Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-10-28
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Scranton men claims to have found por-
ton of Noah's ark while digging well near
that city recently.
The Mickey house. at Paulina, was opened
with grand banquet recently, nearly three
hundred guests being present.
A farmer living near Rock Rapids lost about
5000 worth OF hay and machinery recently, in
a fire started by children playing with
matches.
The mayor of Columbus Junction wanted
IS out of Diamond Dick before he could go on
with his exhibition of fancy shooting. Dick
didn't shoot.
Fifte-three divorce cases will be tried In the
district court Of Linn county during the pres
ent term Of court.
Forty injunction suits against saloonkeepers
and landlords were entered Oct 10, in the
circuit court Of Dubuque. Decision by the
United States supreme court of ninty-five
similar cases from Dubuque is expected with
in two weeks.
The body Of an unknown man, aged sixty
five years, was discovered on the morning Of
Oct. 10, near Ackley on the Illinois Central
track with bullet hole through his head and
revolver in his hand. He is supposed to
nave committed suicide.
new Methodist church is to be erected at
Creston, this fall, which Is to cost about
$1,000
The National I. &. Sorosis met in conven.
ton at Indianola, Iowa, in the chapter hall of
Delta Tan Delta fraternity Oct. 10, 90, 81 and
%. Thirteen chapters were represented, dele
gates and visitors coming from the States of
Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and
Wyoming Territory. A reception was given
In honor OF the delegates to the other sorosis
and fratern!ties of the college Wednesday ev-
ening at the home of Mss Ethel Law On
Thursday evening they banquetted at Mss
Anna McLaughlin's. Friday morning they
visited the college chapel en- masse,
about forty of the ladies being present. The
sorosis is a college organization of twenty
years existence and numbers nineteen chap
tiers.
The leading and much vexed question agi-
tating the city of Jefferson for 10 days past 10
regard to an artesau we'll for the iowa, was
decided by the council at the last meeting,
when an ordinance was passed appro rating
5000 to putting down an S-ncn hole until
water Is the result. This action is heartily and
almost unanimously endorsed in that city, its
opposers being numbered less than half a doz-
en-.
A dispatch from Washington received by s.
P.Adams, attorney for the prosecution against
the saloonkeepers at Dubuque states that the
U. s. Supreme court has decided to remand
the injunction cases back to the Circuit court
OF Dubuque. The court was divided. Judge
UT, of that city, remanded the cases to the U.
8. Court on the ground that constitutional
questions were involved and U. s. Judge
Shires decided against removal, and the Su-
preme court has approved OF his decision.
A serions cutting ARRAY occurred in Council
Bluffs, Oct. 81. w. S. Robinson, a farmer 60
years old, and for fifteen years business man
OF Council Bluffs, went into the rear part of
Benefits livery stable Andy Nealy. a INNS.
cular colored hostler, roughly ordered him
out quarrel followed, and Andy attempted
10 force Robinson from the stable, and, Robin.
son claims, viciously assaulted him. In the
struggle Robinson drew a pocket knife and
thrust it into the negro's left side just below
the short ribs Robinson left the stable on the
run but was oyertaken nealy on the opposite
side of the street and struck terrific blow
over the head with a club Andy then walked
back to the stable and fell. The doctor pro-
nounces the colored mans wound very danger
Gus and perhaps fatal. Robinson had been
drinking but had always borne a good repu-
tation. Robinson was arrested and lodged in
jail in default of $1,000 bail.
A Dubuque special under date of Oct. q,
says: In addition to the six supposed horse
thieves captured yesterday in the woods nine
miles south of Farley sheriff Mccain to day
arrested another one in this city. He came
here this morning and sold fine pair of colts
to P. Mccullough for Sl25. Mccullough after
making the purchase was suspicious that all
was hot right and informing the sher fl the
ia''er look the fellow in custody while he was
buying suit of clothes. Being pressed he
admitted he stole the horses in Wiscon sin and
was PROMPTLY jagged. This makes the ninth
horse-thief ca tured in the last week by Sheriff
Mccain and several fine teams have been re-
covered. There is undoubtedly large gang
operating in this vicinity. The man arrested
to-day gave his name as Willie.
A state bank was recently organized at
Switzerland, and now a national bank Is to
be started with capital Of $40, 900. 1t will be
the only one in the county.
An Iowa traveller lately in India, saw pillow
for sale at Singapore, made by Skinner Bros,
of Des Moines, and a spring wagon on the
streets made by o. w. Munsell, in Des Moines.
viii Wells, Of the Alton Democrat, has been
appointed agent in Sioux county for the Or ,,
iental Marriage society, and invites all the i
young ladies desiring husbands to consult
with him.
Patrick Ryan was instantly killed at Sioux |
City, on the morning of Oct. 90 His death |
was caused by his team running away.
poor woman named Matilda Berker re- |
siding in Fort Dodge, has fallen heir to 49, 600 |
through the death of q grandfather who died |
at Hagerstown, Md, some years ago. The |
woman has husband and six children. The |
husband Is brakeman on the Illinois Central. |
Ground has been broken for the foundation
of the opera house aud board Of trade building |
in s; ny City.
Yl.e woman suffragists of Ottumwa are busy
preparing for their State convention, which
take, place in that city on the ID and Sd of
November.
Solomon Maudin, of Ladora, was kicked by
q stallion recently, receiving fatal wounds,
from which he died Oct II.
chapter Of St. Andrews Cross Brother
hood, an outgrowth of the Episcopal church,
has been organized at Davenport. Its object
is said to be 'for the spread OF Chrises king
dom among men,"
Hamilton county has just discovered that 1t
has one Of the smallest men In the world. He
lives in Stratford, and is a Swede by
the name of Peter Swedeland. He Is "a
inches high and weighs thirty -four pounds
and is twenty-four years old, and is in good
health.
Creston lady recently caught her husband
in the act of kissing the hired girl. She said
nothing at the time, but after her husband
had gone to his Office she pitched into that
domestic and knocked hec out In one round,
and didn't use hard gloves either The lady
is now doing her own homework.
The Dubuque police broke up cock
fight recently. The sports objected to the in
trusion, pulled their revolvers and threatened
to make it warm for the policemen If they did
not withdraw. The officers withdrew, and with
them took several of the toughs, who were
afterwards heavily fined for their indiscre-
tion. "...Ha