Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-10-03
IOWA Condensed ITEMS

S. j. White was nominated for Sena-
tor by the Democratic Senatorial con-
vention at Northwood.
John Grinstead, Of Davis county,
has been appointed clerk in the PEN
sion Office at 81 900 year.
An electric light plant has been nut
in at Atlantic, and many business
places are now lighted by it.
The Methodist Conference at DENIM.
son passed a strong resolution against
the use of tobacco by ministers.
Neat, the man who was shot by tho
tramp at Reinbeck, was still alive at
last accounts, but cannot recover.
At Dubuque the house of Simon
Meyer was broken into and $S4 hard
earnings stolen from cupboard draw
Ell.
+. ID. Stedman. the Benton county
treasurer, was sentenced to two years
in the penitentiary and taken to Ana
mosa.
At the Senatorial convention at
What Cheer the Democrats nominated
Joel Stewart, of Poweshiek county, for
Senator.
The Oakland Milling Co., of Henry
county, filed articles OF incorporation
with the Secretary OF State. Capital
stock $4,000.
At Brooklyn the sheriff has closed
the establishment of Ormiston & Bar
clay, horse dealers. Liabilities $25,-
600; assets $37 800.
b. +. Linehan, of Dubuque, is
spoken of as probable successor of
the late President Touzalin of the Chi
cago, Burlington q Northern railroad.
The jury in the case Of the State OF
Iowa against the eX-treasurer of Ben
ton county, indicted for forgery, after
being out one-half hour, returned a
verdict of guilty as charged.
The jury in the case of NJ. 4. Filings,
tried at Waterloo for the murder OF
County Attorney Kingsley, OF Bremen
county, came in Sunday morning,
Sept. goth, with a verdict of murder in
the second degree.
Rich & Vincent's foundry, at Fort
Dodge. was almost totally destroyed by
fire Sept. goth. 1t is supposed to have
originated from smouldering sparks.
The damage is about $4,000. 1t will
be rebuilt at once. Fully insured.
A thief atRolfe threw stone through
the window of jewelry store and
reached in and took six Waterbury
watches. IF caught and made TO serve
sentence as long as it will take him
to wind up the watches he will UNI
doubtedly have been punished enough.
News has been received by relatives
ut Oskaloosa, Of the death OF Hon. VIM.
Loughridge, at Wernersville, Pa, on
Sept Goth. Mr.. Loughridge was once
a prominent leader in Iowa politics,
having represented the old Fourth
District in congress for three terms.
A disastrous fire occurred atMissou-
ri Valley. The livery stable and five
dwelling houses, all belonging to Fred
Kreder. were burned to the ground.
The loss is not less than $4,000, with
no insurance whatever. The fire is
supposed to have been set by some one
lighting a cigar in the hay NOV.
S. X. Rollins, the operator of the
Oak Hill mines, near Flagler, says he
has nine foot vein of coal in his new
opening and tirst-class roof over it.
Mr.. Rollins is operating on small
scale and is to be congratulated on his
good luck, as nine feet in height is the
largest vein of coal in Marion county.
The death of Oakley g. Norton, of
Muscatine county, was caused by a
grape seed which had worked lite way
through the intestine and located in
the lower part Of the abdomen and
could not possibly escape. A sac had
formed about the cacum, containing
about one pint of puS, causing intense
suffering.
The large and beautiful residence of
Porter Hamilton. situa ted in the north
east part of Mapleton burned to the
ground together with a large barn con-
tanning twenty tons of hay, 200 BUSH
els of oats, twenty pairs Of new bob
sleds, several harrows, harness and
other goods of less value. Loss 81, 900;
insurance So, 40U.
Gilchrist & Co.'S grain elevator and
two large warehouses with nearly all
the contents were burned at New
Hampton. The origin of the fire is
unknown, but it is supposed to haye
started in the engine room of one of
the warehouses. Gilchrist & Co.'S
loss is $1,000; insurance not known.
Sherman Bros. lose $1,000; no lnsur-
ance.
The Republicans Of Adams county
nominated Hon. +. NJ. Davis for repre-
sentative. He served in a similar
capacity in 1871. Hon. NJ. M. Walden
was nominated in Appanoose county;
Charles Cope in Linn county, and f.
Field in Page county. IN Scott county
+. Il. Sharon was nominated for Sena-
tor, aud VIM. Webster for Representa-
tive,
The flax tow mill at Manson burned
Sept. Goth. The fire was not discover
ed in time to save the building or con-
tents. The fire originated in the en-
CINE room and in a few minutes the
entire structure, a frame one, was in
flames. The mill was erected five
years ago, by Maxwell 4 Lawrence,
for the manufacture OF tow from flax
straw. The loss is about $500, with