Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-03-29
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time Minister TO Spain, died at his home
in Burlington, March 2jth, aged As years
John H. Aldrich has been appointed
postmaster at McGregor, Iowa. to succeed
the present incumbent, Hubbard, whose
commission will expire April ED.
TIE mayor of Burlington insists that
the city needs greater number of police.
The next State Convention of the
Young Mems Christian Association will
be held at Marshalltown, Oct. 10th to 14th
inclusive.
A large number Of capitalists and real
estate dealers from Kansas City and other
prominent points, visited Des Moines
March Goth and 21th for the purpose of
looking up chances for investments
Since the location of the cotton mills, the
sewing machine factory, and other large
manufacturing establishments at Dcs
Moines, 1t appears us if that city was on
the eve of boom.
Charity aud good dinners have formed
trust in Atlantic.
iowa's National Guard is getting to
have a good reputation both at home and
abroad. SO good in fact that its best com
panies are greatly sought for to lend in
tereSt to prize drills abroad Efforts are
now being made to have brigade of
Iowa troops attend the interstate prize
drill at Nashville, Tenn. in May. Several
Iowa companies hayc arranged to go, in
Guiding the Upton company, the Cedar.
vile company and the famous Muscatine
Rifles. This latter company is the one
that took part in the international drill at
Washington last spring, and made such a
fine record for soldierly bearing and eff
cheney. An effort will be made to haye
the Governors Guards of Des Moines
attend. and as it is II crack company. it
would make q fine showing The COM
mandant of the camp, who will have
charge of the drill, will he General Ii. Ii.
Wright. of Ccdaryille, who commands
the First Brigade Iowa National Guards.
The presiding elders of the four Metho-
dist conferences of this State held an i'm
portant meeting in Des Moincs recently.
The general purpose of their convention
was to consider the various interests of
the church, and one special object was to
take steps for a central state university.
There are now four Methodist colleges in
the State. None of them measures up
to the standard of an eastern college, and
some of them are pretty weak. 1t has
long been the dream of the more progress
sive and far-sightcd Methodsts of Iowa
to unite their educational forces into one
strong school located at the capital Such
university, if it were the only one under
Methodist patronage in the State, could
be made a school of great and command
ing influence. There are over 80, 900
TO haYc first class college. 1t would be
a great undertaking to have these four
colleges unite for one university, but it
would be good thing for education and
the educational interests of this church if
it were done.
The Franz brewery property at Sioux
City, has been leased by A. S. Hanford,
of Centerville, Dakota, who will convert
il into wholesale butter and egg house.
A telegram from Sheffield, March 10.
announces the death of Mrs. II. d. Abrams,
who was found dead in the cellar, lying
on her face. The supposition is she
npmmtted suicide. Temporary insanity
is the only cause.
A special from Sioux City, March 20,
says. The loungers about the river front
to-day witnessed novel sight. The
channel is open only in places, and gorges
twenty feet high threaten to move at any
moment with crushing force to all obsta-
cles. A venturesome spirit realized
there was money in supplying thirsty
Sioux Citians with liquor, they having
been cut off from Nebraska since the ice
became unsafe. Securing a skiE the
hazardous trip was made repeatedly and
the thirsty drank from bottle taken
from a coffin in the boat. The original
idea of the vender was on equality with
his CHASTITY means to protect his snares
from detection.
An island in the Mississippi river, just be-
low Clinton. contains q solitary house. II
the walls of that structure could speak
they would tell startling tales of robbery,
blood-spilling and coalblooded murders
Years ago the keeper of the den was
hanged for horrid crime. He deliber.
ately chopped his victim to pieces. The
place has always contained female sirens
to allure the simple. The father of waters,
broad and deep, flows hard by, and those
who ventured thither were first plundered
and then dumped into the Mississippi.
Perhaps the stories told have been exag-
gerated Still, THE Island, "as it is called,
was a dangerous place to visit. Bad men
and worse women had their abode there,
and honest but foolish people were their
prey. The States attorney of this COUNTY,
informed of the wickedness Of the place,
planned and caused TO be executed by
The sheriff successful raid upon this in
famous den, and that officer, with his
deputy, brought away with them nine as
Tough specimens of humanity, male and
emale, as could anywhere be found.
they were sentenced to long terms in
Jail. The house is shut up, to be opened
never again. In Illinois. yet on the
line of Iowa. its inmates hitherto kept such
close vigil as to elude capture, and they
grew bold through long enjoyment of
immunity from punishment. The break
up of the nest has closed harbor for
thieves, thugs and assassins, and enabled
the people of that locality to breathe
more freely.
Burlington is in merry mood over the
prospect Of an early appropriation Of
800. 900 for postofiice building.
A tax levy of $4,000 for new high
school site and $40, 900 for building has
been voted and carried in Des Moines.
There ar" forty-three log school houses
in the State.
Mr. Jacob Erd, an old citizen of Ames,
jumped from west bound passenger
train, and fell between the depot platform
and the wheels Of the cars March 23.