Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-18
IOWA CONDENSED.

1t is said that Iowa has forty-four thousand
tenant farmers, an average of four hundred
and forty to each eounty.
The average pay OF Methodist minister in
Iowa is s122 per annum, SO reported.
Osccola has been organized as city of the
second class, divided into three wards and a
board Of aldermen will be elected March ist
Council Bluffs police force are being inves.
tigated on the charge OF apprcpriating to their
own use garments donated to the poor of the
city.
The citizens Of Angus have found city gov
eminent an expensive luxury, and are circu-
lating petition to have the charter Of the city
revoked.
Prof s. A. Knapp, formerly President Of the
Iowa Agricultural College, is now engaged in
developing tao country about Lake Charles,
Iowa Senator's and Representatives IA con.
gress have recently introduced bills as ftiioWs:
BY MIR. Frederick, providing that all persons
manufacturing, selling, or offering for sale any
substitute or Imitation for butter, or cheese,
other than manufactured wholly out Of pure
milk or cream shall pay an internal revenue
tax thereon OF not less than Eve cents pound
and all packages containing such substitute OF
Imitation article shall be stamped Us provided
for by the internal revenue laws of the United
States. Senator Allison introduced a similar
OH Ia the senate BY Mr.. Conger, donating
condemned ordnance for monumental purpes-
es to the o. A. X. Posts Of Dallas county, To-
VA BY. Struble, to pension Joshua l.. Nor.
rls. BY Weaver, to pension Mrs. A. ]. Pope,
Whipple Handy, Rebecca E. Bushy, Mrs. Cath.
arine Mccarthy Nathaniel Bravy, Claiborne
Collision, Henry Barton. Senator Wilson in
troduced In the senate various matters from
Iowa, among them petitions from H. B. Wood
and HtyAseyen other leading citizens Of Spen.
Ger, asking that congress submit to q vote of
the people the question Of woman suffrage,
From B. I. Coon and twenty-three other To-
vans, asking for the absolute forfeiture Of un.
earned lands within the grant Of the Sioux City
q ST. Paul railroad company, and from the
knights of Labor Of Des Moines, on Chinese
immigration. Mr.. Murphy introduced a me
mortal from the bar of Muscatine county 10.
wa, asking for an increase of salaries Of United
States District Judges.
Inc newly surveyor railway route between
waterloo and DEBORAH is slxty-seven miles,
and almost an air line, and grade not exceed
ing sixty feet to the mile. The shortest route
ut present between the two places is 1903 miles.
Bogus checks were successfully passed on
six Ottumwa business men recently for sums
ranging from 81 to SIS. They we're all drawn
on the Iowa National Bank, signed by swazey
81 Major, of Ottumwa. The swlndler "a de-
scribed as heavy set man, aged about "a or
20 years, with smooth face, weighing about
100 pounds, dark hair, had on an overcoat OF
cotton diagonal, with grey and black stripes
and Handicapped plush cap.
Mike Casey, wealthy farmer, has sued
the county Of Tama for 5000 damages al
legged to have been sustained by him when
bridge over Wolfe Creek, near Moorvllle fell.
last fall, pfecipitating him, his team and wagon
into the water.
At trial in Dubuque lady member of
the Salvation Army who was witness in the
case, after taking the oath, surprised the court
BY kneeiing and delivering long and earnest
prayer, after which the trial went on.
Geo. Connor, of Muscatine, well known
turfman, died at his home on Muscatine
island. He was soldier In company b. Iowa
First and was the author of the song, "Hard
Tack Come Again Some More" which became
80 popular throughout the army.
On Feb. 9th as train No. 8, of the Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific railway passed road
crossing about one mile west of Underwood,
Pottawsttamie county, some boys threw
large stone at the cab of the locomotive mo.
~ which passed through both side windows
breaking the glass and narrowly missing the
heads of both engineer and fireman. The
train was at once stopped, and from the boy
who remained 1t was learned who were the cul-
prits. The company's attorneys were put on
track Of the guilty parties and the latter were
soon arrested, taken to Council Bluffs and
punished by o fine and costs aggregating Sl6.-
20 besides paying 81 for the broken glass. It
is frequent practice on the part of some boys
to throw stones at passenger trains, and sew.
eral instances are recorded wherein passen-
gers have been seriously injured. If all the
railroad companies will follow up such cases
as closely as has the Rock Island this one we
do not doubt but that this dangerous pastime
will be brought to o speedy termination.
The Iowa delegation have all spoken be-
fore the house committee on public buildings
and grounds in favor of Conger's bill appro-
priating Sl50,000 to enlarge the government
building at Des Moines.
The three year old daughter Of j. Lechringer,
near Lu Verne, was burned to death few days
ago.
The city and tc 1nship Of Sioux City voted
on the question of q five per cent. tax in aid OF
the Sioux City & Des Moines, and the propo-
sition carried by q majority Of over 700 In a
vote Of $500, there being but little opposition.
Other townships in the comfy win vote in like
proportion, and there is no doubt Of its carry
ing.
The Marengo brewery, located two miles
north Of that town, burned to the ground, the
hands sleeping in the building barely escaping
with their lives. The building was owned by
T. C. Kneper and operated by Fred. Lipsins,
under permit from the Board of Supervisors.
Kneper's loss is about 5000; insured for 49,.
DO. Lipsin's loss $500; insured for $500.
The origin Of the fire Is unknown.
H. D. Smouse, well-known resident OF
Washington, in this State, was taken before
y. 8. Commissioner White, on the charge of
siolationg the revenue law by operating an
unlicensed distillery. The prisoner was ad-
nitted to bail in the sum of $500 for his ap-
pearance at the next term Of the United States
Court at Keokuk.
The Iowa State Pharmaceutical Association
at its meeting at Des Moines elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, A. II. Miles, Des
Moines; First Vice-President Emil L. Boerner,
Iowa City; Second Vice-President, /. P. Van
Else, Mt Pleasant; Third yice-Prcsident, 8.
J. Winchester, Eldora; Permanent Secretary,
DR.. Rosa Martin Epson, Marshalltown; Local
Secretary, c. d. Windsor, Waterloo; Treasur-
er, C. II. Ward, Des Moines; Executive Com
mittee: w. c. Bryant, Cedar Falls; J. II. Har-
rison, Davenport; and W. s. Mcbride, Mar
shalltown.
Elections have been called in Pleasant and
Belmond townships, Wright county, for
pes cent tax TO aid the Mason City and Fl
Dodge railroad, with every prospect of carry
Ing the tax. Elections have been called all
along the line OF the road In Wright county.
Transferred to the Asylum.
An object OF great curiosity to Joliet
people, says dispatch from that place,
was placed on board Of car this morning
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