Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-10-02
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moine.. Sept. e6, lOo..

Soung man VINO is confined at Ana
mosa prison Under sentence OF death
for the murder Of his sweetheart, IS
In q precarious condition because of
lung trouble. 1t appears doubtful
whether he will live to the time fixed
for his execution. which is set 'nr
early next spring. Warden Hunter OF
the Anamosa penitentiary, who was
IN the city to attend the board of con-
troll conference, says HOFFMAN Is
obliged to be in the hospital most Of
the time and that he is very weak.
Phillips and Brooks, the Buena Vista
county bank robbers and murdere:s,
have less than three months more to
live, providing their sentences are car
ried out and they are executed at the
time fixed for their execution. Decem-
Der IS. They will be hanged at Ana
mosa under the direction of the sheriff
of Buena Vista county. Their cases
have been appealed to the supreme
court and will probably be disposed of
at the October term. In addition 20
the three already mentioned under
the death sentence at Anamosa, there
is Louis Busse, the wife murderer,
whose appeal is likely to be brought
before the supreme court at the Jan.
uary term.
Warden Hunter says Wesley ElkIus
is getting along well. He is now 60
ing to school at Cornell college. 81
met him on the streets of Cedar
Rapids recently" said Warden Hun.
ter. HE looked greatly improved
since he left the prison. He had q
good color In his face and talked
more freely than he formerly did. lie
has been working out of doors at odd
jobs during the summer and his ply
steal condition improved because
of It."
Judge Mcvey granted the PLAINTIFF
divorce in the suit of Catherine
Mcguire VS.. Redmond Mcguire. The
testimony showed they had been mar.
ried Tor forty-seven years. but that
during recent years the defendant had
absented himself from home and fail.
ed to contribute to the support of his
wife. Recently, however, he return.
cd home and demanded admission to
the house and was taken in with the
understanding he would leave the fol.
lowing morning. He refused to 20
this and plaintiff brought suit for d.
vorce. sr.##
The Iowa and st. Louis railroad.
which now has a line In course of con.
struction from st. Louis to Melrose,
on the Burlington road in Monroe
county, and which has made a survey
into Des Moines, has completed the To-
cation of another section of road north
from Melrose. IL Is the intention to
ask for bids for the construction OF
this section In few days so that the.
heavy grading work and much OF the
bridging can be carried on during the
winter months. The last section to
be located Is thirty miles long and
extends almost due north from Mel!
toss to the big Vein" coal district
Along Cedar creek IN Marion county
and thence northwest to Cottonwood
creek at point about ten miles west
OF Knoxville. The entire section lies
In one OF the richest coal districts In
the state and viii afford owners an op-
portunity to open up thousands II
acres of coal that are now without
railroad facilities and which Is being
worked only for country trade. 4
City Assessor French. In talking OF
the cigarette ,mulct taxes he will re.
port to the county auditor shortly
against properties Occupied by tobas-
conists who he claims have been sell.
ing cigarettes and cigarette papers
Illegally, said: II have spread tax
against thirteen places east OF the
river and have evidence against near
~ as many west side places. sent
I'D is,k4 ale
purchase either cigarettes or cigarette
papers with the result that I found
any number of violations. Wherever
purchases were made | wrapped the
purchase in piece OF paper, Endorsed
upon II the name of the dealer. the
owner of the property, the date Of the
purchase, the locality, the name Of the
purchaser, etc, so that In the event
either tenants or property owners try
to get out Of 1t by refund petitions be-
fore the board Of supervisors I will
have the positive evidence against
them" Mr.. French says that he has
been going about the securing Of evil
dsnce against Illicit liquor dealers IN
the same way, and claims that he will
have an unusual number Of taxes 10
report against properties where liquors
ware sold contrary to law.
Temporary President ID. B. Lyons
OF the Commercial Association Of
Iowa has been notified by the secre-
tary. Thomas H. Simmons of Cedlr
Rapids. that the literature regarding
the organization has been prepared
aud sent out to the commercial or
ganizations OF the state. According
to the plan devised at the recent
meeting of the temporary organizar
ton in Des Moines a permanent as.
ISOLATION will be formed when fifteen
local clubs have signified their intel.
tion of joining In the movement.
President Lyons is confident that the
fifteen will respond at once and that
the association will be able to begin
active work for the upbuildlng of the
commercial interests of the state with.
In a few weeks.
Not long ago a coroner's Jury in Ire
land delivered the following verdict
on the sudden death of a merchant
who had recently failed in business:
I'VE. the jury. find from the new doc
tors statement that the deceased