Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-01-17
James Bailey, a Keokuk bow, was

A resident of Delhi is sadly afflicted.
Since Dec. 20 he has lost his wife and
three children, and his remaining
children, three in number, are at the
point of death.
The Leon board OF trade have in
vited representatives of other cities in
southwestern Iowa to meet with them
and devise plans TO advertise that sec.
ton and attract immigration and cap.
ital.
Mrs. Billings case comes up for trial
at this term of court ut Waterloo. She
is charged with perjury and complicit,
in the murder OF County Attorne,
Kingsley.
One or two families in the vicinity
of Montezuma have been poisoned by
eating cheese.
The Intelligencer wants the insight
ly piles of coal ashes removed from
the streets of Ames.
William Mccarthy, thirteen-year-
old Ottumwa boy, has been sentenced
TO the reform school
Indlanola BARRIERS have entered into
a rate war. Hair cutting is now ten
cents and shaving ten cents.
j. w. Trow, an old established
grocer of Fort Madison, has failed.
His Indebtedness will reach $4,000.
There are 1879 cases on the Marion
county docket.
Fifty foreign pupils are enrolled in
the Iowa Falls schools.
A foot of snow is reported to have
fallen in Dubuque county on the 9th
inst Trains were delayed.
1t is reported that all the through
roads will put on limited trains this
month.
The new Iowa State National bank
Of Sioux City will begin business Feb
ruary |.
Little Harlan Riggs, Of Charlton was
kicked by horse and his arm broken.
The Northwestern has taken six reg.
ular freight trains from its Middle Iowa
division.
Fort Dodge is bound to have street
railway. Work will begin in the
spring, according to the Chronicle.
An expert has recently been repair.
ing the scales of Belle PLANE. The
city scales were found to have been
weighing forty pounds too much.
Ten thousand dollars worth of new
machinery has been received at the
Des Moines g. Southwestern railroad
round house at Osceola.
Several of the depositors of the de-
funct Osceola bank have appointed
committee to investigate the trans
actions connected with the failure.
The Council Bluffs stock company
organized in the interest of new
union depot, electedT. j. Evans Presi-
dent and N. p. Dodge Secretary.
Two Clinton youths were sentenced
to fifteen days on the stone pile for
vagrancy after having served term
in jail for stealing lap robe.
The Davenport proprietor of a pick
lie works is going to Germany to study
a new method of puttingup sauerkraut.
An old gentleman at jefferson, who
for years has used "specs" to read
with, finds out that with the glasses
removed he reads as well as ever, pro-
vided he has the bars on and the frame
to look through.
The State Board of Health has re-
ceived communication from the Ma
tional Confectioners' Association, ask
ing the Board to inquire whether or
not adulteration of confectionery is
practiced in this State. The associa-
ton offers reward for evidence that
will convict any manufacturer who is
found to be engaging in such work.
Franklin County farmers are organ
lling cooperative company for the
purpose of selling farm and dairy pro-
ducts and also farm implements, gro.
ceries, dry goods ETC., at cost to all in
the association.
In the inquest on the body Of the
Mexican found dead at Ottumwa, tho
coroner's jury found that he came to
his death BY walking over high en-
bankment while intoxicated
Major Mackenzie. chief engineer in
charge of the improvement OF the up
per Mississippi, says it is practicable |
to convert the bed of Lake Peosta,
located near Dubuque, into park.
Marshalltown is reported as having
an organization OF the notorious white |
caps. A dissolute citizen was recently |
uotincu W DEesCS up anu NC nun OF |
suffer the consequences at the whipping
post.
Some boys who were out playing In
Muscatine discovered the body OF an
infant six or seven months old which
had been thrown in the bottom Of a
creek. No clue has been found to its
identity.
Davenport is determined to have
frst-class ball club in the Interstate
League the coming season. In order
to keep down expenses a manager will
be secured who is also one of tho play
ers.
A careless driver in Dubuque collid-
ed his cutter with q light wagon,
overthrowing the latter. Mrs. Camp,
the occupant of the wagon, was thrown
out, striking upon her head and rem
dered unconscious. She is badly in.
jured.