Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-10-17


$1,000. 1t is supposed to have been
of incendiary origin.
The little seven-year-old daughter
OF Frank Schmidt, of Keokuk, studded
her toe on the sidewalk, receiving no
apparent serious injury, but lock-iaw
has resulted and the physicians have
doubts Of saving her life.
The secretary of the "Epworth
leagues" Of the Atlantic conference of
the Methodist church. have called a
convention to meet at Anita, on Oct.
81, for the purpose of perfecting the
organization Of a district league.
At DR.. M. F. S. Murdy's preliminary
examination at Centerville for the kill
ing of Silas Upton, he was found guilty
of murder in the first degree and held
without bail to the November term Of
court. DR.. Murdy was a class-mate
| OF the late DR.. Cronin.
The Grundy county grand jury re-
turned an indictment for murder in the
first degree against Nelson and White
for the killing of Archie Meet at Rein
beck. The prisoners are in Jail at
| Marshalltown to await trial at the De-
cember term at Grundy Center.
The prairie fire that swept over
Dickinson, Emmett and Palo Alto
counties must have done damage, care
fully estimated from reports collected,
of 5000, 900, burning up farm houses,
! barns, stock, hay, corn, feed, grain,
implements and farm machinery. =.
A barn belonging to John Cox, far
mer near Wavorly, burned. Soon after
the fire was discovered two shots were
heard in the barn, and subsequently
the charred remains of u man were
found in the ruins. 1t is supposed a
tramp fired the barn and then commit
ted suicide.
Col. j. j. Wood lately died in Mon
tana, Kansas. He was graduate of
West Point, served in the Mexican
war, and was Colonel of the 18th Iowa
infantry in the late war. He published
| the Maquoketa Excelsior afterthe war,
and in 1869 went to Kansas, where he
has since resided.
Lyman Seaman, one of the popular
young men in Dubuque, who has been
running millinery establishment for
several years, left for Colorado, after
giving two mortgages tor 81, 700 on his
stock. He leaves u number of credi-
tors unsecured. His sudden departure
was surprise to every body.
Great satisfaction is felt at Dubuque
over the action of tho city council in
granting charters to four new electric
light companies and an additional street
car company, the latter to be operated
by electricity. This is regarded as an
indication that Dubuque is about to
enter upon new era of prosperity.
The coroner's inquest on the body of
Otto Readberg, a Swede, who received
fatal injuries from mysterious fall
down the rear stairway leading from q
house of ill-repute at Burlington, oc-
cupied by Maggie Krane and Maud
Gallagher, the latter girl from Des
Moines, was held and the evidence
points to foul play.
John Daurer's barn, one and one
half miles southeast OF Blue Grass,
Muscatine county, burned to the ground
while they were threshing grain near
the barn. There were about 500 bush
els OF oats and 500 bushels OF barley in
the barn and in stack, 100 bushels Of
wheat, $50 bushels OF corn so tons Of
hay and all the farming utensils, two
wagons, etc. Loss.about 81 900.
Taber G. Co.'S saw mill at Keokuls
was totally destroyed by fire. 1t is
not known how it originated. The fire
| spread to adjacent lumber piles and
for time it appeared that the entire
lumber district was doomed, but after
several hours hard work the fremen
got the flames under control. The loss
is estimated as follows: Mill, $75, 200;
lumber, $50, 900; insurance, mill, $17,-
500; lumber, $4,000. a
A sad accident occurred in Ames
about 10 o'clock on the evening OF Oct.
10th. George Butler, son OF j. j.
Butler, was on top of freight train
with several other boys trying their
skill with the brakes. 1t is supposed
the train starting suddenly, caused
him to lose his footing. He fell be-
tween the cars, the wheels cutting OFF
both legs above the knee. The boy
was taken homo and given the best
medical attention, but to no avail. He
died next morning.
The Emmetsburg council have let
the contract for waterworks system to
Fremont Turner. OF Nevada. The
contract calls for 900 feet OF mains,
! five hydrants and four drinking foun-
tains. Steam pumps will be used and
an iron stand pipe will furnish the
pressure for head. Operations will
be commenced at, once and. weather
permitting, the most OF the work will
be completed this fall. The plant will
cost $4,000.
The body OF young John Rank, who
was drowned in Chicago river on Sun
day, Oct. 18th, was brought to his
home in Fort Dodge. AS to exactly
how the young man met his death will
probably never be known. He either
jumped or was thrown into the stream
from flat-boat at the dock north Of
the Lake street bridge. His screams
for help were heard by river men, but
no efforts to save him were made. 1t
is very sad affair.
At the last meeting Of the Board Of