Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-05-02
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has 271 inmates.
jefferson is to build a new school
house to cost about $25, 900.
A union depot will be erected In
Council Bluffs this summer.
Ex-Governor Stone, of Iowa, nas
been appointed Assistant Commissioner
of the General Land Office.
There are twelve church buildings
in Cass county in farming communities
outside of all towns and villages.
The council of North Des Moines has
decided to relieve the prevailing para
lysis by reducing taxes 25 per cent.
A Chicago glucose works will be
carted to Dubuque, where bonus Of
S25, 900 awaits it. The Institution will
employ 100 hands.
The Grand Jury at Montezuma in
dicted Flora Look for manslaughter
for shooting Fred Bacon at the Ches-
ter Center charivari.
The grocery store of Geo. A. Alice,
at Belle Plaine, was. entered and his
safe cracked. The thieves got about
5000 in money, watch and revolver.
The well at Jefferson is down 1900
feet, without flow of water 1t will be
put to the depth of $500 feet. then If
water does not flow it will be abandon
ed.
A flash of lightning cremated horse
and COW and several bales of hay which
the animals were industriously chew
ing, in North Davenport a few days
ago.
Gustav Hiorot, at Burlington, at
tempted suicide by cutting his throat,
and also by drowning, but failed in
both attempts. he is over 20 years
of age. g..
Edward Lynch, seventeen years OF
age, son of Thomas Lynch, fell from a
tree at Bedford and sustained injuries
from which he died a few hours after
wa.
Charles Degnan, aged twenty-seven
years, employed as foreman of Hedges
stock barns, in Sioux City, committed
suicide by taking carbolic acid. Strong
drink was the cause.
Scarlet fever has made its appear
lnce at Rockford. Precautionary mea-
sures have been taken and it is thought
that the disease will be checked before
there is an extended spread.
Iowa has the honor of furnishing the
first postmaster for Oklahoma. His
name is Jacob w. Mills, and his resi-
dence Des Moines. There are scores
Of patriots ready to take second or
third place. ....
Fifteen persons at Atlantic were
poisoned by eating pressed beef. Ply
sicians were promptly called for all
the cases and after working with the
victims all night they were all pro-
bounced out of danger
A young son of A. A. Heifmaster, of
Plymouth, fell from stack of hay, on
which he was playing striking face first
on haylknife, splitting his nose and
cutting an ugly cash the whole length
Of his face. His recovery is doubtful.
Mrs. w. w. Benedict, of Mt. Pleas
ant, daughter of Hon. j. w. Satterth-
waite, of that city, died at Pasadena,
California, few days ago. Her dis
ease was rheumatism of the heart.
She was lady strong in. all womanly
graces.
Articles of incorporation have been
fled with the Secretary of State by the
Brown Camel Coal company of Floris,
Davis county, with capital stock Of
k25, 900, and by the Winfield Opera
House company, with q capital stock
Of 81 500.
Two children of Robert Brown, living
near Vermillion, Dakota, aged three
and six years, ate a quantity of wild
parsnip which they found on the
prairie. Before medical aid could be
summoned the youngest was dead and
the eldest is still in a precarious con-
iition.
The following new Iowa postmasters
have been appointed: Derby, Lucas
county, B. F. Chapman, vice P. Bey-
ard, resigned; Madrid, Boone county,
George A. Young, vice S. Williams,
removed; Russell, Lucas county, AL
tred Goodwin, vice G. w Platts, re-
signed; Weldon, Decatur county, John
G. Tallman, vice l.. II. Greenies, re-
signed.
While Mr.. and Mrs. M. III. Martin,
of Dubuque, were attending church
last Sunday evening, their residence
was entered by burglars ana several
hundred dollars worth of jewelry and
other valuables taken. The two little
children asleep in their bed were un-
disturbed.
The Davenport Business Mems as
ISOLATION is seriously considering
schemes to utilize the latent power Of
the Mississippi river. AT recent meet
ing of the association, the report OF
George II. Boynton, civil engineer,
was read and discussed. He submitted
several plans for claiming the mighty
force of the river and subjecting 1t to
the will of man.
A marriage ceremony out of the
usual order was celebrated in Dubuque
the other day. Frank Miller, who was
convicted in the United States Court
| of using the mails for fraudulent pur-