Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-06-19
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izing a brass band.
Work has commenced on the new
Odd Fellows temple at Waterloo.
Joseph Wondracek was drowned
while bathing in pond near Gregg.
The total assessed valuation of all
property In Black Hawk county is &c.
765, 4S5.
Largo numbers OF colored people
are arriving at Cedar, the new coal
town near Abba.
Preparations are being made to
utilize the brick and tile clay deposits
at Corrcctionyille.
] he spiritualists Of Iowa will hold
their annual meeting at Browns grove
near New Hartford, July 4th and 9Th.
w. C. Wardy, an old and respected
farmer, died at Hamburg, from the
effects of injuries sustained in a runa-
way.
BY the setting aside of the will Of
tho late Samuel j. rilden S., 1000 Of
tho estate goes to w. G. Wilson, of
Clinton.
Albert Refs, aged sixteen, while
blowing in field near Iowa City, was
killed by lightning. The horses were
also killed.
Two brothers, John and Frank Cum
ningham, were drowned near Audubon
on the 18th. Their ages were about
! 6 and IS.
At Iowa Falls, Ivah Lawson, the
young daughter of o. j. Lawson, fell
from bluff into the Iowa river and
was drowned.
Morrison, the burglar who escaped
jail at Ottumwa, was caught at Peoria
and his accomplice, Louis Knapp, was
arrested in Ottumwa.
The farmers of Plymouth county are
holding meetings to discuss the ad-
visibility Of establishing mutual
home insurance company.
The Independence Electric Light
company with q capital stock OF $780,
900. has filed articles of incorporation
IN the secretary of states office.
II. S. Sabin, of Mason City, while
passing through Marshalltown had his
pockets picked. With quite sum Of
money stolen was two valuable notes.
Several incendiary fires have oc-
CURED In Davenport lately, and Mayor
Ficke has offered reward of $500 for
the arrest and conviction of the per-
petrators.
George Saul, of Burlington, was
fatally injured by being knocked from
tho steps of passenger train by
coming in collision with the spout of
u water tank.
Ed. Wallis original package house
contents ut Nevada, were seized by the
mayor and the stock placed in charge
OF ex-sheriff Banks. A test case viii
DO made OF this seizure.
Mrs. Anton Mollers. an aged lady.
committed suicide at Keokuk, June 10,
by hanging. She was of unsound mind
and attempted self-destruction in sim
liar manner about year ago.
The Shellenberger watch company
declined the offer of 200 acres OF land
offered by Dubuque as a bonus for To-
eating factory in that city, which
virtually ends all negotiations.
G. II. Huckey is wanted at Bedford,
charged with obtaining money under
false pretences. He is said to have
swindled an Omaha firm out of COM
mission on goods he never sold.
Officer Harrington, ON the regular
police force of Council Bluffs, was
thrown from his horse and fatally in
| iured. His collar bone was broken
In two places and three ribs broken.
While attempting to board a train
at Perry Charles j. Shugart, of Ne
vada, fell between the cars and was
crushed to death. He was 23 years
old and leaves a wife AMI one child.
Joseph Settle, of Gladstone, Illinois.
was found in the switch yards of the
c., Is. g. Q. at Burlington on the 18th,
with his head severed from his body.
Everything points TO a case OF suicide.
In the sundry civil appropriation
bill reported 10 the house appears an
appropriation OF 500, 900 for public
building at Burlington, and $500 for
the improvement of the public build
ing at KeOkuk.
Drake University of Des Moines has
undertaken to build a $50, 900 science
ball to accommodate its growing needs.
The new catalogue of the university,
just out, shows an actual enrolment
for the year of 1872.
Mrs. Ayers, of Davenport, has been
missing for several days, and it is sup
posed to he case of drowning. A
lookout is requested and any informa-
ton respecting such Il person should
be reported to the chief OF police at
either Muscatine or Davenport.
Mother Agnes MARY Agnes Ker-
VIM died in Mercy hospital, at Daven-
port, at the age of As. She was very
popular among her co-workers, and
endeared herself to the people OF
Davenport by her gentle ministration
in times of sickness and distress.
A few nights ago at Mason City
some Williams went over TO the ceme-
terry and after tipping over and break
ing vases, defaced several monuments
by iabbing them with some heavy
sharp instrument. The trustees now
have the matter In hand and will hunt
down the culprits.
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