Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-09-16
IOWA CONDENSED TEES,

While B. L. Huntersyn was riding twt
horses in the Roman race in Barnums circu
ut Dubuque, Sept. 10, his horse stumbled an,
threw him over its head. Six horses passe,
over him. His skull was fractured and he re
ceived scalp wound. He will recover.
Diphtheria has again appeared in Council
Bluffs.
Boone claims to have felt last weeks earth
quake.
The first serious accident on the c., B. & N
railroad occurred Sept. II near Potosi. Tive
freight trains, one bound south and the Other
north, met with fearful crash, wrecklng bott
locomotives and throwing several cars from
the track. The engineers jumped from tn,
cabs and escaped without injury. The
cause of the accident Is attributed to thu
south bound engineer, who had instructions
TO hold his train at Potosi until the up train
arrived
The druggists association of the Eighth
Congressional districtmet at Creston Sept II.
The representation was good, all the principal
towns in the district being represented. A
motion made by Mr. Bagley, Of Creston, that
they should handle no more beer in the future,
vas carried Unanimously. 1t was also deter.
mined to raise fund for the prosecution OF
parties who obtained liquors under false pre-.
lenses.
The public schools of Des Moines opened for
the fall term Sept. 10.
A farmer was victimzed out of $40 at Des
Moines during the State Fair through the me,
.iium of the old thimble-rigging game. A
hal ~ al ,tch lie
and the granger bet his money that he could
pick up the shell which covered the ball
The new bridge across the Boyer river al
Crawford will be completed this month.
The federal court has served an injunction
upon Judge Hedges, restraining him from fur,
Their proceedings in the Collector Thompson
case and requiring him to surrender Thompson
on q writ of habeas corpus.
Judge Love has admitted Kinsey Jordon,
the Ottumwa saloonkecper serving out $500
.'ne for violating the prohibition law, to So, 200
call, pending the appeal to the United States
circuit court.
The Des Moines authorities continue to
make life unpleasant for the local sports One
night recently they raided "coon diye' and
captured nine able-bodled worshippers of the
hckle goddess. Twenty more Of the offenders
escaped arrest by jumping from window to
the ground, a distance Of IS feet.
One day recently, at Burlington, number
ofsocalists marched out Of their headquarters
en- r.ute to Jacobsen's garden, where they
were to have picnic One of the party car
ried red fa.G ard Others wore red regalia
Chief kcsslnr at once took them in charge and
ordered the red flag and Other toggery taken
back into the hail, under penalty of arrest.
The party complied, and the picnic was allow
ed " proceed
practical and profitable joke was played
on several thrifty citizens of the Iowa capital
recently, b. q drummer hailing from st.
Louis. A package of "wet" groceries was to
be sent c. o. D. to any person SO desiring. A
great many orders were received by the drum
mer, and soon several packages were at the
express office marked c. o. D., with charges
attached ranging from fifteen to twenty five
dollars. OF course each package was in due
time claimed, paid for and taken away, and
Afterwards, when discovered to contain
small kcg of spring water, was singly and
separately condemned to keep the st. Louis
drummer company through an eternal punish
ment.
Burlington is figuring on bridge to be
built over the Mississippi.
The oil well lately discovered at Newton
has proved to be a ''salted" fraud.
They have another Cardiff giant on ex-
hfbttIon at Des Moines. 1t is claimed that
the defunct turned to stone about two thous
and years ago.
The Harrison county supervisors are about
7" offer reward Of 5000 for the discovery OF
eIal in paying quantities within the limits of
Suat county.
A temporary injunction has been granted BY
the circuit court of Marion county to restrain
the Des Moines University from removing
any OF the property from the Pelia University,
which, under the terms of consolidation of
the two schools, should be brought to Des
Noihcs. Much opposition to the plan of re.
moval has developed.
A Waterloo physician recently performed
queer surgical operation on an old lady aged
eighty-three years, residing a few miles from
the city. He removed from the back of her
neal small horn which resembled very much
che finger of child. Indeed, brother physi-
eian thought it was finger, and pointed out
what he supposed to be the joints. This horn
caused terrible pain and the lady suffered
with it very much.
The following telegram, dated st. joseph
Mo-, September 4th, will interest some or
the G. A. R. boys who held Grand Island
tickets over the B. & NJ. railroad which
we're refused for passage by conductors on
the st. ]. & G. /. railroad between Hast
ings and Grand Island: ''P. S. Eustis, G..
p. A. B. e. NJ. r. R., Omaha, Neb.: Learn
ing only to-day that through misunder-
standing some OF your G. A. Il. passengers
were charged fare on our road between
Hastings and Grand Island, hasten to
any such who are entitled to it. +. Mil
l;gan. G. p. A. St. j. & G. l. r. R."
The citizens Of Cascade, Dubuque county,
are wild over an outrage perpetrated by a
young man named Crowley on the person of an
aged German lady Sept. s. He tied her hands
behind her back and accomplishing his pur-
pose fled the country. The citizens turned
out en- masse to hunt him up. He is only
seventeen years of age, but has q bad reputa-
tion.
Prof Hinrich, the head of the Iowa weather
service, in recent paper, suggests that the
drouth of the present season has shown the
tallacy of the indiscriminate advice, SO gener-
ally given, of putting Iowa farms into corn
and grass, since both crops have largely |
tailed in extensive portions of the State. The |
professor goes on to say: The climate OF |
Iowa being extremely variable, the wisest |
nusbandry seems to be such as will succeed |
ne .surably well in any of these conditions,
That is, wellbalanced system of mixed |
hus5andry, in which pasture, meadow and |
olowed land for small grain and corn are |
.bo 1t equally represented. Such farming will |
inow OF no failure in Iowa from climatic con.
iitlons, and the land VIII not deteriorate, but
improve.
Sioux City is to have another railroad in the
near future. company composed of many
If the most prominent and wealthy men OF
hat city, who are backed by a strong Eastern
yn ileate, has been formed for the purpose of
'uildng through lire to Denver, to penetrate
he great cattle regions west Of that city and
hen open direct communication with the
Pacific coast. Preliminary surveys are now