Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-03-11
VOL. L.
40 WA tOAiDfNsED.

stabbing himself just below the heart with !
large pocket-knfe In mt Of insanity.
The Milwaukee road has decided to complete |
us road In Elkadcr thereby ending what mig |
have been protracted suit Of the citizens |
against that road.
Bert D'Armit, Of Storm Lake, cadet at |
West Point In recent examination stood |
next to the head. There were ninety cadets ex-
alnincd and thirteen failed To pass.
John Davies, enroute to Chicago from Mon |
Jana jumped from the express train about |
three miles west of Anita while crazy with |
liquor. The top of his head was split open to |
the skull and nearly seraped of, and one rib |
over his heart broken.
The grand jury of Davis eothty, failed TO |
ind ali Indictment against Mrs. Brooks and |
uer son, Hiram, arrested on suspicion OF beini
IMPLICATED in the murder Of Ephraim Christy, |
aear Floris, and they were released. Their
nome was destroyed by fire during their incar-sl
seration. l
young man giving his name as Boogc has
Oeen arrested at Sioux City charged with steal
'ng checks belonging to Business men there,
II large huh0er of which were found on hi.
person. 1t is supposed that he distracted them
from mail boxes at the postoflice which we're
earelessiy left unlocked.
The resignation of First Lieutenant VIM A.
Coouey, OF Co. A, Third regiment |. N. G. |
has been received and accepted. Ill health
was the cause OF his retirement from the Pc.
ition.
:. NJ. Young, tn. night agent Of the Burling
ton road at fleetwood, who recently appropri
atei package Of 81, 900 brought in by the
American Express company, and then disap
oeared, was arrested at Lincoln, Neb. Young
as been in Lincoln, passing under the name
u Mills, ever since the robbery.
The temperance people Of Angus Ale enforS
ing prohibition in that town. William Ladder
aud Henry Smith have been imprisoned IS
lays; Samuel Pa mer, 81 days; James Phean,
70 days, and Charles Thomas, 81 days, all for
keeping saloons
:, Storm Lake real estate dealer Is in receipt
ii letter from gentleman living at Nash
Vile, Tenn, who desires to purchase lake
.bout twice the size Of Storm Lake. The real
stale man didn't have tie desired property in
stock.
Geo. Lingenfelter & Sons dry goods store
VAS burned at Palmyra March /. There was
uothing saved The postoilice was burned
with it; also Mr. Sanders harness shop was
1urued with most OF the contents. Loss sup
posed to be 5000; insurance 5000 1t is
thought TO be the work Of an inSendiary rs
.ocks on both doors were unlocked and the
Key that was left on the outside Of the back
ioor was removed.
The Black Diamond Coal and Mining Com
Jany, OF Des Molnes, have filed their articles Of
association with the Secretary Of State.
The State Board OF Health expect to have
| -eady in a few days full report ON the impOr-
,aul question of hour adulteration in brands
| odd In Iowa.
a confidence man was arrested at Marshall
on while attempting " escape from his in
ended victim Of whom he had obtained 500,
] aud the money was refunded.
Recently youthful couple who had elopsd
Thm their home in Missouri, applied to the
clerk of Des Moines county for a marriage
license. They were aged IL and IA.
In Davenport during the past twelve months
| ending Feb, "a, there was a total of "a fires,
With aggregate loss and damage of S52,9Ts,
yhle the insurance ON property was 1915, 3O5.
.he official vote Of the recent election of
Adair county on the question of bonding the
county for $4,000 for tue purpose of building
court house shows majority against the
proposition Of 323.
John Bosw3rth, 1.-THE drummer boy of Shi
Oh, is tie private secretary of Gen. Belknap,
t Washington, aud has been for some time.
Bosworth is an Iowa boy from Council Bluffs,
M was in the 18th Iowa infantry.
An enterprisng chap at Cedar Rapids has
started a new business-the furnishing of pre-
jared sermons to help the ministers over hard
places They are made out to suit all den
laLions and all ereeds.
Three prisoners escaped from the city Jail at
Council Bluffs Monday night. The brick I'M
Ter one Of the windows was removed with
| soker. The fugitives have not been captured.
During February there were 81 births in
Scott county, SO boys and 81 girls. In the
| ,ame period there were 80 deaths and 63 mar
riages.
The young ladies employed in the factories
At Dubuque are organizing an assembly of the
knights of Labor.
oswalt Is the name Of a new postofIlce es-
abolished at the pittsburgh" mines, i've miles
from Colgax, on the Iowa Northern Railway.
t Is supplied from ColfaI three times a week,
and Charley James Is the postmaster.
The name, company and rank at time Of dis
charge with the pc to lice address Of every liv-
ng member OF the 10th Infantry, is wanted
for the purpose Of perscting an, organization
cooking forward to a reunion of the regiment
in the fall of 1888. Address all letters to M.
| " Rice, Osk2loosa, Iowa.
Cedar county has lawsuit which seems to
De fatal to lawyers The suit originally arose
on disputed account Of Sc, but which now
Involves costs to the amount of $50. A law
yer by the name of Coats brought the suit
and died; 1t was defended by lawyer Ingham,
/ who died; Coats was succeeded by lawyer
Yates, who died, and now Mr.. Cloud takes
Mr Ingham's place
SOhn Gentle, of Whitneyvillc, Cass county,
has COW which has gwen birth to nine calves
N three years. Two years ago she gave birth
10 win calves, last year to twins, and a few
lays ago to five calves.
Squire Slocum, of Iowa Falls had q tooth
extracted recently, and now has a new one
:o.Iing to take the place OF it, the remarkable
part of this item is that he is 60 years Of age,
ana feels as If he is renewing his age.
Some excitement exists at the college at
iount Vernon over case Of hazlng which oc-
CURED there recently, Three masked men en-
cred students room, bound and gagged
lin, then cut his hair in most ridiculous
manner and departed. 1t is one of the first
:ases Of hazing in the history OF the college.
The faculty are working the matter up and
the parties will be justly dealt with.
The Secretary of State has sent out circular
letters to all the county auditors in the State
containing series of questions furnished by
the United States Commissioner Of Pensions
at Washington. The object is to find out in
reliable way the number of INDECENT soldiers in
each county requiring help from the local au-
| thorities The statistics thus obtained are TO
be used before committee Of Congress to en-
able them TO arrive at the true magnitude OF
the soldier question in this country The facts
thus obtained will also be Of interest In con-
nection with the prospective soldiers home in
| Iowa.
Frozen to Death.
| j. X. Mcclure, a pioneer OF Wyoming ter
ritory, employed In the Cheyenne military
| depot, two miles from CHEYENNE was found