Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-11-09
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I THE NEWS TN IOWA.

1t has been established beyond
question that George Smith of Ely
was in no way responsible for the
death Of c. S. Carrier Of Shellsburg,
who was found dead recently. Evil
IDENTIFY Carrier climbed Z tree for but
ternuts and fell, or Use deliberately
committed suicide. He owned two
farms near Shelsburg, where he had
lived all his life.
Tenth District State Committee
man Stitz X Way of Wesley has put
a quietus on the rumor that he would
leave Iowa and the Tenth district
"cmmtteeship vacant by removal to
Minneapolis. In card in his news
paper at Wesley, he says that the
rumors are without foundation and
that there will be no vacancy in the
leave the state.
Charles Jack, a young man residing
at Traer, has just been sentenced to
one year in the penitentiary. He and
some companions robbed an old man
of a watch and a few dollars in cash
when the latter was found intoxicated
and asleep. One of the companions
jumped out of hotel window at
night while in charge of an officer,
while under arrest and escaped. His
name was Edward Burke, and he has
not been captured.
Oliver Briggs, farm hand who
lived near Muscatine, is wanted there
for bigamy. He married Dora Smith
of Muscatine seven years ago but de-
serted her last August. A short time
later he went to Rock Island, where
he wOoed, won and welded Emma
Millhouse. Wife No. 2 heard of wife
No. l., went to Muscatine to visit her
and the two went after Mr.. Biggs.
Later they filed information against
him, but he has flown and no one
knows his whereabouts.
A telegram has been received from
a justice of the peace of Demopolis,
Ma, saying that Fred Kohn, formerly
Of Elkader, was murdered by a negro.
man about 90 years of age. In Jan
uary he accompanied Messrs. Prior
and Stops to Vicksburg, Miss, to as
ist in the erection of the soldiers
monuments for the state of Iowa, and,
securing a position with a Vicksburg
firm, he remained. 1t is surmised
that while en- route on one of his trips
for the firm he lost his life. His par
ents reside in Elk township, Clayton
county.
Goods to the value of $4,000 were
taken by burglars, who boldly af-
fected an entrance into the Elnstein
& Morris clothing store at Clinton
some time during the night by fore
ing open the front door. No instru-
ment was used in opening the door,
the thieves throwing their weight
against it until 1t yielded. The electric
lights in the store were burning and
the street also was well lighted, so
the entrance was a daring one. The
thieves confined their operations to
the glove and overcoat departments,
getting out of the rear door with
twenty-five of the finest overcoats IL,
the store, and about eighty dozen
pairs of gloves, ranging in value from
81 to 81. They also took four dozen
caps Nothing else was disturbed,
the robbers not having attempted to
open the cash drawer.
Judge Clements of Newton fined
William Swift, aged Ga, and his wife
Charlotte, aged 81, each $780, and
ordered that they be committed to
Jail until such fine and costs are paid
Mr.. and Mrs. Swift were tried and
convicted on the charge of keeping
a liquor nuisance in Newburg, small
town in the northeast part of the
county. They were engaged in the
restaurant business and among other
drinks they sold drink known as
Hamm's malt. They stated on the
trial that they believed they had a
right to sell It, as it contained less
than per cent of alcohol, but which
| according to the laws of this state
would be intoxicating if 1t contains
any alcohol, regardless of the amount
AS Mr.. and Mrs. Swift have no means
with which to pay their fine they
must spend the next three months in
| the county Jail.
A dispatch from Eldora says: Cat
tie stealing in this part of Iowa will
prove very profitable if all the thieves
successfully get away with their
booty as we'll as did the parties who
stole twenty-three head of young cat
tie belonging to Bunker & Morrow
and kept for. pasture on the farm be
longing to Frank Evans, a short dis
lance north of Conrad. The animal:
were traced to a point four mile!
north of Conrad and since that tins
no trace can possibly be found o
them. 1t is supposed that the thieve
took the cattle to a shipping poin
and hurriedly shipped the cattle b.
train out of the country. A few year
ago a fine drove of twenty fine, ia
cattle were stolen from the cattl
farm of Ex-Governor Horace Boies
near Grundy Center, east of Eldora
and were shipped to Chicago and sol
and the owner never was able to fin
the least trace of his property or IN
proceeds for which they sold.
. Developments show that Perry SUIT
ton of Osceola, who was shot a few
days ago, was shot by a young mai
out hunting and the shooting was er
tirely rnintentional. The boy viii