Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-05-08
IOWA CONDENSED ITEMS


A convention of bee-keepors will be
held at Onawa May 7th.
Extensive street improvements arc
being made in Davenport.
Measles aud mumps are playing al
engagement at Greenville.
The Congregationalists OF Lyons
will build a new $1,000 church.
Extensive street paving improve
ments are being made in Davenport.
Over $40 900 in building improve
ments will be made in Otto this season.
Tho work OF building the new -four
ing mill at Neville will begin in few
days.
Work has begun on the new electric
car line between Waterloo and Cedar
Falls.
The buildings OF a Methodist univer-
sity at Sioux City is to be commenced
at once.
Governor Boies will lay the corner
stone OF the new court house at Red
Oak, July A.
Council Bluffs has adopted the
.'ckain-gang" system of utilizing
tramps and vags.
The glucose company at Marshall
town will erect an additional building
at cost of $4,000.
The saloon men at Keokuk are pay
ing license under the house OF public
entertainment ordinance.
The government dam near Burling-
ton has been damaged by high water
to the omount OF $4,000.
Hawarden claims to be doing more
building this season than any other
town in northwestern Iowa.
Vandals in Council Bluffs defaced
The headstones in Fairview cemetery
by using them for target practice.
The home of Conductor Rickeubaug,
OF Boone, was robbed OF nearly 5000
worth of jewelry by burglars recently.
Burglars were discovered at work
10 break into store at Fort Dodge
They fed leaving their tools behind
them.
The residence of Cashier Hannah,
of the Citizens Bank in Council Bluffs,
was damaged by fire to the amount OF
$1,000
Edward Bohe, 19-year-old Ottum-
wa boy, has started out in life by be.
coming defendant in breach of prom
Use suit.
The senate confirmed the appoint
ment of I. j. Wood as postmaster at
Anamosa, and A. Z. Mcconnell at
Spencer.
The large drug store of Wyaut
Bros, at Waterloo, was fired by an
incendiary and damaged to the extent
OF 81 800.
8 Lawrence Stone, car repairer OF the
Chicago, MilGaukee & st. Paul, at
Marion, was run over by train and
lost leg.
An unknown tramp was drowned at
Davenport by the capsizing OF boat
while on his way to Sylvan island with
keg OF beer.
The residence OF John Marlin in
Harlan township. Page county. was
burned. the fire starting from stove
falling on n bed.
The building OF union depot at
Council Bluffs is now assured, all the
roads entering that city having come
to an agreement
The prohibitionists of the Eighth
district will meet in convention on the
14th at Clearfeld to nominate candi-
date for congress.
Fret bugs have been at work in Gin
ton. Three incendiary fires occurred
there on themorning q the 4th. The
losses amount to sl.10O.
Gov. Boies has appointed j. H. Camp
bell, OF Des Moines. and w. II. Pratt
OF Montezuma, assistant state veterin-
airy surgeons for two years.
Five store buildings, the city hall,
calaboose and engine house burned at
Griswold. Loss, $4,000; insurance
will cover about half the loss.
a young man from Oakland, named
Mcleod, was killed by being knocked
off moving train in Illinois while
taking a load OF cattle to Chicago.
Quite a heavy frost prevailed at
Council Bluffs and other places in Iowa
on the night OF the 4th. Very little
damage to fruit or other crops report
ed.
The coal find near Broken Kettle
will te fully developed this summer.
A specimen of what experts pronounce
to be silver ore was recently found in
the mine.
George Allingham, working in a
Council Bluffs grocery, was bitten by
a tarantula concealed in bunch OF
bananas, and it was with difficulty his
life was saved.
At the state campmeeting OF the
Seventh Day Adventists to be held at
Oak Park, Des Meines, frome June 3
to 10th, all the departments OF the diff
ferent societies will be present.
Robert Donahue, of Burlington, has
filed the initial joint rate complaint
against the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy, Burlington, Cedar Rapids &
Northern, and Central railroads.
w. NJ. Wilson, young man OF Cres-
ton, took dose OF strychnine, quick
silver and morphine with suicidal in
tent. Prompt medical aid saved him;
dependency because out of work.