Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-09-27


from the city to the school A thorough
test was made and proved satisfactory in
every detail. The school has opened
with flattering prospects.
The third annual conference Of the
Young Peoples Societies Of Christian
| Endeavor of Iowa. will be held in the
BAPTIST church. corner of Fifth and
Nebraska streets. Sioux City. commencing
Oct 30, $50 p. Ia, and closing Thursday
evening, Nov I.
In the Carroll District Court, before
Judge Macamber, II r. Grote, "f Omaha,
formerly of Des Moines, sued J. d.
Schmidt for the sum OF $3.50, this being
the balance due for Milwaukee beer which
Schmidt had bought of Grote in 1885.
Schmidt defended on the ground that the
beer was sold in violation of the prohibit
tory law and asked Judgment for the
money paid on the beer sold Grote fail
ing to show a permit from the Board Of
I, Supervisors. the Judge ordered verdict
for Schmidt for the money paid, amount.
ing to S742. So
A fourteen.year-old boy named Logon.
dyke, living near Orange City was struck
by a ball club that slipped from the hands
of a player and instantly killed,
Mrs. Chrsliana Burkhardt, an old lady
living with her son-in.law. f. Stemhardt,
in Dubuque. committed suicide by jump.
ing into a cistern.
|
Christian Voss, German. near Allison.
was returning to the farm when a bolt
from heavy black cloud came down.
striking him on the head, passing down
each side of his body to his knees, then
into the horse he was riding, killing both
| instantly
Ed Williams, of Lettsyile, blew out
the gas in his room at the hotel Webster
in Muscatine and was nearly dead when
found.
| George Deubars case for shooting
Lotta Kane, over year since. in Creston,
has at last been dismissed from court,
and he is free to roam at will.
As train No. . on the c.. Nj. & St p
road was going north. when one mile
south of Headric it struck farmers
team, as it was crossing the track. In
the wagon was G. w. McReynolds. who
lives at Martnsburg. MclReyno]ds was
knocked out of the wagon aud instantly
killed, The horses escaped. The wagon
was entirely demolished.
The jury in the historic Jones county
calf case, after remaining out thrifty. six
hours, returned verdict for plaintiff
johnson. awarding him 81 900 damages
and ordering the defendants, a half dozen
old men, who alone are left of the fifty
eight original members of the Jones
County Anti Horse Thief Association, to
pay the court costs. 1t is understood
that the defense will not again appeal and
that this case. which for fourteen years
occupied the attention of the Supreme
and minor courts, is finally settled.
A cable containing twelve wires has
been put up in Oskaloosa far a short diss
tance. to avoid trouble with the numer.
Gus telephone, telegraph and electric light
wires.
At the business session Of the Iowa
Universalist convention, which closed at
Waterloo on the 10th inst, Rev. A. Cram
of Webster City, was elected president of
the society for the ensuing year.
Ii is reported that an original package
house will soon be established at Scran-
ton.
The new bridge across the Missouri
river at Council Bluffs is to be formally
opened to the public Oct 80.
| c. W. Rose or Fort Dodge, had his
right hand badly mangled while making
even the surface of large grindatone
Inccndiaries haye set fire to several
grain stacks IN Moscow township, Musca-
catine county, of late, and great indigna.
ton is felt
Charles Johnson, a Swede about 1S
years of age, was killed near Boone re-
Gently during runaway by being drag
ged thirty yards by the horses.
The Danish Lutheran Synod for the
United States has been in session at Elk
horn. Shelby county, and decided to
| locate their College at Atlantic.
| Captain CASTOR of Ames, in prospect
| Ing on his land near Ames. has struck a
| fine vein of coal and fifteen feet strata of
| mineral paint
Fifty-three foreigners were naturalized
at the last term of court in Marshalltown
The latest enterprise secured for Coun.
Gil Bluffs is a glove factory. A New
York gentleman will be the proprietor.
The remains OF young man were
found on an island in the Iowa river near
Marshalltown and they were subsequent
ly identified as being those of Senus
Tomson, who disappeared June "a, 1888.
Suicide was the verdict.
A young citizens round table will be
[ organized in the high school at Cedar
Falls for the study of political and histor-
ical questions.
John G. Way of Company S. Forty
seventh Iowa Infantry, died at the
soldiers home at Marshalltown.
VIM. Porter and Mrs. James Evans
elope1 from Sioux City. The woman
leayes boy three and girl six years of
age Her husband is employed at the
packing house, and Porter was employed
on the corn palace He is we'll
man of twenty-eight years.
The Minnesota State Board of Health
has notified the Iowa Board that one case
of small pox exists in Kinville county
that State. The patient is an emigrant
from Liverpool. England.
The call for the State Convention of
the Iowa W. C. #. u. is out. This body
of earnest temperance women will meet
| in Des Moines Oct g and hold a four
davs' session. Each Auxiliary Union is
entitled to one delegate for every twenty
members Tor fraction of twenty whose
annual dues have been RENTED to the
Treasurer Of the State Union on or before
August 81. 1888. Reduced rates have
been secured on the certificate plan-the
passenger paying full fare in going to the
meeting. securing certificate thereof of