Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-02-20
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Carroll business men are forming an
organization.
Hog cholera is decimating the swine
near Batavia.
Fort Madison will have free mail de-
livery March l.
There are eight farmers alliances in
Guthrie county.
A new depot at Fort Dodge will be
built right away.
There are Az students attending
Cornell college at Mount Vernon
The Union Rendering works near
Albright were burned on the 10Th.
A ock company is organizing at
Mason City 10 build 100 room hotel
Farmers in the vicinity of Remsen
have organized mutual fire insurance
company.
The Sac county Sunday school con.
vention will be held at Sac City, May
81 and %.
One Charles Lundy, of Fort Dodge,
is fully convinced that his house is
haunted by spooks.
The Wapello County Temperance
Union held a convention in Ottumwa,
Thursday, Feb. 49,
In disgraceful depot row at Mus
catine AL. Beck was seriously injured.
His jaw was broken.
Denison Is now sure of securing
big creamery, the necessary capital
having been subscribed.
The livery barn of Jno. w. lIallings.
worth, in Milo, was destroyed by fire.
Loss, So, 800; insurance. $4,000.
w. A. McHenry of Crawford county
owns an Aberdeen Angus calf just one
year old that weighs GAG pounds.
The infant, child OF William jWilke
OF Burlington Swallowed a small screw
and choked to death in a few minutes.
The News, of Correctionville, states
that there is Farmers Alliance in
nearly every township in that vicinity
Adam Wasem, merchant OF Eagle
Grove, has brought suit against the
First National Bank OF Clarion for
usery.
The Monona county papers are quar-
reiing now over the location OF the
next Fourth of July celebrat on IN the
courty
The people at Macedonia and vicin-
ity shipped two car loads of corn and
other goods to the destitute people in
Dakota.
The Swedish Lutheran Conference OF
Iowa consists of fifty-six congregations
twenty-six ministers and 10, 600 church
members.
A sneak thief was captured at Chero-
kee recently, in an attempt to rob the
Washington house. They don't always
get away.
The bill of Black Hawk county
against Bremen county for expenses
incurred in the Billings trial amounts
to $4,000.
The Advertiser says that Creston is
negotiating for an electric light plant,
and that enough money has been pledg-
ed to insure success.
The Nonpareil now boasts that the
new union depot for that city is assum.
ing tangible FORM 1t is based on a
100000 proposition.
The Hawkeye Land and Investment
company is new Des Moines irstitu.
ton which is incorporated, with cap
ital stock of $4,000.
E. q. Bronson and U. w. Edwards
are under arrest in Seymour for forg-
ing notes and mortgages, which they
sold to Seymour bank.
A young man was knocked sense
less at Council Bluffs while trying to
open an iron door with which electric
wires had come in contact.
The Carroll Herald reports flour
ishing state of things in that city, and
thinks that the rents are high enough
and improvements still coming.
A few days ago two boys were found
guilty OF stealing fifteen dollars worth
OF tools. They were permitted to go
on promise of good behavior.
Edward Green's residence at Belle
PLANE was entered by burglars and
800 and watch stolen. Mr.. Green
is car repairer of the c. & n. W.
II. G. Swearingen, near Cushing,
went crazy recently while paying Ia
note to bank, and was taken home.
1t is thought that he cannot recover.
Nearly all the saloons in Keokuk
have closed their doors. This has
been caused by the numerous injunc-
ton suits which have been filed lately.
Ben Bolt, boy OF Z, tried to board
moving freight at East Clinton. He
fell under the wheels and his left leg
and right foot were mangled He died
at the hospital.
The grand lodge OF Iowa OF the
Ancient Order of United Workmen be-
gan its annual session in DesN Moines
on the 18th, with about one hundred
and fifty delegates,
Mrs. ID. w. Blackman, OF the Watch
office at Ida Grove, met with the mis-
fortune of having her right hand badly
mangled in the cogs Of the ink roller
on large job press.
Lee Minnier, who in fit of insanity
shot Scott at the Sioux City stock
yards, has waived examination and
will stand trial at the next term OF the
district court in Sioux City.
Most of the prairie land in Lucas
county is fenced and used but IL Is es-