Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-07-12
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The large implement house Of B, P.
Lewis & Co., of Atlantic, was totally
destroyed by fire at II O'Clock at night,
July s. About two car loads of Irvine
burned The loss is about so, 900. partially
insured
In communication to the State Board
of Health the Creston Ice Company makes
serious objection to the results of the
analysis made by the chemist OF the
Agricultural College under the direction
of the State Board. The chemist, Prof.
Bennett, announces himself ready to
defend the analysis and reiterates that
the ice is bad and not tit for drinking
purposes.
The Western Passenger Association
has sent out notice of reduced rates to
the Crystal Springs camp meeting, Allan.
tic District NJ. L, church at Crystal
Springs near Lewis, Ia, Aug, z to II,
aud to the 18th Iowa Regiment Infantry
reunion at Charlton Aug 4.16.
A disastrous fire burned David Joyce's
saw mills at Lyons on the night OF July
9th. The flames were discovered in the
planning room as they caught but despite
the prompt action were beyond human
control. In few minutes the mill and
machinery were destroyed. also several
piles of lumber. The loss is estimated at
b75, 900, covered by following assurances:
Manufacturers Mutual, Of ST. Louis. 49,.
500; Reliance Mutual of Dubuque, 81 500;
Lumber Manufacturers Of Eau Claire
s.. 900; Mutual Fire Association Of Eau
Claire, $500; Manufacturers of Mil.
waukee, $1,000. No lives were lost, but
sorrow was brought to many poor fam.
lilies who were depending on the sum
mers work in the mill for a living next
winter.
The Des Moincs river swallowed up
two persons, at Des Moincs, July 4th.
Late in the afternoon a gentleman named
Cooper went down to the river bank just
| below the old mill and his two boys went
wading in the edge of the water. One
of them venlured too far and there being
very deep place just below the dam
| he was in immediate danger of drowning.
| The father saw the danger and plunged
| into the water. At the same time Mr..
Fitzgeralds boatman, Mr.. Hardy, saw
the danger and started out in a boat The
little boy had gone down. but Mr.. Hardy
| Jumped from the boat, rescued him from
the bottom and brought him safely TO
shore A number Of persons were on the
bank watching the whole proceedings
and helped to care for the almost strangl led
boy when he was taken from the boat.
| While the attention of all was turned
toward the rescue Of the boy, Mr.. Cooper
sank. He was missed but no one could
tell Just where he went down. Mr., Hardy
commenced search for him and in about
ten minutes found the body devoid of
| life Herman Cooper was about 30 years
of age and leaves wife and three chill
dren. He lived about one block FROM
where the accident happened. Late in
the evening another drowning took place
| In the riv,r near the ferry. A number Of
boys were in swimming and one of them,
lad named Miller, was drowned. He
was about ~ years old and the son of a
laborcr living in Sevastapol. The body Of
the boy was not recovered.
The articles of incorporation of the
Waterloo Paper Company, capital stock,
$50, 900, and the Waterloo Gas and Elec
trio Light Company, capital stock, $780,
900. have been filed with the Secretary Of
State.
The dates for the regimental encamp-
ment of the l. N. G. have been fixed as
fellows: FIRST and Third regiments, Sep
TENDER 10th: Second aud Fifth regiments,
August Goth; Fourth and Sixth regiments,
August 2Sth.
The foundation for a new HuisKamp
shoe factory is being laid at Keokuk.
The Keokuk police are becoming
weary on account of the scarcity Of Grim
inals to arrest. - ....
The Danish church society at Newell
has just completed parsonage and will
Immediately undertake the erection Of a
church.
L. +. Andrews, of the State Board of
Health is preparing table of vital stats,
tics. He states that the average number
of children per family in the State is five.
The largest number is in Allamakee
county.
Mr.. Aldrich of Webster City. recently
contributed to the public the first paper
ever printed in Hamilton county. 1t is
framed and hung up in the court house
at Webster City in such a way that both
sides can be read through the glass.