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

Inc speed ring purses 1or tho state fair
this year amount to $500.
The Farmers, alliance is making prepara-
tons to start lumber yard at Cromwell.
S. S. Potter, Of Cresco township, Palo Alto
county, by the death of brother at Silver
City, N. NJ, comes into possession Of an es-
tate valued at $i5000o.
A Sioux City thief grabbed ham hanging
In front of butcher shop and ran for shelter.
He was surprised that no one pursued him,
and his surprise increased when he found the
ham was stuffed with sawdust.
William Slater, OF Emerson, Mills county,
was painfully injured by a stallion few days
ago. The horse bit him In the left arm sever
ing one of the tend ons and badly decorating
the arm Picking him from the ground,
where he was In imminent danger of being
stamped to death, the furious animal threw
him over a hedge fence.
Several saloons at IT. Madison, Iowa, have
closed by injunctions instituted by parties
from the country.
A runaway In Des Moines on the afternoon
May oath resulted in the killing Of horse
valued at 81, 900, belonging to j. NJ. Christy.
A man named Robert Henderson was serious
v hurt
Des Moines was visited by destructive fire
the morning of May 18th. 1t broke out
about o'clock in the press room of the Lead
er office, and in a short time the entire three
story building was in flames. 1t was occupied
by the Leader Printing Company, including
the Riverside or job Office Of the Leader Co.,
and the office of the "Milllop." Adjoining
these in the same building was the Office of
the Western Lithographing Company. All
these establishments suffered almost complete
destruction. The loss Of the Leader Company
is estimated at $50, 900 and that of the Western
Lithographing at 5000 The former we learn
was well insured. The Lthographing Com
pany had about $1,000 insurance. Aside from
the loss of the Leader Company, Messrs.
Welch & Lunn lost about 1900 invested in q
national real estate directory, which was just
ready for the binder. The enterprising Leader
Company Immediately arranged for the con.
.inued publication of the paper without tho
Areak of q single issue.
Turner & Bclany, OF Nashau, owners of
several elevators have failed being short on
wheat. The liabilities are $4,000, and they
will be able to pay one half.
A serious accident occurred at Lehigh,
Webster county, few mornings ago. The
IA year old daughter of Mr. Schoonover was
toying with a p stol ions that "wasn't loaded')
with the usual result. 1t went off and the
ball took effect in the head Of her IL year old
sister, inaicting dangerous though perhaps
not fatal wound.
Ogden is to have a new hotel.
Upton is having serious time with scar.
let fever.
Paulina is to have grand music festival
July and 5.
There is talk of national camp meeting to
be held at Storm Lake July II to- %.
Preston claims to have more attorneys than
any other place of Its size In the state.
The X. b. Il Q. depot at Clarnda was
struck by lightning on the morning Of the
Bird, and entirely consumed; nothing was
saved. There was considerable freight In the
Louise. the exact amount of which is not known.
The second triennial reunion OF the 18th |.
V. l., will be held at Burlington, Iowa, on
Wednesday, September 20, 1886, the twenty
third anniversary of the battle of Sterling
Farm, near Morganize, La. The executive
committee desires that every surviving mem.
Der oil the regiment attend the reunion, If pos
rible; and those that can't possibly attend to
report by letter.
Krauer Hoffman s. Co., brewers of Ottumwa,
who were convicted ON charge of selling
beer, were fined $3.50 by a justice of the peace.
1t was a jury trial. Another case against the
same company was appe aled.
Chas. Specht, a C. B. & O.. section man,
while jumping of a construction train at Dud-
Icy struck his head against tie MASKING his
cheek and causing other bruises not fatal.
A medium sized young man, dark Completed
and giving the name Of Charles Johnson, went
to the livery stable Of e, P. Brown, at Dunlap,
May Gath, and hired team, saying that he
wanted to go out to the farm of farmer living
near town, and went away with the team. He
was last seen about twenty miles north going
west.
In October of last year William Crissinger,
policeman at Cedar Rapids, in order to make
an arrest was obliged to discharge his revol
yer several times at prisoner who was attempt
ing to escape. A. G. Mann, who was standing
near by was struck by one OF the bullets and
received wound that will make him
cripple for life. He has begun suit against
the city claiming $4,000 damages.
Joseph Bly,tonc, brakeman on the 90"
caught his foot in ''frog" In the yards in
Abba and was run over by train, crushing
his right leg and arm. The arm was amputa-
ted at the shoulder joint, and the poor fellow
was still living at last accounts, though the re-
cult is certainly doubtful. He is twenty
years OF age, has o wife and one child in Of
tumwa, and has been on the road two years.
At st. Joseph's Convent, Table Mound, Du-
buque county, fifteen young ladies took the
novitiate vows as Sisters of Charity. Among
them were Miss Louise West, Of Spencer, Iowa
Miss Mccoy, of Ackley, Iowa; Miss Dickey,
of Peoria, ILL.,, and Miss Klnsella, of this Du-
buque.
The thirty-eighth annual convention of the
Episcopal Church Diocese Of Iowa assembled
at Davenport May 25th, with large number
of clergy and laity present The convention
sermon was delivered by Rev. Thos. j. Mack
ay, of Council Bluffs. The Holy Communion
was celebrated by the Bishop, thirty clergymen
occupying the chancel.
At Riverside, a few nights ago robbers enter
ed the house of Rev. Father Kempker, and
seized him and with leveled revolvers COMPEL.
ed him to hand over about 800 and his watch.
The money belonged to the Catholic church.
No clue to the robbers,
Tho MorLofs