Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-06-26


theme 1.-The Pioneer Washnh." The
pioneer record book was explained by
the secretary, Il. N. Chapin-over
sixty entries in u few months.
Knoxville gets the new Industrial
Homo for Adult blind. and nearly
score OF other Iowa towns are envying
Marion county's capital the good luck.
The commission to locate tho institu-
ton was in session at tho capitol at
Des Moines, Juno 18th. and after
taking nearly 100 secret ballots de-
cided upon Knoxville by u vote of TO
/. After carefully considering tho
propositions made by each OF the COM
peting cities, balloting began. The
votes varied wildly, as might have
been expected, and 1t took long time
to reach n result.
The annual state convention OF tho
Roman Catholic Mutual Protective as
ISOLATION closed It's session at Dyers-
vile. juno 10th. Over ono hundred
delegates were In attendance. The
most important business coming be.
fore the convention was n proposition
introduced by the Fort Dodge delegates
to establish building and loan depart
ment for the benefit OF members OF the
association. The convention passed
favorably upon tho proposition and u
committee was appointed to take such
action as may be necessary to put 1t
into operation.
The July bulletin OF the state board
OF health in its mortuary shows that
the death rate OF the entire state for
1880 was 16 per 1000 OF the living
population. In 1885 with nm increase
of population OF 1926, 297, tho annual
death ratio was AS per 10000 OF the
living population. IL says in 1000
with an estimated population OF p
1913, 477 an increase $40, 564 the annual
death rate Is estimated Mt fraction
over per 1000 OF the population.
The rscord shows that fully 90 per cent
OF the total deaths In 1900 l-2 were
caused by contagious and therefore
preventable diseases.
A Davenport fruit dealer the other
day received q carload OF bananas, and
on inspecting them found what he
supposed to be u nest Of Mexican pup
by dogs. The nest contained four OF
the little animals, the mother and
three young ones. The mother is
about the size of small rat, while
the young ones are about rs big as a
mouse. Instead, however, OF being
Mexican puppy dogs, they are the
smallest known species of the oppo-
sum. They belong to tropical coun-
tries and arc found principally in
Guinea, Costa Rica and Central
America. He will endeavor to raise
them for pets.
What is known among surgeons as
the Cesarian operation was performed
at Keokuk the other day upon a de-
formed colored dwarf named Laura
jackson. The woman stood the opera
tion with remarkable nerve, and IL Is
thought both mother and child will
recover. She charges the paternity
of tho child to well known white
man living near her home. The Cesar.
ian operation is very rare, but few
cases having occurred in the state,
this being the first time In Keokuk. II
is so called from julius Caesar, whose
birth is said to have been by means of
the operation and who received his
surname from 1t.
Mrs Jake Furnas at Marshalltown,
attempted suicide by taking morphine.
Some Of the neighbors discovered her
condition soon after she had taken the
DOSE. and a physician was called in.
The situation was interes ting to say
the least. She was In stupor, and
her husband drunk. The latter didn't
propose to have any Interference in
his domestic affairs and proceeded to
throw every one out OF doors that came
in, including the doctor. His violence
resulted in his arrest and he is In Jail.
Meanwhile another physician was call
ed and the two have been laboring
with the victim to counterfeit the in
fuence OF the drug, but the woman is
still in a critical condition and the re-
suit is doubtful. The cause assigned
for the attempted suicide is domestic
troubles.
An amateur troupe OF theatrical per-
formers were arrested at Belknap. Da-
Wis county, June 18th, and brought to
Bloomfield for trial before Squire Horn.
From the information and the evidence
lady was disturbed by the hoodlum
element OF Belknap that tried to peep
into her dressing apartment while she
changed costume for the different acts.
She told them several times to leave,
but ono by the name OF Toole and a few
others persisted in looking, and she
filled revolver with soap, and having
q blank cartridge behind 1t, fred 1t at
Toole, which flied his clothing with
soap. The boy ran wildly away, and
smarting under the pain and chagrin
of being shot, had the lady arrested
and brought to Bloomfield. Frank
Eichelberger, defended the lady and
moved that the trial be dismissed,
which was done without hesitation.
DOWN TO DEATH
An En- Uine nd Five Man Dlnnna IN