Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-07-11
IOWA Condensed ITEMS.

about 400 college graduates this year.
Burglars entered Newell's store at
Colfax and secured $500 worth Of
silk.
Mrs. James Z. Routh committed
suicide by jumping into a we'll at
Corning.
Jas. p. Early, of Iowa, has been
appointed special agent of the general
land Office.
A man named Lair fatally shot q
farmer named Hartman at dance at
Hamburg, Iowa. The men quarelled
over q woman.
The Burlington depot at Plymouth
junction, Iowa, burned on the Sth.
Every thing was destroyed, including
books, tickets, &c.
Ground was broken July 9th for the
Creston Blue Grass Palace. II will be
built at cost of $25, 900, and be COM
ploted August goth.
At Little Sioux two men, Lars Mel
son and man named Parker were
killed by the carbonic acid gas while
working in we'll, on the 9th.
DR.. j. L. Mercer, of Corning, who
about June LIST, went TO the National
Park, a few days ago accidently shot
himself there, and died of his injuries.
At Lawler on the 4th crowded
balcony gave way, falling TO the ground,
iujuring several. A lady named Conroy
and her daughter are probably fatally
hurt.
Five ruffians at Nevada planned out
a dastcrdly attack upon Mrs. Richard
Scott of that place, and she barely es-
capped from them. They are now in
Jail.
VIM. Krack, a 17-year-old lad Of
Davenport was drowned in the Missis-
sippi river while attempting to accom-
plish the feat Of swimming from one
island to another.
The fine residence OF J. A Jackson
in Des Moines, was completely destroy
ed by fire on the Sd. Loss, $4,000;
insurance on house, $4,000, and on
furniture, 81, 900.
Henry Horn, of Bloomfield, while
iooling with revolver, shot his
sister in the head. The Republican
says, "lf a hemmorrhage does not
occur" she will probably recover.
Diphtheria is raging at Reinbeck,
Grundy county. Of the family Of
Claus Peters none are left. Mrs. Pc
tiers died some time ago, and their two
children have just died of the same
disease.
During the celebration at Lawler on
the 4th, balcony crowded with peo-
pie gave way, precipitating its load to
the ground. Several were injured.
A lady by the name OF Conroy and her
daughter are probably fatally hurt.
Marsh's slaughter house and render
ing tank burned at Boone, cntailing n
loss of $2,1O0, with only $3.50 insur-
ancc, which IS carried by the German
American. This is the second time
within year that it has burned and
is undoubtedly the work Of fire bugs.
Herman Haas, aged % years and I'm
married, was drowned in the Missis-
sippi at Davenport. He was in a
sailboat with companion-the latter
stood up and the boat capsized. Hass
tried to swim ashore, but sank and his
body had not been found at last ac-
counts. His companion chung to the
overturned boat and was saved.
The First Baptist Church at Creston
has finished an investigation into the
alledged misconduct of its pastor, Rev..
Fred w. Eason, who some wccks ago
was assaulted and knocked down by
the enraged husband OF one OF his par
ishioners. Rev. Aason, by the resolu-
tions, is exoncratcd from all imputa-
ton of wrong doing or wrong inten-
ton.
Mrs. Fernham. wife OF station-mas-
ter Fernham Of the b., G.. X. & N,
took poison at What Cheer, but is re-
covering. At the same place, while
Robert Thompson, the youngest son Of
Thomas Thompson, was playing with
a gun, i: accidcntly exploded and shot
little French boy, instantly killing
him. Mr.. Thompson has the sympa-
thy of his many friends.
Parties digging a we'll near Let's,
Louisa county, have struck natural
gas in large quantities at 100 feet be
low the surface. The gas came up
with such force that it forced the water
out of the well. The gas when ignited
made blaze nearly twenty feet high
and after twenty hours of burning did
not diminish the size of the blaze. 1t
is believed to be "a rich find.
Phillip Triem, of Mt. Auburn, shot
himself on the 9Th. Not feeling well,
he lay down in the bedroom. In few
moments a shot was heard and Triem
fell to the floor, the ballhaving passed
nearly through his body. The shoot
ing is thought to have been accidental
Being a constable. he carried rcvol-
yer, and it is supposed to have been
discharged while being drawn from his
pocket.
Engineer Henry Barron, on the
Chicago & Northwestern railway, was
shot on his engine about l o'clock on
the morning of the 7th, while running
past a freight train at Coon Siding.
The bullet struck him in the face,
breaking his jaw. The perpetrator OF
the deed escaped in the dark. Nc
cause known. Barron remained al
his post until he brought his train to
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