Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-11-22
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Clarinda will be ready for occupancy
early next month. 1t is very much
needed, as the other two asylums have
been for long time crowded beyond
their capacity, and many insane have
been kept in county poor houses for
lack of suitable accommodations at the
State institutions. When this new
hospital is opened the State will be
well accommodated for the next four
years. The hospital at Mount Pleas
ant will take charge of 500 patients
quite comfortably. The hospital ct
Independence as many more, and the
new institution at Clarinda, when COM
pleted, will provide for 1000 at least
II is built on the most modern approx
ed plans, combining what is known as
the cottage and the manipulating
system. 1t will not be many years
more before there will be call for q
fourth hospital, to be located in north
western Iowa.
The Fort Dodge packing company
has ceased to smoke hams because Of
the low price paid for the article.
Rachel Tindall died at the home OF
her son in Howard township, lama
county, at the age of ninety-one years.
A club for the study OF social, histor-
ical and such other matters as may
suggest themselves is being organized
at Iowa Falls.
Seven suits have been commenced at
Cedar Rapids against as many persons
who, it is alleged, have sold intoxi-
eating liquors to minors.
The Dairy Maids Carnival, started
in Cedar Rapids few weeks ago, has
broken out all over Iowa and the ladies
who had it in charge have been asked
to produce it in other places
The Council Bluffs board Of trade is
bending its energies toward securing a
union depot.
A storm belated steamer which re-
GENTLY arrived at New York carried
sixty valuable horses, most Of them
consigned toJames Hayton, of Newton,
Iowa, for breeding purposes. Six of
them succumbed to the weather
Statesman, two-year old stallion,
was the first.
DR.. Title, D. v. S., of Ames, has
been appointed Assistant State Veter-
mary Surgeon, and b. F. Cooper, OF
LIE Mars, appointed as a member OF the
State Educational Board OF Examiners,
in place of Prof. f. II. Eldridge, OF
Columbus Junction. who lately resign
ed to accept position as President OF
an Alabama college.
w. II. Smith, registered pharma-
cist of Shell Rock. was prosecuted by
Commissioner Pickett, November IS,
before Justice Mcintyre of Butler
county, was convicted and fined 500
and costs. for allowing unregistered
clerks to sell poisons, in violation of
section 2 of the pharmacy law.
Atlantic is still confident of securing
the Danish college.
A new Jail will soon accommodate Des
Moines county criminals.
The Cedar Rapids high school boys
have organized two military companies
1t is rumored that Thos. F. Barbee, of
Carroll lost S.. 900 in cash and farm by
betting on the wrong man.
Muscatine people are asking for q
pontoon bridge, but it takes money to
get it.
The Western Iowa Horticultural So
ciety will meet in council Bluffs Deem
Der 18th.
Work has been begun on the last block
of paving to be done in Burlington this
season.
The incandescent electric light plant of
Keokuk will be in operation in about
three weeks.
The new Congregational church at LIE
Mars is nearly complete. and will be ded.
Gated December |.
The religious harvest. as the result of
seed sown by revival meetings at Parkers-
burg, added eighteen members to the NJ.
z church on probation.
Frank James created sensation in
Muscatine the other night by appearing
at the opera He was on his way home
from visit to the Younger brothers.
Fred Hess. of Fort Dodge. has inter.
ested number of gentlemen Of that
town in project for establishing a sum-
mer colony at Okoboji, in Dickinson
C unity.
l. p Hill. the defaulting treasurer Of
Harrison county. has been sentenced to
two and half wears in the penitentiary
and fine equal to the defalcation, about
$40. 900.
The largest mortgage ever filed in the
Recorders Office in Webs'er county was
put on record by Auditor Porter recently
1t was mortgage on the Dubuque &
Sioux City road. and the amount In con
liberation was SO. 000 900.
The roller skating craze will probably
be revived at Sheldon.
A public dinner will be given to the
poor of Sioux City on Thanksgiving day
John Nelson young Swede OF Morning
Sun town hip, Des Moines County. COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself
through the head with a revolver. The
cause is not known.
DR. Hurlburt. OF Atalisca. who lost his
reason through the practice of opium and
morphine eating, returned from seven
weeks sojnrn at Mt. Pleasant thoroughly
cured. The physicians in charge at the
ho'pital pronounce il the most remarka-
able cure on their records.
W. A Carlton. Audrs9 of Dickinson
e'untv, was the first County Auditor Il
forward his election returns to the Office
Of the Secretary of State