Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-09-19
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nc ManaSkd county democrats
nominated George b. McFall for rep
resentative.
NJ. NJ. Bleakmore, OF Fairfield, died
on the 9th. He was formerly q we'll
known editor
No more cemeteries can be located
within the city limits OF Dubuque, by
edict of the council.
George Bremen fell fifty feet into
an elevator hopper bin at McGregor,
and sustained terrible injuries.
Chas. Nj. Hall, c., b. & Q. brake
man, aged % and married, was killed
while coupling cars at Creston.
The second week of the Normal
School at Cedar Falls opened with an
enrolment of over 400 students.
Joe Beach, a brakeman on the North
western, was caught between two cars
at Glidden and seriously injured.
The republicans of Sac, Carroll and
Greene counties will nominate candi-
date for senator at Carroll Oct. 2.
Oscar Wilde, who drives hack in
Des Moines, has been fined S. for
trespassing on forbidden ground at the
depot.
Thomas Harker, son of q prominent
farmer in Center township, Dubuque
county, was thrown from horse aud
fatally injured.
A reward of $50 is offered for the
capture of Hiram j. Sawhead, the
horsethief who recently escaped from
the Knoxville Jail.
The committee to locate Luther col
lege, recently burned at DEBORAH, has
finally decided to again locate that in.
stitution at DEBORAH.
Minnie Ender, of Princeton, has be-
come insane owing to the persistent
cruelty OF her husband and has been
sent to the Mt. Pleasant asylum.
Lyon county republican nominees:
Treasurer, c. d. Manning; auditor, A.
NJ. Ringheim; sheriff, +. I. Killerman;
superintendent OF schools, Ivan Nc
Queen.
A reunion of the soldiers in Guthrie
county has been called to meet on the
fair grounds at Guthrie Center, Sept.
Goth, when county organization is
expected to be formed.
Greene county democratic nominees;
Representative, DR.. George II. Grin
nell; auditor, j. j. Vaughn; treasurer,
r. Ferrin; sheriff, Frank Harmon;
supervisor, John Harker.
The mill at Vernon will be torn
down and the brick taken to Bonaparte
and the woodwork to Pennington. 1t
was sold to Pennington parties for
$3.50. In 1859 it cost $4,000.
Michael Berry, popular brakeman
on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
railroad, was run over by the cars
Sept. 18th at Spencer and was injured
internally ani had his right leg cut off.
Ringgold county democratic nomi-
nations: Representative, M. A. Camp
bell; treasurer, l.. Swartwood; audi
tor, ID. c. Currie; sheriff, VIM. Block
man; county superintendent, j. l..
Rowe.
johnson county democratic ticket:
John M. B. Letovsky, editor of Slovan
Americky, for representative; William
Murphy, for auditor; John Sueppel for
treasurer and John j. Englert for
sheriff.
The Wayne county board OF super
visors has accepted the voluntary sub
scriptions of the people of Corydon and
the county, amounting to SIC, 700, and
have appropriated $4,000 to build
court house.
The thirteenth annual session of the
Des Moines conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church is being held in
Denisou. Fully 200 ministers are in
attendance, and each district is well
represented.
Jefferson county republican ticket:
G. W. Ball, representative; s. S. Crane,
sheriff; Miss Alice Head, county super
intendent; f. n. Hackney, auditor;
John +. Loehr, treasurer; s. p. Myers,
supervisor.
Burglars entered ii. F. Hamilton's
residence at Creston and secured valu-
able jewelry. They attempted to
enter James Griffin's residence. Griffin
gave chase and fired at them, but the
burglars escaped.
The Democrats of Polk county NOM
mated John Wyman for State Senator
and Martin Flynn and w. l.. Read for
Representatives They endorsed Judge
Chas. A. Bishop, the Republican nom-
iuee, for District Judge.
j. I. Peavey, owner OF the street car
lines OF Sioux City, has taken charge
of the base ball club there and will be
responsible for the finances the rest OF
the season. He will have charge OF
the club next year. At meeting of
the directors Vice President Mulcahy
resigned and stepped down and out
because parties who promised financial
aid failed to respond.
The report of the commission Of the
blind has been received by the Cover
nor. 1t is made in accordance with
chapter 100 OF the laws OF the general
assembly and gives statement of the
financial condition OF the asylums at
Vinton, and list OF the inmates OF the
school, OF whom there were SO, during
the last year. The commissioners call
attention to the needs Of the institution
In the way OF manufactures. dormito-
ries and special teachers. The board
is composed OF Col. ID. NJ. Fox. /. A.
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