Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-08-07

Another original pacSaTe palace,
10x12. has been erected on Il back
alley at Coon Rapids. starting bust
ness with keg Of stale beer. a tin
cup, and fourteen bottles OF doctored
and drugged stuG called whisky.
The governor has received notice
from the commissioner Of the general
land Office that the claim for indemnity
on about 800 acres OF land in Polk
county, selected as swamp, or over
flowed, has been finally rejected.
George Mcmillan. a well-known citi.
zen OF Marshalltown, and brother OF
Warden Mcmillan of Fort Madison,
fell down stairway and received in
ternal injuries from which he died an
hour and a half later.
George Dodge, a Chicago, Burling-
ton d Quincy brakeman, was killed by
being struck by The overhead iron.
work of bridge near Bigssville. He
was on top OF a freight car and being
new man was not accustomed to the
run.
A serious accident occurred at Nora
Springs July 29th. During violent
electrical storm lightning struck and
instantly killed Henry Gage and Sc
riously il not fatally injured John
Linhart. Both were residents OF Nora
Springs.
Rev. Mr.. Hayden OF the Christian
church and Rev. Mr., Niblock OF the
United Presbyterian church OF Mar
shalltown have resigned their respect
i've charges on account OF dissatisfac-
lion with their rigid views on pro-
hibition.
j. Melting. Il section hand on the
Diagonal, was run over and instantly
killed by the cars three miles north of
Waterloo. Melting was propclling a
hand car, alone, on the track, when a
freight train ran him down with the
above result.
The contract for laying the founda-
ton for the new Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy depot at Creston has been
let and work will begin Sept. l. The
foundation will be of blue limestone
and will present handsome and SUBJ
stantial appearance.
viii harrington, farmer living
near Fort Dodge, was struck by light
ming while standing in his granary
door. The fluid did not affect the up
per part of his body, hut his feet were
horribly burned. Amputation may be
necessary but it is thought he will live.
Pension Agent Marine, of Des
Moines, estimates that the new pension
law will increase the Iowa pension roll
from so, 600 to $4,000. This new law
is grand thing, and in Iowa alone it
increases the number OF soldiers that
will receive benefit in pensions by 80
per cent.
The original package institution
started in Humeston has been closed.
The owners made the acquaintance Of
the county Jail a couple OF days and
were willing to betake themselves to
pastures new. The citizens were
unanimous in their decision that they
should go,
Leon Lewis, the story writer, re-
siding in Dubuque, is organizing a
company to supply Chicago with wa
ter from Lake Superior through inn
mense pipes, which will also turn the
Chicago river into the canal and thence
into the Mississippi. lie is very
sanguine of his scheme,
The Iowa State Fair is being we'll
advertised. One can scarcely pick up
an Iowa paper wi hout noticing arti-
Giles concerning it. Other papers out
SIDE the state are also giving the lair
many complimentary notices and every
thing points to the most successful
fair ever held in the state.
The new creamery at Guthrie Cen
ter is running lively. One week it
received 26,00O pounds Of milk which
it turned into 2.760 pouads OF cheese.
The building boom continues. Work
has begun on the construction OF the
city water works plant, which will be
pus he'd to early completion.
As the west-bound passenger train
pulled out from the depot at West
Liberty the other morning Charles H.
Ritter, who had stepped from the
train, attempted to get on again, but
missed his footing, fell under the
wheels and was instantly killed. He
resided in Rock Island, TO which point
the remains were taken.
John Murphy, a well-known shoe
maker in Burlington, and his friend,
August Helluer, got drunk together
and while going home scuffie oc-
Cured near Murphy's house. Hellner
ran against pocket knife in Murphy's
hands, the blade striking him on the
temporal bone and killing him instant
ly. Murphy gave himself up.
Agents OF the Pabsts brewing COM
pany, Of Milwaukee, opened package
joint at Red Oak the other day and
run two hours, when the place was
closed by 250 cases OF beer being seiz-
ed, and all 20 answer in the near fu-
ture to long array OF counts. Retri-
button was prompt and thorough, and
Red Oak is still without saloons.
Amelia Kerhoff, an amiable and
accomplished girl living near Hum
boldt, accidentally shot herself through
the heart while attempting to take a
forty eight calibre self-acting revolver
from pocket In her brothers coat.
Her finger in some way touched the
trioUap and tho hullat nanairatad he,