Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-05-17
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recovered. He was fishing on the bank.
About three weeks ago Mary Span,
eight years old Lying near Melrose. was
bitten by a mad dog and is now suffering
from hydrophobia. Her physician, DR..
Ftordan, says there is no hope of saving
her life.
A Mason City special, May 10, says:
All doubts that the Winona & South
western Railroad might not make Mason
City terminal point have been dispclled.
1t is learned on good authority here to-
night that Contractor Langdon has order
ed his foreman to meet him here on short
notice. The company have contracted for
400 cars of steel rails to be delivered here
and the intention is TO commence con-
structing the road from here and from
Winona simultaneously. Total bonus to
the amount of 1851 900 has been voted to
| the road.
At the Biennial session of the Ancient
| Order of United Workmen, which met at
Dubuque, May IA, Grand Recorder Whit
aker's report shows the following sta
tistlcs: Number of lodges in the State,
| 1919; number of new beneficiary certifi-
Gates issued, OF, of which ~ have been
cancelled; number of deaths 147; number
| beneficiary certificates in force May /,
S,033; amount of beneficiary fund paid on
losses by death, $276 900, making total
of 81 1876, 900 since the Grand Lodge be-
came of age in 1876. Assessments for
the first quarter of 1888 are eight.
John Surry and John Laffrey, young
men living in Keokuk. were drowned
May IA, near Warsaw, FIVE miles below
there. They with three other companions
had been to brewery. After + emaining
there some time they started to pull for
Keokuk and had only proceeded short
distance from shore when their craft over
turned. The three who were saycd chung
to the boat until assistance came from the
shore
Sunday afternoon May 10, three men,
whose names are unknown, started across
the Little Sioux river near Otto, in Wood
bury county. in boat. The stream was
badly swollen and the boat became
unmanageable and capszed and all three
were drowned. Their bodies were not
recovered.
Mrs. Daniel Griffith, of Correctionyille,
was suffocatcd by coal gas, May -, her
body being found in bed the next after
noon.
Fred Grceninger youth of Sioux City,
aged fourteen years. was instantly killed,
May IA, by the horse which he was riding
falling on him. The accident happened
within few feet of his fathers house on
Pearl street
Elizabeth Fountain. convicted of keep
ing a house of illfamc at Clinton, was
sentenced May II to States prison for
fifteen months. Before receiving sen
tcnce she harangucd the judge for about
fifteen minutes, and when sentence was
pronounced fell on her knees begging for
mercy and pleading to remain with her
child. Finally, frothing at the mouth,
and becoming violent while two officers
were taking her from the court room, she
raved, sworc, called the Judge and jurors
vile names and acted like wild woman.
Major J. B. Sine. of the Allamakee
Iron Mining Company, Rock ford, ILL.,,
arrived in Waukon accompanied by Jas.
A. Wood, iron expert. Of Hurley and the
original discovercr and locator of the
famed Gogebic mines Of Wisconsin. AT
ter examination Mr.. Wood says he meyer
saw more extensive deposit, and 1t is of
fine quality, on the surface and as easily
worked as an ordinary stone quarry. The
mine will soon be extensively worked,
and being only two miles from Waukon,
that city and vicinity arc apparently
about to enter upon an era of growth and
prosperity. Ii is estimated that iron can
The kind of orc home hcmatite, is in good
demand.
A big time is expected at Webster City
on the 5th of June when the thirty-fourth
anniversary of the founding of Webster
City will be celebrated at Rosenkran:
Park. An elaborate programme has been
arranged. Among the orators of the &C
casion are Hon. w. G. Wilson, Hon. d.
d. Chase, Hon. J. P. Dollver Of Fit
Dodge, Gen Josiah Given of Des Moines
Hon. J. F. Duncombe OF Fl. Dodge,
Senator Weber. ex-Gov. Carpenter, Hon.
NJ. d. O'Connell. Hon. L. s. Coffin. Hon,
John A. Hull, Hon. Henry L. Huff, Col
G. w. Crossley, Col. g. A. Clark, Hon
G. B. Pray, Hon. J. L. Kamrar and 9th
ers. A royal banquet will be given by
the "Queene of the Boone" and many
other features will make the occasion on,
of great enjoyment and long to be re
membered.
The craze of saving 10 cents pieces il
all the rage in number Of Iowa cities
and towns. The scheme Is this: Every
10 cent piece you receive through change
is not allowed to be spent, but Is placed
in bank for safe keeping. 1t will b.
found that one tenth of ones income
will be saved.
The druggists of Dubuque and Du
buque county met May 10 and unanimous
ly resolved that they would take out NJ
permits to sell liquor this year after thu
expiration of their present permits, which
expire in September next.
A bank is to be established at River
side under the name of Riverside Saying
bank.
Cedar Falls has womans exchang
where employment is furnished to al
deserving women.
A Sioux City special, May 8, says: A
accident occurred to-day which, though i
may not prove fatal, was such as to de
serve mention. as one OF the few instance
of the kind on record Reginald Ford,
young Englishman, was driving rapid
on Pearl street when the vehicle wa
stopped suddenly by the wheel catching
in the street railway track. Ford wa
thrown fully twenty feet, alighting o.
his head. Allan Vinton was the frs
person to reach the PROSTATE man, an
found him to all appearances dead an
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