Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-01-03
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Two of Mar5halltown's largest man
ufactories have preparations COM
pleted for doubling their plants in tho
spring at total cost Of over $500, 900.
Hon. Patrick Gibbons, postmaster at
Keokuk, died Dec. 3lst. The cause Of
d,nth was cancer of the stomach. De-
ceased had been prominent in business
and political circles for nearly thirty
years.
Luthcr Blood, the ignorant and in
nocent-appearing country boy, about
twenty years old, living in Humboldt
county, whose forgery escapade in
duping an old Banker created sensa-
ton short time since, has been ar
rested at Albany, Mo. The youth be-
came enamored of pretty school
ma'am and forged 5000 note on Tay-
lor & Thorpe, the well-knowu horse
dealers, TO get funds to get married.
He sold the note to George Hanna, n
banker OF Luverne, Iowa, for $3.50, but
his enamorita playing false he was
obliged to leave alone. Hanna imme-
! diately offered 800 reward for Blood's
capture.
A special from Fort Dodge says:
Ransom johnson, well-to-do farmer,
has filed warrant charging his wife
with robbery and attempted arson.
The couple separated recently, and
during Johnson's absence tho wife
broke into the house and carried off a
number of articles and then set fire to
the place. The husband returned in
time to prevent the destruction of the
property, and now brings action at
law.
An accident. occasioncd by a broken
rail, occurred to the Milwaukee east
bound passenger train five miles east
of Tama. Engineer Nichols aud Fire
man Francis are reported killed.
OF The quarter of million subscrip-
tons to the stock of the Sioux City Il
Ogden line desired from the citizens OF
Sioux City, $2l5, 900 has been subscrib-
ed and there Is no doubt but that the
'ull amount will be raised. +. C..
Hills, formerly superintendent OF the
Sioux City Il Pacific railroad, has been
rendered deposition OF Superintendent
of the construction OF the new line and
will probably accept. Active work Of
construction will begin soon as the
weather will permit in tho spring.
The revival meetings in progress at
Woodbine have resulted in sixty-four
conversions.
The State council OF the Catholic
Knights OF America will meet in De'
Moines, January 8. Arrangements
have been made for headquarters o.
the council at the Aborn house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Loucks cele,
brated their golden wedding at Albion
Christmas day. They settled north Of
Marshalltown in 1855.
The retail grocery firm OF johnson
Berger & Co., of Sioux City, have fail
ed. Local iobbers have sued out at
tachments aggregating $4,000.
Henry C. Spencer of the First Ma
tional bank OF Grinncll, Is delivering {
series OF practical talks on banking t.
the senior class OF Iowa college.
During the binding storm OF the 26tl
of December an accommodation train
near Mechanicsville struck three valu
able horses belonging to Samuel Andre
killing two and badly gripping the
third.
H. T. Martin formerly resident o
Odebolt, and superintendent of tn,
schools of Sac county for four years
died at his home in San Marcos, Cal.
Dec. IA. Consumption, from which h
had suffered for years, was the caus,
OF his death.
George Jones was caught In tn
shafting at Bachman's furniture fac
tory at Ottumwa and his clothes tori
of except his shoes. His arm wa
broken. head cut and badly bruised al
over. He will recover.
Charles johnson, q mule driver, fel
off his car in the Phillips coal mine
near Ottumwa, and was run over an,
instantly killed.
The formation Of the Key City Elec
trio Motor X. r. Co. at Dubuque wit
,apital of 100000, to build an electro
street railway from the foot Of Eight
,treet. the c., St. p. & X. c. depot, l.
the intersection OF Grandview avenu
and Delhi street via Hill, West Fiftl
and Alpine streets. andJulien avenue i
now definitely determined upon. Worl
on it will begiI this Il winter
Rev. w. A. Pratt, OF Cedar Rapids
accepts the invitation extended by tn
Gazette to the pulpits OF the city Z
preach upon the theme, "Can a mai
with family work for $50 a mont
and be q Christianp'
There has been a renewal OF the wa
which drove the saloons out OF Siou
City. The legal war now Is agains
pretended transportation companies
which are the successors of the saloons
The saloons were re-opened year ag
in Covington, in Nebraska, just acros
the Missouri river, and the transports
ton companies made a show OF oper
ing offices in Sioux City, throug
which orders for carrying liquors wer
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