Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-11-29
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Rock Rapids.
Riversidc's now pottery works are
well under way.
A party OF Boone hunters at Spirit
Lake killed 10 ducks in two days
shooting.
DR.. Schrader has made his report
regarding tho diphthcria outbreak at
Oxford Junction. 1t was the impure
water.
A Mahaska county farmer named
Phillips lays claim tn an ear OF corn
measuring fourteen and half inches
in length.
| A little threc-year-old child at Wa
terloo vcntured out on the thin ice of
the river, broke through and was
drowned.
At Ackley, after almost unheard of
troubles and trials in the well line. and
reaching II depth Of 1866 feet, The
hole is abandoned, and II new well
commenced only twelve feet from the
old one.
A few nights ago Miss Scroggie, of
Earlville, was partly awakened by n
noise in her room. She rose up to
listen and was struck by some one
standing near her bed. The blow
rendered her senseless, and before she
recovered the thief had escaped, car
rying with him her shopping bag.
which contained only Il handkerchief.
\ case of the attempted poisoning of
Mrs. C. n. Newton, wife of the pastor
of the African NJ. +. church, at Keokuk,
has come to light Tho poisoner is n
colorcd woman, Lizzie Bell, who came
to that city about year ago from
Hannibal, Mo-, and has been living as
domestic in different families. About
six weeks ago, during the absence OF
Mrs. Newton, some ice cream was left
for her with her niece, the only person
at home. Mrs. Newton ate some of
| lilc CfCdLl anu uuiihs5 VIC hlS ho pcSdnio
violently sick. The cream, she re-
membered, had II greenish tiuge and
sediment had settled on the melted
froth. Two weeks ago n second at
tempt was made, when Lizzie Bell
brought her some oysters and Jelly
cake. The oysters appeared TO have
tho same powder scattered through it
which was noticed gathered on the ice
cream. She did not partakc of the
food. Then II third visit TO the par
sonagc was made by Miss Lizzie Bell,
and this time she brought u tempting
dish of smoking sausage and some
apples. In the sausage was again
visible the prisoners favorite season
ing and the apples had also been
"doctorcd." The girl was accused of
the crime and admitted il, but would
give no reason for it. She went to
Hannibal and was arrested there.
Ayoung man named John McCloskey,
nephew of the late Cardinal McCloskcy,
died in Mercy hospital in Dubuque.
The first train crossed the new Mis-
souri, river bridge built by the Chicago
q Northwestern road at Sioux City,
Nov. 26. A light locomotive was run
across first, followed by u train of tif-
teen cars, heavily loaded. A formal
acceptance of the structure will occur
December 4, at which time an appro-
pirate public demonstration will be
held,
Geo. Gilbert and Gcan Blodgctt were
drowned in Cedar river ut Charles City.
They were skating on the ice and fell
through Their bodies were recovered
shortly after, but all efforts ut resus-
citation were unavailing.
Garry Mattison, the seven-year-old
son of $. L. Madison, messenger for
the American Express, at Sioux City,
was drowned in q cistern while at play.
The house of Carl WOebbeking,
about two miles from Waterloo, caught
fire while Woebbeking and his wife
were in the cornfeld. In the house al
the time were three children, boy
and a girl, aged respectively seven and
four years, and Il baby six months old.
| The parents discovered the fire in time
to rescue the baby, but both the other
| St,tT oil 1aY iOh li,1p
the smoke The babe was also nearly
dead when rescued. The cause of the
fire is unknown.
The Sioux Falls Granite company is
putting in at Sioux City, free of charge
TO the city. u section of paving at the
intersection Of two of the principal
streets. The granite takes the place
OF cedar blocks laid two years ago,
many OF which are already badly de-
cayed, and is put down in hopes Of
securing its adoption as the material
for future use, after the cedar blocks
have proved that they are the most ex.
pensive material that can be used
While skating with some friends or
Spirit Lake, Frank Hathaway broke
through the ice and was drowned. The
body was sent cast. His family lives
in Laporte, Ind.
The county Jail at Grinnell is with
out an inmate.
| The Polk county poor farm is valued
at 100000.
An amusing scene occurred 10 the
District Court al Marshalltown the
other day. A itigant said OF man
who was on tNe other side OF the case
that he ''stole from him like any othci
common thief" The accused made an
involuntary start. when the accuscr
throw his hand back OF him and made
threat Ia shoot. One Of the attor-
neys is said to have lodged under a
table while another made hcoric ap-
peals TO the court The court ordered
the sheriff to search tho belligerent,
but nothing more than II pocket knife