Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-07-19

ordered TWEEN ty-one temporary injunc-
tions against saloon keepers,
Jasper Swinny, y farmer four miles
from Bloomfield, being informed that his
wife, who had been sick several weeks.
could not recover went out and hanged
himself to a tree.
James Lee. of Council Bluffs. has been
arrested for cn,bezzlement lie was an
employee Of tea company and during
period of several years il is thought he
has appropriated $1,000.
The amended articles of incorporation
of the Iowa Tunnel Mining and Milling
company of Ida Grove have been filed
with the Secretary of State. The amend
ments change the principal place of BUSH
ness from Ida Grove to Sioux City and
increase the capital stock to SO. 900, 900.
According to the report of State Veter-
marian Stalker there were Al cases Of
CHAMBERS amongst Iowa horses during the
past month. This dangerous disease to
men as well as horses. and the victims,
| when horses. are ordered killed.
The State Board of Health is taking
active measures to prevent the sending of
any more lepcrs into this State from
Norway. The U. S. consul at Christiana,
Norway, has been notified, and any
others brought to this country will be
promptly returned.
Mr.. Perry Summers. q prosperous
farmer living about six miles north Of
Fairfield, was struck by lightning while
driving to town, July 16, and instantly
killed.
Prof. L. A. Southwick, a graduate Of
the Art Academy of Paris, has been elect
ed Director of the Art Department Of
Callahan College.
The Board Of Drake University has
elected Prof. II. G. Long. M. s., late
Principal of the Normal School at Salem.
No, Dean of Callahan College.
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
e75 .000 covered by following inssIranccs:
Manufacturers Mutual. of St. Louis, 3d.
500; Reliance Mutual of Dubuque, 81 500;
Lumber Manufacturers OF Eau Claire,
81. 900; Mutual Fire Association of Eau
Claire, $4,000; 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-
mer's work in the mill for a living next
| winter.
The circular in regard to tax levies sent
| out by the State Auditor to County Audi
tors state that "iu compliance with
section 839 of the Code of 1878. it is hereby
certified that at meeting of the State
Board of Equalization, held pursuant to
Jaw, it was determined that the rate of
State tax Cor the year 1888, be fixed at
two (2) mills on each dollar of valuation
of property in the State in addition to
the one-half mill provided for oy chapter
| one hundred and ninety three 1888 Of
| the Acts of the Twenty second General
| Assembly, making total levy for State
revenue of two and one. half (2D mills,
and that said rate be levied in the several
counties No change was made in Ii.
valuation of property as equalized for
| 1887.
A case Of supposed leprosy Is reported
from LIE Grand, Iowa. The victim is a
Norwegian woman who has been in this
| country about 3 years. She is married
but has no children. She claims that there
has been no leprosy in the family for
| generations as far as known. The doctors
| arc guarding the case carefully. One can
hardly think of leprosy without a shudder
of horror. The cause and cure Of the
terrible malady is unknown to medical
science. 1t is contagious disease strictly
and its spreading is prevented only by
the complete isolation Of its victims.
With the grading of the Belt Line
railway going rapidly forward and the
broad gauge getting ready to put in
electric cars. it looks as il the rapid
transit problem would be satisfactorily
solved in Des Moines in the near future.
This question is always great source Of
trouble to all large cities, and the pros
perity of no city IS assured in these times
Of hurry until things are arranged 30
that people may come and 60 quickly. l..
| The Grand Lodge of colored Masons
elected the following officers at their last
session at Cedar Rapids: Grand Master,
J. X. Hilyard, St. Paul, Mimi; Deputy
Grand Master, c. s. Conner. Cedar Rapids;
Grand Senior Warden, Z. T. Banks, Des
Moines; Grand Treasurer S. Fox. Keokuk;
Grand Secretary J. E. Gilliaur. Keokuk.
Rev. John Hayden, Methodist minis
ter at Fairfield, had been out fishing,
July 10. a pastime he very frequently en-
joyed, and was returning home. walking
along the Rock Island railroad track,
when he became very tired and sat down
upon the rail to rest himself. He in all
probability must have fallen asleep, and
being partially hard of hearing did no,
notice or hear q heavy freight
train as II came around the curve until il
was too late. The cow-catcher of the
engine struck Mr.. Hayden and knocked
him from the track, and when he was
picked up he was dead. The engineer
did not see him In time to stop the train,
as they were coming around short
| curve. ## H. q
The Editor of Harper's Magazine evi.
IDENTIFY thinks that poetry is good reading
for the hot months, and has therefore
provided liberal supply for the August
Number 1t is not all original. The
Leather Bottcl' is an old English rhyme;
and the Sonnet while not Leaf seems
Faded is BY Wordsworth. But to the
original charms Of these verses must now
be added nine illustrations for the first
by 4. A. Abbey. and fullpage drawing
for the latter by Alfred Parsons. One of
Mr. AbbeY's sketches is used as fronts
piece of the Number Other good poems
are--'Thc Guest OF the Evening" by
Robert Underwood Johnson; MY Walk
to Church" by Horatio Nelson Powers;
and "Aubade," by Annie Chambers.
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