Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-05-27

NUMBER OF suits Instituted against them for VI
olation of the liquor laws.
Ida Grove is to have soap factory.
Jacob Ross, of Rock Valley, has captured
thirty wolves this spring
John Ochs, an old resident of Iowa City, fell
dead on the sidewalk of heart disease few
mornings ago,
Since the first of October of last year the
postoflice at Leon, Decature county, has sold
nine special delivery stamps
Some school children playing In the street
at West Union during recess, were attacked
by abig dog and four Of them badly bitten.
The Gate City thinks that If the water power
at Keokuk was properly utilized, that city
could compete with Minneapolis as a great
milling place.
The Marshalltown Times Republican says
that an old man, with his cane and an aged
grip, arrived in that town the other evening to
enter the Soldiers home.
Chef. Warriner, of Richland, Chckasaw
county, has absconded, leaving family in
poverty, and forged notes amounting to 81, 300
which he had uttered.
| w. ii. Henderson, near Waterloo, has a
thoroughbred COW and no mistake. She gave
4204 pounds Of milk in one week, or sixty-one
pounds and fraction per day.
1t is said that Orange City has got larger
and better shade trees, and more of them, than
any other town of the same size and age in
| the state.
The railroad commissioners of Iowa went to
Council Bluffs recently by invitation of Hon.
Charles Francis Adams, president of the Union
Pacific aailroad, for the purpose of making an
| official examination into certain matters con-
nected with that railroad. During the last
session of the Iowa legislature, joint resolu-
ton and memorial was passed, recommending
to congress legislation etfecting that road In
| consequence of this resolution the railroad
| commission were called to Council Bluffs a
| short ii me ago to consult with the Union Pa
clhc people, and went as stated to make an of
| fetal examination. President Adams claims
| that IL the spirit of the resolution is carried
| out it will effectualy block this road from ma
| king any further improvements in the near fu-
ture and cause great loss.
| The following articles of incorporation have
been filed with the secretary of of state: The
Hawkeye Oil Mill Co., Marshalltown; the
| Bank of Hull, Sioux county; Union Grange
Union County Coal and Mining Company,
Creston.
The governor has appointed board of COM
| missioners to visit the hospitsls for the insane
| consisting of the following persons: Hon.
John Brennan, Sioux City; DR.. f. McClelland,
Cedar Rapids, and Mrs s. Il Wood, Mar
shalltown.
Lightning played curious freak at Cedar
Falls on the 22nd. During a slight storm it
struck the chimney of the Methodist church.
The bolt passed down and into the interior of
the building, where it passed along the pulpit
platform, doing little damage till it reached
the bible stand This stand was torn to spln-
| ters and the pages of tina bible containing the
book of Numbers were entirely torn out, while
the remainder of the book was uninjured. The
pastor had just left the church when it was
struck.
-Detleff Koll, well known Saloon keeper,
of Davenport, and for many years chief of the
volunteer fire department. was found dead iI
his room May 2lst with bullet hole in his
left temple and an empty pistol near by. That
morning a domestic charged Kohl with her
betrayal in the presence, of his wife and the
latter at once applied for divorce An at.
tachment was ordered served Oh Koll's prop
erty, which was found locked. An entrance
was effected after eight hours and Kohl found
as described.
. A report comes from Kimball Dakota, that
John Kennedy, formerly of Dubuque, had
been murdered by his hired man, probably for
robbery, he had considerable money.
Superintendent w. L. Dudley and Assistant
StIn infa mt II Lib H.
Iowa railroad company, arrived in Algona May
10th with the purpose of interviewing the peo-
pie of the place respecting the extension of
The Belmond line to that point. A meeting of
citizens was called on an hours notice which
nearly filled the court house hall and comprised
nearly all the business men. The expression
of sentiment on the part of the citizens on the
question OF voting por cent tax was unani-
nous in its favor, and rising vote developed
a unanimous feeling
Within the past few weeks Bishop Perry, of
the protestant Episcopal Church, has dedicated
four churches ia his diocese-Christ church,
Waterloo, stone ediice, costing 50, 600; st.
Andrews church, Waverlv, built of brick and
stone at a cost of $4,000; Trinity church, at
Sac City, brick structure costing 81, 500; and
St. Johns church, Ida Grove, which, with rec
tory, costing 81, 500-both church and rectory
of timber. The bishop has dedicated eight
churches so far this year, and thirty churches
since he entered upon the episcopate ten years
ago.
A. Albers, former resident of Ottumwa,
while on visit to that city, committed suicide
by taking morphine. The Courier says: A
year ago he went West and has since been en-
r,ln for tbo win ~
Burns s. Co, San Jose, Cal. lie had been in
the city on spree for several days. He was
seen on the streets about ten O'Clock the night |
before and informed an acquaintance that he
had just swallowed fourteen grains of morphine |
and was not long for this world. His remark |
was treated as a jest, but the later develop |
ments indicated that he was speaking the |
truth, |
The Waterloo Reporter says that w. II. |
Rutter, Of East Waterloo township, has COW !
that gave birth to calf on Easter Sunday. A |
week from the following Monday she gave
birth to another. Both calves are as lively as
crickets.
Fort Madison has two claimants for the Of
flee of City Marshal. The new council having
failed to elect Marshal, the old Marshal
claims the Office till his successor is elected.
IN the meantime the Mayor has declared a
vacancy and appointed Marshal. The mat
ter will likely 90 to the courts.
The Chicago, Milwaukee 81 st. Paul railway |
depot at Dixon, Scott county, burned. The
total loss is $1,000. 1t is supposed that the
fire was caused by quantity of paint which
was stored in the building.
The warehouse of the Consolidated Tank
Line Co., situated near the Rock Island depot,
at Fairfield, was destroyed by fire, together
with forty barrels of coal oil. The loss is
about $780, and the cause of the fire is sup
posed to be the work of tramps who had pre-
pared dinner there shortly before the flames
broke out
The jury at Dubuque in the case of John
Ahern, after being out thirty-six hours, return
ID a verdict of not guilty. Ahern killed G.
Reuchte with beer glass in q saloon, October
18th, 1888, and has been tried twice SINCE The
iefelse was that the skull of the dead man
vas 50 thin that the blow which broke it
Gould not have broken a skull of ordinary
thickness.
Sheriff Reel, served papers on thirty-nine
druggists and wholesale liquor dealers in
Council Bluffs of the filing of suits againt them
Nv link a, Gosselin lie Mars attorneys To re- |