Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-12-23
VOL. Ii.
IOWA CONDENSED ITEMS.

The Sioux City Typographical Union win
give grand ball in January.
Eve sisters of the Christian science cure
recently visited Oskaloosa, no two teaching
the same doctr ne.
The Safeguard Office at Columbus Junction,
Louisa county, was recently damaged to the
extent of 800 BY fire.
The Savery House Hotel Co., capital
$500, 900, has been organized In Des Moines.
The Knights Of Labor of Boone are making
It lively Tor the saloon men. They are probe
cutting them to the wall.
The widow of Lee Pigott Of Keokuk, the
brakeman who was klled by the dera lment
OF freight train ON the Keokuk & ST. Louis
line near West Quincy last September, has re-
ceived 81 900 from the railway compan,
Old Mr.. Colveg, of jefferson. has fallen
heir to an interest in an estate in France
which amounts to s4,0)),000.
A new bank has been organized at Dayton,
with John Cheney, of Fort Dodge, as president,
and G. D. Waterbury, cashier.
The mayor Of Marshalltown fined man
named Myers S35 for crying ''fire' in the pers
house the other night. Served him right.
The Farmers institute Of Clinton and Jack
son counties met in session at Dewitt recent
ly with large attendance.
The early closing season among the Daven.
port merchants will take a rest until January
8, to accommodate the holiday trade.
The state department of public instruction
has sent out circulars with a view to securing
a rlata lict nf oil ha taa In, tba atat 30
and their postoffice address.
The announcement of the arrest of Ganders,
one of the Hiddock murderers, Is received
with satisfaction as the people are DESTROYS Of
seeing justice meeted out to every one of the
guilty parties.
An effort is be- ne made, with good pros
poets Of success, to raise the required subsidy
to secure the division and machine shops of
the St. L., d. M. g. N, railroad at Webster
City, which Is to be extended from Boone to
Mason City next summer. If this project sue
ceeds, 1t will give Webster City boom The
probable location of the depot and other bull
dings OF the company is near the celebrated
flowing well in Rosenkrans' park.
The Stephens Toys, of Gopher township, Os-
ceola county, kept watch of their stock night
and day during the blizzard and saved the en- :
tire stock.
A saloon-keeyer named Lnley, of Calliope
was fined 5000, and an additional 500 was to
DO paid at any time h. should be found dis
obeying the law. The action was the result of
leading temperance workers forcing prosecu-
ton.
The new bridge over the Mississippi now
being built at Dubuque, is located about fifty
feet south OF the railroad bridge. A road cut
on the rocky bluffs on the other side of the
river will constitute the eastern approach, and
the same W II be supported by retaining mas
onary whic will give an elevation sufficient to
admit the passage of steamers beneath the
bridge. The length of the bridge will be
2,003 feet. the main span 1863 and the height
Of the middle IS feet above high water mark
and rs above low. or the nine spans two
will be 500 each, four will be 225 each, and the
two smallest together 240 feet. The super
structure, supported on ten piers OF masonery,
is to be of iron, with a clear wagon way of IS
feet and two sidewalks Of feet W dth each.
The estimated cost is about s125, GOO and the
work is to be completed by June
uC "1pI SluC biSu bCuOOi ~ bC5 NV uC'
have organized base ball grammar class, and
this is TIE way the game is PLAYED: The en-
tire school is divided into two sections, by
choice, and each Thursday afternoon is de.
voted to game of base ball, the mode Of pro-
eedure being n follows: A passage for anal
ysis and pars!Ig is chosen, more or less diff
cultand pupil on one side begins and recites
Ill some one on the other side objects AMI de-
clares the one failing "out," the teacher de-
:iding as to the justice Of the claim. The
next pupil on the same de takes up the same
word, and II he succeeds with 1t a third one
IN the same SIDE recites. This continues till
there are three outs on that side, then the 9TH
er side recites In the same manner. The
scores are kept on the board. An inning is
scored when both sdes have three ''outs,"
and there are five innings in a game. The
pupils enter into the spirit Of the game and
enjoy it heartily.
The Calumet House at Pipestone was de-
stroyed by fire on the mrrn ng Of Dec. Is.
Rev. A. j. circuit, Bal fist clergyman, OF
Pirestone, was killed by the falling walls.
David Mccullough was fatally hurt on the
head. Engineer Pen iergasts, white and a
collored boy. were seriously, but not fatally,
injured. Ellsworth proprietor, escaped by a
cord fastened to tie second story window.
The fire caught in the kitchen, and nothing
was saved. The loss is estimated at $4,000;
insurance for $500.
A fire at New Sheron, on the morning Of
De- 10, burned ten business buildings Loss,
sl6 600; insurance, $500. Four restaurants,
livery stable, l agricultural store, l furni
ture store, 1 harness snop, meat market and
sbo9 shop.
The pharmacy board Of this state has de-
c ded in the eases of complaint mids against
II G. Weber, 8. W. Straight and A. Nelcher,
druggists, of Atlantic. that it has Jurisdiction
in cases where no prior convictions have oc-
cured, but qualities this by saying 1t is in the
discretion of the board how many violations
lave occurred before it take jurisdiction.
Marine Gains the belt for rabbit hunters.
One day three boys killed forty-fve cotton
tails. and next day forty-four and one squir-
rel, stl tn, boys say = those were not very
good days for hares. anyway"
Prophet Foster predicts storms on the 23d
and Goth.