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


early on the morning OF Oct 4th, destroy.
ed nineteen business houses, causing
loss amounting to $50, $50, with only 81.
800 insurance. The regular weekly edi.
ton of the Telegraph had been printed,
ready for mailing. and that was saved.
Mr. Chamberlin, with commendahle
enterprise. that morning went to Knox
vile and procured the printing of a sup.
plement at the office of the Journal giving
afull 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; q.
W. Irwin SO, 800; insurance $1,000; Met.
rift y Warson. on building, $1,000; no
insurance; A. N. Litchtield stock, 81, zoo;
insurance 81 ,000; T. Il. Brown. on Build.
ing. $500; no Insurance.; b. Leutzinger,
on building, $500; no insurance; Leutzin.
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. $l.100
no insurance; DR.. W. j. Berrirger loss
on stock, $1,000 no insurance;
stock in Plummers photograph gal
lery, $500; no insurance.; Pummer
estate, building. $1,000; insurance
$500, Telegraph printing office, building
and stock, 5000; no insurance. J. Spal,i,
building, 800. stock, 81, 900; no insurance,
Joseph McCelland, buildings. 5000; no
insurance. DR.. Jackson's loss on books
and instruments was very heavy. being
several thousand dollars; c. Hays, butcher
shop, $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. accoutremcnts, ETC.,
no insurance; Miss Hattie Graham and
Mrs. Bristow. millinery goods. $3.50; no
insurance; Martha Covington, residence,
bnilding, 200; insurance, $500; Hors-
man & Logan, furniture stock, 81 ,6O0l
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 a 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 Clnton'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 OF
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 cofrees on the chrome plan, has
given a chattel mortgage and bill of sale
to satisfy his creditors, whose claims az
gregate over So, 900. with eastern creditors
to be heard from.
The body Of VIM. Good, a barber, was
found on the fair ground at Charlton. The
last seen of him was about breakfa 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 hearing at Mason City.
Tlpp attempted to settle a dispute with
Mrs. Reidel by pounding her, when the
woman made for Tipp with butchers
knife. Young Reidel grabbed a butchers
cleaver and was about to strike Tipp,
the head with club. At this the mother
attempted to stab her sons asssailant,
but Tipp got in his work first, striking
and seriously injuring her. Tipp was
bound oyer to the grand jury. h..
The State Auditor has made the regular
quarterly settlement with the State
Treasurer. From Mr. Rebkopfs books
the following figures were taken: Cash,
S6, 450 80; deposits in various banks as
shown by certificates of deposits. $40,
992 %; Agricultural College bonds, &c.
900; Agricultural College mortgage bonds.
$685.. SIS, making total Of }S276, OH. 28.
The Gilman Canning Co., of Gilman,
filed 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 Grciner claims that the rate
on lumber from Volga to Guttenburg
was formerly &c per 100. but now tic,
while the rate from NcGregor 22 miles
further, to Volgs. is only cents per one
hundred.