Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-07-15
IOWA CONDENsRD.

The case Is mysterious one In that no cause
Is alleged for the fatal act
Herman Jounglln, young man 10 or 20
years Of age, met with horrible death on the
Ing of the 9Th Of July. He and tramp
! got on the front platform Of the mail car on
the night express on the Illinois Central Rail-
| way at Parkersburg to ride to Ackley. When
the train was pulling up to the depot he seems
| to have gone to sleep and dropped of the sids
! Of the platform to the ground and rolled I'M
der the wheels.
The Adjutant General has received the
resignation of Major E. B. Dyke, Of Charles
| CITY, Judge Advocate General of the Second
Brigad,, resigned on account Of Ill health;
also notice Of the election of Second Lleuten
| ant L. G.. Abbott of Company d, First RegI-
| ment at Marshslltown. ,.-
At Charles City on the morning Of July 9th
| Chef Dellous, aged 80, shot and instantly
killed Miss Waterman, aged Is. Dellous was
| the girls uncle, and was enamored with her
charms. He wanted the girl to marry him.
| She refused, whereupon he shot her through
| the heart, causing instant death. When dis
covered and about TO be arrested, Dellous
| drew revolver and shot himself In the side,
causing an ugly wouni.
Hampton Is somewhat agitated over the
finding of an infant some six weeks old under
the window of Mr.. Geogre E. Higley's resi-
| dence. The child was a boy and was thinly
clad. No trace can be found Of the parties
who left 1t to the cold mercies of tho world.
Toe whole matter Is wrapped In mystery.
The revised articles OF incorporation OF the
Iowa, Minnesota 81 Nebraska Mutual Live
Stock Insurance Co., of Kingsley, Iowa, we're
filed with the Secretary Of State.
The report Of the Warden at the Anamosa
renitentiary shows that only nine convicts
were received during the month Of June, and
two persons were accepted for safe keeping.
The Governor has been called upon to a.
point number Of delegates to the national
farmers congress, which meets at Indisnapo-
lis in August.
The new law In regard to the incorporation
Of mutual insurance companies and requiring
them to obtain from the Attorney General
and Auditor Of the Sta's approval Of their
plans of insurance. went into eject July 4th,
yet but few companies have complied with tho
law and made the necessary records in the
office of the Secretary of State. About 800
companies will have to either quit business in
this State or make the necessary changes and
a sufficient showing Of stability to satisfy the
officers Of State.
While the preliminary trial Of Sidney Davis,
| colored, was in progress at Morgan, Texas, a
mob of ECO oyerpowered the court and took
Davis out and banged him. He outraged one
Of the most respectable women in Bosque
county.
Chyo Coon and Chyo Chiagck two of the
Chinese high-binders convicted during The
winter term Of the criminal court at St. Louis,
| Of numbering Lou johnson, the Chinese in
| lerpreter and detective, were sentenced to be
| hanged August q next
John Jambora and F. j. PolIca, two alleged
.omb placers, at Racine, Wis, were held to
| the circuit court for trial, bail being fixed at
| So, QUO Ia each case.
A Clinton, H., special of July 10th says
terrible storm visited that locality resulting In
great injury to crops and buildings. The Ma
tional bank block was badly injured, also
many other buildings in town. The telegraph
and telephone wires were SO badly torn down
that communication BY those sources was
| interrupted entirely.
Lightning struck the house Of Mrs. Regina
Desser near Wakefield, H., July 10th, killing
Mrs. Desser and twelve year-old son.
The formal transfer of the Des Moines street
railway property took place on the 10th inst.
TIE new company is composed of the follow
ing gentlemen: President, Walter Mccain;
Vice President, c. w, Rogg; Secretary, Frank
Sherman; Treasurer, G. B. Hippee. The
above officers with Simon Cassidy, +. B. WI
borg and Charles Sherman, constitute the
board of directors. The price paid DR.. Turn
er for his property was s225, 900, probably the
largest financial transaction In the history Of
Des Moincs.
Gov. Larrabee has appointed the following
delegates to the National Farmers Congress to
be held in Indianapolis in August: B. F.
Clayton, Macedonia; c. c. Carpenter, Web.
ster City, G. +. Clarkson Des Moincs; E. A.
Campbell, Fairfield; Mathew Pickens, Eddy
vile; J. w. Miles, Miles; B. F. Seaman, Day.
export; A. V. Stout, Parkersburg; John Nc
Hugh, Crcsco; L. ID. Sherman, lrcton: j. b.
Robb, Abba; c. c. Plattcn, Red Oak and d.
NJ. Woodfll, Conway
The State board of medical examiners will
| meet at the Lorimer house, Dubuque, Tues
day and Wednesday, July 81 and IS; Dyer
house, Mason City, Thursday and Friday, July
30 and 80; Duncan house, Fort Dodge, satur-
day, July "a and Monday, August 2; Hubbard
house, Sioux City, Tuesday and Wednesday,
August and 4; Ogden house, Council Bluffs,
Thursday and Friday, August and for the
purpose Of examining applicants for certii-
Gates, verifying diplomas, and receiving prac-
| ttioners' applications. In class B, all appli-
cations for examination must present them.
| selves on the morning Of the first day.
Manson claims to take more interest In G.
A. R. doings than any town in the northwest
The Iowa Wesleyan University has conferred
Keosauqua-
was thrown from his carriage and suffered a
broken leg.
A cannon that was captured by the Union
army at Vicksburg. July 3, 1868, was brought
into use at the Manson celebration.
In the U. 8. Circuit Court at Keokuk, Judge
Love In deciding motions to remand several
saloon and brewery cases to the State courts
extended the doctrine enunciated by Sudgc
Brewer In the Kansas Walruff brewery case So
as to cover saloon property owned before the
prohibition law came into effect The write.
opinion filed in the case Of McMahen VS..
Pfeifer. of Muscatine, Iowa, holds that the
property design, ted In the petition for an in
junction and abatement as nuisance was
leased for term Of years yet unexpired be-
fore the prohibition laws were adopted. The
saloon was fitted up at great expense at time
when It was lawful to sell ale, wine and beer
The lease specified that brandy, whisky and
other drinks at that date prohibited by law
should not be sold. The court held that sa-
loon property could not be taken or rendered
useless without compensation. The motion to
remand was overruled.
E. L. Stafford, stove merchant and hardware
dealer, at Davenport. made an assignment
The liabilities are s., 800, with assets about the
same. Some of the heaviest creditors are:
Chicago and Erie Stove companies, 5000;
Richardson, Boynton 81 Co., Chicago, $500;
Davenport National Bank, 81, 500.
The five per cent tax in favor Of the St.
Louis, Des Moines and Northern Railway car
ried at Clear Lake. This is an extension Of
Dcs Moines g. Boone Narrow Gauge by way
of Webster City and Clear Lake to Albert Lea,
and perhaps beyond. The people along the
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