Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-04-19
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ing and Loan Association, capital stock
$500, 900; of the Wire Patch Gold Mining
and Milling Company of Colorado, with
headquarters at Keokuk. capital stock
So, 900, 900; of the Leon lnilrmary Of Leon,
capital stock $4,000. and of the Aver
Hardware Co. of Keokuk, capital stock
81, 900.
The following is the fist of department
officers elected at the late g. A. r., En-
campment at Cedar Ra pids: Commander
E. A. Consistency, Avoca; Senior Vice
Communicable. J. A. Riggan, What
Cheer; Junior Vice Obmmander-H. NJ.
Anderson, Clarence; Asst adjt. Gem.
W. Muffiy, Des Moines; Asst Q. NJ. Gen.
A. c. Davis, Avoca; Chaplain-Rev. ].
B. Hood. Cedar Rapids. Surgeon-Dr. r.
NJ. Dewitt, Des MOinos; Council of Ad-
ministration-J. Il. Saeadman. Council
Bluffs; NJ. p. Miles, Cedar Rapids; VIM.
Dean, Upton; L. b. Raymond. Hampton;
j. S. Cothron, Sioux City.
Sunday morning, April 10, Union
Pacific yard man at Council Bluffs. by
the name of Butcher. was caught be.
tween the bumpers of the freight cars
and severely injured. DR.. Cleaver. the
company's physician. was sent for.
Examination revealed the fact that the
back and hip of the unfortunate man
were badly crushed There is a possibility
of internal injuries which may prove
fatal and should he recover he may be a
cripple for life.
The people of nlgona and generally
throughout the north part Of Iowa feel
regret that the General Assembly failed
to adopt or give aid to the Northern Iowa
Normal School Ncated at Algona. The
School during the two years of its exist
ence under Prof. J. c. Gilchrist as Presi-
dent and Manager, has been successful,
and in June will graduate a large class.
During the second year the attendance
has doubled. and at recent meeting of
citizens and business men of Algona it
was resolved that the school should be
continued for the coming two years. and
its facilities and efficiency still further in
creased The institution has already at.
tanned high rank among the training
schools of the State.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the Secretary of State as fol-
lows: Rockford Cutlery company. of
Keokuk, capital stock, $40, 900; amended
articles Of the Walnut Park Land and
improvement company; Red Oak Invest
ment company. capital stock, 800, 900;
Sherman Nursery company. Charles City.
capital stock. 100000.
On the night Of April 10. a Norwegian
farmer by the name Of X. 7. Esn, living
one fourth of mile east of Jewell juno.
| ton, was rum over by an engine near the
depot and instantly killed. He was en-
route to his home on foot and vas carry
ing an empty barrel on his back when the
accident occurred Espe was farmer in
moderate circumstances. He leaves a
wife and six children to mourn his untime-
ly death.
The lesser brewery at Clinton burned
April 10. 1t cost sixteen thousand dol
lars. There was but two thousand dol
| lars insurance on il. The fire caught
from smoke house near by and owing
to the high winds the efforts to save the
building were fruitless.
Nicholas B. Koch was found dead in his
room in the City Hotel in Rock Island
April 13, where he had committed suicide
during the night by taking laudanum
! He was the victim of an incurable appe
tite for strong drink, and it ruined him
| He was a talented journalist, one whose
| humorous sketches have been copied into
every German newspaper in the land, and
in many English journals. His age wa:
forty-seven years. Receiving military
education in Austria, he served as Lieu
tenant in the war Of that nation with
| Prussia in 1866. At the battle of Skalit7
he was shot through the arm and taken
prisoner. In 1872 he came to this country
and served the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railroad as civil engineer. Hi:
writings attracted attention and he was
offered position on the Chicago Stats
Zeitung, from which Office he came &c
Davenport and took the position Of city
editor of Der Demokrat, aposition which
he held for ten years. Two years age
he was made editorial writer. A week
since he expressed desire to go to Chi
cago and re- enter journalism there, but
his old habit overpowered him and in
desperation he ended his life. A note was
left requesting the newspapers to say as
little of his life rs possible.
Mr.. Angus McBane, one of the mos,
prominent business men of Fort Dodge,
died on April ~, from heart disease. The
daughter was so affected by the sudden
death of her father that she became IN
conscious, and in the evening she too
quietly passed away, the doctors being
unable to arouse her from her death like
stupor.