Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-01-26
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scarcity of water. Tho loss is abort
"a, 900 without insurance. The cause of
the fire is unknown but it is supposed to
be a defective flue.
The State Board of Health is making
things interesting for such railroad off,
cials as refuse or neglect to comply with
the law regarding the shipment of bodies
| The latest case was the acceptance for
transportation by the station agent at lie
Mars, of corpse improperly prepared
for shipment. The Iowa Superintendent
of the Illinois Central promises to prevent
a repetition of the offense on his line.
The Council Bluffs Board Of Trade ap.
pointed committee Jan "a to go to Des
Moines to join with Burlington, Sioux
City and other towns to urge the Legisla-
ture to enact legislation sorely needed by
all the principal cities of the State in re-
gard to tax assessment Council Bluffs,
like hearty all Iowa cities, has reached her
constitutional limit of taxation, and many
sorely needed public improvements are
arrested for lack of funds.
The biennial report of the adjutant
general of the State is now in the hands
of the printer. Advance sheets show that
the national guard Of Iowa is in a very
good condition. 1t includes forty eight
companies, nearly all kept up to regula-
ton enrolment. General Alexander
makes some good suggestions for i'm.
proving the efficiency of the guard. He
thinks the State should deal little more
literally with it, and at least furnish the
men sufficient uniform, and not compel
them as at present to buy their clothing,
if they want heavy overcoats or other
necessary garments. Some of the COM
panies that take great pride in their work,
make an unusually fine showing The
Muscatine rifles is one of the finest mill
tary companies in the country. 1t is
ranked with the best at all competitive
drills and it reflects great credit on the
State. The Dubuque Greys that acted
as escort for the Governor at the
Philadelphia centennial last fall
is another very fine company, but
the boys have had to put their own money
into the equipment and work very hard
to reach the fine position they now hold
The Governors Guards, of Des Moines,
is another good company that is striving
to get to the front 1t has been reorgan-
lied, and now takes in some of the lead.
ing young men of the city. They are
ambitious to make it a great success, and
propose to work very hard to that end.
There seems to be a commemorate feeling
throughout the State in favor of promot.
ing the efficiency of the National Guard
and bringing it up to the highest degree
of soldierly bearing.
That Atlantic il to haye a starch factory
seems to be one Of the assured things of
the near future. Prominent capitalists
of that city have been quietly perfecting
arrangements to that end for the last two
weeks and indications now point to the
alcohol works being converted into a
factory with capacity of 400 bushels
per day. and will employ from thirty to
forty men. The gentlemen who are at
the head of this enterprise are F. II.
Whitney, S. B. Miner, S. F. Martin, NJ.
NJ. Rutt and Frank Haven. Mr. Haven
will furnish the experience. gained by
several years employment in the Kings
ford Starch Works. of Oswego, N. Y.
Quite sensation was caused in church
circles at Atlantic last week, by notice
in the Lenox Time Table that Rev. Fred.
Harris, the pastor of the Methodist church
of Atlantic, had accepted a call to the
Presbyterian church of that town. 1t
was the first notice that had been received,
as neither the Presiding Elder nor the
official board had been notified.
A Council Bluffs special, Jan. 90, says:
The second great Interstate sleighing
carnival took place this afternoon, when
the people of Council Bluffs returned the
visit of the Omaha people of week ago.
The procession Of sleighs and turn-outs
was over a mile long and comprised some
Of the most novel and grotesque vehicles
Cd runners ever seen in this or any other
country. One sleigh was drawn by thirty
four mules hitched tandem. Another
was drawn by two Shetland ponies and a
team of eight greyhounds, and others by
the worst and finest horses in the country.
The procession was met at the Nebraska
side of the river by large delegation of
citizens with bands. and paraded the
streets of the city. They were then taken
in charge by the Board of Trade Com
mittee and taken to the Board building.
where they were banquetted. and speeches
made by Hon. John M. Thurston, ex-Sen-
ator Saunders and others. 1t was one Of
the most remarkable social events for
many years. Effort is now being made
to build up an ice palace for the benefit
of both cities.
Frederick May. German farmer Of
Creston, suicided Jan. 10, by hanging
from the railroad bridge in the outskirts
of the city. The cause is family troubles
The City council of Cedar Falls has
passed an ordinance bonding the city for
the sum of 500, 500 for the. construction Of
water works system.
o. A. Shaver, of Sioux City. engineer
Of the Omaha road, was instantly killed
Jan. 16. on his engine while bucking
snow near Hastings, Neb., sixteen miles
west. The fireman was seriously and
four shovelers slightly injured. They
made arun into big cut, where the
engine proke down and left the track,
the caboose crushing into it.
A full new roller mill Is one Of the
many improvements which Corning peo-
pie are expecting the coming season.
odebolt is going to spend $3.50 in i'm
proving her base ball park. and expects
TO have first-class CLUB this summer
The Cass County Agricultural society
has passed resolution declaring a dis
continuance of holding fairs, and ap-
pointing a committee to sell the D property
and close up the business.
The packing house at Atlantic is build
ing a new ice house and will put up 49,
900 tons of ice