Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-10-11

carly on the morning OF Oct 4th, destroy.
cd nineteen business houses. causing
loss amounting to $50. $50, with only ST.
300 insurance The regular weekly edi.
ton Of the Telegraph had been printed,
ready for mailing. and that was saved
Mr., Chamberlin. with commendable
enterprise, that morning went to Knox.
vile and procured the printing of sup.
plement at the Office Of the Journal giving
a. full account of the fire, which was
folded and mailed with the regular edition
Of his paper. The Telegraph supplement
gives the following list of losses: II.
Shivers, $500 to $500; insurance $500; g.
w. Irwin, So, 800; insurance 1000; Mer.
rift Il WTson, on building. $1,000; no
insurance; A. n Litchtield, stock, s.. 900;
insurance 81 900; T. Il. Brown on build.
ing. $500; no Insurance.; b. Leutzinger,
on building, $500; no insurance; Leutziu.
ger Bros, stock. So, 500; insurance $500;
Sam Erb. building. $500; no insurance;
Sam Erb in harness shop got stock partly
out; loss on stock and building. 81 100;
no insurance; Dr. w. J. Berrirger, loss
on stock, $4,000 no insurance;
stock in Plummers photograph gal
lcry. $500; no insurance; Plummer
estate, building, $1,000; insurance
$500. Telegraph printing office, building
and stock, 5000; no insurance J. Spalti,
building. 800, stock. 81, 900; no insurance;
Joseph McClclland. buildings, 5000; no
insurance. DR.. Jackson's loss on books
and instruments was very heavy. being
several thousand dollars; G. Hays, butcher
chop, $1,000; insurance $500; c, r. John
son. loss SO, 900; insurance, 81 800: G. A. r.
hall, on building, $500, and many valua-
BILE relics, swords, accoutrements, etc..
no insurance; Miss Hattie Graham aud
Mrs Bristow, millinery goods. $3.50; no
insurance; Martha Cnvington, residence,
building, $1,000; insurance, $500; Hors-
man g. Logan, furniture stock 81 600;
insurance, 81, 900; J. r. Cline. hardware
stock and buildings, loss. $4,000.
Charles Harrington, alias Flo Durfee,
charged with burglary and safe breaking
At Dewitt, fair week, was found guilty
by jury in the District Court. He is
wanted in Chicago for burglary and
shooting at an officer. His companion,
Pat McDonough. an ex bartender of
Lyons, is on trial now. The other of
the trio interested in the numerous safe
breakings for few weeks past, got
away from Clin,on's Sheriff, who was
close on his trail, by going to Davenport
and crossing the river to Moline, Illinois,
though the officers there were notified on
which train he was approaching the city.
A herd OF cattle destroyed 400 bushels
of corn for Cerro Gordo county farmer,
and the owner of the cattle will be sued.
A fire broke out in an oil house al
Mason City on Monday and for time
threatened TO destroy the business part
of the city.
James H. Wade, Of Dubuque. dealer in
teas and coffees on the chrome plan. has
given a chattel mortgage and bill of sale
to satisfy his creditors, whose claims ag.
gregate over SO 900, with eastern creditors
to be heard from.
The body of VIM. Good, barber. was
found on the fair ground at Charlton. The
last seen of him was about breakfast time.
when he stepped out telling his wife he
would be in soon. Mr.. Good came to his
death by taking Rough on Rats" as
found by the coroner's examination.
John Tipp. who is under arrest for as
sault with intent to kill Mrs. Henry
Reidel, had a hearing at Mason City.
TIpp attempted to settle dispute with
Mrs. Reidel by pounding her, when the
woman made for Tipp with butchers
knife. Young Reidel grabbed a butcher
cleaver and was about to strike Tipp,
when he dealt him heavy blow over
the head with a club. At this the mother
attempted to stab her sons asssailant
but Tipp got in his work first. striking
and seriously injuring her. Tipp Wa:
bound oyer to the grand jury.
The State Auditor has made the regular
quarterly settlement with the State
Treasurer. From Mr.. kcbkopfs books
the following figures were taken: Cash
Sc, 450 so; deposits in various banks as
shown by certificates Of deposits. &c.
992. %; Agricultural College bonds, &c.
900; Agricultural College mortgage bonds
1852 ,575, making a total Of 1916. OH. %.
The Gilman Canning Co., Of Gilman,
fled complaint against the Iowa Central.
with the Railroad Commissioners. They
claim that the rates from Gilman to
points within the State are higher than
the rates to points without, and that they
are thus shut out Of the home market
And Henry Greiner claims that the rate
on lumber from Volga to Guttenbure
was formerly &c per 100, but now tic,
while the rate from McGregor, 90 miles
further, to Volga, Is only cents per one
hundred.