Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-09-02
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vlcted and sentenced to the penitentiary for
twelve years, which was afterwards revoked
BY the Supreme Court This so preyed on
the minds of the young girls that they had
agreed to commit double suicide on Satur-
day, Sept. 4, which was prevented by the
younger, Dora, killing herself. They are
respectable, and great sensation is the re-
suit.
Two large barns belonging to J. j. Stringer,
near Strawberry Point were burned recently.
Loss, $500 partially insured
September is conference month for the Iowa
Methodists. There are four conference dis
tricts in the State with membership of 3d.
900. The conferences meet as follows: Iowa
conference, at Washington, Sept End, with
Bishop Bowman presiding; The Des Moines
conference, at Council Bats, Sept. 9th,
Bishop Bowman presiding; The N W. Iowa
conference, Webster City, Sept 23l, Bishop
Foster presiding; Upper Iowa conference,
Sept. Both at Cedar Falls, Bishop Foster pre-
siding.
The Storm Lake Pilot thinks a packing
house at that place would be good invest.
ment.
The Jewell Junction city council have let
the contract for on artesian well.
The Atlantic Democrat has the following re-
earding the canning factory at that place:
The Atlantic Canning Factory has been can
ming corn during the past week at the rate Of
about 80 900 cans per day. Corn is coming in
as fast ii not faster than it can be used, and
Is Of good quality. About 125 hands are en-
ployed. The Atlantic Canning Factory is one
Of the institutions Of which Atlantic is justly
proud.
" A vast crowd participated in the dedication
OF the soldiers monument at Eldora, August
~. A proCe Ssion marched from the camp
grounds to the public square, where Hon. w.
J. NOR in behalf of the people Of Hardin
county turned the monument over to the
veterans. Col. s. r. Edgtngton, who led the
company from that county in 1861 Twelfth
Iowa. responded in fitting terms. This was
followed BY the grafton by Col. D. B. Hen
derson, after which Others spoke Every
thing passed off smoothly as beftted the high
solemnity Of the occasion.
SIMON Classy, living near Washburn, was
accidently shot Aug. %. A neighbours girl
was handling rcyo.ver when it was dis.
charged and the ballet took effect in his body,
nnictiug fatal injury.
At Wesley, recently, young man named
Flank was killed while digging a WELL by the
falling of a p.ece Of curling from the top of
the WELL Striking him on the heal and killing
him almost instantly.
Mr.. I'm Hill, an Cd resident of Kossuth
county, vas killed near his house Aug. oath,
by team running away with a mower, on
which he was riding to the bayfield,. He
Gems to have been thrown from the mower
and dragged by the lines some distance, to a
dry creek, where he was found soon after the
accident, with leg severylj fractured, and
other contus!ous, and injuries in various parts
of the body. He lived for some time after he
was removed to his house. The team, mower,
etc, were uninjurel This seems strange,
as che ground travcrsed was through woods
and stumps of trees
Collector Thompson vas subpoenaed to ap-
pear at lowe CITY August so, with reports
to the internal revenue bureau on the manu-
facture OF beer in his district, and under
orders not to move any documents from his
office he declined to appear and was arrested
on a bench warrant By the sheriff Of Johnson
county, and is now at Iowa City. The cases
in auestol are against Graf and Dostal,
brewers.
Leo Chapman, formerly editor of the Mason
City Republican, recently died of typhoid fe-
yer in San Franc SEQ, Cal, where he held a
position as one Of the local editors Of the
Chronicle.
The reunion Of the Eighth cavalry, the Iowa
''boy's" regiment was held at Marshalltown,
August &c. A hundred and fifty veterans were
present from all over the west. At business
session held in the morning Capt G. w.
Burns, of C1ar.nda, was elected president for
the ensuing year. Clarinda is the place Of
the next meeting which will be held the first
week in September, 1887. The ladies' relief
corps banqueted the veterans in the afternoon
An enthusiastic campfire was held at night
short speeches being made by twenty of the
boys.
As B. c. r. 81 N. freight train was going
: north, August g. the conductor saw what
looked to him like the body of q man on
.he edge of a grove, half a mile north of Man
ly. On arriving at the next station he wired
the information to the authorities at Manly
and searching party started out and found
the body as reported, lying on its side by the
grove, covered with blood and apparently had
been dead some hours Two sticks, one GOV.
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new suit of clothes were found close by. The
head of the corpse had three large cuts pene-
trating the SKULL and had the appearance Of
beng done with q Ratchet. Nothing was
found to identify him. He had % cents in
coin and small pen knife, also copy of the
Deutsch Amer can, published at Waterloo on
August 10. He was apparently German, and
the toes of both feet were deformed, and one
arm (the right bore some evidence OF defor-
nifty. 1t is undoubtedly case Of foul murder.
He was seen in company with a slick man at
Kensett the previous evening, and seemed to
have plenty of money. Toe authorities have
the matter in hands.
On the morning OF August "A, J W. john
son, an Old employe of the Northwestern rail
way, and for several years yardmaster at
Council Bluffs, was run over and crushed to
,eily by switch engine No. 374. He was rid
ing an the foot board and attempted to pass
Frank Chase, another switchman and fell be-
meath the backing engine. In falling he
caught Chase, and both fell. johnson was
horribly mangled mangled and Chase severe
ly but not fatally injured about the head
and shoulders. johnson leaves wife and sew.
eral children. He was among the best known
switchmen Of western Iowa.
L. Harbach, the leading furniture man OF
DeS Moines is the pioneer in elevating build
ings skyward In that city. He erected the
first four-story, the first five-story, and is now
erecting the first six-story building in the
city.
Hog cholera is prevailing with fatal results
I'm the vicinity of Anita. One farmer has lost
25O, and another 16J. The disease is still
spreading.
John King and Chas Waldering' the twC
men arrested at Castleton, Dakota, on Tue
18th had preliminary examination pelors
Police Judge Lawrence August 20, anu were
bound over to tine District Court IN luz sum
of 5000 each, on the charge OF conspiracy "
whip Thomas r. Walker, principal IN 'n'
Injunction suits. 1t has been hoped 10 araN
out somsthing In reference to the consplra
cy which ended in the murder OF Rev. MT
Haddock, but thus far nothing has beei
made public.
Reports to the Herald at Oskaloosa plac
An, Nfobosl, county corn crop at 90 per cen