Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-08-16
IOWA CONDENSED ITEMS
Iowa has ten women county superin,

Iowa has ten women county superin-
tendents.
The Governor has received the dis.
charge of John Pierce of Company L.
Thir,y-sixth regiment of Iowa infantry.
1t was sent to him from Ohio and he
would like to find the whereabouts of
Mr.. Pierce.
Mrs. George Ii. Nichols of Des Moines,
has been selected by the national execu.
tive board To audit the accounts of the
national treasurer of w. r. c., and left
for Boston 10 attend to the work This
is the first time Iowa has had this honor
Reports come from the southern part
Of the State that a great deal Of damage
was done to hay and grain stacks in
pccatur county by storm. but that very
little damage was done to the corn.
The A. o. U. w., X. of P. and |. o. r.
NJ, will have tents and headquarters on
the State Fair Grounds during the fair.
The Red Men will put up several wig.
vans, so that it will haye the appearance
Of an Indian camp.
Word was received at the Office Of the
State Board of Health that at Blakes.
burg. Wapello county, there had been
over one hundred cases of measles, none
of which proved fatal, although some
were nearly fatal caused by the attend.
ants administering hot tea instead of cold
water.
The Grundy county fair will be held at
Grundy Center Sept. II, 12 and 10. The
management is the same as in 1886 and
1887 and to those who attended it is aecd-
less to say that satisfactory arrangements
are made in every department. Compete.
ton is open to Grundy and adjoining
counties. They offer about $4,000 in
premiums.
A. L. Kaiser, photographer Of Belle
PLANE. Iowa, was before United States
Commissioner Hobbs on the charge Of
sending obscene matter through the
mails. Said obscene matter was an i'm
modest picture. Kaiser waived examina-
ton and gave bonds to appear for tIial.
The first annual exhibition Of the
Manning District Fair Association will
be held Sept. II. 10, - and IA. A liberal
premium list is offered and great success
anticipated.
The Old Settlers will celebrate their
fourth reunion on Thursday, August 30,
at the Perry fair grounds, near Perry.
The society is made up from Dallas
Boone, Greene and Guthrie counties.
Articles Of incorporation were filed
with the Secretary of State by the Ottum-
wa Mineral Springs company of Ottumwa,
Iowa. Capital stock 100000 The OBJ.
jcct OF the Company Is to discover and
utilize mineral springs in Wapello county.
By the Emmetsburg Building and Loan
Association of Emmetsburg, Palo Alto
county, capital stock $1,000,000. BY the
Democratic Publishing and Printing As.
ISOLATION of Carroll county, capital stock
So, 900.
Secretary Shaffer has made arrange
ments to have supply of tents ON theState
Fair grounds so that persons camping out
may hire them. Word has been received
by Mr.. Shaffer from John N Abbott, Sec.
rotary Of the Western Passenger Assoca-
ton, that all roads in Iowa will sell tick.
cts for one fare for the round trip. The
freight agents have at least agreed to re-
turn free Of charge all stock on which
full freight was paid going to the fair
1t was thought that this could not be
done under the new law but the roads
have all agreed to do it.