Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-10-21
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very important witness, as he saw the crime Of
killing Haddock committed, and will swear
who fired the shot. He has not yet stated who
1t was, but it seems to be expected that he will
corroborrate Leayltt's statement.
Hog cholera has appeared at Spirit Lake.
A travelling salesman (Mr. John WILSON,
of the Davenport Arc Scale manufacturing
company, has, through his attorneys, entered
suit against the corporation of Maquoketa, for
$1,000 for false imprisonment.
Algona, Iowa, has remarkable rooster. He
has adopted brood of fourteen chickens, a
small kitten, a toad and lizard. The whole
family sticks close by him. and he takes very
affective care Of them all
The telegraph reached Auburn, Sac county,
Iowa, the new town on the c. & N. W. Ry.,
between the Lake City and Wall Lake Oct.
18th. Auburn sends greetings to her sister
railroad towns.
During dispute between two men named
Harris and Cooking, in the western part Of
Franklin county, Oct. 11th, Harris drew
revolver and shot Cooking dead, Harris went
before peace officer and gave himself up.
train going south Oct 18th on the Pacific
road, ran into wagon near Modalc, killing
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expected to live.
Two sisters in Des Moincs, Iowa, are pro-
fesssional paper-hangers, and charge at the
same rate as men.
The planning mill at Ida Grove burned few
days ago Loss, 5000.
The Chicago, Rock Island g. Pacific Rail-
road Company is State corporation Of Iowa,
having promptly. complied with the new law
for incorporation in Iowa 1t is fact highly
creditable to the management OF that road
that it is always vlgilant and faithful in com
plying with the requirements Of the laws Of
the state. 1t was the first to comply with the
granger law, limiting freight and passenger
charges, always standing by the people Of
Iowa.
Lansing has a quartette of ladies who play
the guitar.
There were 125 deaths in Marshalltown dur.
ing the year ending October l., 1886.
The Sac county supervisors have appropri-
ated $1,000 to buy and equip poor farm.
Ackley's school census for 1886 shows in
school population, q decrease of 2s since
year ago.
The c. B. & N. engineering party that have
been running the line up the Iowa river have
reached DEBORAH.
Rivers, the convict who escaped from the
Anamosa penitentiary has been caught. He
was found in corn field.
Cedar Rapids has eight school houses, Q, 766
scholars in school and employees 60 teachers.
The average t. each teacher is 50 scholars
Martin Stafford, one of the oldest residents
Of Keokuk, died at that place on the 13tI.
The deceased was SIS years of age and had
lived in Keokuk since 1858.
TIE convention Of the w. c. T. u, in ses-
sion at Sioux City, Oct. IA, elected the follow
ing officers President, j. Ellen Foster; Cor
responding Secretary, Mrs. NJ. j. Aldrich;
Recording Secretary, Mrs. Anna L. Mahin;
Treasurer, NJ. J. Davcn )ort. The following
delegates to the National convention were
elected; Delegate at large Mrs. J. f. Blood;
delegates, Mrs. A. Fl. Mckinney, Miss E. E.
Frick, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Smith, Mrs. c. A. Duncan,
Mrs NJ F. Human, Mrs. NJ. A. Wood, Alb
bic J. Perkins.
Mrs. L. V. Sweeney, wife of Hon J. H. Swe-
ney, died at Usage, Oct. IA, after and illness
OF several weeks.
James s. Davis, fell dead in the court
house in Allison, Butler county, Oct 18th. He
was a we'll known citizen of that section and
was slightly indisposed in the morning, but
experienced no difficulty until just before his
death
The third annul reunion Of trl-state Old
Settlers association, was held at Keokuk, Oct.
18th. 1t was rainy weather and the meeting
was held at Gibbons opera house. Addresses
were made by Mayor A. d. Adams, of Bur
liugton, Judge J. NJ. Love, of Keokuk; Judge
Edward tombstone, of Keoluk; Hon. James
p Matheny. of Sprin ,feld, ILL.,, Judge Geo.
G. Wright, of Des Mones. and Others
A few days ago, at Dubuque, Pat O'Mera
entered boarding house and called for some
thing to drink. He was refused and ordered
out. He attempted to clean out the place and
succeeded in breaking several windows before
hew arrested.
Anton Thebold, desperate Of Ortumwa,
sentenced to jail for one year, escaped from
justice. lie was saving wood under the dir
ecton of the Court House janitor went to the
pump to get drink and hasn't yet returned.
A twelVe-year old daughter Of Dechtlif
Brotherson, of West Side, was kicked in
the stomach by horse the fore part of last
week, the effects from which she died on the
ninth.
Peter KuehI, a farmer living southeast of
West Side, attempted to hang himself but was
cut down by his wife, who discovered him in
time to save him.
The Algona foundry company are having a
well dug at their works which is already about
200 feet deep and is now In solid limestone
They expect to have an artesian well with a
good flow.
Dubuque Times.-It has been determined
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four hundred miles OF track, and to begin tie
work as soon as possible. One thing which
has not been determined, however, is where
these four hundred miles shall be built. The
company has two surveys completed, one
north Of the Chippewa valley, and the other
directly west from Dubuque, and which of
these the road will build upon has not yet
been determined. II this line is built west
from Dubuque it will be put together just as
the road east of the river, that is it Will be
built strictly for business and not for specula-
ton.
Burlington Hawkeye: The retail grocers of
this city are putting into practice a new
scheme for keeping accounts with their Gus
toners. A small book OF coupons ranging in
value from one to fifty cents is furnished the
customers and charged to him. When he
orders goods he tears out coupons to the value
OF the order in the presence Of the grocer or
his clerk, and destroys them. When So or
$40 book Of coupons is reduced TO simply its
covers it is good evidence that goods to the
value it represented have been used. 1t a
mounts to the same thing as paying spot cash
for every order, but the customer has the D. iv
ilege Of paying for his coupon book after it is
used up or at the end of the month. There
are quite good many advantages to be men.
toned in favor of this system, and 1t will
probably supersede in great part the old style
OF book accounts
Tue Eagle Grove management promises to
call its champion club together again next
May for another seas oa's starring tour.
The only trace that could be found of the
remains of an Old soldier, recently dsinterred
at MArshaltown, was a gold ring, which was
given TO relatives.
An Independence groceryma1 boasts of a