Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-10-31
Articles of incorporation OF the Lake

Articles Of incorporation OF the Lake
Prairie District Agricultural Society
Of Marion. Mahaska and Jasper coun-
ties have been fled with tho Secretary
OF State. Also of the Emmeisburg
Sporting Association OF Palo Alto
county, with capital of 500.
A collision occurred between Gid
den and Scranton, Oct. Esd, the fast
freight train running into freight.
Engineer Stalen and the fireman on the
freight were hurt. ana it is thought
the engineer will die. Both trains
were wrecked and business blockaded.
Ed. Dunckel, Of Bridgeport, tried to
commit suicide at that place by cutting
his throat. 1t is supposed the act was
done during a fit OF temporary insanity,
caused by the recent death of his wife,
to whom he was married but few
months ago. lie is not expected to
recover.
A fire occurred at Manson, Oct. 30,
and destroyed c. A. Eadie's frame
implement building, and the entire
stock. The next building caught, but
the contents were saved. The loss is
from 81, 900 to $4,000, partially in
sured. The fire caught from the Office
| stove.
Fire at Atlantic Oct. 26th destroyed
Weber & Lang's agricultural imp.e-
ment store and tho barns of tho Farm
ers' Home hotel, j. Nichols, l.. A..
Lorenzen and John Herman. Weber
g. Lang's loss will be about "a, 900; in
surance, $4,000. The other losses are
nearly if not quite covered by insur-
ance.
A Swede named Ole johnson, was
killed while grading n street at Des
Moines, Oct. 25th. He was digging
under a II foot embankment when a
landslide buried him under three feet
OF solid clay, and instantly killed him.
Another man named Nelson was badly
injured. johnson leaves wife and
three children.
Ora Phillips is man, near Sioux
City, who signed what he supposed
was a contract to act as agent for q
tanning mill company. The contract
turns out to be note for $2,500-pay
in full for ninety tanning mills. The
mills have been shipped to him, and
the note, presumably in the hands o.
an "innocent purchaser" awaits pay
ment.
The annual report of deaths in tn,
city of Des Moines has been filed will
the State Board of Health. 1t shows
that during the year 43S deaths wer,
reported. OF these, fifty deaths wer,
caused by consumption; pneumonia
43; typhoid fever, so; diphtheria, "a
scarlet fever, 2; malarial disease, 5
measles, 2; whoopiug cough, 6; can
Ger, 10.
L. j. Abbott, the man who look
after the Boone fair grounds, and is I
great horseman, in speaking Of Axtel
the other day, said that few year.
ago he was offered the colt for $500
and refused on account of the horse
appearance. He wishes now that h,
had taken the offer up and won hi
way to fame and fortune behind tn
| Iowa colt.
The daughter of Mr. Henry Rivers
living in Dubuque, went to the csterl
to draw bucket OF water, and wheI
she lifted the lid uttered scream
which aroused the neighbors. At tn
bottom of the cistern she beheld he
mother. Mr.. Evans hurried to tn
scene and Mrs. Rivers was rescued
She said she had fallen into the cister
an hour before.
Burglars forced the front doors G
jerks Bros hardware store, at Block
ton, unlocked the safe and secure
over 500 in cash. This is the secon
time they have been burglarized With
three months. This last work is evi
IDENTIFY that of experts, as no one excer
the firm knew the combination to tn
safe and it was opened without bein
damaged in the least. .... .r..
At Burlington, w. +. Reinhart, ed
tor of the Wellman Advance, was a,
rested as he, in company with hi
young wife, was passing through til
city. He was taken before Judg
Fleming, charged with being part
to the frauds practiced by the lat
defunct Century Publishing compan
of Chicago. His bond was fixed a
$500 and was quickly signed.
A young man by the name of Ushe
was accidentally shot, near Palo, at tn
residence of d. Willsey. 1t seems tn
young man was preparing to 60 hunt
ing and stood leaning his shoulde
against the muzzle of the gun when
was accidentally discharged. Tn
charge of powder and shot entere
just in front of the shoulder joint
making fearful wound. 1t is though
he will recover.
In the case of Barney Kennedy, tn
Dubuque wife murderer, in which tn
Supreme Court has refused to grant
rehearing. his attorney will get up
petition to the Gov. for the commutatio
OF the death sentence to Imprisonment
for life. AS Governor Larrabee is wei
known to be adverse to fixing his sig
nature to a death warrant, it is quit
probable that he will grant the pet
ton. 1t is understood that nearly al
the attorneys OF that city are in favo
OF Communication.
An unknown man with two-hors
buggy collided with a one-horse car