Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-10-11
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filed with the Secretary of State for Reese,
| Gabriel & Co. of Avoca, for general
merchandise, lumber aud coal establish.
ment, with capital stock of 800, 900 90,
| Over $4,000 copies of the school laws
OF Iowa from the code Of 1878, as amend
ed by the last eight general assemblies,
with notes and forms for the use and
| government of school officers, haye been
printed and are being sent out to school
officers
A peculiarly sad termination Of a
wedding tour recently occurred. Miss
Alice Shenslcy, daughter of prominent
resident of Dubuque, was married to Mr..
Lincoln Jacobs. The happy couple left
on bridal trip, visiting friends in north.
western Iowa. On reaching Oelwein the
bride was taken seriously i'll with pneu.
monia and died.
The corn palace festival at Sioux City
closed on the evening of Oct. 9th after a
successful run of two weeks. during
which time l2j, 900 strangers visited the
city.
The Lutheran Synod which met at
Cedar Rapids closed its business on the
9th. 1t will meet in Oct. 1889. at Tip.
ton.
The grand jury for Palo Alto county
has just adjourned, after finding indict-
ments against a number of liquor vend-
ers w. J. Coonan pleaded guilty. and
Judge Thomas inflicted the minimum
tine of $500. The others have not been
arrested. The saloon men had closed up
few days before the opening of court
probably to avoid proceedings by in
iunction-but it was understood they in
tended to reopen on the Original pack
age" plan as soon as court was over.
The State Pharmacy Commission has
been closing a number OF drug stores for
violation Of the pharmacy law. In
Poweshell county one G L. Cutler plead
guilty and paid his fine. And one Robt
NJ. Rea was convicted Of running drug
store ,sithout registration. He was fined
5000 Secretary Weaver is of the opinion
that the pharmacy law is very generally
observed.
Last April Fl. G. Andrews, young
man of thirty years, was married to Miss
Nina Kaeger of Leon. They went TO the
northwest part of the State and began
housekeeping. After four weeks they
separatcd-she coming to Iowa and he
going to Illinois. Not long since she be-
gan divorce proceedings against him. He
soon came on and went to her friend to
get her to live with him again. which she
refused to do. Andrews went to her
brother, Bluffered Kaeger, where she
is staying on like errand. He had
some words with Kaeger and. without
further provocatipn, drew his revolver
and shot him, the ball taking effect in
the left side. The wound is of very
serious nature and may prove fatal.
On Saturday, Sept %. Mr.. NJ W.
Burgh, from Rock Island. registered at
The hotel at Ogden.' He got off of the
wes-bound train Sunday morning. He
attended church twice that Sunday.
Iondav morning he stepped out after
YI eak fast as the landlord thought, TO
take a walk, and he was last seen going
west in the outskirts of the town, and
nothing has been seen or heard OF him
since then. He left an overcoat, also a
change of shirt collar and cuffs, which
he had in an underwear box fastened by
patent shawl strap. His overcoat and
underwear showed that he must have
been in good circumstances. He had
gold watch: was gentleman about As
years old; whiskers all around his face
sprinkled with gray.
The most successful reunion ever held
by the 3sth Iowa Infantry. closed on the
morning of Oct. 9Th. This regiment,
known as the martyr regiment Of Iowa,
recorded an enlistment of over 300 men,
and mustered out less than 300. mostly
lost by sickness at the siege Of Vicks-
burg. There are now little less than
200 living
A decree OF divorce was granted Anna
Haight, at Fort Dodge, and Immediately
thereafter the services of Clerk Havie and
Justice Hyatt were called into requisition,
that Mrs. Haight might have another
trialof the matrimonial lottery. Noah
Springer was the lucky man. and the
happy couple were duly made one.
A brakeman on the Illinois Central by
the name of Cling Collins while coupling
| cars had his foot caught in frog. The
whole freight train ran over him at the
thigh. He lived about two hours after
| the accident. His home was at LeMars,
where he leaves wife and one child
He was twenty-six years old.
The Grand Lodge Knights of Pythia
If Iowa closed its session at Dubuque
and adjourned. The Committee on Con-
,titution reported the changes necessary
to bring the Grand Lodge constitution
Into conformity with that of the Supreme
Lodge Adopted The election of Off
GERS for the ensuing year are as follows:
Grand Chancellor of the State, L. J. Moss,
of Usage; Grand Vice Chancellor. Mr..
Leens. of Creston; Grand Master. VIM.
g. Nicer, of Burlington, reelected;
Grand Keeper of Records and Seals, ii.
D. Walker, Mt. Pleasant Grand Prelate,
J. Q. Barcus. of Cedar Rapids; Grand
Master at Arms. Will NJ. Waryis, of
Muscatine, Grand Inner Guard, d. Ely
son, of Des Mones; Grand Outer Guard,
n Campbell, of Osceola. Trustees, Dan.
A. Poorman. of Des Moines; G. l.. Roots,
of Lyons, and w. A. Greer, of Oskaloosa.
The next meeting of the Grand Lodge
will be held at Oskaloosa. The annual
meeting was changed from October to
he second Wednesday in August
The new liquor law applying to drug.
gists went into effect Oct. lst. All the
druggists of Dubuque at a meeting resolv'
cd to sell no more liquors, as the law is
so stringent that they prefer to give up
the sale of liquors of every description
! rather than attempt to comply with it.
The penalty for violation is very severe,
including the withdrawal of their license
! as druggists, fine and Imprisonment In