Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-01-05

were read by Superintendents Shattuck Of
Victor, Hiatt Of East pes Moines, Annie
Il. McGovern of Cedar Falls, President
Ewing of Fairfax, Prof Mc(lelland of
Tabor Supts Cart of Indianola, Shoup
of Sioux City, and Mrs. A. L. Thomas.
The committee on spelling reform recon.
mend to the State Press Association the
following implied spellings; ar, catalog
defnit, gard, Civ, hav, he'd, liv, shall, tho,
thru. viii, wisht. The officers are: Presi
dent, j. l.. Pickhard. of Iowa Ci.y; Vice
Presidents, S, NJ. Cart, of Indianola, Mrs.
Lou M. Wilson, of Des Moines, o. f.
Emerson. of Grinnell; Secretary, A. c.
Ross, of Hampton; Treasurer, d. w.
Lewis, Of Washington; member of the
Executive Board F. b. Cooper of lie
Mars; Representative in Council Pres.
dent King, of Cornell, and J. G. Yockum
of Charles City; delegate to the National
Convention at San Francisco, Henry
Sabin. The resolutions strongly compli.
mented Akers and pledged Sabn hearty
cooperation.
A fire at Herndon, Dec. 30, started in
the meat market, The meat market,
barber shop and Haynes restaurant burn
ed TO the ground.
The State legislature assemblies January
9th.
There is great complaint of the lack of
transportation facilities in all parts of the
State.
On January 1. the price OF round trip
tickets to California from Des Moines were
elevated from Sos. so, to $SS. so.
The new and elegant Methodist Epis-
copal church at Ames will be dedicated
January sth. Bishop c. ID. Foss, of Min
neapolis, will be present and oiliciate. An
elaborate dedication program has been
prepared, extending from the Sth to the
10Th Of January. The edilicc is the finest
in the Boone district and credit to the
Methodist society and people of Ames.
The cost of the church is $40, 900.
J. B. Shier, dry goods and notion deal
er in Dubuque. made an assignment Dec.
81, his liabilities are 5000. assets S., 900.
His principal local creditors are the
Second National bank and Rider, Wallis
& Co., of that city. His paper at the
Second National bank is Endorsed by his
brother-in-law J. =. Berchim, of st Paul.
Dec. 2S was Iowa's birthday. Forty.
one years ago this State was admitted to
the Union. The vigorous State between
the Mississippi and Missouri rivers can
with pride point to the achievements of
her forty.one years of existence.
Among the State meetings or conven,
tons which occur early in the year are
the Iowa State Horticultural Society,
which meets in twenty second annual
convention at Des Moines January nth
to Goth, and Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION, annual college conference.
which meets at Cedar Rapids, January
10 to 16
While walking on railroad track near
the transfer at Council Bluffs, Dec. II,
John King, labOrer, received injuries
that may prove fatal. Intending to avoid
an approaching freight train he stepped
from one track on to another, and before
he could realize his situation, was struck
by switch engine which was drawing a
passenger coach. Both legs and his left
arm were broken, three ribs on his left
side fractured and his head severly cut
and bruised He was taken to st. Joseph q
hospital in Omaha and is still alive,
though it is thought he cannot recover,
King resides in South Omaha, is about 80
years of age and has wife and family.
In Des Moines the city Marshal has
served notice on the proper railway Off
Gals requesting them to establish gates or
place flagmen at the most prominent
crossings within the city in order that
the safety of the psblc may be conserved
and liability to accidents rendered less
than under the present loose system of
permitting everybody to look out for
themselves.