Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-05-17
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recovered He was fishing on the bank
About three weeks ago Mary Span,
eight years old, Lying near Melrose, was
bitten by mad dog and is now suffering
from hydrophobia Her physician, DIR.
Riordan, says there is no hope Of saving
her life.
A Mason City special, May IS, says:
All doubts that the Winona & South
western Railroad might not make Mason
City aterminal point have been dispclled.
1t is learned on good authority here to-
night that Contractor Langdon has order
ed his foreman to meet him here on short
notice. The company have contracted for
400 cars of steel rails to be delivered here
and the intention is to commence con-
structing the road from here and from
WinOna simultaneously. Total bonus to
the amount of 1851 900 has been voted to
the road.
At the Biennial session of the Ancient
Order of United WOrkmen, which met at
Dubuque, May IA, Grand Recorder Whit
aker's report shows the following sta
tistIcs: Number of lodges in the State,
100; number of new beneficiary certifi-
Gates issued 1.071, of which 10 have been
cancelled; number of deaths, AZ number
beneficiary certificates in force May /,
S,033; amount of beneficiary fund paid on
losses by death. 1915, 900, making a total
of 81, 1876, 900 since the Grand Lodge be-
came Of age in 1876 Assessments for
the first quarter of 1888 are eight.
John Surry and John Latfrey, young
men living in Keokuk. were drowned
May IA, near Warsaw, FIVE miles below
there. They with three other companions
had been to a brewery. After + emaining
there some time they started to pull for
Keokuk and had only proceeded a short
distance from shore when their craft over
turned. The three who were saycd chung
| to the boat until assistance came from the
shore.
Sunday afternoon May 10, three men,
| whose names are unknown, started across
the Little Sioux river near Otto, in Wood
bury county, in boat. The stream was
badly swollen and the boat became
unmanageable and capsized and all three
were drowned. Their bodies were not
recovered.
Mrs Daniel Griffith, of Correctonyille,
was suffocatcd by coal gas, May 10, her
body being found in bed the next after
| noon.
Fred Grceninger youth of Sioux City,
aged fourteen years, was instantly killed,
May Ia, by the horse which he was riding
falling on him. The accident happened
within few feet of his fathers house on
| Pearl street.
Elizabeth Fountain. convicted Of keep
ing a house of ill.famc at Clinton, was
sentenced May II TO States prison for
| fifteen months. Before receiving sen
tcncc she harangucd the judge for about
| fifteen minutes, and when sentence was
pronounced fell on her knees begging for
mercy and pleading to remain with her
child. Finally, frothing at the mouth,
and becoming violent while two officers
were taking her from the court room, she
raved. swore. called the Judge and jurors
vile names and acted like wild woman.
Major j. B. Sine, of the Allamakee
Iron Mining Company, Rockford, ILL.,,
arrived in Waukon accompanied by JAS
A. Wood, iron expert, Of Hurley and the
original diScovercr and locator of the
famed Gogebic mines Of Wisconsin. AT
ter examination Mr.. Wood says he meyer
saw a more extensive deposit, and ii is of
fine quality. on the surface and as easily
worked as an ordinary stone quarry. The
mine will soon be extensively worked,
and being only two miles from Waukon,
that city and vicinity are apparently
about to enter upon an era of growth and
prosperity Ii is estimated that iron can
be made there at from $40 TO Sl2 ton.
The kind Of orc, home hcmatite, is in good
| demand.
A big time is expected at Webster City
on the 9Th of June when the thirty fourth
anniversary of the founding of Webster
| City will be celebrated at Rosenkrans
Park An elaborate programme has been
arranged. Among the orators of the oc'
casion are Hon. W. G. Wilson, Hon. ID.
d. Chase, Hon. J. P. Dolliver of Fit.
Dodge, Gen Josiah Given of Des Moines,
Hon. J. F. DuncomDe OF Fl. Dodge,
Senator Weber. ex-Gov. Carpenter, Hon.
NJ. D. O'Connell, Hon. L. s. Coffin, Hon.
John A. Hull, Hon. Henry L. HUFF, Col.
G. w. Crossley, Col. g. A. Clark, Hon.
| G. B. Pray, Hon. j. l.. Kamrar and 9th.
ers. A royal banquet will be given by
the "Queene of the Boone" and many
other features will make the occasion one
of great enjoyment and long to be re.
membered.
The craze Of saving 10 cents pieces is
all the rage in number of Iowa cities
and towns. The scheme Is this: Every
10 cent piece you receive through change
is not allowed to be spent, but Is placed
in bank for safe keeping. 1t will be
found that one-tenth of ones income
will be saved
The druggists of Dubuque and Du'
buque county met May 10 and unanimous
ly resolved that they would take out no
permits to sell liquor this year after the
expiration of their present permits, which
expire in September next
A bank is 10 be established at River.
side under the name of Riverside Sayings
bank.
Cedar Falls has woman's exchange
where employment is furnished to all
deserving women.
A Sioux City special, May 8, says: Al
accident occurred to-day which, though il
may not prove fatal, was such as to de.
serve mention. as one OF the few instances
of the kind on record. Reginald Ford, {
young Englishman, was driving rapidly
on Pearl street when the vehicle wa:
stopped suddenly by the wheel catching
in the street railway track. Ford wa
thrown fully twenty feet, alighting OIL
his head. Allan Vinton was the frs
person to reach the PROSTATE man, ant
found him to all appearances dead and