Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-01-17
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Judge l. w. Newman, of Burlington,
has shipped five car loads of oranges
north from his groves in Florida.
The town council Of Grand Junction
is down on skating Kinks and is per-
fecting an ordinance to prohibit roller
skating.
Sac City's business men are raising
money to rebuild the court house burn
ed last summer, without expense to the
county.
One OF the men chosen for trial
jurors for the coming term of court in
Montgomery county is negro, the
first instance of the kind in the history
of the county.
There were nineteen applicants for
the SUPPLEMENTARY of the poor farm
in Warren county. Jasper Hargis re-
ceived the appointment and will draw
a salary of $400 per year
Fort Madison has u policeman who
is six feet and three inches tall, weigh
ing 220 pounds, and now Burlington
wants a man six feet and six inches
tall, weighing $50 pounds.
The last of the costs have been paid
and the bondsmen OF the defendants
released in the celebrated drive well
cases wherein the patent was set aside
by the United States Supreme Court
Creston dedicated q new Methodist
Episcopal church recently.
Seth Smith was nominated for post
master at Manning, vice Frank, re-
signed.
Charles Spencer, former we'll known
Webster county boy, shot himself IA
tally near Gilmore City on the 7th.
At Waverly an empty warehouse be-
longing to the board Of trade was burn
ed: loss. s., 200; no insurance.
The Knights of Pythias of Fl. Madi-
son are making preparations for a
grand celebration of the twenty fifth or
silver anniversary of the founding of
order, Feb. IS.
Martin Linch, q railroad employee
at Keokuk, has instituted suit against
the Santa Fe railway company claim
ing $1,000 damages for an injury re-
ceived on that road.
On the 18th, the President nominated
Samuel w. Summers postmaster at
Clarion; j. N. Tolton, Grewold; James
E. Latchem, Montezuma. These off,
ces became Presidential JAN /.
M. V. Follett, one Of the oldest citi-
zens of Pottawattamie county, died on
the 18th at his residence in Council
Bluffs, aged II years. He had lived
in the county for nearly forty years.
George Mason, farmer of Marshall
county, wolked into the sheriffs Office
and voluntarily gave himself up. He
confessed of forging his brothers name
to three notes, aggregating about 5000,
and selling them to local parties.
The village of Covington, Nebraska,
opposite Sioux CITY, is the resort of
that city's hard characters. John
Arensdorf and Paul Leader, two of the |
defendants in the celebrated Haddock |
murder case, operate wholesale liquor
house there.
An express war has been inaugural
ed at Dubuque by the Adams Express
company which has opened lately there
for business. II reduces the rate from |
$3.50 to$2 per hundred pounds between |
Dubuque and New York, Philadelphia |
and Baltimore. The other companies |
follow with still lower rate.
The Iowa railroad commissioners |
have prepared and sent out circular
designed to checkmate the Chicago |
board Of trade If it enters protest to |
The Interstate commerce commission |
against the railroad rates given to
Iowa pork packers, and asks them to
give the number of hogs packed an
nually, the rates Of freight they pay,
and any other information in regard
to the magnitude of their business.
The Iowa commissioners understand
that the Chicago board of trade on be-
half of the Chicago packers, will CON-
plain that the railroads carry the dress
ed meats to Chicago cheaper than they
could carry the hogs, and thus discrim-
mate against Chicago packers.
An lndianola lady filled her tea ket-
tie directly from the pump ana when
she came to draw some hot water dis
covered a snake two feet long with the
skin boiled off. The Herald vouches
for the accuracy of the story.
Two Hopkins boys found package
of powder and concluded to have some
fun by throwing it in the stove. 1t
was very funny, but there is no hopes of
saving the eyesight of one boy and the
other one has his face badly burned.
According toProf. Gustavus Hinrichs
of Iowa City, the records of the past
fifty years warrant the statement that
January and February, 1889, will prob
ably be warm, most likely not less than
three degrees above normal. For
March, the chances appear only two to
one in favor of its being above normal.
F. Woodward, station agent of the
Iowa Central at Sheffield, has disap-
peared, and an examination OF his ac-
counts with the railroad company shows
q shortage of $1,000. Drinking and
gambling is said to have been the
cause.
Herman Krocht, German business
man of Council Bluffs, committed sui
eide by hanging himself with haltar
to rafter in the barn at the farm Of
his brother-ln law, sixteen miles east
OF council Bluffs. He was fifty years
Of age and leaves wife and six chill
dren, Mental denression dullness OF