Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-05-06
AUDUBON, AUDUBON Y,

On and after May LIST, the c. b. & O. r
r. will put on sale round trip excursio lon tickets
| TO Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo. These
tickets are good going west for fifteen days
| from date of sale, and to return until October
3lst, 1886. Round trip tickets, limited as above
q c also for sale at low rates. via this route, to
Las Vegas, Hot Springs and other prominent
tourists points. For tickets, rates and gen.
eral information inquire of the agent at the
B. & O. r. O. station.
AT Burlington a switcnman named Chas.
Courts, employed in the c, D. & G., yards,
while engaged in pulling a coupling pin, acct
ientally caught his foot in frog and was run
over and killed. The trucks of car passed
across his body crushing his thigh, and caus-
ing death in few minutes. He was unmar-
ried, aged about % years, and very industri-
Gus young man.
| At the Des Moines monthly sale Of Hereford
calves, six months old, averaged $3.50. Short
Horn yearling bulls averaged s5S75. In calf
Hereford heifers $3.50. Yearling Hereford
bulls $3.50.
| The articles of incorporation OF the Ode
| bolt State bank were filed with the Secretary
Of State. 1t is to have capital of $25, 900, and
the incorporators are W. W. Field, B. A. Coy,
w. +. Bay, w. j. Summervill, j. IL. Ketteres,
5. IL. Bowman and Geo. II. Low.
| The federal court conyenes in Des Moines
| May 18th, and the first week will be devoted
10 hearing cases before the full bench, dispos-
ing Of motions and settling law issues. The
grand jury has been summoned to appear on
May 18th.
Lee Smith, colored miner at Knoxville
Junction, was instantly killed May LIST by fall
| ing slate.
George OFT, an extensive sash and door
manufacturer Of Davenport, assigned. His
liabilities are placed at $50, 900, and his assets,
including all accounts, ire SlS4,0OO. One
| hundred men are thrown out or employment
by the suspension Of Mr.. OTIS factory.
A few DAYS ago Chauncey Dayton, who lives
six miles south Of Marshalltown, was accident
ally shot while out hunting. The gun was
discharged in taking it from the buggy, muz.
| gle end first, the contents entering Dayton's
bowels, inhicting serious, and probably fatal
wound.
Judge Couch, Of the District Court at the
| opening Of the court in Dubuque, April 9th,
| informed the jury that he had read the Clark
| law as published Ia the newspapers, but in the
absence of any official notification OF its pas
sage by the Legislature he instructed the jury
to govern Its proceedings regarding the sale Of
| intoxicating beverages according to the old
prohibitory law.
County conventions of the State Temperance
Alliance have been. called at the following
places New Hampton, Chickasaw county,
Saturday May list; Mason City, Cerro Gordo
county, May 4th; Usage, Mitchell county,
Wednesday, May 9Th; Waverly, Bremen county,
Thursday, May 9th; Hampton, Franklin
county, Saturday, May Sth. There will bs
three meetings at each of the above places, on
| the dates named.
a few nights ago six valuable horJes were
stolen from two farmers in Platte township,
Union county, four from Thomas Cort and two
from j. NJ. Piper. In the morning three Of the
older and least valuable animals were found a
few miles from their owners homes, two be-
longing to Cort and one to Piper, but the other
three had not at last accounts been recovered.
The suspected parties are four strangers, three
men and boy, who spent night at Mr.. Cort's
farm. They had three horses and a light
spring wagon, and claimed to be travelling to
| Nebraska.
Reports for small grain are generally encour-
aging throughout the state. The same is also
reported of fruit prospects.
The two saloonkeepers of Dow City, Sim Da-
Wis and Lawrence Kline, have been taken to
jail at Denison. They had long defed the
law.