Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-04

JACK karney, Lyon county trappcr, has
taken nine beavers from the Little Rock river
this season.
c. H. jackson, Of jefferson, has built an ex-
tenslve fish pond and win engage in the prop
agation of German carp.
Gibson & Powers machinery house at Rock
Rapids was burned recently. Loss, $1,000,
with an insurance Of $1,000.
Charles City has more than doubled in popu-
ation In the past three years, and It's building
improvements last year amounted to $4,000.
The costs In the case of the State vs.. Nathan
Rainsbarger, recently tried at Marshalltown,
on a change OF venue from Hardin county,
foot up $l,sl6.26.
Supervisor Jasper Cloud, of Calhoun county,
lost eleven head of two and three-year-old
steers by the ice giving way under them while
they were on the creek after water.
VIM +. Hahn has been commissioned post
master at Lowden, Iowa, and VIM. Houck at
Burr Oak.
Jas. Fitzgerald, brakeman on the Chicago.
Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad, fell from car
at Lima Springs and was instantly killed, the
cars run over his head and one of his arms.
A. Z. Williams, prominent coal man and
respected citizen Of Oskaloosa, was killed by
falling slate in the mines.
John A. Owen, engineer, died at his home In
Oskaloosa, from injuries received In a collision
Of passenger and construction trains on the
Chicago, Rock Island g. Pacific, near Musca-
tine.
In both branches Of the legislature standing
committees on woman suffrage have been
created.
At a meeting of the Grand Army of the Re
public in Dubuque a resolution was adopted
asking the state legislature to establish an 10
wa soldiers home. 1t says that there are more
than three hundred ex-soldiers who are now in
the county poor houses and in bad condition.
the society also voted sum equal to fifteen
cents for each member of the post to make a
fund to be applied to the erection of mon
ument In honor of Gen. Grant.
George w. Blackman has been commissioned
postmaster at Woodward, Dallas county, and
w. II. Wonder at Whiting, Monona county,
Iowa. Star mail service from Defiance to Har-
Ian, Iowa, has been ordered discontinued.
A case of wholesale poisoning is reported
from Davenport. The subject of an inquest
was the sixteen months old son of Timothy
Connolly. The child died under suspicious
circumstances, and five adult members of the
family were taken seriously i'll. The physician
in attendance testified that he suspected arsen-
ical poisoning, and having sample of the
made tea which the family drank Analysed it
was fou1d highly charged with arsenic. The
doctor told the family the child had been pol
soned, when it was admitted that the child,
with the others, had drank of the tea. Anoth-
er physician testified to the same state of af.
fairs. The evidence was taken of the five
members Of the family and the inquest ad-
jorned for chemical ANALYSIS of the dead
child's stomach.
A fatal stabbing ARRAY occurred near Cas-
cade, Linn county. William Drummy, q far
mer living in that vicinity, quarreled with his
cousin, young man named Sullivan, about
some tri1ing matter, when the latter stabbed
him with dagger In the face and breast, in
dicting wounds which have undoubtedly proved
fatal ere this. Sullivan was placed under ar,
rest
Ewart Bros, in Poweshiek county, are feed
ing 700 head of cattle, which will require about
100000 bushels of corn. They have 5000
acres Of fine land in the county, and furnish o
home market for much of the surplus corn.
Among the measures introduced in congress
by Iowa members, Feb LIST, were the following
BY Mr.. Frederick, bill repeating limitations
In payment Of arrearages Of pensions. By
Henderson, to extend thd benefits of the act
March 3, 1879, and the act of March 3, 1885, to
certain pensioners whose disabilities are caused
by amputation, and increasing the rate there
for. BY Fuller, for the relief of Christian
Swaizo. By Conger, for the relief of Jasper
Howard, Aaron G. johnson, and Cynthia
Pratt. By Weaver, for the relief of Joshua
johnson. By Holmes, restoring the name OF
Mrs. E. L. Cooke to the pension rolls. By
Hepburn, increasing the pension of persons
totally deaf to $40 month; granting a con,
demned cannon and carriage to the Osceola
q. A R. post. By Lyman, for the relief OF
John A. Duncan; increasing the pension to
$50 month of soldiers and sailors totally
deaf. In the senate Mr.. Allison presented a
petition from the citizens of West Liberty, 10
wa, for an amendment to the constitution OF
the United States so as to protect the women
Of all the states and territories in the enjoy.
ment of the right of suffrage on equal terms
with men. He also presented petition nu,
merously signed by citizens of Newton, Jasper
county, Iowa, praying that the coinage of
silver be placed on an equality with the coin
age of gold, etc. Mr.. Wilson presented pc
tition Of NJ s. Sanders and 106 other citizens
Of Iowa, praying for an absolute forfeiture OF
unearned lands within the limits of the land
grant to the Sioux City g. St. Paul railroad
company; also the petition of A. L. Huffman
and 220 other citizens of Iowa for the organza-
ton of the territory of Oklahoma and fol
opening Of lands therein for settlement.