Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-07-10
IOWA CUNDENSTb ITEMS

have renominated Walter l. Hayes
for Congress.
Two fires occurred on the 4th in
Council Bluffs, both Of which had their
origin from fire crackers.
VIII Hickey, a ten-year-old Villisca
boy, has been sent to the reform school
for burglarizing the residence OF the
mayor.
judges Ladd, Lewis and Wakefield
were renominated by acclamation at
the republican judicial conventian at
Cherokee.
A barn belonging TO l.. III. Justi,
four and one-haf miles from Kingsley,
was struck by lightning and burned.
Two horses and five valuable hogs
persisted.
The Albion city council has passed
an ordinance making it an offense to
be on the streets after 10 o'clock at
night, and two young men have been
arrested for being out at that unseemly
hour and jailed.
Patrick Hagan, a Cedar count
farmer. committed suicide by shooting
himself through the heart. He was
an old soldier and recently the pension
board had recommended that his pen.
sion be increased.
Council Bluffs is making great
war over the census, which shows a
population of 81, 900 instead of 10000
as has been claimed. The enumerator
is getting abuse on every hand, as If
the result was his fault.
At Hepburn, Page county, James
Williams and James Darnell quarrelled
about dollar the former owed the
latter, when Williams drew revolver
and shot Darnell through both thig his,
making wound that may prove
serious.
Charles Bryant, on his way to Gar
rison with load of hogs, met with a
serious if not fatal accident. His team
became frightened and threw him out
on his head, cutting the scalp almost
entirely off, also fracturing his arm
and shoulder.
The Davenport Glucose Works have
been sold 10 the American Preserves
Co., OF Pittsburg, for 81, 100000, the
larger part OF the consideration being
cash, and the rest in stock. The works
are the largest west of Buffalo. and
have capacity of 5000 bushels OF
corn daily.
The seventh reunion OF the old
soldiers and sailors of Lee county was
held at Fort Madison on the Sd, and
was quite well attended. The people
OF the Gem City exerted themselves in
arranging for the entertainment of
the veterans with the result that
everybody was well cared for.
Every employe of the Illinois Central
from President Fish urging all en-
ployes to invest their savings in Illinois
Central stock. He suggests that each
one notify the company how much he
wishes to invest each year, and a GER
tifcate of stock will be issued for it.
Robert M. Shields, prominent citi
zen Of Black Hawk county about 81
years of age, who lived with his son.
while temporarily insane, escaped
from his room and wandered two miles
from home. When found he had fallen
into barb wire fence and cut himself
SO severely that he died from the
effects.
The new mile track was opened at
Independence July 4th with a large
and enthusiastic attendance. Allerton
trotted four heats, making the third
in 2;162, the fastest mile ever made on
an Iowa track. The track was in
excellent condition, but cold day and
heavy vest wind impeded the speed
several seconds.
Farmer Kaufman, the Fairfield man
who was buncoed out of 81, 250 by
faklrs with the Wallace show few
weeks ago. employed Detective Nor
ris, of Springfield, o., to run down
the ounco men. Norris succeeded in
finding The men and recovering tho
money, but he charged the ancient
granger $500 for the job.
During storm recently the house
of Widow Ludwig, near Coldwater,
was struck by tightening and Mrs.
Ludwig instantly killed. Three of
the children were shocked, but when
they recovered found their mother
standing in the corner of the room
with life extinct The father died
suddenly OF heart disease some ten
months ago.
Injunction proceedings were COM
menced against Tom Mulvaney and
wife, OF Eldon, and q search made Of
their place of business, which resulted
in the taking OF two barrels OF bottled
beer and several gallons of liquors.
These parties have been selling in open
defiance OF the law almost since the
prohibitory amendment in Iowa was
enacted.
While out driving the other evening
Misses Louise Needham, OF Oskaloosa
and Ella Duncan, OF Columbus juno
ton, were seriously though 1t is not
thought fatally, injured. Their cart
collided with butchers wagon, and
both ladies were thrown violently to
the ground. Both were picked up un-
conscious, Miss Duncan remaining so
until next morning.
Louis Branch, brakeman on the
G. NJ. & st. p railroad, was killed
July lst at Warwick side track, west
"a Do.,,, that 10 Unnwp ahnut