Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-07-03
IOWA CUNpENSnD ITEMS


Tho 16 year old son Of postmaster
Margreby at Ilitcsville was drowned
few days ago.
While boring for water at Council
Bluffs vein of pure saltwas struck at
a depth Of forty feet.
The residence of Peter Osburg, a
miner at Coltax. burned few days
ago. The furniture WAS saved.
The river land settlers have de-
.ermined TO appeal their case to the
Supreme Court of the United States.
A Storm Lake citizen is experiment
lug with sugar cane, the seed of which
was sent to him by friend in South
Africa. .r
Eldora is to have a commercial and
telegraph training schoolfor educating
young men and women for business
positions.
3 j. II. Peterson was found dead in a
freight car at the depot in Shell Rock.
1t Is supposed that his death was caused
by sunstroke.
John Reed was found unconscious
near the Milwaukee track in Ottumwa
and died. Supposed to have been
foully dealt with.
The people of Clear Lake held an
indignation meeting to protest against
the opening of an original package
saloon in that city.
Conductor Schornerberger, Of the
Illinois Central, was instantly killed
near Dubuque. He was struck while
passing under a low bridge.
B.P. Crisis, OF Marshalltown, young
man about 23 years OF age, and a
brakeman on the Iowa Central, was
killed at Hedrick June 30th.
James McMullen and Arthur Will
Tliams were badly hurt in runaway
at Ottumwa, June Both. Young Nc
Mullen is in critical condition.
Jesse Butler, aged So, was found
dead in the road near his home four
miles east OF West Union. Heart dis
ease was supposed to be the cause.
The thermometer registered l12 at
Muscatine the other day and a number
of horses employed in cultivation crops
near the city fell dead from the heat.
D. w. Stoner, aged %, was drowned
in the Des MONIES river at Des Moines,
June 29th. The next day Oscar Carl
son, aged s years, was drowned in the
same city.
The funeral of VIM. G. Taylor, aged
63, occurred in Muscatine June 29th.
He served during the late war in Co.
A, 1st Iowa infantry, and In Co. H,
18th Iowa infantry.
John Jenkins was assaulted with a
brick-bat by Jack Monroe, at Ottumwa.
The brick broke Jenkins shoulder
blade and inflicted a bad wound on his
head. He will probably die.
Hon. d. j. McDaid, of Sac City,
has received the appointment of town
site trustee for the territory of Okla
homa. He will be chairman Of board
No ], with headquarters at Gutherie.
Lois, the 16-months-old child of Nor
man Castle, OF Ottumwa, while play
ing in the garden with nulaber OF
other children crawled into an open
welIaud was drowned before help could
arrive.
Among other prodigies Muscatine
has the youngest telegraph operator
in the state. His name is Enoch
Smith, is ! / years OF age and has mas
tered the keys so we'll as to surprise
the oldest operators.
The people OF Dayton are opposed
to original package saloons. They
held an enthusiastic meeting aud re-
solved In favor of taking vigorous
measures to prevent the existence OF
such places among themat all hazards.
Frank Gamble, Burlington, Cedar
Rapids & Northern switchman, fell
while making a switch in the yards at
Cedar Rapids, and the wheels passed
over his right foot and ankle, crushing
1t so badly that amputation was rem
dered necessary.
Charles Flemming, OF Storm Lake
the other day lost a finger while ad-
ministering paragoric to sick pig.
He inserted his hand into the animals
mouth to keep it open while he poured
in the medicine, when the trap sprung
4. and caught his finger.
George Hoffman, the Brighton farm
err who was buncoed out of 81, 245 by a
fakir with the Wallace show, attempt
ed to escape future sharpers by taking
huge dose OF arsenic. He took too
much and the poison refused to oper-
ate, thus saving his life.
Willard Best and Marie Glassburne err
were arrested at keol1uk and returned
TO their homes in Canton, Ill. They
ran away from their homes and joined
q transforming dramatic company.
The girl is only fifteen years of age
and the boy about nineteen.
Tho floating and headless body Of
man was picked up from the river
at-Burlington. The body was in the
last stages of decay and is totally un-
recognizable, put by bunch OF switch
keys found in the pants pocket it is
surmised that he is rallroader
At Mount Pleasant team ran away
throwing Mrs. Eli Smith and young
boy who was riding with her off a
bridge fifteen feet high. Mrs. Smith
had both arms broken, and being over
eighty years OF age, may not recover.
It is thought the ch!ld's injuries will
prove fatal.
Guam, the burglar, who was con-