Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-09-13
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Adolph Louisen. aged Is years, was
killed by the accidental discharge of a
shotgun at Dubuque He threw the gun
under a table, the hammer striking one
of the legs, and the contents entered his
side
While Frank Court, u farmer living
four miles from Dyersville, Iowa, was
drying his family to church the team
ran away, pitching the Inmates TO the
ground Mrs. Court was instantly Killed
and the others sustained more or less in
iuries.
John Welsh, a laborer, was buried in
a Caving bank at the approach to the new
Missouri river river bridge at Sioux City.
One of his legs was broken in two places,
his collar bone broken and three ribs
broken. he will die
Judge Linehan, at Waterloo, denied
the application of the Chinese laundry.
man, Fong Wing to be made a citizen.
No opinion was delivered, but the denial
was made on the ground that the Chinese
were not eligible to citizenship under the
laws and constitution of the United
States.
The following companies filed articles
Of incorporation with the Secretary of
State: Victoria Township Farmers Mn.
tual Insurance company Of Cass county.
The Shell Rock Opera House company Of
Shell Rock Butler county, capital stock
So, 900. The Muscatine County Fair asso-
citation. capital stock So, 500. The Sheldon
Farmers Shipping company of Sheldon.
Iowa, capital stock $50, 900. Rowland
+. Hill & Co, of Burlington, capital
stock $50, 900.
The Warden of the Anamosa peni-
Tertiary has filed his monthly report with
the Auditor of State, which shows that
for the month of August there was two
hundred and thirtythree convicts in the
penitentiary The Auditor has issued
warrants to the amount of 81, 1877 "A for
salaries of officers and guards, and 81
019. 90 for improvements
H. B. Hoy, weighmastcr Of the Rock
Island yards at De5 Moines was crushed
to death under the cars. He stepped
aside to let train pass him and was
struck by another train which was back
ing up on another track unnoticed by the
unfortunate man. He was thrown down
and the wheels passed over him diagonally
from his left side to his right shoulder.
He was graduate of the Lexington, Ken
lucky. medical college but perferred rail.
reading to the medical profession. He
was an honest, sober man and one who
was sure to have gained prominence in
his calling had not death taken him
away.
Miss VonBlack daughter of farmer
living near LaPorte, committed suicide
by taking poison. She has always been
a cripple and told her parents she was
tired of life. She was twenty eight years
old.
There are now about 100 persons on
the pay roll at the Fairfield Iowa, Can
ming Company. They are canning corn
and tomatoes.
jefferson county Iowa, raises large
crops of timothy seed One week two
elevators at Fairfield bought and shipped
twenty-five car loads, or 10000 bushels.
They estimate the crop at so. 900 bushels
1t is worth ST. to 81, so per bushel
Albert Leoper, one armed veteran Of
the Sixth Iowa Cavalry, committed sui
eide at Dubuque by taking strychnne.
After swallowing the drug he attempted
to write out his sensations while dying.
but the action of the poison was so rapid
that only incohercnt sentences were re-
corded He was an inmate OF the Soldiers
Home 1t Marshalltown and was home on
O furlough to see his children. who re-
side in Dubuque. BEFORE taking the fatal
dose he wrote letter giving his reasons
for his act, which he signed "self'mur-
derer." He was tired of life and wished
to be at rest Before coming to this
country he was line officer in the Ger
man army and was highly educated
man
The Burlington, Cedar Rapids & North.
ern depot at Shellsburg burned. Loss,
g., 900.
Nicholas Perry, Postmaster at Hospers,
Sioux county, was arrested by Deputy
United States Marshal and bound over by
Commissioner Henderson on a charge Of
tampering with the mails.
Samuel Grocer, the first Mayor Of Gin
ton, died at that place Sept. 2, aged 70
years. He has pursued n mercantile life
successfully, at one time time being of
the firm of Grocer & Willis commission
merchants. Clinton.