Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-07-11

Cottage Grove avenue, Chicago, and
Mrs. Frank Riordan and children, also
OF Chicago, came to Burlington to
spend the Fourth with Mrs. Nels o.
sen. The ladies went to the cemetery
to visit the graves OF relatives, and
while they were away the children dis
charged some fire-crackcrs, when little
Emma Andcrson's clothes were set on
fire and she was so severely burned
that she died about midnight.
DR.. Kennedy, of Dcs Moines, at the
request of Mayor Ames, went to Mar
shalltown to investigate tho illness Of
the daughter of Chas. johnson, who
died at Spirit Lake. The doctor pro-
nounces it a clear case of smallpox,
confirming the local physicians and
thus disclosing the real nature of John
sons fatal illness, AS his daughter was
with him while sick. He advises
against the removal OF the patient al
though in the central part of the city.
The authorities are taking the utmost
precaution against its spreading.
About o'clock on the morning
of the 9th, in Sioux City, A. r. Lathem
went into the basement Of the France
drug store and shot himself through
the heart with a revolver. He came
four months ago from Klmball, Oak,
where for two years he held an impor-
tant county Office. He formerly lived
at Oskaloosa, Iowa, and was promi-
nent Mason. For short time he was
manager of the Des Moinos Tank Line,
but was removed because he was ad-
dictcd to liquor. He was out OF work
and had been drinking. He leaves
wife and one child.
Louis Fritschlcr, foreman, and an
assistant, Chris Sucker, slept in the
Office Of this Fritschler brewery In
Lyons. While asleep on the night of
the fourth four unknown men entered
their apartment and beat them cruel
ly over the head with stakes taken
from wood wagon, rendering them
inSensiblc, and covering them with
blood drawn from the great wounds in
their heads. The brewery is situated
in what isknown as whisky Hollow"
and the only reason advanced for the
assault is that some drunken men made
the attack for devilment. No arrests
have been made and it is thought the
wounded men will recover
A serious case of icc-cream poison
ing occurred at Adair on the 4th Dr.
I. d. Tougher says sulphate of zinc
from new cans caused the poisoning.
Many in the country were sick and
sent for physicians. For time the
people were mostly panlc-stricken, but
soon became quiet, and the indications
are that all will recover, with possibly
one or two exceptions, Everything
possible was done, and tho people are
working heroically with the sick. DR..
Trumbull was down from the same
cause, leaving but two physicians Tor
the work. When the exact number of
victims from town and country is re-
ported it will foot up one hundred.
Midway between Coon Rapids and
Dedham, on the Milwaukee road,
head-cnd collision occurred July 8,
between passenger and a work train,
the latter having become disabled. A
heavy rain prevented the engineer OF
the passenger from seeing the flags
and he ran into the work engine at
thirty miles IN hour. Both engines
we're demolished and the mail and bag
gage cars badly wrecked. Engineer
Bruce was thrown about thirty feet on
his shoulder and was badly hurt in
the thigh, but will recover. Fireman
Collins was thrown to the opposite side
and taken out from under the derailed
coaches. He died about two hours
later. Baggageman Winters is hurt
in the back, but not badly. No pas
scngcrs were injured, but were badly
yhakcn up.