
for seats as provided for blythe statute.
The board OF directors of Vernon
township, Humboldt county, will build
cyclone caves at seven different school
houses in the township.
Mrs. Kate Whitmire of Clarion has
been awarded a verdict of $4,000 dam
ages against A. C. Smith. a druggist
of Eagle Grove, Tor selling whisky to
her husband.
Mrs. Alice Baskerville hung herself
at the home of her parents at Iowa
Falls. She was 35 years old. She
leaves husband and several small
children. She was insane.
Capitalist l.. L. Estes was stricken
in the directors room of the First
National bank of Webster City with
presumed apopleXy, his head striking
the iron vault and cutting a great cash
which may cause his death.
The police were astonished to find
William Lohner dead in the padded
cell at Toledo. LOhner was unruly and
was confined to the cell. and his death
occurred during the night. He was
well known about the city.
Will A. Galvey, printer who has
been we'll known for the past thirty
years, came to Webster City the other
day and surprised the old printers
who had known him all over the west
as a confirmed drunkard. He has not
taken a drop for years, having been
stopped by a cure, and is now occu-
plying a good situation in printing
Office at Spirit Lake.
A transaction has been completed
whereby Messrs. Campbell & Son of
Lincoln, Neb., will obtain possession
of the old site of the Atlantic roller
mills, and upon which they will build
a new -four mill with a capacity of
seventy-fve barrels per day. They
also intend to build a new elevator
with a capacity OF 10000 bushels. The
buildings will cost at the least about
$4,000
The Onawa Gun club will hold its
second annual tournament on May 16
and II. This tournament will be held
as an amateur shoot, all professionals
being barred. There will be ten events
each day, besides a cup special on the
closing day. Billy Townsend of
Omaha, who carried off the cup last
year, writes Secretary Oliver that he
will bring up fast squadron from the
Dupont Gun club.
C. A. Walsh, secretary of the dem
ocratic national committee, arrived
home at Ottumwa last week from the
I, LH1 hn not
eighteen months. He laughs at the
story that he cleared $50 900 to $780,
900, but admits that he has valuable
claim. He will return to Dawson City
in June for a short stay. Mr.. Walsh
still owns the Klondike Advertiser.
A Ute dispatch says: Death yester-
day claimed two more victims of last
weeks cyclone Peter Peterson. aged
20, died last night and Arnt Admun-
son, aged So, uled yesterday morning.
Mr.. Federson's death had been eX-
pected for some days, but it was
thought that Mr.. Admunson would
recover. The others who were injured
in the storm are out of danger.
W. E. Cody, receiver of the Home
Savings bank of Sioux City, has de-
VI 10 per CtuI III
favor of all depositors. This gives
Sioux City school district ST., on it's
deposit of $4,000. The bank failed in
the winter of 1898, for some $4,000,
most of the deposits being school
teachers and working peoples. 1t is
not thought very much more can be
obtained from the assets.
Tom Durkin, aged Is, was shot at
Mason City by Mrs. Ford. The woman
met the boy on the outskirts of the
city and accused him of improper pro-
posals to her daughter. Tom denied
the accusation and heated controver-
sey arose. Finally Mrs. Ford pulled a
revolver from her waist and aimed it
at the boy telling him to git" He
had taken but a few steps when she
fired, the ball striking his back The
wound is probably fatal.
Minard A. Forsythe, resident Of
Cedar Rapids, and for many years a
michinist in the shops of the Burling-
ton, Cedar Rapids & Northern of that
city. attempted to commit suicide at
Newburg by cutting his throat with a
razor. Forsythe came to Newburg a
few days ago and had been acting
strangely during his stay. Folks who
saw him thought he was bordering on
insanity and many were afraid of him.
At the time he committed the deed he
was in the midst of an attack of in
sanity.
Auditor Merriam recently asked the
attorney general whether the amend
ments to section 1886 of the code, in
creasing the tax upon express COM
panies, took effect after July A. 1898
and companies should therefore be
taxed / per cent from March l. 1898
to July |, 1898, and at 2 per cent from
July l, 1898, to March l, 1899, or l pei
cent for the year. Mr.. Remley holds
that the basis of taxation of express
companies is the amount of business
done during the year next preceding
the 1st of March.
The postofIice department has &C.
copied the proposition of E. c. Shaw
to fix up new quarters for the postoffic,
at DEBORAH for a term of ten year!
from July l, at the rental of $500 peI
annum.
Governor and Mrs. Shaw have ISSUED
invitations for a reception at the Saw
cry hotel in Des Moines May II
That is the day on which the corne
stone Oh the new state historical build
ing will be laid. Hon. John A. Kasson
Hon. James Harlan and Hon heodor
S. .Parvin will represent the first ad
ministration of the state on that occa
sion. and a number of other distin
guished men will be present.
c. w. Whitman, the Fairfield nur
seryman, says he has lost $4,000 youn,
trees the last winter. Trees which
were cellared or heeled are all right
hut those which were aNnnSad To III