Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-14
BREVITIES.


Mineral Water. It's curative powers
are positive. Colfax Bottling Works,
Colfax, Iowa.
A barn on farm eighteen miles
west of Eldora, burned few days
ago. The 5-year-old son of David
Drosster was burned to death, as were
also number OF horses.
The lifeless body of Richard Do
herty was found at Ottumwa recently
on the banks of the race leading from
the waterwOrks near the union depot.
A post norton examination sustained
the suspicion that death was the re-
suit OF morphine self-administered, as
he was said to have made repeated at
tempts at suicide during the week.
Mr.. Doherty was native of Ireland
and had resided in Ottumwa about 20
years. He was so years old. He was
recently divorced from his wife.
Des Moines dispatch: The attorney
general has been notified by the state
game warden that some Esthervllle
people are operating a cold storage
plant, sending hunters into the coun-
try throughout the northern part of
the state to kill game in violation Of
the law, dressing and shipping 1T out
of the state. The defense is that they
are engaged in interstate commerce
and cannot be interfered with by the
state. They will be prosecuted at
once, Mr.. Remley holding that the
defense. never before advanced for
such actions, is worthless.
An unknown man was found dead on
| the Milwaukee tracks at Davenport
! recently horribly mangled A woman
testified that she saw the dead man
thrown from a Milwaukee passenger
into freight going the other way.
An inquiry resulted in the arrest of
Geo. Slater, a porter of the Milwaukee
passenger. Slater finally admitted
| throwing the man off. An inquest is
| in progress. The man had a round
! trip ticket from Cedar Rapids to Dav-
export in his pocket. On his collar
were the initials J. McA.
1t is announced that the money is
in hand for the committee to secure
! the petition of consent for the estab-
lishment of brewery in Des Moines.
The contract has been let to a local
directory firm to secure the signers to
the petition. 1t is stated 1t will take
about fifteen days to do the work.
When it is completed it is considered
work will be commenced on the brew
ery at once. 1t is said by a represen-
tative of the owners OF the proposed
establishment that the new structure
will cost in the neighborhood of $780,
600 and will employ 100 people. II
will be located on the east side of the
| river.
At Des Moines recently, by the acct.
dental discharge of pistol which he
was handling at the time, Ray Hep
ner shot and fatally wounded Jimmie
Schoonover, at the residence Of the
parents of Hepner. The boys, who
have long been playmates and reside
within one hundred feet of each other
had Just returned from school, and
gone into the house TO permit Ray tC
change his school clothing for a
working suit. Neither Mr.. nor Mrs.
Hepner were at'home. While engaged
in changing his clothing, Ray discov-
cred an old revolver of 32-calibre in
the bureau drawer, ana playfully
pointed it at his companion. There
was a report, which was heard in the
house adjoining, and when a woman
came in to investigate, she saw Jim,
mic Schoonover lying on the floor
unconscious, and the blood slowly
triclsling from hole in his forehead.
Death resulted a few hours later.