Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-04-26
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west of Red Oak, lost his fine barn, five
horses. 900 bushels of corn. eight hogs
and other property by fire on the night
of go The total loss is about 50, 0O0 with
no insurance. The cause Of the fire is
unknown.
At Mason City. April esd, little Susie
Clark, while attempting to climb through
the spokes Ola wagon wheel. WAS crushed
10 death by the sudden starting of the
horses attached to the vehicle.
Harry Coates. an Abba butcher while
attempting to ride across the track in
front of the west-bound fast mail near
Abba, April 2Sd. was struck by the engine
and both he ana his horse were instantly
killed.
Some time ago a'search warrant was
served on the Lauer brewery at Clinton
and liquor 10 the value of So, 900 was
taken bytheSheriff A Justice condemned
it, when an appeal was taken to the
District Court, which has ordered it re.
turned to the brewery and also ordered a
permanent injunction to be issued against
the brewery to take effect after May LIST
next.
There has recently been organized in
Des Moines a branch of the British
American association. 1t attracted little
attention at the start and there is con-
siderable mystery about its plans and
purposes. 1t is understood to be com.
posed of natives of Great Britain, who
are now citizens of the United States,
and it is stated that its object is to work
against foreign interference in American
politics and in a measure to offset and
antagunize the prominence of any foreign
element, 1t claims to be also in favor of
keeping tho public schools free from sec.
tartan or foreign control.
Articles Of incorporation of the Coun.
Gil Bluffs Knitting company have been
filed with the Secretary of State. The
capital stock of the company is So, GOO.
Also the articles of the Stearns Paint
Company of Davenport, capital stock
$25, 600 And amendments to the articles
of the Cellar Rapids High Speed Engine
Works, increasing the capital stock from
$50, 900 to 100000.
Col John A. Graham, Of Keokuk, Iowa.
died in Washington City. April 90, at the
advanced age of ninety years. having
been born at Stanton, Va. in 1897. He
mmigrated TO Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana
and finally IN 1S47 to Iowa. In 1861 he
was appointed Chief Clerk to the Register
of the Treasury, afterward becoming
Assistant Register. He remained in Office
until 1876, when he resigned on account
of old age and increasing intirmities.
The last Legislature. in abolishing the
March term of the Supreme Court. has
crowded business for the coming May
term. The docket is not vet complete,
but already shows the largest number of
entries that has been known for years
All the cases that would baye appeared
in the March term are brought forward
to this May term, and in addition there is
such new business as would naturally
come up. The present assignments show
twenty-five cases from the First district
for May 0 and 10; twenty nine cases from
the Second district for May II and ~;
thirty-one cases from the Third and
thrty-two cases from the Fourth districts
for May H. 10 and 16; fourteen cases from
the Fifth district and thirty cases from
the Sixth district for May II, IS and 10;
twelve cases from the Seventh, five from
the Eighth and twenty-eight from the
Tenth for May %. % and "a; fo:ty-two
cases from the Eleventh for M ay 25 and
20; fifteen cases from the Twelfth, seven
from the Thateenth and twenty-four
from the Fourteenth for May %, 80 and
30; forty-six cases from the Fifteenth and
twelve from the Sixteenth for May 81.
June 1 and 9; twenty seven cases from
the Eighteenth for June 4. 5 and g.
twenty seven cases from the Ninth district
for June and 8.
Fire destroyed eight business house.
including the large roller mills. at Car
| Isle, on the night of April 81. Loss
| $50, 900; insurance, $10500. The firt
caught ia the mill. Cause OF fire un
known. The mill will not be rebuilt
The loss on the mill and contents esti
mated at $50, 900. 1t is a death blow t,
Carlisle.
Dies Moines built S57 dwellings and 81
business blocks and factories in 1887
These with other improvements cost 81,
492, 900. That shows healthy growth
| but the prospects for 1888 are much
brighter. Real estate is far cheaper thar
in any other growing city in the west
and is attracting investors from all ovel
the country
The Executive Committee of the lows
State Amateur Rowing Association me
at Cedar Rapids. April 60 and decided
upon Spirit Lake as the place and july
u and % as the time for the regatta thi
| summer. Council Bluffs was sironl
bidder tor the regatta, but Spirit Lak'
was stronger one. The E., c. r. q N
guarantees to the Association $500 and II
per cent of the sales on account of thu
regatta oyer $780, TIE actual oarsmel
and their substitutes are given free trans
portation to and from the regatta TIVE
substitutes are allowed for all four oaret
crews and one substitute each for thu
doubles and singles. The Hotel Orleans
donates to the Association 500 in cash
advertising free and half rates to the oars
men.
Dubuque thinks its boom is blasted.
Davenport is to have an electric rail
way.
Glenwood has discovered another fell
of coal.
The Allison brigade will got Chicago
400 strong.
Two Muscatine BARRIERS were fined TO
shaving on Sunday.
IT Is unlawful tn catch Ash with sein,
in Iowa waters before June -.
EsTHERvILLE has society called 9Th
rope holders" 1t is not vgilant com
mittee. as might be supposed.
THE State penitentiary lost twenty on
more inmates than it gained during tn,
month of March.
| Des Moines Is enjoying a genuine
boom" The country at large seems u
have awakened to the fact that with 1t