Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-06-20
IOWA CONDENSED ITEMS.

| bi' f. W. Drauy, ior 20 years rcsi-
dent of Osceola, died on the 18th.
John F. Duncombe OF Fort Dodge will
deliveran Grafton at Waterloo July4.
Grinnell is already planning to
rebuild larger and better than before.
Miss Carrie Barber of Denison was
in the Johnstown flood but escaped
without injury.
The B., c. r. & N. r. r. have built
20, miles OF wire fence from Iowa Falls
TO Estherville.
A boy named Hillery, aged IA, was
drowned in deserted shaft pond at
Lucas on the 10Th.
Professor Hinrichs has been elected
lecturer al Washington University, st.
Louis, at a salary of 81, 900.
Miss Amy Boggs, principal of the
Kingsley schools for the year just
closed, has accepted the principalship
of the LeMars schools.
At the declamatory contest, State
University, Dora Gilfllan, of Maquo-
Iseta, took first prize, Kate Wickbam,
Of Iowa City, second.
Charles Smith and F. Kissell, two
hack drivers at Council Bluffs,
assaulted Dane on the night of the
18th, and robbed him of a watch and
$50. They were captured.
The large paper mill which was
recently reorganized and set in oper-
alton at Rockford, burned Sunday
morning, June 10th. The origin of
jhe fire is unknown. Loss $1,000,
with $4,000 insurance.
The Council Bluffs and Omaha
Ghautauqua Assembly opened at the
Chautauqua grounds. about two miles
north of Council Bluffs, June 18th, most
iuspiciously. Most of the Assembly
will last from June 18th to July 4th
inclusive,
Diphtheria has broken out in the
Woolover family at Mason City, and
the premises have been quickly
luarantined. Five members were af-
'ected, one has died and the death OF
another is hourly expected. A
genera! spread is not probable.
Ed Wise, aged II, son Ct Samuel
Wise, q photographer of Wilton, was
shot by an unknown party on the
morning of the 10Th, at 10 o'clock, on
eaving the house of Miss Carrie War
zen Of the same place. The ball
edged In his right lung. His condition
s critical. Both parties are highly
respectable. Much excitement pre-
Vails.
Ed. Wise, of Wilton, who was shot
n the lung by an unknown assassin
Sunday night, June 10th, was still liv
ing at last accounts. No arrests have
been made. The physicians have not
found the bullet. 1t is thought that
! The shot was intended for Pulver, a
riend of Wise, who visited a sister of
Miss Carrie Warren. Pulver had trouble
with some bridge men of Moscow. The
parties have not been seen since the
shooting.
John Gerber, former proprietor OF
he Mackey Grove creamery, was ar
rested at his home in Jackson town
shipt Boone County on the charge of
forgery. He waived an examination
and was held in $500 bonds, in de-
FAULT of which he went to jail His
crime consists of forging bills of lad
ng on the Chicago & Northwestern
Railroad. There are four charges
against him, the aggregate OF which
will reach $500.
J. d. Woodland, of Mooreville, lama
county, for advertising that he wanted
good, reliable men to send him one
| dollar for which he would send ones,
twos, fives and ten, has been ar
rested and put in Jail. He claims that
he answered every letter he received
by sending 5 one cent stamps, twos,
fives and ten cent stamp, or total
Of 81 cents worth of postage stamps
Tor each dollar received. 1t will 60
hard with him.
The body of a man found in the
liver a few miles South of Council
Bluffs, was identified as w. c.
Sturdevant, of jefferson. He has been
ying in the water for several weeks
and the body was in advanced stage OF
decomposition. He left jefferson three
months ago to 60 to Carroll, and had
not been heard ofsince. Whether death
was an accidental drowning, suicide or
murder cannot be determined. He
leaves a wife and family at jefferson.
There is great CONSERVATION among
the members of Buford post, G. A. R.,
at Davenport oyer the receipt of a bill
Of $25 from Rev. VIM. McPheeters, a
member of the post, for his services
on Memorial day in delivering the ora
ton at the National cemetery on the
island. The post had charge of the
exercises and it was thought to be a
complimentto Mr.. McPheeters to ask
him 10 deliver the Grafton on the
occasion, not suspecting that there
would be any charges attached thereto.
Grinnell special to Times-Republi-
can: The young ladies attending col
tege turned out and worked like beav-
ers, removing goods from the stores
until the intense heat drove everybody
back. They then joined the woman's
brigade and carried water and coffee
to the tiremen to drink, and gave each
fireman cheering word TO encourage
the excellent work all were doing.
Later in the day they added sand
witches and pieS IN their s.suppliaa -