Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-06-27
IOWA CONDENSED ITEMS.
Ackley's artesian well is down 1875

A. II. Fortune has been appointed
postmaster at Bloomfield. 80
Burlington will rebuild her burned
rolling mill and wheel works.
Mrs. LauraG Robinson, of Dubuque,
died suddenly of heart disease
Davenport will have woman on it's
police force-a matron she will be
called.
Electric light carried atChariton by
413 votes cast for to "a against and is
now going on.
General and Mrs. Greusel, of Mt
Pleasant, celebrated their golden wed
ding few days ago.
Mrs. Butts, wife of a farmer in
Cerro Gordo county, committed sui
eide by taking poison.
Five cases OF diphtheria are reported
at Britt. The schools have been closed
because ofthe disease.
The republicans of Dallas county in
their primary nominated L, A. Ham
burg for representative.
Onslaught, one OF the finest trotting
horses in Iowa, died at Ottumwa, June
4th. He was valued at $4,000.
Two confidence men are operating
in the vicinity of Mason City, At
Emmetsburg they secured g., 900.
Principal C. F. Woodward of the
Eldora public schools expects to start
for tour of Europe in few days.
Rev. S. N. Watson of Trinity Episco-
pal church, Iowa City, has resigned
to accept call to Laramie, Wyoming.
William Page highly respected
colored citizen of Mt. Pleasant, fell
dead Sunday, June Esd, of heart
trouble.
Charles Newman, aged fourteen,
was arrested at Mason City for bur-
glary. He broke into a grocery and
stole quantity Of goods.
Frank Mann, aged Is years, at In
dependence, took laudanum because
his best girl refused to marry him. At
last accounts he was in precarious
condition.
The position of chief clerk of the
government printing Office has been
rendered A. w. Swain, editor of tho
Oskaloosa Herald. He will probably
accept it.
William Mills, who recently pleaded
guilty to burglary and larceny, was
sentenced by Judge Lewis, at Sioux
City, to nine years in the penitentiary
at Fort Madison.
E. Barnhart, representing Peter
Schenerhofer, of Chicago, was arrested
at Nevada for selling liquor contrary
to the Iowa laws. He claims that he
was only taking orders.
VIM. b. Godfrey, professor of music
at Cornell college, Mt. Vernon, was
presented with purse Of money and
set of resolutions regretting his de-
parture from the institution.
St. Malichi's Catholic Church, a fine
new edifice, was dedicated at Creston,
June Esd, and three hundred children
OF the parish were confirmed by Bishop
Cosgrove. The church cost $25, 900.
The Palo Alto County Horse Breeders
Association have field articles of in
corporation with the Secretary OF
State. Principal place of business
Emmetsburg, Iowa, capital stock
$4,000.
The Iowa Sons of Veterans at their
recent en- campment at Iowa City elect
ed the following officers: Colonel, F.
S. White, Waterloo; Lieutenant-Col.,
Major Freeman, Audubon; Major, r.
M. Kendrick. Keokuk.
j. B. Hume, a book keeper at
Dubuette & Co. S commission merchants
Council Bluffs, is found to be default
ter to the amount of $4,000. Hume
has turned his property over. There
has been no arrest.
The tents of the Salvation Army
camp meeting on the fair grounds at
Creston were rifed few nights ago.
Two watches, some clothing and $40
in money were stolen. There is no
clue to the miscreant.
The citizens of Osceola held an en-
thusiastic meeting and in set of res
olutions expressed their sympathy for
the Des Moines & Kansas City road
and their willingness to assist finan-
cially in rebuilding the round house
and shops destroyed by fire.
At a special election held at Creston
a majority of citizens voted to con-
struct new system of water works
A separate ballot cast also permits
queen COW to take undisputed right OF
way in all streets Of the city by small
majority.
Judge Couch has approved the bond
OF M. Z. Billings, WHO'S charged with
the murder of County Attorney Kings
ley at Waverly, and he was released
from custody. One Of the sureties on
the bond was a member of the jury
that convicted Billings of murder in
his first trial.
Pensions for Iowans: Original in
yalid-Richard M. johnson, Theo. j.
johnson, Thomas S. Bardwell, San
ford S. Hoover, James McAvoy, Alvah
M. Firman, James Doherty, Peter j.
Labagh. Increase-James Summers,
Edwin Billiard, James F. Alexander,
William Chambers, Leander Eddy,
Reuben Woodmancy, Joseph Campbell,
Jesse Jones, Horace ID. Mackey, Isaac
Blunt. Reissue-Ichabod b. Clifford.
Original widow-Cynthia A., mother