Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-12-11


held at Oskaloosa. Senator r. X.
Vail, of Van Buren, county was
elected president, and G. w. Franklin,
OF Atlantic, secretary.
Fifty thousand acres OF land have
been sold in Winnebcgo county this
season to actual settlers, and whilo
prices OF land have materially advanc-
cd, we still have the best and cheapest
lands to be found in the state.
The Davenport District conference
has closed it's pleasant and profitable
session. A very good attendance was
had and fine programme. DR.. /.
L. Fleming, presiding elder of the dis
trict conducted the meetings.
Articles OF incorporation OF the
Ames Street Railway company have
been fled with Secretary jackson.
The capital stock is $50, 200. The
amended articles of incorporation of
the Fitch Typewriter company were
also fled
Two or three gamblers who have
done quiet business in Grlnnell for
the past year are in trouble. Several
OF the young men were taken to Mol.
tezuma to give evidence. Enough
was found to scare the crooks who left
in short order
The B. c. r. & N. railway have
put on new passenger train on Bel
mond division, which te, inmates at
Forest City. This new service was
entirely voluntary on the part of the
| Burlington road, but is no less
appreciated by the people on that ac
count.
!, At the meeting OF the State Woman
Suffrage association at Des Moines,
the following officers were elected:
Mrs. M. j. Coggshall, president; Mrs.
N. 7. Bemis OF Independence, vice
president, and Mrs. +. L. Smith. of
Fort Dodge, recording secretary. Mrs.
Callahan, of Des Moines, was re-
elected corresponding secretary.
Swan Gustavson, a Swede 20 years
old who lives at Cherokee, has just
fallen heir TO n large fortune by the
death ola relative in Pennsylvania.
The young man has been at work for
soma time in IL railroad gravel pit. He
does not seem much pulled up over his
good luck. Money was sent him to
come to Philadelphia, and he left to
claim his fortune.
The Eastern Iowa horticultural So
ciety recently at Iowa City was well at
tended at its two days session. OIL
GERS elected for the ensuing year: Pres
dent, a. G. Williams, State Center;
vice president, A. Branson, West
Branch; secretary, G. W. Burton, Cc-
dar Rapids; treasurer, III. Strohm,
Iowa City. The next meeting will be
held at Oskaloosa.
Officers from Denison, Iowa, have
been searching Omaha for John Chris
tianson. The object of the quest is
TO bring Christensen, who is de.
scribed as "A burly blacksmith, to time
for deserving wife and three babies
and running off with her l6-year-old
sister. Inc girl is described us rather
pretty and thoroughly infatuated with
her INSCRIPTIONS bro hcr-in.law.
The students OF Iowa College al
Griunell, and all others who have
taken an interest in the matter, are
rejoicing over the success of the
movement TO secure the right to cx.
cavate at Delphi in Greece. Among
those who took special interest in iha
matter was Prof. j. c. Crow, of Iowa
college, who supervised Greek
drama produced by the students at the
college about year ago.
Rev. Davidson, of the Congregation
al church, at Algona, surprised his
congregation by tepdering his resig-
nation as pastor. At meeting of the
board the resignation was accepted.
He has accepted call from the Con-
! gregational church of Iowa Falls and
will leave for his new field Of labor
about the middle of this month. He
has been pastor OF the church at AL
gona for two years and half.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state by the
Twin City Railway Company, Of
Council Bluffs, having capital stock
of $500, 900. They will operate "a road
| The German Mutual Fire Insurance
company, Of Eldora. and the What
] Cheer Drill company, also filed arti-
cles of incorporation. The latter has
a capital stock OF $1,000 and will
Manufacture coal drills.
The Fort Dodge packing house
which has been closed since early in
the spring will be opened and will be
operated as long rs hogs continue to
come in. The packing house people
at Oskaloosa are backing the owner Of
the house, William Mackeown, in his
enterprise. Large umbers of farm
ers have been saving their hogs with
the hope OF having a home market and
indications are that the house will
commence business with boom.
Mrs. }. II. Ellis, at Dubuque, went
to the Chicago. Milwaukee, & st. Paul
depot to take train. With her was
her little daughter. 6 years old. A
confederate engaged Mrs. Ellis in con,
versation while her husband seized
the little girl, who was playing about
the waiting room, and disappeared.
The police have since searched in
vain tor any trace OF them. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ellis had quarreled and she was
! poino hack tn her fathers home