Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-05-29
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railway system.
A Catholic church is to DO built at
St. Joe, Kossuth county.
The Salvation army is camped on
the trail OF Indianola sinners.
Thirty-three public entertainment"
licenses have been issued at keokuk.
Fort Dodge has made application
for free postal delivery system.
Hon. Isaac Brandt has been APP
pointed postmaster ut Des Moines.
Work is being pushed at the What
Cheer mines owing to the miners
strike in Illinois.
A new town hall, the second story
to be used as an opera hall, is being
built at Clear Lake.
President Harrison has accepted an
invitation to attend the opening OF the
Ottumwa coal palace.
A tramp named Ferguson was liter
ally ground to pieces while attempting
to board a 30" freight train at OF
tumwa.
The United States fish commission
is making arrangements 10 stock the
Iowa river with bass, croppe, pike
and perch.
Milford is after the county seat Of
Dickinson county, and offers to build
,fNfo ~ To ha mt,
for the coveted plum.
G. w. Markin, West Bend farmer,
became insane from an attack of
measles and has been taken to the
Independence asylum.
Chris. Will, well digger, fell down
well at Fort Dodge thirty five feet
deep and received injuries which it is
feared will result fatally.
Horse thieves entered the barn OF
VIII Ogden, at Independence, and
stole valuable team carriage and
harness, valued at over $500.
An aerolite Weighing twelve ounces
was seen to fall south OF Battle Creek
recently and was recovered. 1t had
the shape of ilattened lemon.
j. r. Burns, brakeman on the
Chicago, Milwaukee & s.. Paul road.
had part of his hand taken off while
coupling cars at Charles City.
Orange City and vicinity is going
i,tA A
large crop was raised last year, and
double the acreage is being cultivated
this year.
Two colored mines played a game of
ball at O5kaloosa the other day, dur
ing which the umpire was carved with
razor and now lies in precarious
condition.
Hank Gipton, a Council Bluffs butch
er, is under arrest at that place charg-
ed with killing lumpy-jawed cattle and
disposing OF the carcasscS on the Oma-
ha market.
The AckIey Tribune says the Hardin
County Temperance association has
decided to prosecute all those who at
tempt to open original package saloons
in that county.
The April report of the Marshall
town soldiers home shows the number
of inmates to be 500 The auditor OF
the state has issued warrant for S4.-
120 for the support of the home.
Ex-Governor G c. Carpenter of
Fort Dodge, was born at Hartford,
Penn, and has accepted an invitation
to deliver an address at the centennial
celebration of the founding of that
place.
George Faeth, a wealthy farmer liv
ing near Viele, who attempted suicide
by jumping into a well some few
days ago, was found insane by the COM
missioncrs and will be sent to the Mt.
Pleasant asylum.
At What Cheer the other night
party of hoodlums lifted the town Jail
from its foundation in order to allow
one OF their friends to make his escape.
They were all captured and fined $40
and costs in the police court.
The Calvary Baptist church of Dav-
export, costing $40, 200, was dedicated
May rs h. The Rev. Wayland Hoyt,
OF Minneapolis, preached the morning
sermon, and the Rev. Lucius S. Haynes
of Troy, n. Y, delivered the evening
address.
The twenty-Gfth annual meeting
(silver anniversary of the Iowa State
Sabbath School association will meet
in Council Bluffs June 10, III and H.
An excellent programme has been
prepared and large attendance is
looked for.
Coal has been found on section 9,
township 9S, range 46, Lyon county,
in the seam of the outcropping rocks.
The specimens are not large but of
good quality, being hard and glossy.
Prospecting will begin at once, and
the outlook is flattering.
The entire old set of officials, with !
President Stephens at the head and c. |
c. Burdick as general manager, were !
reelected by tho stockholders of the |
Mason City road at their annual bust
ness meeting in Fort Dodge. The Off
cials would diyulge nothing as to the
future OF the road.
novel gopher hunt .ook place re-
Gently near LIE Mars. Several farmers
united to hunt them, and the losing !
side was to pay for a grand supper and |
dance. Each side were to cut off the |
tails of the gophers and they were to
be counted. One side had 5000 tails |
and the other over 5000.
Jno. Stanley was suddenly killed by |