Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-07-26
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with an accident. July 20. that in nine
cases out Of ten would have proved fatal.
He lost his balance and fell thirty-fve
feet to the floor of the parquet circle,
turning two complete somersaul,s in his
descent, and alighting astride a capenter's
neck who was on his knees mailing down
a flooring board. Strange to say. neither
of the men were injured and In tiyc min.
utes both were ut work as usual.
John Greasar, n workman in j. A.
Green's quarries at Stone City. four miles
west Of Anamosa, fell from ledge To
the bottom of the quarry. distance of
seventy-iivc feet. alighting on his shout
der. 1t was supposed he was crushed.
but upon examination ii was found that
not bone had been broken. At this
writing he is still aliye and bids fair TO
survive the shock.
Jesse M. Elmore, Supervisor OF the
Smayville Creamery department at Colo,
was on July 90 caught IN the betting of
the engine and carried around the rapidly
revolving shaft As soon as help could
arrive he was assisted from the room in
which the accident occurred. and it was
then ascertained that both bones Of the
left arm had been broken and the whole
arm frightfully lacerated The head.
shoulders and other parts of the body
were badly bruised, and his whole organ
ization severely affected by Il . train.
The colorcd citizens of the State of
Iowa will commemorate Emancipation
Day, in the city of Des Mones, the
capital of the State. on Wednesday,
August 1, 1888, by grand celebration.
This will be the largest gathering of
colored people ever witnessed in the
State. All the prominent colored men in
the State will be present. and many from
other States. Many prominent speakers
have been secured, among them b. X.
Bruce, Jr., of Leavenworth. Kansas.
Charles Miller, the woman who was
supposed to be man and sent to the pen.
itcntisry from Sioux City for horse steal.
ing, is employed at Auamosa mending
prison clothes, and is becoming favorite
among the officials at the prison for her
good behavior. 1t will be remembered
that when her sex was discovered she
was transferred from Fort Madison to
Anamosa, the female prisoners being kept
at the latter place.
The citizens of Ogden were somewhat
surprised a few days ago to learn that
Mr.. w. NJ. Hall, agent for the NJ. & st.
l.. Elevator company, was short in his
accounts with the elevator company and
other creditors here. Before the facts Of
his shortage became public he left for
parts unknown. having disposed of all
his goods here by chattle mortgage to
parties he owed. The exact amounts
are not known, but rumor says he is
short to the elevator company about
5000 and to his creditors about $500,
above what he had secured payment of.
MIR. Hall has always been considered a
Straightforward. honest business man
and his sudden departure was unlocked
for by all.
The annual meeting Of District No.
30 of Grand United Order of Odd Eel.
lows was held in Des Moines July 10Th
1t was we'll attended by representatives
from various lodges throughout the
district The following are the officers
elected for the ensuing year: X. Bartlett
of Mt. Pleasant, d. NJ w, F. Watts
of Des Moines, Deputy M. G. o.
Terrell of Oskaloosa, Treasurer. G. L.
Young of Ottumwa, Grand Director.
The reports of the Grand officers showed
that the order was in fourishing condi-
keeping well up with the other secret
societies. 1t was decided that the next
place Of meeting is to be at Keokuk,
July. 18th. 1889.
of $500 for the murderer of Alice Kelly,
who was murdered near Ottumws on the
9th of July, the reward to be paid when
the criminal is convicted.
The monthly bulletin of the State Board
of Health has gore to press. There will
be ., 200 copies issued. Any one can get
a copy by making application to the
! board. 1t will contain many items of
interest to people concerned in sanitary
matters.
Articles of incorporation Of the Bondu-
rant Creamery company. of Bondurant,
in Polk county, were filed with the county
recorder, capital stock. $4,000. Incorpor.
ators, A. c. Bondurant, W. F. Scott. L
Saylor and ]. w. Redlingshaffer.
Hugh Copeland, laborer on the gov
crnment canal at Keokuk. was instantly
killed by lightning, July 10th.
II. C. Henderson, formerly of Warren
county, died at Council Bluffs, July 10,
from the effects of a severe fall week
earlier
Articles of incorporation Of the Phillips
Shoe company, of Ottumwa, capital
stock SIC, 900. haye been filed with the
Secretary of State.
The Troy Laundry, at Dubuque, has
failed. Liabilities, SO, 500; assets, next to
nothing 1t was run by e. King. of Troy,
N. Y, and the principal creditors are
east.
The State Board of Health July 18th,
received telegram from Durham stating
that citizen of that place had been bit.
ten by rabid dog, and asking where a
maidstone could be found.
A Storm Lake special, July 10, says.
Sheriff Wellington made a trip to Alta
yesterday, and when he returned he had
A. w. Seymour in custody. under a
warrant sworn out by the State Insurance
Company. 1t seems that Mr.. Seymour
was in the habit of taking applications
for insurance, but instead of sending the
money to the company he would put it
in his own pocket and send the company
a bogus note. From the preliminary
examination this aftern Don it would seem
that he is forger and defaulter to the
amount of about $500. He was bound
oyer to to the grand jury. the bond
being fixed at $500.
The re union OF the 22nd Iowa at Iowa
City has been changed from Aug. 22nd
and 23d to Oct. Sd and 4tb.
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