Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-01

August Walline, living near Rowan,
was gored to death a few days ago
by a vicious bull. lie was man about
80 years old and leaves a wife and sew
eral children. He had Just purchased
the animal a few days ago.
Iowa Falls dispatch: Harry Bar
Der, a young business man of Iowa
Falls, who disappeared last November,
is still undiscovered. He left a good
business without provision, and it has
passed into other hands. Rumors that
he had been seen at home have all
proved without foundation.
Edward O'Neill, leading business
man of Stuart, recently committed sal
eide while temporarily insane, by plac-
ing a revolver to his forehead and
sending bullet into his brain. He
carried IS, 900 life insurance in differ
ent companies. Mr.. Neill was one of
Stuart's most influential citizens, and
leares a wife and four children to
mourn his loss.
O,tumwa dispatch: The Office and
lumber yards of the w. b. Ballew
Lumber Company at Abba were des-
troyed by an inceDdiary fire which
broke out about 4 o'clock a. IN. The
damage will reach $40, 900, with an in
surance of S., 200. A man was seen to
apply torch to the shed at the east
end of the yards and then run away.
His identity is unknown.
Leon dispatch: S. +. Gardner, very
,~rn,,,;nant x,oupv far,nnr ,,bN rao liy-
ing one and one-haf miles north OF
Leon, was driving home with a hay
wagon, and as he was waiting to cross
the c., Ii. & q. track, the team took
fright and dashed in front of the en-
CINE, which struck the wagon in the
middle. The cars run over his head
and one arm. killing him instantly.
His son was with him, but jumped and
escaped.
At Hot Springs, Ark, recently the
contest between Fred Gilbert and ]. A.
r. Elliott at $50 birds each for the E.
c. cup and for the worlds champion.
ship as target shot, resulted In Gill
bert's favor by a score of 1888 to 125.
The match was at fifty birds, unknown
traps, known angles, and fifty birds
known traps and unknown angles, and
twenty-five doubles. Gilbert thus re-
tains the championship and cup.
Leslie Eastburn, al-year-old boy,
few days ago shot Jasper Sutton,
an aged and respected citizen of Bloom
field. Three bullets penetrated the
abdomen, causing almost instant
death. Eastburn called at Sutton's
home to take his ls-year-old daughter,
Alice, to church. The father met him
at the door and ordered him away. An
alteration eDsued and Sutton followed
Eastburn to the road. Finally weapons
were drawn by both men, but East
burn fred first, the other man falling
before he could raise his weapon.
Eastburn gave himself up, going into
Sutton's home and conso.ing the
daughter until officers arrived.
1t is announced that Ex-Governor
VIM. Larrabee has given $4,000 to buy
a pipe organ for the Soldiers Orphans
Home at Davenport. The money is
now on deposit and ready TO be en-
ployed for the purpose for which 1t
was given, as soon as the state erects a
chapel for the home, where IT can be
placed. In the board of control bill
to be presented Is an appropriation for
the chapel, and it will doubtless be
passed. The donation of Governor
Larrabee is exactly the amount Of his
salary on the board of control for one
year. He placed the money ready for
use the day he retired. At the
Orphans Home the members of the
board say there is little or no way Of
amusing the 500 children there.