Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-08-31
BIsEVITIFS.

Avoid impurities and drink Colfax
Mineral Water. Its curative powers
are positive. Colfax Bottling Works,
Colfax, Iowa.
At Fort Dodge recently Mrs. j. A.
Lapointe, as the result of depression
caused by imagined family troubles,
decided to end her earthly existence,
and to do this took three ounces of
laudanum. She then went into a
neigh boris house and informed them
of what she had done. Physicians
with stomach pump saved her.
WHEN n few miles out from Mar
shalltown a few nights ago it was dis
covered that two brakemen were miss
ing from a Chicago Great Western
freight train. The train was run
back and both were found dead beside
is mystery, but the supposition is
they were killed by tramps. Four
tramps were seen on the train at Mar
shalltown, but had disappeared when
the brakemen were found dead.
A man supposed to be VIM. F. Nc
Laughlin, of Green Bay, Wis, was
instantly killed in the Marshall
town yards, a few days ago, while
attempting to cross train which OBJ
structed the street by crawling be-
tween the cars. A switch engine buck
ed into the train, throwing him be-
tween the cars. He was n grader on
the Chicago g. Northwestern boarding
at Quarry. No Identification save a
note book containing the above name
was found.
At Des Moines recently Mart Lev
erton and John Vanscoy, held to the
grand jury for highway robbery; Geo.
F. Smith, Boone county prisoner sent
to Des Moines for safe keeping and
under indictment for horse stealing,
and Charles Perry, serving a sentence
for breaking and entering which would
have expired Septembc 90, escaped
from the county Jail. 1t was one of
the most sensational Jail breakings in
the history of the county, and at the
same time a rather mysterious one.
Perry was n trusty. BY some means,
which cannot be explained, the others
had escaped from the main corridor
and had hidden in the boys cell, where
Perry was usually lodged for the night.
When the keeper brought Perry to the
cell he was jumped upon, gagged and
his keys taken from him. The men
then made their way out and were
soon lost in the crowds surrounding
the Jail.
1t is now absolutely certain that
Wilson and Matthews, the Great West
ern bral1emen killed near Marshall
county supervisors have offered $500
reward tor the capture of the murder
ers. The Chicago Great Western rail-
road has detectives at work. 1t is ev-
ident that the bralfemen had gone to
the car to drive the tranps off when
the assault was made. Wilson's lam
tern was found badly bent, as though
he had defended himself to the last.
The struggle took place on a fat car
loaded with rails, and the same was
covered with blood, as was also the
box car following. The murderers
had evidently attempted to mangle
the bodies beyond recognition. Many
arrests of suspects have been made,
including two men at Boone and three
at keystone. The conductor thinks
he can identify one man, as he saw
him walking by his train as it left
Marshalltown and thought he would
board the train. The railroad COM
pany has offered a reward of $500 for
the apprehension and conviction of
| the murderers.
Des Moines dispatch: The rumor
concerning the absorption of the Iowa
Central by the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St Paul has been practically confirm
ed by General Manager L. NJ. Martin,
of the Iowa Central. In an interview
when questioned as to the rumor, Mr..
Martin said: Eyes, it is true that ne
gotiations are pending for the absorp-
ton of the Central by the Chicago,
| Milwaukee e. St. Paul. They have
been in progress for some time. The
| deal is not assured, however, and
may never be consummated. What
the terms of the transfer may be l
cannot say at this time. The Central
has submitted proposition to the
Milwaukee and the matter now rests
with the management of the latter
road,