Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-05-31
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crossing a foot bridge over Haynes
Branch. She fell of and the swift cur
rent carried her into deep hole, and be-
fore two women, who heard her cries,
could help her. she was lost
June IS and 10 will be the next notable
days in Grinncll, when on the 18th the
new telescope will he dedicated, perhaps
the corner stone of the new Ladies Hall
laid-and on the 10Th alumni dinner.
speaking and college graduation.
Alonzo SChenning, farmer living OPP
posite Eagle Point, went out on the river
in skif in company with friend for
the purpose of fishing, on May %. The
boat was lcaky and filled with water.
Schcnning jumped overheard to swim to
the shore and was drowned. He leaves
family.
A foolish trial Of strength resulting in
death. occurred May % at Dubuque. A
young man named Thomas Burns, chal'
lenged his brother.In.law to lift large
stone The latter declined and Burns
said he would lift it, He did so. but in
the effort sustained rupture, from which
he died few hours later at Mercy Hos
pital. He was 81 years of age.
The great Iowa calf case, now nearly
as remarkable in the annals of litigation
as the cbancery suit of Jarndice and Jarn-
dice, is now on the docket for trial at
Waterloo, and it is expected it will be
reached early in the call. 1t was com
menced in 1874 and has been in the courts
ever since and appears now to be rs far
from final settlement as ever. Ii has been
tried once in Benton county. once in
Clinton county and twice in Blackhawk
county where ii is now pending for the
fifth trial. 1t has been twice or three
times to the Supreme court of the State
and bankrupted the parties in the suit
who were rich farmers at tie commence
ment Of the litigation,
AT meeting Of the committee appoint
ed to make arrangements for reunion
of the Eighteenth Iowa Infantry. held at
DeS Mo les May 49, 1888. the committee
resolved that the regiment would hold a
reunion at Charlton, Iowa. on the 14th,
10Th and 10th of August, 1888, and COM
mittec was appointed to make arrange.
mentS for the reunion.
A freight pulling out of the North
western yards at Clinton, on the morning
Of May %. was run into by switch
engine and a number Of cars were badly
broken up. Shortly after two freight
trains met a short distance west of Stan
wood on the same line Both engines and
number Of cars were wrecked. A tramp
who was stealing a ride was killed.
The Terra Gotta Lumber company of
Muscatine, with capital of 1000, in.
corporated in the Secretary Of States
Office May 25.
The District Convention of County
Superintendent of Schools, comprising
the counties of Allamakee, Bremen, Buena
Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Cerro Gordo,
Cherokee, Chickasaw, Clay, Clayton,
Dickinson, Emmett. Fayette, Floyd.
Franklin, Hamilton. Hancock, Hardin,
Howard, Humboldt, Kossuth, Lyon,
Mitchell, O'Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto,
Plymouth, Pocahontas, Sioux, Webster,
Winnebago, Winneshiek. Woodbury.,
Worth and Wright, will hold the annual
meeting at Clear Lake Park, Iowa, Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, June 81, % and
%. The convention will be under the
direction of Hon. Henry Sabin, the State
Superintendent of Public Instruction. A
large attendance of school workers is ex-
pectcd. An elaborate programme has been
arranged.
Twenty six petitions for temporary in
functions have been filed with the Clerk
OF the Court against as many saloon
keepers at Clinton. This movement is
an outgrowth OF Mayor Chase order for
all the saloons to close. The petitions
are signed by the responsible and fore
most citizens of the city, and the saloon
keepers appear to be on nettles in con-
consequence.
Simpson Kilgore, son of John Kilgore,
one of the first settlers in Taylor county,
committed suicide at his home near Lenox,
May "a He cut his throat from car to
ear with a razor. A love affair is said to
be the cause, but the family insist it was
i'll health.
The recently organized agricultural
society at Fonda is now making pre-
liminary arrangements for fine display
of agricultural products this fall.
A ball PLAYER Of Keokuk says there is
better material in Keokuk to-day for the
organization Of a semi-pro fessional club
than there has ever been before.
Snipe shooting is the principal occupa-
don of the local sports at EVERY.
Rev. J. Hogart Lozier is announced
to lecture at Little Sioux June 1 and 2.
The State board of underwriters has
advanced the rates on property at
Estherville from 25 to 33 per cent.
Sioux Rapids seems to be almost on the
verge Of potato famine. Potatoes are
very hard to obtain at present, even at
81 and 81. 20 per bushel.
A volunteer fire company will be organ.
| lied at Ashton.
The married men Of Storm Lake have
organized base ball club.
The LeMars jockey club will have
their June races on the 9th and It'll.
An unfortunate accident occurred at
Boone May 90. A Swedish boy named
Linstrom, in company with his sister. as
coming up from Moingona to attend
church. When they neared Boone a
freight train overlook them and the boy
attempted to board it. He slipped aud was
thrown under the wheels. crushing his
right leg so that amputation was neces
sary. He was taken to Moingona and
died about two and half hours after the
operation was performed. He was about
IA years old.
"A serious and frightful accident be-
fell Mrs. II. c. Reed of Iowa falls, May
90, who was terribly burned about the
face, arms and breast by the explosion of
Of a gasoline stove which she attempted
to refill while lighted. But for the prom
assistance Of neighbors. who were near
at hand, the accident would have proved
| fatal.