Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-05-29

passes through the GROUNDS, am trains
run to and 4, ON tho city every fifteen
minutes, costing only five cents each
way. 1t will be a delightful and
profitable place to spend week.
Kossuth county elected a lady county
superintendent last fall and secured
one OF pluck, as was shown recently.
Her home is few miles out OF town
near the railroad, and as she was
coming in from the north end of the
county on u freight she asked the con-
ductor to stop and let her off. He re-
fused, and without further parley she
walked to the rear end Of the car and
jumped off. The train was running Mt
its full rate of speed, and those on
board thought she had been seriously
injured. A few scratches and bruises
are all. however, that she suffered.
A case that Is attracting the atten-
tion of physicians has been brought to
light in Dubuque. 1t is that OF Thos.
f. Sutton, ii years of age, who some
years ago was thrown from n wagon
and sustained a spinal injury. Eleven
weeks ago he was attacked with
epilepsy and for nearly II week had IS
to 100 fits daily. These gradually
ceased, but his stomach became para
lyzed and for twenty-five days he has
not tasted a mouthful OF food. His
sole nourlshment has been glass of
wine every day, and lately he has been
unable to take this. His death is
hourly expected.
The Hardin county grand jury, has
returned an indictment against Edward
Johns for perjury. The culprit is the
son of the late Henry Johns, the wealthy
relative OF the Rainsb arger brothers.
The charge against Edward Johns is
that he bought twen,y-four young
wolves of a man in FRANKLIN county,
brought them TO his home near Abbott
and killed them. and took their scalps
to Eldora, receiving a bounty OF 81
each for them, swearing they were
captured in Hardin county. Young
Johns mother is reputed to be worth
nearly 5000, 900, and there is no neces-
sity OF his resorting to such methods
to obtain money.
Farmers relate the details Of a de-
structive cyclone that passed through
Des Moines county few nights ago.
The fine brick residence of Samuel
Wilson was struck and one end OF 1t
torn out. The immense stock barn of
w. p. Flener, In Pleasant Grove town
ship, was entirely demolished and con-
siderable fine stock killed and injured.
The farm houses of James Shepard,
Nicholas Miller and Jerry McNeal
were unroofed and their barns, fences
and orchards torn TO pieces. The
storm first struck near New London,
coming from the southwest, damaged
everything in n track about half n mile
wide and disappeared twenty miles
from its starting point.
Some eighteen or twenty valuable
horses in Worth county have died sud-
denly during one week, and there is
strong evidence that they have been
poisoned. 1t is a noticeable fact that
all of the horses which have drank
from trough at n. II. Nelson's barn,
which is run in connection with his
restaurant, have either died or have
been fcarfully sick, and an analysis Of
the water taken from It shows strych-
nine. The water in the well, when
tested was found pure, which evidenc-
ed that the trough had been doped.
1t was thought at first the poison c Tine
from poisoned paper, blowing from L.
X. Huntby's fly poison paper factory,
but an investigation shows this impos-
sible, as it is about $50 feet across the
street from the barn.
The west bound flyer" on the Mil
wauken road collided with work
train near Dedham, killing fireman
Davis, of the work train, and injuring
his engineer, Mr.. Foley. The "nyer"
was late and running about forty miles
an hour when the collision occurred.
The two engines were completely
wrecked and the baggage car OF the
express train was completely demolish-
ed. Engineer Henry Nichols and fire.
man Stouer of the flyer saved their
lives by jumping. The collision was
caused by the crew OF the work train
Misunderstanding their orders. Engin-
eer Foley and the dead fireman had
just arrived from Milwaukee and were
doing duty on their first trip. 1t is
thought the coroner's jury will hold
Conductor Lyman responsible for the
accident.
Secretary Shaffer, of the State Agri-
Cultural SOClStE, ClOstud COhlFdCJ Win u
Des Moines company for improvements
to the water works system of the state
fair grounds. 1t was the intention to
have complete system placed in
during the coming summer, and the
bids were made with that in view.
They ranged from $4,000 to $4,000.
The executive committee did not feel
that 1t was wise to incur so great an
Indebtedness as would be necessary to
make this outlay, and have decided to
content themselves this year with the
building OF power house which will
contain boiler Al inches in diameter
and II feet long, and the driving OF
several additional wells. The house
will be 26xS0, and located near the
south entrance. 1t will be connected
with the present system OF water works
and will add very much to their value
and effectiveness. The plans made
for the full water works ystem will