Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-06-03
IOWA CONDENSER.


towns, participated in the memorial services
at the national cemetery on Rock Island.
Mr.. Omission, near Brooklyn, has calf in
perfect health, which at one week old weighed
only 26 pounds. Its mother is Durham COW,
weighing 1000 pounds.
AT short horn stock sale held In tent ut
Mt Pleasant few days ago, the seats fell, Sc
Verely injurlng number Of persons. Mr.. j.
X. Backus had his leg broken. Fifty-two head
of cattle were sold, averaging SO per head
A disastrous fire occurred at Menlo, about
two clock on the morning of May 2Sth. 1t
originated in the kitchen of the Guthrie House,
and in a short time the entire structure was
in flames, the inmates barely escaped in their
night clothes. The fire was confined to the
Guthrie House, which, with Its contents burn
ed to the ground. 1t was the oldest hotel in
the town being built in 1862 at cost of
$780, and was owned by Samuel Reed. Mrs.
Reed lost $500 in money which was burned
with her clothing.
The creamery and fixtures or Daniel Ellis &
Co., OF Boston, located at Maynard, Fayette
county, were entirely destroyed by fire on the
night OF May 2Sth. Loss between $1,000 and
81 0oo About 5000 worth of butter was burn
ed The fire originated in the engine room.
One-fourth of the people of Tama county
arc of foreign birth. Over 1, 800 were born In
Germany, over 200 10 Bohemia, about 800 In
Ireland, 500 In England, $50 in Canada, 200 in
Scotland, etc. There are less than twenty
negroes in the county.
The First National Bank, at Cedar Rapids,
will surrender its charter ami discontinue
business. They have made no money for
,ome times and will invest thsir capital in 9th
er business.
A tragic affair happened at Anamosa, May
nth, in which Sheriff Banks, of Story county,
shot James Guthrie, convict in the peniten-
tiary. About nine months ago Guthrie had
been sentenced to eighteen months for burg
AIRY, and had been taken back to Story county
as a witness in the case of the State VS.. Reub-
ems there. On returning to Anamosa, as they
were getting off the train, Banks took the
handouts off Guthrie, who Immediately made
dash for freedom. The sheriff called for
him to stop, and not being obayed he fired
two shots to brighten him. This not having
the desired effect, he said, as he was pursuing
him: "Guthrie, If you don't stop, III shoot
7ou next time" This injunction not being
)beyed he fired the third shot, which took eff
'ect in the small of Guthrie's back, little to
he right of the spine. The convict fell, and
was carried to the penitentiary and medical
aid summoned. The ball was SO, and it is
aot presumabie that Guthrie will live.
Cecil Marriage and his young lady cousin,
also named Marriage were drowned in Skunk
river, May Gath, at the Oskaloosa Works about
fnn mill Of bn
learned 1t was stated that the young lady was
in bathing, and getting beyond her depth the
young man went to her assistance, and In try
ing to get to shore both were drowned. The
unfortunate couple were well connected and
highly respectable and intelligent and the sad
accident casts gloom over the entire city.
Sunday, May 10th, Mrs. Emma Bllharz, at
Audubon, was thrown from a carriage, and
while going from the buggy was kicked on
The head by the horse, She was taken up un-
con scious, in which condition she remained
until Friday evening, the 21st at s O'Clock
when she died. Deceased was Sc years of age
and leaves son, daughter and husband to
mourn her loss.
at Nevada, a few days ago while Ben Good
in and Ed. Grain, two boys aged about II years,
were down at the creek swimming, Goodin,
without any other cause than youthful de-
prayity, fired two shots from revolver at
Grain, one of which took eff ct in the should r
inaictng a dangerous wound. Goodin was
arrested.
Pat Smith, who it will be remembered, kill
cd his wife last February at Stone City, Jones
county, was sentenced to six years in the peni.
tertiary, having been convicted of manslaugh.
ter. 1t is the general opinion of the public
that Pat did not intend to kill his wife, but
while under the maddenlng influence Of liquor
he committed the deed that will curse him all
his life. Had it not bocn for the fact that his
wife was as bad drunliard and also as quar-
reisome as Pat, he would undoubtedly have
been serving life sentence.
At Upton on the oath, the marriage of Miss
Lucy Wolfe daughter of Hon. William 2.
Wolfe, and Mr.. w. II. Bowers, of Sibley, Ia.
took society by surprise, tue entire affair hav
ing been kept quiet. The bride is we'll known
and highly esteemed. She has spent the years
Of her life at Upton, and her gifts and grace
are generally commended. Mr.. Bowers is
one of the popular and rising young men of
Northern Iowa, and is well worthy Of hei
hand and heart. He formerly lived in Tip
ton, and his true manly character made him
many friends.
The articles of incorporation Of the Mitch.
ellville Savings Bank were filed with the Sec
rotary of State. Also the articles of incorpor-
alton of the OakHill Coal& Mining Company,
of Abba, capital stock $25, 900, Incorporated by
j. w. West and E. f. Sallenbach.
The Standard theatre at Sioux City has
been closed, the manager having gone east to
secure new engagements.
The Woodbury. county democratic convention,
to choose eight delegates to the state conven-
ton, called to meet in Des Moines on Juno
30, will be held in Sioux City on Saturday,
June 10.
The Rock Island will soon begin running
four new Pullman sleepers between Davenport
and Kansas City, named the Slngapoor, PEN
ang, Yeddo, and Yokohama. These cars
which were built at a cost of $4,000 each,
present the be st improvements that the com.
pany have made of late years, some OF which
have never before been introduced.
The President pro tempors laid before the
Senate a letter from the Governor of Ohio
transmitting the resolution adopted by the
Ohio State Senate to the effect that in the
opinion of the General Assembly the election
of Henry d. Payne as senator to the United
States Senate from Ohio at the last election
was procured by the corrupt use of money
and asking that the Senate of the United
States be requested to make full investigation
of the matter.
Another sad accident occurred in Audubon
county, few evenings ago. John Irwin Green
aged 10 years resided with his grand parents
on farm. He was found dead hanging in the
stable. He was not very bright witted, and
had been playing upon cross piece nailed to
apoSt about seven feet high, which supported
the manger. He had Latter, the head part
of which was bucke-ed around the cross piece,
while the rope Of the same was fastened
around his neck with slip or running moose.
When found, he was on his hands and knees
on the stable floor, with his head thrown, or
held by the rope, slightly back or upward.
This would make it evident that he had fallen
from the topof the pole, being stunned by the
fall and strangled TO death before recovering
from the shock
Tho State Boa.d Of Health has received
word from Marcus, In Cherokee county, to
the effect that German family recently from
the old country, were down with the scarlet
fever and that nearly all would doubtless die.
1t seems that they took the disease from their