Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-01-24

SOlleSS VI loNd, en- route 10 NaSnlnS.
ton.
Brakeman L. Z. Wells had his leg
crushed while uncoupling cars at vii.
lisca. He was taken to his home in
Creston by n special train. His leg
will be amputated, probably above the
knee.
Clinton wants n pontoon bridge as
we'll as Muscatine.
A school of elocution is to be started
in Sioux City.
Oskaloosa business men will banquet
the second week in February.
A young man named Meyers has
been arrested at Winterset for break
ing into railway cars. He belongs to
a gang of thieves who have operated
in the vicinity Of Abba for two years.
Lightning -rod swindlers have reach
ed Preston. Four fellows purporting
to hail from Chicago struck tho town
few days ago and have robbed the
farmers in tho country there Of nearly
$1,000.
At Creston, the Thos. j. Potter G. A.
r. post is giving fair, the proceeds
of which will go to the purchase OF a
hall. The fair will continue until
January 25, and from the present out
look it is estimated that tho post will
realize fully $4,000
Persons desiring life insurance should
carefully examine the comparative
statement in this paper OF the Bankers
Life Association of Des Moines. Since
its organization ten years ago 1t has
paid death losses amounting to 1922
1924, and returned guarantees Sc, COZ.
The Association certainly has superior
features OF equity, economy and sec ur-
ity. Each member at each age pays
toward death claims and expenses just
as much, and no more, as Is paid by
every other member Of like age and
equal amount Of insurance. Edward
A. Temple, the President, Is banker
OF long experience, and the system Of
the institution SO ably conducted by
him has the approval and patronage OF
over a thousand bankers and many
thousands OF their patrons.
A Of
chants association has been organized
at Malcolm.
The new city directory OF Muscatine
contains $500 names, indicating q
population OF 1880.
A meeting OF the second Iowa dis
trict of Good Iemplars will be held at
Parkersburg, Jan. 80 and 80.
Burlington Free Methodiste are build.
a new church.
Fl. Madison dealers are putting up
ice which is only five inches thick.
The Salvation army has struck Char
iton. and is attracting much attention.
The widow of the late Postmaster
Gibbons has been designated by the
department as acting postmaster at
Keokuk.
CountyAttorney Wynkoop, Of Jack
son county has had tho editor OF the
Maauoketo Record indicted for criminal
libel.
Fred Shafer, living near Malcolm,
has been bound over to the grand jury
charged with turning his wife and
children out OF the house at midnight.
A number OF analyses, which have
been made of the artesian water with
which the city of Cedar Rapids is sup
piled, shows it to be Of unusual purity.
Two hundred farmers held meet
ing at the Otterville school house In
Buchanan county for the purpose OF
organizing a cooperative creamery.
Editor Perkins, of the Sioux City
Journal, has been warned by White
Caps that he must attend strictly tC
business and make no further com.
ments on the doings of that order in
Woodbury. county.
The Fort Dodge Gypsum StuccO
company will have a joint interest with
the Iowa Plaster company in prose
cutting the Kansas mills who have in
fringed on the brown coat stucco pro-
cess patent.
The Iowa Millers' Association met In
annual convention at Des Moines, Jan
10th. The President of the Associa
ton, j. j. Snouffer, OF Cedar Rapids
having sold his mill aud resigned. thu
Vice-President, Capt. E. A. Consistency
presided. j. T. Sharp, Secretary, o
Des Moines, was present. The follow
ing are the officers elected for tho Ell
suing year: President, Z. A. Consistency
Avoca; Vice-President, John Morrison
Hedrick; Secretary, j. L. Sharp, De
Moines.
A meeting Of the survivors Of tn
Esd Iowa Infantry Regiment has beel
called to be held in Des Moines, Feb
18th, 1889, for the purpose OF perfect
ing an organization, with q view o
holding annual reunions. All pre-
urinary correspondence can be ad
dressed to j. A. T. Hull, j. b. Roach
Jesse Smith, Committee. Des Moinea
Matthias Haageston of Webster coun
ty, who gained, for himself a reputation
on account OF the obstinate manner IL
which he fought the river land titl'
holders at the time Of his eviction ant
by his subsequent return to the farm
he was evicted from, is again in trouble
He shot and killed number Of hi
neighbours hogs tina. gave him trouble
and then violently resisted the officer
of the law who sought to arrest him
He is in Jail at Fort Dodge.
In the Superior Court OF Keokul
.,hn McQuade was fined $50 and cost
In each of eighteen counts, for illeGa