Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-09-16
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bough in passing under tree
While b. L. Huntersyn was riding two
horses in the Roman race in Barnum's circu
ut Dubuque, Sept. 10, his horse stumbled ant
threw him over its head. Six horses passed
over him. His skull was fractured and he re
ceived a scalp wound. He will recover.
Diphtheria has again appeared in Council
Bluffs.
Boone claims to have felt last weeks earth
quake.
The first serious accident on the c., B. & N.
railroad occurred Sept. II near Potosi. Two
freight trains, one bound south and the other
north, met with fearful crash, wrecklng both
locomotives and throwing several cars from
the track. The engineers jumped from the
cabs and escaped without injury. The
cause Of the accident Is attributed to the
south bound engineer, who had Instructions
to hold his train at Potosi until the up train
arrived.
The druggists association of the Eighth
Congressional district met at Creston Sept. IL.
The representation was good, all the principal
towns in the district being represented. A
motion made by Mr.. Bagley, Of Creston, that
they should handle no more beer in the future,
was carried Unanimously. 1t was also deter
mined to raise fund for the prosecution of
parties who obtained liquors under false pre-
lenses.
The public schools of Des Moines opened for
the fall term Sept. ID.
A farmer was victimzed out of $50 at Des
Molnes during the State Fair through the me-
iium of the old thlmble-rigging game. A
festive youth had couple of walnut shells
and the granger bet his money that he could
pick up the shell which covered the ball
The new bridge across the Boyer river at
Crawford will be completed this month.
The federal court has served an injunction
upon Judge Hedges, restraining him from fur
Their proceedings in the Collector Thompson
case and requiring him to surrender Thompson
on q writ of habeas corpus.
Judge Love has admitted Kinsey Jordon,
Che ottumwa saloonkeeper serving out $500
,,ne for violating the prohibition law, to $1,000
call, pending the appeal to the United States
circuit court.
The Des Moines authorities continue to
make life unpleasant for the local sports. One
night recently they raided "coon dive" and
captured nine able-bodied worshippers of the
tickle goddess Twenty more of the offenders
escaped arrest by jumping from window to
the ground, distance of IS feet.
One day recently, at Burlington, a number
ofsociallsts marched out Of their headquarters
en- r.ute to Jacobsen's garden, where they
were to have picnic. One of the party car
ried red ha.E aud Others wore red regalia
Chief kcsslr al once took them in charge and
ordered the red flag and Other toggery taken
back into the hall, under penalty of arrest.
The party complied, and the picnic was allow
ed W proceed
A practical and profitable joke was played
on several thrifty citizens of the Iowa capital
recently, b. drummer hailing from st.
louis. A package Of wet" groceries was to
be sent c. o. d. to any person SO desiring. A
great many orders we're received by the drum
mer. and soon several packages were at the
express Office marked C. O.. D., with charges
attached ranging from fifteen to twenty-five
dollars. OF course each package was in due
time la,med, paid for and taken away, and
afterwards, when discovered to contain a
small kcg of spring water, was singly and
separately condemned to keep the st. Louis
drummer company through an eternal punish
ment. ..
Burlington is figuring on bridge to be
built over the Mississippi.
The oil well lately discovered at Newton
has proved to be a "salted" fraud.
They have another Cardiff giant on ex-
hibtt!on at Des Moines. 1t is claimed that
the defnnct turned to stone about two thous.
and years ago.
The Harrison county supervisors are about
tn offer reward Of 5000 for the discovery OF
cIai in paying quantities within the limits of
Gnat county.
a temporary injunction has been granted by
the circuit court of Marion county to restrain
the Des Moines University from removing
any of the property from the Pelia University,
which, under the terms of consolidation of
the two schools, should be brought to De,
Moihcs. Much opposition to the plan of re.
tnoval has developed.
, A Waterloo physician recently performed n
queer surgical operation on an old lady aged
eighty-three years, residing q few miles from
the city. He removed from the back of her
head a small horn which resembed very much
the finger of u child. Indeed, brother physi-
elah thought it was finger, and pointed out
what he supposed to be the joints. This horn
caused terrible pain and the lady suffered
with it very much.
The following telegram, dated st. joseph
Mo-, September 4th, will interest some or
the G. A. r. boys who held Grand Island
tickets over the B. & NJ. railroad which
we're refused for passage by conductors on
he q, T hot
ings and Grand Island: ''P. s. Eustis, G.
p. A. B. & NJ. r. r., Omaha, Neb.: Learn
ing only to-day that through a misunder-
standing some OF your G. A. r. passengers
were charged fare on our road between
Hastings and Grand Island, hasten to
say that we will refnnd amount paid by
any such who are entitled to it. L. Mil
ligan, G. p. A. St. ]. & G. l. r. R."
The citizens of Cascade, Dubuque county,
are wild over an outrage perpetrated by q
young man named Crowley on the person of an
aged German lady Sept s. He tied her hands
behind her back and accomplishing his pur-
pose fed the country. The citizens turned
out en- masse to hunt him up. He is only
seventeen years of age, but has a bad reputa-
ton.
Prof. Hinrich the head of the Iowa weather
service in recent paper, suggests that the
drouth of the present season has shown the
fallacy of the indiscriminate advice, SO gener-
ally given, of putting Iowa farms into corn |
and grass, since both crops have largely |
failed in extensive portions of the State. The |
professor goes on to say: The climate of |
Iowa being extremely variable, the wisest |
husbandry seems to be such as will succeed |
me surably well in any of these conditions, |
that is, well-balanced system of mixed |
hus5andry, in which pasture, meadow and |
plOwed land for small grain and corn are |
abo 1t equally represented. Such farming will |
know OF no failure in Iowa from climatic con-
ditions, and the lard VIII not deteriorate, but
Improve.
Sioux City is to have another railroad in the
near future. A company composed of many
Of The most prominent and wealthy men OF
that city, who are backed by strong Eastern
syn !cate, has been formed for the purpose Of
building through lire to Denver, to penetrate
the great cattle regions west of that city and
then open direct communication with the |