Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-06-24
IOWA CONDENSED.

brides mother, eight miles north OF Newton,
June 10Th.
The survivors of the First Iowa Infantry
will observe the twenty-ffth anniversary OF
the battle Of Wilson'S Creek, at Davenport
| August 10th. or the regimental association,
which numbered originally 1000 members,
less than 200 are alive.
A party of Winnebago Indians, who live on
a reservation near Black River Falls, Wis,
are visiting the reservation near Tama City.
Tha chief of the party, IS years OF age, IS
J named Blackhawk, and the famous warrior OF
that name was his cousin
While engaged in a target practice at Gree
ley, John Levitt accidentally shot and killed
the target marker, Art Hayward. The ball
passed through Hayward's neck, severlng a
jugular vein and causing instant death.
AtLyons, in fit of temporary insanity,
John Strope, of the Randall house, nearly
killed his sister-in-law by choking her, and
then rushing from the house has not been
seen since. 1t is feared that he has commit
ted suicide.
A few night nights ago at Cedar Rapids, Ed.
Shay while drunk, fell from a wagon loaded
with -four. The wagon went over his chest
nd he died at the hospital few hours later.
An old man named Rnabe was found at his
home dead in Council Bluffs. The coroner's
jury disclosed the fact that he committed sui
eide by taking two ounces Of aconite. He re-
sided alone. He owns considerable property.
Dan. Callaghsn at Dubuque. drank canned
lye, which he mistook for fruit, and died after
a night of fearful suffering. He had been ad-
dcted to strong drink. Medical assistance
a fret ha I've w py
tracted, but the effect on the stomach already
infsmed with liquor caused . swelling with
fatal results
Rev. A. Brown, of Charlton, Presiding Ed
| er of the NJ E. Church in that District, re-
ceiyed token of the esteem in which he is
held by the brethren of the District, in the
shape Of handsome gold watch. 1t was a
great surprise, and highly appreciated by the
| worthy p. Z.
Henry Steinkopf mysteriously disappeared
from Council Bluffs. He Is about Is years Of
age, light brown hair, small mustache Of same
| color, six feet two inches tall and weighs
| about $50 pounds. His friends are making
earnest endeavors to discover his whereabouts.
The body Of q man named Charles Oleson
was found on the north shore Of Spirit Lake.
| He lett Sampson Lodge, where he had been
working, in a row boat, but was not expected
| to return fora day or two. The prolonged
absence of the man caused strong suspicion
| that au accident had happened, and parties
mad been searching for him several day. The
| head of the corpse shows marks of violence,
| and there is a deep cash on the left side of his
face. party just over the Minnesota line is
suspected of having foully dealt with Oleson
on account Of trouble between them.
Suit for $4,000 damages was begun in the
| United States Circuit Court in Chicago, June
18th, by George and Frederick w. Bowman,
beer vendors of Marshalltown, Ia, against the
Chicago u Northwestern Railroad, Tor its re-
tusal to transport 1900 barrels of beer for
plaintiffs from Chicago to Marshalltown.
| Railroads decline to carry any beverage fol
fear of section 1854, chapter 143, acts Of the
Goth Iowa assembly, which makes it a penal
offense to take into the state any ntoxicati
liquors without permit from the Auditor OF
the county to which liquor is to be taken. This
permit can be obtained by the consgnee only
On making affidavit that the liquor is to be
used only for medical, mechanical, culinary or
sacramental purposes. Bowman Brothers claim
that this law is unconstitutional, and that they
applied for permit TO sell beer as a beverage
1t was refused. Then they bought 5000 bar
-els of beer at Sc. so per barrel, payment being
conditional on their getting it into Iowa, but
The Northwestern road refused to take it.
Bowman Bros, claim that beer is sold all oyer
Iowa and if they once succeed in getting it in
to the State they could sell it for IS per barrel
ADD not be molested. The refusal Of the com
pany to transport it is to be made the occasion
Of 4 test of the validity Of Iowa law.
In the supreme court Judge Beck June 14th
rendered decision in q case involving the
liability Of insurance companies for buildings
destroyed while not occupied. The suit in
question was that of j. w. Sexton, VS.. the
Hawkeye Insurance company, appealed from
the Adair Circuit court. Sexton brought an
action on an insurance policy to recover for
the loss of the building insured by "a high
wind cyclone or tornado" The case was
tried in Adair county to q jury, which, under
instructions Of the court rendered q verdict
for the insurance company, upon which judge
ment was rendered and the plaintiff appeals.
The supreme court decided in favor Of the in
surance company, Judge Beck giving the opin-
ion. The policy contains the following pro-
vision: "This company shall not be liable for
any loss or damage while the above mentioned
premises shall be vacant or unoccupied, or re-
sult.ag from neglect by the assured to use all
possible efforts to keep the property safely
protected against fires that may origin
ate on the prairies or to save
the property when on fire or exposed thereto
or after the fire or by theft TT or after the fire."
The building insured was a dwelling house
occupied at the time the policy was issued by
a tenant who moved out three months before
the loss, The court held that the articles left
in the house did not constitute occupancy as
provided in the policy related to protection
from storm as well as fire and that occupancy
relates to the building and not the land, the
former beng ''the premises as defined in
the contract
July Q to II, a campmceting will be held
under tee auspices of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, Rev. w. T. Smith, Presiding Elder
Of the Council Bluffs District in charge, on
beautiful grounds at Logan. The well known
and successful Evangelist Thomas Harrison,
will be present during the entire eight days |
meeting, including one Sabbath. rhe SER
vices will be held in the large Tabernacle be-
longing to the Harrison County Campmeet-
ing Association. The entire force of the
Council Bluffs District, with many from the
Boone and Atlantic Districts, which cooper
ate will be there.
Matt, and Pete Mccormick, brothers resid-
ing at Breda, got into quarrel over corn
pillow shovel which resulted in desperate and
brutal fight, in which Matt. struck his broth
er over the head with piece of timber knock
ing him senseless, and inficting a dangerous
wound upon the skull. His recovery n
doubtful.
The Western Wholesale Grocers' Association
met at Ottumwa, June 10th. The following |
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
VIM. Pilger, of Burlington, President; Samuel
Mahon, Ottumwa, W. s. Wsrield, Des Moines,
w. E. Kellogg, Keokuk, Vice Presidents;
Chas Hewitt, Des Moines, Secretary and Treas
urer.
A few mornings ago, at Sioux City, stran-
ger named job Clements was found asleep in
barn. When awakened he drew razor and |
horribly slashed an old man named Crawford, |
who was trying to eject him. Crawford will
probably die. Clements was arrested and held |