Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-11-18
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A 81 500 Methodist church will be dedicated


A 81 500 Methodist church will be dedicated
at Cumberland next month.
The art cles of incorporation have been filed
with the Secretary of State of the Rheem
Manufacturing Co. Of 0ttumwa, Ia; capital
stock, $4,000; J. Fl. Rheem, president, N. H.
Lehman, secretary, and R. s. Field, treas
urer.
The city council of Marshalltown have an
nulled their contract with. the electr c light
company and have made new contract with
the gas com any for lighting the city.
The ladies of Carroll have for some time past
been enjoying themselves with parties, leaving
out the male portion of society. One night
recently the gentlemen held banquet to
which no lady was invited or permitted to go.
In the center of the long table around which
the guests banqueted was large red fowl of
the male persuasion. The new party bids fair
to become popular innovation.
At Renwlck, on the night OF Nov. IA, the
store of ID. Hovt, dealer in general merchan-
disc, was raided by hamps or thieves, and
goods to the amount of $500 tak9n. They eff
fected the entrance at about a. m. and took
six overcoats IL full suits, socks, shoes, hats,
caps, gloves, mittens, etc.; also two boxes Of
cigars and 81 in cash. They left the store in
utter confusion, and after changing their tat
tiers for new suits at the stock yards, left for
other parts.
The elevator and mill owned by Steven
Bros at Cumberland burned 81 n lay morn
ing, Nov IA, between l and 2 O'Clock. Loss
on build ny and machinery $40 OOo, besides
about 200 bushels of gain. Origin Of fire
unknown. Insurance, $4,000. This leaves a
thriving little town without a mill, as Messrs.
Steven Bros say they are not able to re-
build.
Dunlap 81 Lowe, of Cumberland, have al
most com -leted an $1,000 elevator at that
place.
Matt Crawford, stock and grain dealer at
Minburn, in attempting 10 make coupling
between two cars on a switching train Nov. 49,
had his hand accidentally caught between the
two bumpers and mangled in such condition
as to necessitate the immediate amputation
of the two middle fingers on the right
hand.
E. L. Stacy, State Secretary of the Iowa
. Collegiate Association, reports the prospects as
excellent for the annual oratorical contest, to
be held at Fosters Opera House, Des Moines,
Feb 3, 1887 The judges recently elected are
Judge Reed, of Council Bluffs. Hon. S. C. Nc.
Pherson, of Clarinda, and A. w. Archibald, of
Ottumwa.
The May Bell postofIlce has been discon-
tinued.
A state bank has been established at Ha-
warden.
At Manila the telegraph office is kept in
box car.
An election contest Is to trouble the city of
Cedar Rapids.
At Mason City fuel thieves are getting thick
and troublesome
A solitary street lamp illustrates the rapid
growth Of Orange City.
In Taylor township, Polk county, large
pond has become so dry that boys can wade in
and catch as many fish with their hands as
they have m nd o
b. Tinkham died at Charlton, on the after
noon of Nov. IL, from an overdose of NOR.
phine, having taken, as is supposed, forty
grains during the forenoon. He has been gen.
eral agent for the Mccormick reaper company
and also breeder of fine stock.
Chinch bugs in large quantities have been
visiting corn fields during the past few days
in different parts of Louisa county.
Lyon county citizens are 2gitating The idea
Of bringing suit to test the validity of certain
county bonds. They claim $50 900 worth O.
this paper to be worthless.
Peter Martin, engineer of the Dubuque fir
department, has invented a device whereby
the fires under the engine arr lighted automat-
icaly when the engine starts on n run.
Montrose township, Lee county, PRODUCES
radish from its sol that measures % inches IN
len rth, % inches in circumference, and weighs
IL pounds. 1t is said to be fit for consump-
ton.
United States Revenue Collector Thompson
made seizure of 1,0)0 pounds of bogus but
ter in Davenport commission house, NOV.
-, the packages not having the required
stamp upon them. Twelve samples he'd IRE
viously been procured and tested all but ono
of them failing to stand the test 1t was d s.
closed that the commission merchant bought
all the seized goods of country butter makers
-farmprs-and much of it came to him I'M
salt from the churn, and it was his custom
to work it over for the market. sam lie of
this fresh butter was tested and showed m uch
adulteration with neutral end" The case
promises rich revelations when Il comes to
trial.
A rich find of peat Is reported in the western
part of Ninnebago county.
The total amount expended In criminal
prosecution in Des Moines county for the past
year foots up to S16,4l7.S0.
Prophet Foster, of Burlington, predicts real
winter weather after December 1.
The ANIMAL report of the health officer of
Davenport, gives the number of deaths in that
L 4 natol
which 1917 resulted from diphtheria.
w. 2. Stratton, a farmer of O'Brien county,
skipped out recently, leav ng creditors at Shell
don, Hosper. aud CRAWL O. and an aggregate
indebtedness of nearly So 500.
A one-eyed man named Frank Ashton was
captured at Davenport by Sheriff Mccain, of
Dubuque, having in his possession number
of articles of jewelry AMI several pieces of
gold coin OF small denominations as evidence
of his recent visit to the latter city. Among
his collections were two gold medals, signify
ing the graduation of Mr.. Peter F. McCul
Tough from the Notre Dame university. Ash
ton was bound over t. the grand Jury.
Levi Leek, near Correctionville, recently
mixed rat poison with meal and spread 1t out
for the omuipresent rodent. BY some accident
two cows and a valuable horse got at the pois-
on and ate enough of it to kill them. The rats
are doing WELL
The fire department is again troubling Du-
buque. At a recent meeting OF the city coun-
ell four members of the department were GEN.
sured, and serious charges were brought
against captain. A special meeting VII be
held to consider the matter, and probably dis
miss the odous members from the depart