Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-08-22
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Apples are drug on tho market in
Monroe caunty.
Boone has young man who mag
ines himself Christ.
The Republicans OF Polk county have
renominated c. ii. Catch for Senator.
Scott county's crop OF onions is esti-
mated at 100000 bushels this
year:
Near Shellsburg, G. G. Burns,
prominent farmer, was killed by the
cars.
At Trout Park, Ill, Mrs John futile
fell dead while attending picnic. She
was from Clinton.
Six guests OF, Rev. Thomas, in Du-
buque, were poisoned from eating dried
beef. All will recover ...
Louis Weinstein, of Burlington, has
been appointed Internal Revenue Col
lector for Southern Iowa.
Tho residence of J. G. Fisk, at New
Hampton, was badly damaged by light
ming on the night of the 18th.
VIM. Maloney, aged 76. was found
dead in his bed at Lake Manawa near
Council Bluffs on the 10Th inst.
A. M. Ememie wants $40, 900 DANA
ges for injuries received on the motor
line from Council Bluffs to Omaha.
Nearly 5000 strangers were in Os-
kaloosa on the 18th attending the
Iowa Grand lodge Of the Knights of
Pythias. ....u
Mrs. Leonard, aged ninety-two years,
mother of Mrs. G. o. Hilton, living
near Keokuk, died on the night of
the 18th.
Two hundred citizens OF Manning
signed the pledge during the temper
ance revival that has just closed at
that place.
Professor U. S. Slaughter of Hack
ettstown, n. j., has been elected prin-
cipal OF the preparatory department of
Iowa college.
Joseph Baborka, of Iowa City, has
been awarded the contract for furnish
ing a town clock for the Minneapolis
public building.
j. II. Chamberliu, n farmer living
two miles west of Humboldt, was so
injured by an enraged bull that his
recovery is doubtful.
Secretary Skaters Office force is now
at work mailing 10000 circulars adj
vertising the Des Moines Trades dis
play during fair week.
The frame dwelling of James Maher,
residing II miles east of Summit,
Muscatine county, was destroyed by
fire caused by defective fue.
The residence of Robert Maxwell.
eight miles northeast of erosion. was
destroyed by fire. Loss $500; insured
for $500. A few articles only were
saved.
State Auditor Lyons has issued a
certificate for the establishment of a
savings bank at Wcllman. Washington
county. The capital stock is TO be
$4,000.
The old settlers of johnson county
ZELDA big reunion at Iowa City on the
10th. Mr.. Samuel Magill furnished
the poem, as he has done for forty
nine years.
Henry W. Smith, foreman of Tabor
& Co.'S lumber yard, was found dead
on the street in Kcokuk on the morn
ing OF August 18th. Heart disea Sc
was the cause.
The Executive Council Of the State
Agricultural society has ordered two
more speed barns put up. making five
in all, with accomm pdations for one
hundred horses.
David Wilson, once poor but in
dustrious laborer of Emmetsburg, but
now resident of Eureka, Dakota, has
fallen heir to $1S, 900 by the death Of
an uncle in Ohio.
The Star creamery at Sutherland
burned on the 10th. Loss "a, 900; in
surancc 5000. A carload of butter
tubs was also burned. The fire started
IN a pile of slack coal.
Ona Sala and Carrie Simons, young
ladies, were struck by an engine in
south Muscatine and hurled twenty
feet. Both were seriously hurt. Miss
Simon died soon after. "
Anna johnson, aged II, whose
parents reside about mile below
Burlington, fell into the river and was
drowned. Her hat had blown into the
river and she tried to get it.
The jobbers and manufacturers OF
Dubuque passed resolution boycotting
the Kansas City and Burlington roads
on account of refusal to apply the
Chicago-St Paul rate to Dubuque.
The Gilman society for the preven-
ton OF cruelty to animals has been
enforcing the law in the cases Of men
who leave teams standing tied in the
streets all day without either feed or
water.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed in the State office by the Manual
Publishing Company Of Council Bluffs.
The business of the corporation is the
publication of farmers guide and man.
ual books.
Congressman Struble has decided to
ask the Iowa congressional delegates
to unite with him in recommending
Capt. j. S. Lathrop of Sioux City for
collector of Internal revenue for the
northern district of Iowa.