Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-10-07
IOWA CONDENSED ITEMS.

The board of trustees 0: the Iowa soldiers
bone, which is to be built at Marshaltown,
awarded the contract for building to Theodore
Peterson, of Humbot Park Illinois, for $685.
74O complete. This work will begin at once
and the foundation will be completed Decem-
Der 20, 1856, aud the building completed Sep.
TENDER 20, 1887.
The Northwestern railroad passenger and
freight depot at Comanche, six miles west of
Clinton, burned Sept. 30. 1t was ignited by
an engine spark A strong wind was blowing
and everything was consumed. M. Ii. Spooner,
the agent and his family, living in the build.
Ing, narrowly escaped. The loss is between
$500 ard $4,000, partly insured
A Cherokee county man claims to have dis
covered sure, through novel remedy, for the
hog cholera When the hog is sick all you
have to do is to amputate his tail and the all
ing animal is speedily restored to health. 1t
is not necessary to send for veterinary sur
geon to perform the operation.
Miss Annie, the elghteen-year- daughter
of DIR. Hiram A. Hawley, station agent at
LeMar Junction, Clinton county, disappeared
or eloped from school in Sudbury, VT, and
was captured near Hague. N. Y, and taken
home. She was dressed in mans clothes, was
armed with big revolver and the pursuers
had to use strategy in approaching her. She
says the only reason for leaving home was
that she was tired of her quiet life.
A Muscatine policeman, thinking that he
had found chronic disturber of the peace,
ATTEMPTED to round up skunk one dark night
last week. The creature vigorously resisted
arrest, and the policeman, concluding that he
had been following the wrong scent went
home to bury his uniform and mediate upon
the slnfulness of the world.
Rev. c. H. Seymour, Muscatine divine, has
developed a creed of muscular christianity.
While on a train en- route to his home in DAY.
export recently, he observed trio of travelling
men tormenting half witted woman, one of
them in particular acting in most disgrace
full manner. The parson, becoming enraged
iaicted severe punishment upon the offender,
and. upon the arrival of the train at Musca-
tine, handed him over into the hands of the
police.
A YOUNG man named Thomas Burns, en-
ployed at Robison's saw mill, at Dubuque,
slipped and fell against the saws Oct. l. His
right foot above the ankle, his right hand
above the wrist, and the fingers Of his left
hand were cut off. He held up his mutilated
members and CONNIE need to cry. 1t was a
most pitiful sight. He was doing another
mans work at the time.
w. 8. STEvENs,a brakeman on the Chicago,
Burlington g. Northern road, fell under the
dirt train at Dubuque, Oct /, and had both
legs cut off. He will probably die. He re-
sides in Davenport and was formerly a con.
ductor on the Chicago, Rolk Island e. Pacific
road.
j. G. Kerr, a can iidate for the Off &c of
county attorney Of Z .lloun county, has begun
libel suit against tue Calhoun County Jour-
nal company, alleging damages to the amount
Of $4,000.
The mayor of DIS Noines In order to put
stop to Sunday hunting, hasgiven the police
of that city orders to hereafter arrest every
person seen carrying a gun within the city
limits On the Sabbath.
a young photographer named walolon, OF
Marion, took lauIanum and then shot him
self in the breast. He is crazy. His injury
Is severe, but he may live.
west-bound c. & N. W. passenger train
collided with freight train at Stanwood, Sept.
3D. The mail and express cars were badly
sHldSued, ALSO OOtu engines. fTeu luttlc,
brakeman, was Sill htly injured
Creston is agitating canning factory.
The militia encampment at M&rshailtown
cost the state $1,000.
The jury of the circuit court at the last ses-
hon cost Woodbury. county S6012o.
The. milk men of Creston have pooled and
milk goes up to 81 cents quart, the high
water mark, on Oct. 5.