Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-01-10

died on the Sd inst.
VIM. A. Maxwell, an old and re-
spotted citizen of Cedar Rapids, died
suddenly on tho Sd ins,.
DR.. Rosa Epson, OF Marshalltown,
has been appointed one of tho COM
mittoe on arrangements for the uext
meeting of the National Pharmaceuti-
cal association which meets In San
Francisco in June.
The death of +. Kramer, police mag
istrate OF Davenport occurred Jan. 4.
His disease was peritonitis. He was n
German and settled there over so years
ago.
Information was received OF the
death Of DR.. F. Sidney Papin, which
occurred near San Jose, New Mexico,
on New Years night. The deceased
was resident OF Keokuk for many
years.
Agostino, an italian In Des Moines,
has been held for murder, the death OF
Ed. Slavin resulting from an assault
with hammer made on him by Pompa.
The Burlington, Cedar Rapids 4
Northern Railway Company are con-
sidering the feasibility of building a
plug road from Marble Rock to Charles
City. and 1t now looks as II survey
would be made, and work begun early
In the spring. It is estimated that
bridging and grading can DO done for
$4,000 per mile. The townships
through which the proposed road
would run now stand ready to vote
five per cent tax.
II was discovered that several houses
on the Smell lands. from which the
settlers had been evicted, have been
almost totally wrecked, windows
broken, sashes and frames cut up.
doors and stills sawed through and
other serious damage done. Smell
says 1t is the work of river land set
tiers or their sympathizers.
At Muscatine fire broke out in aud
burned to the ground tho house oc-
cupied by August label. Mr.. label
knew nothing of the fire until aroused
by the ncighbors. 1t started in the
kitchen, though how 1t is not known.
In order to give relief to Mr.. Oscar
Hensel, who had received injuries
which rendered him unable to work,
there was a public drawing for lot
valued at 5000, in Council Bluffs. Mr..
}. M. Oursler drew the lucky number
and he at once renowned all claim to
it, reconveying the lot to Mr.. Hensel.
Chas. Woods, alias Texas Charlie"
who killed VIM. Myers, at Akron. Ia. e,
has as yet eluded arrest, although off,
GERS have been securing the country
ever since the murder. When last
heard of he was at st. Helena, Neb., a
small town just below Ydhkton. It is
thought he is making for Arizona,
from whence he came some time ago
with a drove Of ponies. 1t is now
known that the trouble that eliminated
In the murder arose over the rival at
tentions OF the two men to a country
lass near Akron.
The box and cigar Factory operated
by the Moeller Manufacturing company
OF Davenport. will soon be running
again. The company has been reor-
ganized with a capital stock of $780,
900. II is said to have the finest ma.
chinery of tho kind in the United
States.
The Ottumwa press tells OF a Prof.
Jones, OF that place who is now a,
work on a flying machine. The ma
chine is shaped like cigar. Is made
OF silk and will be Inflated with gas.
On each side will protrude wings oil
fine silk that will cover the arms Of
the professor, who will lie SPRAYED
out on the inflated apparatus.
The high school pupils at Upton
have mock courts in which sheriff,
Judge, juries, composed OF boys and
girls. and attorneys vie with one
another in meeting out justice to the
plaintiff and defendant. They prove q
healthy depression from the somewhat
stereotyped formula OF speaking
pieces" and reading compositions.
Frank Castanet, q lunasic escaped
from the Independence hospital, was
recaptured.
Sylvester Greenough, OF Oskaloosa.
departed from this life on the a0th.
He was seventy eight years OF age.
Patrick Reddick, foreman. met a
horrible death at the Shenandoah col
liery strappings near that place by the
premature discharge Of blast.
A reward OF $50 is offered for the
capture of three prisoners who cheated
Justice by "skipping by the light of the
moon" from the Jail at Grundy Center.
In contest held at Burlington for
the honor OF raising the best single
ear of corn. Mr.. George Jackson. OF
Sperry, won the prize, which was q
splendid overcoat. About fifty COM
peted.
Near Hubbard, Grant Gettis and a
cousin OF his from Tama county wens
out to kill some squirrels. They at
tempted to kill rabbit. and Gettis'
cousin was shot, the whole load going
into his leg just above the knee.
At a dinner party given at the house
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wilson, twelve
miles north OF Creston, on New Years
day. nine persons were poisoned by
eating from n ham which had been
sailed in a zinc vessel. All escaped
with serious vomiting except Mrs.
Thomas Wilson, who at last accounts
was very low.
A miner at Valeria named Daniel
Edwards was fatally injured by the
falling OF slate.