Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-06-10
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Archery is the favorlte pastime at VII
lisca.
There is not an open saloon in Delaware
county.
1t is impossible for the brick makers to sup
ply the demand at Davenport.
The Muscatine BARRIERS want the city coun.
Gil to pass Sunday closing ordinance.
Daniel s. Sheldon died June 5th at Daven-
port Of pneumonia aged seventy seven years.
He located in Davenport in 1852 and became
a professor of natural sciences In Iowa college
position which he retained in that and Girls
void colleges until his death. He had wide
reputation as a botanist and geologist and
made cabinet collection worth five thous and
dollars, which he gave to the college. He was
a graduate Of Andover Theological Seminary
of Massachusetts, and of Mlddleburg College,
Vermont.
A man named Carr sucided near Bennett,
Cedar county, by hanging himself to barbed
wire fence with rope.
Two young men, Byron Hill and Clifford
Howard, were before United States Commits
sioner Hobbs at Dubuque, on the charge of
robbing the postoffice at Elkader Of 800. They
were bound over and placed in jail to await
the action of the grand Jury.
The residence Of John Freeman, of Adalr
county, burned with part Of contents. Loss,
5000; insurance on house $500; and on goods
had expirei ten days.
The implement store of c. B. West g. Co.
was entered at Oskaloosa and the safe opened.
A certificate of deposit No. $500 for 500, pay
able to F. L. Cross and 500 in gold and silver
was taken. No clue to the robbers as yet. The
safe was found locked next morning.
The republicans of the Third judicial dis
tict nominated Harvey Of Decatur and Henry
of Ringgold, for district judges on the 196th
and 197th ballots.
A IL year old boy named Barbee wa.
drowned in the Nishnabotna near Oakland a
few days ago.
The hardware store of Fellngham 81 Son at
West Side was burglarzed of large lot of re-
volvers and knives amounting to over 500 in
value, few nights ago. No clue.
The body of Ralph Hazlett, who SO mystert
ously disappeared from his home in Nashus
during the winter, was found few days age
about twelve miles above Waverly and nine
drowned himself in the Cedar river. The body
was found in sitting position on log in .
clump of bushes several feet from the water
The Clear Lake Herald announces that Gen,
eral John A Logan will deliver lecture at
the Clear Lake Assembly on Tuesday, July "a,
the only condition being that congress ad.
journs by that time. The seasons exercises
at the Park will commence with the camp.
meeting, which will run from July 9th to 10Th.
Then follows the s. s. assembly, July 2lst to
August End. The Musical Festival will close
the work and entertainment from Aug. 4th to
18th inclusive.
IA peculiar case is that OF little son CT Sofr
Limmer, aged years, Of Prussia township,
Adair county. He has habit of gnawing the
ends of his fingers when Aasleep. The little
finger on the right hand is nearly all gone,
and the two next to 1t are off above the first
joint. During waking hours he frequently
cries for hours with pains in his hands.
The ninth annual convention and tourna.
ment of the Iowa State Association for the
protection Of game and fish, is to be held at
Burlington, June 18th to 18th inclusive. About
81, 900 in prizes are offered for the best scores
in shooting.
Farmers and others having heavy hauling
are interested in all inventions that will pro.
mote the comfort of their animals. The pad
made by the Zinc Collar Pad Co., Of Buchan-
an, Mich, Is recommended as the best thing OF
the kind in use, and many thousands Of them
ere being soia.
The Iowa Funeral Directors Association
has closed an interesting session at Cedar
all Gva In,
attendance and number of very instructive
addresses were delivered. The following of.
flcers were chosen for the ensuing year; T. B.
McCurdy, of Oskaloosa, President; j. L.
Krlbbs, Of Cedar Rapids, icc-Pres dent
III S. Hendricks, of Union, Secretary; NJ
Miller, Upton, Treasurer; C. o. TORY, Man
chester, jerome Palmer, Keota, w. Hohen.
cchack, Iowa City, executive committee. The
next meeting of the association will be held
in Des Moines the last week in May, 1887.
Ernest S. Bennett was found guilty of for
gerry in the district court at Davenport and
was sentenced to two years and five months in
the pententiary, Bennett was cashier fol-
seven years in a wholesale dry goods house,
lostseveral thousand dollars In gambling oper.
atoms and fed. In March he was arrested by
detectives at Niagara Falls, having been in.
duced to cross the line, and was brought home
for trial.
Diptheria is prevailing in malignant form
in country neighborhood six miles south Of
Cilidden in Carroll county. Two children in
the family Of man named John Grace were
attacked and died in less than three days.
Other cases are reported and it is feared that
an epidemic Of this dreadful disease will re
suit.
At Maquoketa on The night of the 31st ult.
the carriage manu- factory of Mr.. Ranes was
destroyed by fire. Loss $4,000: partly insur-
ed. Cause Of fire not known.
The opinion Of Judge stutsman was filed in
the District Court in the case Of the Rock Is
land Railway VS.. the City Of Keokuk. The
railroad was granted an injunction restrain
ing the city from interfering with the elevator
track or switches on the levee until the case
could be heard on its merits. The Rock Island
filed bond. Not long ago the city attempted
to stop the railroads of the city from switch
ing in front of the bridge and the legal con-
test followed.
President Iyes has Informed the editor of
the Cedar Rapids Republican that arrange
ments, hanging for two years has been CON-
pleted between the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
and Northern and committee Of citizens Of
Waverly for the immediate building of an
extension from the main line to Waverly, the
track to reach the city limits by July LIST; that
the five per cent tax voted the road by Wav-
erly may beiutilized. The citizens of Waverly
are elated, as are Cedar Rapids dealers.
Weldon is beautiful village in Decatur
county, situated ON the Minnesota, Iowa &
Northern railroad. The town has never had
a saloon. The Christian church has just com
pleted beautiful chapel, neatly furnished.
A disastrous confagration at Salem, Henry
county, on the night Of June End, destroyed
Union block, which embraces the leading
business part of that village. The loss
about $65, 900, with kiss than $25, 900 insurance
The forty-seventh annual meeting of the
Association Of Congregational Churches Of
Iowa, met at Marion Wednesday evening,
June End fhe central sity of Linn county
gave cordial reception to the pilgrims COM
ing from all parts of the State. Each church
In the State, 140 in number, was represented
by ministers and delegates. The meeting
was under the leading inspiration Of Mrs.
Magoun, Of Grinncll. The Association Or
gained, with Rev, ~ II. Whttelsey Of Cres-
ton. as Moderator, and Rev. C. II. B'ssell, OF
Cherokee, as scribe. Among the cary items