Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-08-30
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bank asking for judgment of S27, 900 and
| intc, est at s per cent on $4,000 and in.
terest at s pei cent on $i2,0 900 from jan
uary I, 1884, and upon s15, 900 from July
| /, 1884, the reason being that the COM
pany failed to.comply with the terms of
the contract made by the issue of bonds in
January and July 1884. The other is by
ID, B. WATSON, of Massachusetts,, who
had loaned at the request Of the ID. NJ
o. & s. railroad company $685. 900 to
Harding & Smith, AID that there now
remains unpaid SAT-
The old settlers of Decatur county held
their third annual reunion at Garden
Grove, Aug. 22nd. There were $50 who
wore the badge of 30 years citizenship in
that county. Three thousand people
were on the ground +. w Curry, editor
# the Leon Reporter, made the principal
peech.
| Articles Of incorporation were filed with
The Secretary of State by the Kcokuk
Proprietary Medicine company, of Keo-
kuk, Iowa. capital stock, 500, 900, and by
the G. Gilbert Starch company of Des
Moines, capital stock. 100000 The
members of the firm are F. NJ. Gilbert
and r. w. Gilbert.
The pioneers OF Mills and Pottawatta-
ME counties held reunion at Malvern,
Aug. 49, From 1000 and 5000 people
were present.
J. r. Cole, of Oskaloosa aged 70. was
seriously hurt internally by the upsetting
of an omnibus on the way to the fair
grounds near that place. Gates, the
driver, had his left collar bone broken
and great cash cut in his head. Both
are in precarious condition. Two little
girls and several other passengers were
also injured.
The First National Bank of Ida GROVE
perfected Its permanent organization on
the 22d with the following officers:
President Henry M. Winery; Vice
President, Alex McHugh; Cashier. E. M.
Donaldson; Assistant, Edwin Coles; Tel
Ter, Chas. e. Eldridge. The capital stock
is 800, 900. with nearly $1,000 already
paid up.
The reunion of the 4th Iowa Cavalry
Regiment at Mt. Pleasant was a notable
event. Addresses were made on the part
of the citizens by Senator Harlan and
Senator Woolson, and on the part Of the
regiment by Generals Winslow, Stone
and Belknap, Col Peters and Lieut.
Ware, while Miss Hattie Mcclure. a
daughter of Surgeon Mcclure, and grand
daughter of Col. Porter, happily re-
sponded to the toast, THE Daughters Of
the Regiment" The reunion was in
every respect so successful, the local
management under the lead of Capt. c.
H. Smith, of Mcfarland Post G. A. r..
was so complete in all its departments,
that the regiment unanimously accepted
| the invitation to hold the next reunion,
in 1891, at that city. The oflicers-elect
of the Association are: President, Gen.
L. F. Winslow; Secretary. Capt. c. Ii.
Smith, Treasurer, Capt. Lot Abraham.
The three.year-old son of Peter Boarts
recently fell into cistern at Iowa City
and was drowned.
The widow Of Conductor Weber, who
lives in Dubuque, has sued the g. M. &
st. P. for 5000 damages. She claims
death was due to the carelessness of en-
playecs in coupling cars.
The trustees of the State library have
engaged the services of Mrs. s. b. Max
well, formerly State librarian, to make a
new catalogue of the books. Over one
thousand new books were added this year
and new and complete catalogue is an
imperative necessity.
The Glucose company at Marshalltown
has been sued for the alleged poisoning
If Lime creek.
Fritz Reichel and two friends went
across the river in skiff with keg OF
beer, at Clinton, to spend Sunday. The
beer key had been emptied and the three
men were returning. Reichel was sitting
on the keg, when over he went, his COM
panions being unable to save him.
The Sixth Regiment Iowa National
Guards, commanded by Col. Bowton, of
Hampton, went into camp at Mason City
Aug. 27th The regiment numbers about
800 priyates.
f. L. Hostler's furniture store, al
Waterloo, burned Estimated loss on
building and stock, $4,000; Insurance.
$4,000
The annual meeting OF the State Agas.
siz Association was held in Mt. Pleasant
recently Arthur Cox, of Iowa City, was
President. and presided with a skill and
suavity which many an older chairman
might we'll emulate Miss Marian Wool
son of the Mt. Pleasant Chapter, deliver
ed an appropriate address of welcome, to
which the President happily responded.
The election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows: President J.
G. Spielman, of Fairfield first Vice Presi.
dent, F. M. Irish, of Dubuque Secretary
Miss Olive Cole, of Mt. Pleasant The
next Iowa Assembly will meet at Oska'
| loosa some time next summer.
Mr.. A. II. Wilkinson, assistant train
dispatcher of the G. NJ & st. p. railroad
company. Dubuque, was awakened by
shot fired close to his premises. He
paid little attention to it, but on getting
up about four hours later, he discovered
that bullet had been fired through his
front window on line with the bed oc.
cupied be himself and wife. The ball
struck the bedstead within few inches
of his head. then passed through fold
ing door and lodged in the opposite wall.
The President has returned to the Sen
ate without approval the bill for the
erection of public building at Sioux
City, and among other things says
From all the representations made in
the efforts to show the necessity for this
building, gather that the only two pur'
poses for which the Government should
furnish quarters at this place are the
terms of the United States Court especial.
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