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ness in cast- of an outbreak.SHERIFFS IN COMMANDThe lines were in charge of Sheriff bert, of Audubon, Pressnall, of ('ass, Littleton of Polk. The word “Audul was adopted as a countersign, and it w perilous adventure for any one not jk.ssi of it to pass down the lines. All night the men lay in the wet grass with co guns, and strained their eyes and ears to cover the whereabouts of the ruffians, occasional shot was fired during the nigl some vissionarv sentinel, who though) saw the form of a man in the brush, but morning 110 possitive trace of their pres could Im* gained, and many thought they escaped. Early this morning people * fairly swarming in. and at one time to fully 2,000 must have been on the grouult;THE CHAROK ON THE OROVE.At H o’clock in the morning a strong pi and mounted patrol was stationed outsid force of jKTluips 200 were formed in line the south side, under command of »Vill derman, of Avoca, with K. J. Freeina Audubon, in charge of the right wing, a gentleman whose name we do not now member in charge of the left, while the divisions were in charge ofother officers, battalion deployed so that the men wen* feet apart, ami marched cautiously into grove toward the north. It was a ted progress, and after they had proceeded a tain distance the right wing wheeled to left and the right of the line to the north of the grove, and proceeded to\ the west, the lines being so arranged a
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Fairfield Tribune
Fairfield, Iowa, US
Thu, Jul 19, 1883
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