Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-08-29

employment.
Mrs. Nathan Payner died near Wa
terloo at the age of 90 years. She was
the widow OF Rev. Nathan Payner, the
pioneer Baptist clergyman OF that
section, who came to Iowa in 1852. A
township is named after him in Black
Hawk county.
Articles of incorporation were filed |
with the Secretary of State by Morse
Bros. 4 Co., manufacturing company.
of Orange City, Sioux county. The
business Of the company is to manu-
facture tow OF fax straw and the capt.
tai stock is s25, 900. /
The grand jury at Newell have re-
turned indictments on thirteen counts
against James Wood orembezzlement.
Wood was the local agent OF the
Warder, Bushnell, Glessucr Co., Chi
cago, and was found sl,700 short in
the company's accounts.
c. w. Odcll, b., C. r. Il n. train
master at West Liberty; was killed |
Aug. oath. He was coupling cars and
the bumpers passed each others and the
cars came together, crushing him.
Odell was thirty-fve years old. He
leaves a wife and two children.
Drs. S. S. White and A. w. Sherman;
of Creston, have been trying Brown
Sequard's elixir of life on several pa
tients with apparently satisfactory re-
suits, although sufficient time has not
elapsed for u thorough test. Among
the patients Operated on is Editor +
J. Sidney, of the Commonwealth.
Ex-Treasurer L. d. Steadman, of
Benton county, was arrested on infor-
nation filed before Justice L. S. Miller
by j. S. Stanley, n member of the
board Of supervisors. His bonds were
placed at 5000. This arrest is the
outcome of the investigation into his
accounts as treasurer OF Benton county,
a shortage having been found of $10,-
600.
Iowa's phenomenal horse, Axtell,
succeeded August Esd in again lower
ing his already unprecedented record
for a horse Of his age. He made 2:l4
on the race course at Chicago, his
best previous time being 1l42. 1t
was at the last Iowa state fair that he
first attracted attention, and those who
admired him so much at that time will
not be disappointed in him this year.
The following postmasters Of fourth
class Offices were appointed Aug. .2lst:
Benjamin Witler, Sheriff., Dubuque
county; John H. Ford, Livermore,
Humboldt county; Charles Fry. Farlin,
Greene county; VIM. Gathany, Chur-
dan, Greene county; j. ii. Mitchell,
Big Rock, Scott county; Il. A. Pratt,
Bandolin, Fayette county; A. f. Doef-
Ter, Village Creek, Allamakee county.
In 1886 John Aukrum, II well known
farmer near Marshal.town. received
from the agricultural department at
Washington pint Of winter wheat
that was highly recommended. In 'S7
he harvested three pccks from his pint,
and in 'SS from his three pecks he
raised nine bushels. This year his
nine bushels have developed into u
good crop OF 200 bushels or more, OF
IN extra quality of hard winter wheat.
Delegates to the River Improvement
company's meeting to be held at Gin
cinnati. September and 3, were APP
pointed by the Governor. They are
Jerry Murphy and Lou Bryson, Daven-
port; George c. Baker, Des Moines;
John McCafTrey, LcClaire; Moses
Bloom, Iowa City; John N. Irwin, Keo-
kuk; J. X. Graves, Dubuque; G. w.
Chase, Clinton; Oregon McGregor, Nc
Oregon; Robert Donahue, Burlington;
s. Chesebro, West Liberty; Dennis a.
Morrison, TT. Madison; James Dunn,
| Otter Creek, and Samuel Cohn, Musca-
| tine. n
VIM. Duncan was bitten by a rattle
snake while at work with the Rock
| Island section gang near Muscatine.
He was pulling weeds when he was
bitten by the snake, which was killed
| by his associates and found to be
nearly three feet long, and having
about eight rattles. The reptiles fang
| was inserted in the back OF his right
hand, and when he was taken to DR..
Deans Office the arm was swollen Sow
oral times the ordinary size. Whisky
was administered by his friends be-
J fore reaching the doctor and he was
further attended to at once, so that at
last accounts he was resting fairly
WELL Duncan's doctor reports him as
doing nicely and thinks he will re-
| cover.
Two years ago while Superintcnd-
ent Steve Wilkins, of Keokuk town
ship, Wapello county. was working
the roads the men pulled IA dead oak
stump out of the road two feet and a
half in diameter. At n depth Of Is or
90 inches under this stump, afterplow-
ing of the dirt, w. A. Buchanan pick
cd up stone ak. 1t is inches long,
inches wide, and about q inches
thick. 1t weighs four and half
pounds and when welded in battle by
giant Indian, as it no doubt was, it
was weapon that would crush the
hardest skull as easily as an egg could
he broken. The channel cut around
the head where the withe was bound
for handle shows long use, and is
over an inch and quarter wide and
full quarter inch deep.
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A Modern Disease.
Dr. LaMode-''A case OF extreme nervous
exhaustion Writes prescription and de-
parts.)
Leader Of fashion after reading it)-''I.ife