Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-08-19
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fifty-four.
Eldon CON to the front with citizen that
is the father "ithirty-one children, thirty llv-
ing. He cal, At any time, without going out
side the family organize camp meeting or
hold primary.
Last week John Whalen was run over by
construction train on the Z. B. Il @. road at
Ottumwa. The engine, caboose and a fiat car
passed over him and he died shortly afterward.
Whalen was in his 2Sth year, and leaves
wife and two small children in poor circum,
stances.
The Iowa Hotel Keepers Association held
heir eighth annual convention at Davenport,
august IL. Sioux City was selected as the
place for holding the next annual meeting.
1.-The A. o. U. W, of Des Moincs. folio wing
the example of their brethren in other states
are about to inaugurate an employment bu-
reau designed to aid the members In obtaining
employment and also in procuring help when
needed.
On the night of August II, the residence Of
VI. d. McDuflie, OF jefferson was wholly con.
,umed by fire. The origin of the blaze is I'M
known. The house was insured to the
amount of S4,5O0
Phillips coal mine two miles north of OF
tumwa, caught fire August II, in the shaft,
and everything in reach burned-store, black
smith shop, scales and outhouses are a total
loss The men barely escaped with their lives.
A farmer living near Emmcttsburg, named
Z. Nolan, lost his barn, a large quantity of
wheat, hay and valuable horse by fire re-.
eeqtly,
Twenty-eight more injunctlons have been
served against the saloons of Sioux City.
During the storm of August IL, a little son
of Henry Sharon, living near Brooklyn was
stunned by lightning and is in a very critical
condition.
The annual meeting OF the Iowa Hotel keep
ers Association was held at Davenport, Au-
gust Il, with one hundred and fifty members
in attendance. Officers were elected as fol
lows: Pre- idcnt, p. G. Ballingall, Ottumwa;
Vice President, d. A. Williams, Sioux City;
Secretary and Treasurer, c. P. Wightman,
Des Moin.s Sioux City was the place select
ed for holding the next meeting. g. M. Chris
tian, Of Grnncl, II. Burtis, Of Davenport,
and j. j. Anderson, of Atlantic, were elected
delegates to the National Convention Of Hotel
Keepers, The visitors were banqueted by the
prorr!etors OF local hotels.
Among the recent appointments Of the
President is that Of Col w. H. Merritt, to
the position of Postmaster at Des Moines,
vice John Beckwith.
~ Capt. s. P. Adams, attorney for the Du-
5Wlue Law and Order. League las filed in
functions against fifty five saloon keepers and
the landlords of such of them as do not own
the building they occupy. The cases will
,ome up for trial at the term OF the District
Court which opens in the city September 9th.
These suits are distinct from the former ones
In this city. The former are brought under
he Clark law At the proper moment they
will present witnesses to swear that they drank
intoxicating liquors in certain of the saloons.
These witnesses were imported to Dubuque
during the Firemen's Tournament.
The large elevator of Hancock, Hodgson &
Co., of Oakland, burned Sunday evening, Au-
gust s. Damages are estimated at $4,000,
partially insured. The fire was the work of
an incendiary.
The twenty fifth anniversary Of tho battle
of Wilson's Creek was commemmoratcd by
the third annual reunion of the First Iowa In
fantry, at Davenport, August 10.
Humphrey O'Brien was drowned in the
e. Nashua slough, at Keokuk, August 10, while
bathing in company with other small boys.
O'Brien was only ID years Of age and lost his
life in attempting to save a younger brother
from similar fate. The body was recovered.
1t has recently been discovered that Mr.. E.
s. Coyle, the railroad and express agent at
Merrill, had skipped with 5000 belonging to
the companies which he represented. Mr.
Coyle'was very young man Of excellent hab-
its and was temperate as far as alcoholic
drinks were concerned, but like many other
young men he fell into the clutches Of wom-
an who ruined him. 1t seems that there lived
in the town an attractive woman, the wife Of
ppor man, and young Coyle became smitten.
So did she, so the story goes, and clandestine
meetings were planned and held. Their init
macy was, it is said, the topic Of conversation
for some time in the little burg, until at last
the "old man caught on'' and showed his
hand. The couple could not be bafiled and
they, after securing something less than 5000.
skipped for parts unknown and have not been
seen or heard of since. Coyle's parents re-
side at Masonville and are very respectfully
connected. The victims of his foolishness
are now endcavoring to effect a settlement
with the parents, and representatives OF tho
companies have gone there on that mission.
1t is believed the runaway couple went to st.
Paul or the north, and perhaps have followed
in the footsteps of the bank cashiers, and cx-
tended their trip to Canada.
IA farmer living near Chelsea, while dressing
duck found on opening the claw a.. nugget
of gold valued at 81. 1t has been examined
and pronounced to be of excellent quality.
1t Is about the size Of large pea.
Milo Randolph. young man living at Des
Moines was drowned while in bathing with
other Young men on the night Of August TO-
He was not a good swimmer, but was of a ven
trlresome spirit, and went out too far into the
stream.
A man named c. L. Ransom, Of Lincoln,
Neb, fell from a second story window Of the
Morgan House at Des Moines, on the night Of
August 0, while in a fit Of somnambulism,
fracturing his thigh bone and rendering him
insensible for time
A fine piece of countcrfeiting was detected
at Algona recently, whereby travelling rogue
beat a hotel keeper out of good meal and
$3.50. An old 81 had been raised to a ten by
adding cipher and making few other
changes The work was neatly done and was
not easily detected.
Mr.. Henry Coleman, of Carson, has five
dollar bill of the old continental money. The
bill was printed by Hall & Sellers at Philadel-
phia, in lTI6, and consequently is hundred
years old. 0nthc face of the bill 1t reads as fol
lows: This bill entities the bearer to five
spanish mllled dollars, or the value thereof
in gold or silver according to resolutions
passed by Congress at Philadelphia, Nov. I'd,
l776.n"
Several eases of diphtheria are reported In
the vicinity Of Laurens.
The telephone has recently connected Lau.
rens people with the outside world.
Cholera amongst the hogs in Hardin coun
ty seems to be taking of the porkers at a ter
rible rate.
TIE engine house for the new fire engine at
Iowa Falls is to be built in the public square.
Twelve new cars have Just been added to
the street car line at Council Bluffs.