Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-09-23
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Wires for the electric lights are being strung
In Cedar Falls.
The Iowa Methodist conference for 1887 will
be held at Newton.
Capt. Hoxie of the United States engineer
force is visiting in Iowa City.
A plan is on foot to locate about 100 families
at hardwood, in the Western part of the
state, where religious colony will be iustitu-
ted.
The Burlington Insurance Company, OF Bur-
lington, Iowa, offers a reward Of $500 for the
best practical design for a tornado cave, plans
to be submitted to the company on or before
December Is, when they will be forwarded I'M.
opened, to Lieut.. Finley, of the United States
Signal Service, Washington, D. c., who will
pass upon them and adiudicate the award.
The citizens of Salem are doing all In their
power to put their little town on its feet again
after the recent disastrous fire. Substantial
brick blocks are rising from the ruins of the
destroyed buildings, and the town will be bet
ter than ever.
The winter prophet is as usual on the spot
with mouldy representations. The old farm
er announces thick corn husks andlan unusual
ly large crop Of carterpillers. Therefore, an
open winter and lots Of snow; mild weather
with the thermometer at 20 degrees below zero.
The sduatter sovereigns Of Dubuque have
refused to yacate their premises to the Chica-
60, Burlington and Northern, and thus delay
the building OF that road. The obstinate par
ties are liable to O fine of $40 for every day
they occupy the property after being notified
to leave
The number of horses, hogs, cattle, etc., in
INV frwp in 20
1886, is as follows: Cattle, 2,4S4, 1854; horses,
S73,6S3; swine, 2,200,503; mules, 1884
sheep,309 905; this is against the report of 1885
us follows: Cattle, 2, 104, 191 horses, Si3, 1855;
swine, ABS, 100; mules, 81, TBS, sheep AL, on
A Marcus man bet that he could get drink
on Sunday and, and to prove it confdentIally
Sasked the doctor to give him something to
brace him up. The doctorknow the man, and
wrote prescription calling for aqua
pura. The druggist saw the joke and put the
water up in fiat bottle and charged round
price for it.. The buyers remarks upon tast.
ing the dose are not reported.
Some wicked boys living in Council Bluffs
procured the bones of some sold dog Tray"
dressed them in pair of pantaoons, coat,
vest and hat and left them behind a brush
heap until the solemn hour of midnight, when
they informed the police Of a ghastly find by
the riverside A coroner's inquest was not
held upon the remains, but the chief promises
subject for one when he succeeds in catching
the boy who gave the information.
A Sioux City special Of the 10th says: To-
night and tomorrow night the Tribune will
contain the official report of the proceedings
before the coroner's jury in the Haddoct case.
The testimony was furnished by Wood, prose-
cutting attorney in the saloon cases, and given
because he deemed 1t for the public good. At
torney Wood will take hold of the matter now
and no doubt will bring the guilty parties to
justice.
About o'clock on the morning Of Sept 16,
when rain was falling and the track slippery,
wild freight train on the Illinois Central,
coming to Dubuque, emerged from the east
tunnel The engineer seeing that he had un-
derestimated the speed of his train, reversed
the engine and VIII stled down brakes. The
brakeman near the end applied the brakes and
jumped from the train. The engineer succeed
ed in stopping the train at the edge of the
open draw bridge, but the couplings of the
third car broke and the rear end of the train
coming up pushed the mogul engine and two
cars into tie river. The fireman jumped.
The engineer jumped into the river but float
ed to the surface with the cab and was
rescued, not dangerously injured. One car
was suspended between the bridge and the
water.
The American Glucose Co. has decided not
to operate its works at Iowa City until after
November /, probably not during the winter.
Over 100 laboring men found employment in
this factory, and many families depended
upon the wages bisbursed from its oflice,a sum
reaching $1,000 per month. The causes as
signed, SO far as any are given, are the search
ty Of corn and discrimination of freights. 1t
has been decided to close the Iowa City works
and operate those at Leayenworth, Kan. Mr.
Atwater goes to tho latter place to take
charge of the office work. Mr.. Schoen the
superintendent, returns to Buffalo.
An Ames special of Sept. Is, says: N. G.
Darling, who claims to be an agent working
on a salary for patent medicine house at
Keokuk, yesterday had a preliminary examl-
nation before A. Workman, j. p, and was
Bound over 10 the district court for peddling
1rugs without paying the 500 license as pro-
yided in section 10 and amendment, chapter
IS Of pharmacy law. State Representative
tNlig, of Keokuk, appeared for Darling, and
it Is said to be the intention of his employer
10 carry the case up to the Supreme court if
he is convicted in the district court.
Gov. Larrabee has issued proclamation Of.
tering $500 for the apprehension of the person
or persons who murdered an unknown Ger
man near Manly on the night Of August 90.
The tooth-puiler is on his travels and finds
plenty Of people TO gull. The Clinton Herald
says: 1.-THE itinerant long-haired dentist with
his minstrel band attracted large crowd to
the square last evening. The songs were
comical and said to be rather entertaining.
The free extraction Of teeth was ayailed of by
several, one lady having nine removed. The
easy manner they were taken out kept
the crowd good natured. The party has lit
tie steamboat called 'Frankie Folsom"
named after the Presidents wife, moored Of
the leyee.
While under the influence Of liquor on the
evening of Sept, 10, about 1880, Lew Apple
passed from his residence east past the house
OF Mrs. Secrlst, passing to the lumber yard
across the street from her house and fired O
pistol shot, alarming the nelghbors who sup
posed that he had shot himself, but on search.
ing for him went into q lumber shed when In
the back part there was a flash and a report
On going in they found him crouching in
corner with bullet hole in his forehead, the
pistol between his feet, unconscious but still
living. He was taken to his house and all
done for himthat could be done. He linger-
cd until $3.50 tho next morning and died with
out returning TO consciousness. At the coron-
er's inquest the findings are that he came to
his death by p sol shot fired by himself
David Porter, aged fifty years, committed
suicide Sept. 10, at his boarding house in Du.
buque, by taking laudlum. About year ago
he married a. young girl at Bankston, but
living unhappily, they separated aud he came
to Dubuque, where he led dissipated life ever
since.
Charles Bush, conductor, in boarding a
caboose at Woodburn, Sept. Is, had his leg
badly broken and his head bruised.
The State Association of colored Baptists
met at ottumwa Sept 16. Seventy five minis
tiers and delegates were present.
Saloon raids are of daily occurrence at OF
tumwa.