Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-10-24


beaten by his assailants and Is in a
critical condition. He can give no
| clue TO the robbers.
Win Gregor, while working at w.
j. Young's saw mill, at Creston, was
struck in the eye by piece of flying
! wood, and the bali was knocked CON-
pletely out Of the socket. Medical and
/ was summoned, and although the in
| jury is painful, he will recover.
A runaway at Iowa City, few even
ings ago, seriously injured Judge Fair.
all, little Harry Fairall, and Miss Mary
b. Koontz. The last named at last ac-
counts was lying in critical condition.
They were returning from fishing
excursion, when the team took fright.
The report for the Feeble-Minded
institution at Glenwood for the month
| shows the total number OF inmates to
be 1872; male, 1852; female, 1870; of
whom II were admitted during the
month, IS having been discharged
The expense for the month was &c.
919.75.
| The following new fourth-class post
masters have been appointed in Iowa:
w. F. Hillwcll, George, Lyon county;
Orlando b. Cartwright, Parkersburg,
Butler county; w. Ii. Osborne, Rick
erd, Hardin county; w. ii. Keppft,
Osterdock, Clayton county; Ii. C. Cook,
Geneva, Franklin county.
William A. Hymes, forger and
embezzler, wanted at st. Paul and
Sioux City, was arrested on the Goth
by officers at Lawrence, Kansas. About
four years ago Hymes embezzled ST.
700 from an insurance company OF
Minnesota at St. Paul and also raised
a considerable amount on forged notes.
The highway robbers, Gibson and
Harsh, who were arrested in Des
| Moines by the city police for holding
| up a jew pedder in the country near
Waukee, and robbing him of $50 worth
of goods, were sentenced by Judge
Henderson to three years in the peni-
| tertiary. Their families live in Des
Moines.
The Powell Mining company filed
articles of incorporation with the sec
rotary of State. Capital stock, $780,
600. The principal Office will be at
Keokuk, Iowa, but the operations Of
the company will be carried on in Ma
rion county, Kansas, where general
mining and milling business will be
conducted.
The Wesleyan University at Mt.
| Pleasant has secured the Buttner col
! lection OF birds. This collection was
made by Charles Buttner, of Burliug-
ton, and includes u large number of
the feathered tribe, some Of them quite
rare. 1t will be fine start for a
museum, something the University
has not yet had.
John Woods barn at Estherville was
destroyed by fire, containing hay,
grain, farm machinery and one horse.
Loss about $1,000; insurance 5000.
The origin of the fire is unknown. By
strenuous efforts Mr.. Woods fine stall
lions were removed from the burning
building, slightly scorched and scratch
ed. This is the second time within a
year that Mr.. Wood has had his barn
burned.
The barn of Christian Eppenboch,
living one mile south of Ely, in Big
Grove township, johnson county,
burned to the ground. In the barn
were stored 100 tons OF hay, 5000
bushels of oats and 500 bushels of corn,
which were all destroyed. The loss is
about $4,000; no insurance. Spon-
taneous combustion from green clover
stored in the barn. is supposed to be
the cause OF the fire.
At the meeting Of the Anti-horse-
thief association held in Des Moines,
the following officers were elected
| Grand worthy president. NJ. ID. FrisbY
Shelby county; vice president, John
| Bush, Marion county; secretary, James
Ruckle, Pottawattamie county; treas
urer, o. d. Cobb, Wayne county; mar
shall, L. II. Little, Lee county; chap
| lain, ID. Abbott. Union county. Des
Moines was selected rs the next place
OF meeting.
The following changes have occur
red in the railway mail service in
Iowa: Kasson Miller, promoted 10
81 900, between Oelwein and Des
Moines; f. ". Applemau, promoted to
$1,000, between Turkey River and
West Union; L. Lawrence, promoted
to 5000 between West Liberty and
Council Bluffs; Z. +. Fees, promoted
to 5000 between Clarinda, Iowa, and
Corning, Mo. G. d. Mercer, promoted
to 81 900 between Villisca, Iowa, and
BIgelow, Mo-; A. ii. Peterson, promo
ted to 5000 between Albert Lea, MINI.
and Burlington, Iowa.
The authorities at Sioux City are on
the lookout for NJ. X. Francis on
charge of forgery. During the 1888
corn palace he acted as book-kceper in
Secretary Mahoney's Office. His report
Of last years corn palace showed in
detail every dollar received and dis
bursed, and was pronounced by the
association as one of the best pieces Of
pen work ever done in the city. He
had been engaged this season, but
after working a few days got on "a
spree and lost his position. Since that
time he has forged a number Of checks,
and that is what he is now wanted for.
He has wife and several bright
children who are in almost destitute
circumstances.
Miss Fannie Mcintosh, daughter Of
r.. n.