Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-09-26
IOWA CONDENSED ITEMS.
Eldora has two new cases OF scarle,

tea AT davenport
The Grinnell postofiice is now in a
handsome new building.
The corn palace at Sioux City was
formally opened on the Esd Of Sept.
Lowell Carnahan, a former resident
of Fort Dodge, committed suicide at
Denver.
John +. Lemon has been appointed
postmaster at East Nodaway, Adams
county.
An Iowa Adventist named Ayers
says that the ''world to an will come"
on October Z.
Capt. Davidson was nominated by
the republicans for representative in
Jones county.
Samuel G. Gardner was nominated
for representative by the republicans
of Washington county.
Theodore Brown was arrested at
Council Bluffs on suspicion OF having
murdered WIN. spears.
At Atlantic Herbert Wakefield, aged
90, fell from wagon load of wood on
the 18th, breaking his neck.
The defense in the Billings trial at
Waterloo is producing some strong
evidence favorable to the defendant
A Marshalltown jury gave decision
against the holders of Bohemian oats
notes and tho case goes to the supreme
court.
The semi-annual meeting of the
sioux association of Congregational
churches will be held at Sheldon,
October /.
The corner stone Of a new Baptist
church at Davenport was laid by the
District Baptist association held in
that city.
A Dubuque man in rumaging through
an old trunk found $3.50 which his de-
ceased wife had probably laid up for
rainy day.
Burlington people are shocked at
the at the action of the Des Moines
county fair association in opening the
fair on Sunday.
VIM. NEWCOMERS and Mrs. VIM.
Velthoff who eloped from Mason City
some weeks ago, were arrested at Du-
luth on the 10th.
Miss Annie Vogt, living three miles
from East Dubuque, shot herself. The
cause was disappointment in a love
aifair. She is still alive.
The house on the farm of Christ.
Street, two miles from Atlantic, burn
ed few days ago. Insured for 500
in the State at Des Moines.
A brakeman by the name of Stewart
was killed in the yards at Primghar
while coupling cars. He leaves q wife
and child living in Cherokee.
w. II. Freeman, of Avoca, and I. J.
Evans, of Council Bluffs, were nomi-
mated for the legislature by the repub-
licans of Pottawattamie county.
Dan Croniu, brakeman on the Chi
cago, Milwaukee q st. Paul road, fell
from moving train at Girard and will
die from the injuries sustained.
A large number of boiler men of Des
Moines struck for higher wages on the
23rd. 1t is the busy season, and the
strike is therefore serious matter.
A young German named Fred Cru
singer in sliding off straw stack,
near Volga City, struck the handle of
a pitcfork, which caused wound which
may prove fatal.
A deaf and dumb boy, eighteen years
of age, evidently named Kiser, from
Ft. Wayne, Ind, was killed by an in
coming passenger train at Council
Bluffs, Sept. oath.
1t is very probable that a Swedish
college, similar TO that Of Rock Island,
H., will be built at Boone. The plan
is under consideration and will doubt
less be reported on favorably.
During the pony race at the county
fair at Britt one horse bolted the track
and ran upon u young man named
Casey, crushing his leg and breaking
it, with some internal injuries.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton of the State will hold their TWEEN
tieth annual convention at Ottumwa,
beginning Wednesday, October 9, and
continuing until the Sunday following.
William livery, of Manson, who had
his hand caught In n threshing ma
chine and hurt so rs to uecessitate
amputation, caught cold which caused
blood poisoning, from which he died.
L. f. Goodlove, who has been book
keeper for Crockett & SimoIs. live
stock commission house at Sioux City,
secured about $500 on forged checks
and fed. lie is also short in his ac-
counts with the firm.
The Catholic priest at Nicola pub
fishes letter in defense of Rev. ID. M.
| Helmick, the Methodist pastor at
Nicola. The latter had been vilified
by the saloon element and Father
| Schumacher defends him.
Julius Doering and John Burns, OF
Davenport, tried to beat their way
home from Muscatine by riding in a
box car. Doering fell beneath the
wheels and was killed. Burns was Sc
riously hurt, ifnot permanently disa-
bled.
An Ellsworth saloonkeeper sold
liquor to l3-year-old boy and the
father demanded 800 to settle the
matter. The money was paid and the
saloonkeeper's friends threaten to tar
and feather the boys father unless no
leaves TIE place.