Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-02-13

q. ). Rogers will representthe Iowa
Wesleyan university ut the State ora
torical contest on the 9th. His sub
ject is 1.-The Philosophy OF Progress"
The jury at Sioux City in the case
of James Shannon, for the murder of
James Dudgeon on the End of Decem-
Der last, returned verdict of mot
guilty."
The Northwestern crematory So
ciety OF Davenport expects to build
crematory before long and a committee
has been appointed to solicit funds for
that purpose.
Three new cases have been filed in
the federal court by Iowa shippers
against the C. & NV. railroad for
over-charges. The total amount now
claimed is $63, 200.
John Conley, of Iowa Falls, pur-
chased, at Independence, Ollie Drake,
2:28; sire, Joe Gavin; dam by Louis
Napoleon. The price was between
$4,000 and $4,000.
A man working for the firm OF Cole
& Cole, of Council Bluffs, was nearly
killed by shock of electricity received
from an iron door, which had came in
contact with an electric wire.
Samuel Wilson, aged 10 years, was
sutfocated by foul air or gas in well
near Lewis Feb. 4th. Wilson was
cleaning the well, which was 125 feet
deep. Wilson's parents live at Lewis,
owa
Julia Stellan, of Council Bluffs, and
William Thomas, who eloped, are now
supposed to be living in Sioux City.
Chief Seavy has asked the chief in
that city to look them up. Mrs. Stel-
Ian, the mother, is still in Omaha.
The total receipts of the boys indus
trial school, as shown by the monthly
report filed with the governor for the
past month were $S,06707; expendi-
lures, $2,S74.04; balance, $l93.03.
The number of inmates at the close OF
the month was 3S2.
A fire broke out in the Phoenix hall
block, Belle PLANE, on the morning of
the 9th, and it being impossible to save
the building, ali efforts were directed
to saving property and keeping the fire
from spreading. The building was
owned by Montgomery Bros. Total
loss estimated at $25, 900; partly in
sured.
3 Laura b. Walters has been appointed
postmistress at Mondamin, Harrison
county. A postoffice has been estab-
lished at Buffalo Center, Winnebago
county, and Royal NJ. Pomeroy APP
pointed postmaster. An Office has
been established at Port Louisa, Louisa
county, and Jas. +. McGill appointed
postmaster.
The city council of Creston, are in
vestigating the accounts of Mayor Pat
terson. Charges were brought of mall
feasance in office, appropriating mon
les to his own use, and refusing to pay
to the city treasurer public money in
his possession amounting to about $10,-
0C0. The mayor fled an answer de-
nying each and every charge.
Twelve of the injunction cases against
saloons have been passed upon in Keo-
kuk. The terms are that the operators
of the saloons in question abate the
nuisances; that in future they will not
engage in the business of the illegal
sale of Intoxicating liquors within the
jurisdiction of the court, and that they
pay the costs of suit.
VIM. Alexander, arrested on acharge
of attempting to sell counterfeit money
in Buchanan county, was examined
before United States Commissioner
Hobbs and held in $1,000 bonds for
trial, in default of which he was placed
in Jail. Two other parties arrested
with him were discharged. He offered
to sell $4,000 of bogus money for $40O.
}. II. Wenger, OF South English,
Keokuk county, has clock with his
tory. 1t was brought to this country
by Mr.. Wengers great-grandfather in
1929, and had been in the family many
years in the old country, and is sup
posed to have been made sometime be
tween 1000 and 100. The clock is
made of brass, and has a solid silver
face.
James Waters, an elderly gentleman
living in Sioux City, went to cut
kindling wood and did not notice that
the clothes line was directly above his
head until the axe caught on the line
and he was thrown to the ground.
The axe struck him on the back of the
neck, cutting a cash four and half
inches long, the blade burying itself in
the muscles of his neck. The wound
is considered dangerous.
The transportation committee for
the pioneer lawmakers of Iowa have
received responses from all the rail-
road lines in regard to the reduction
of fare to the reunion TO be held in
Des Moines, February 27th and 28th.
Ali have kindly complied with the re-
quest OF the committee, and will allow
the usual reduction, making the fare
for the round trip one and one-third.
In order to obtain the benefit of this
reduction the applicant must procure
at the local Office, or place of starting,
his certificate, or ticket, paying their
full fare one way. The certificate OBJ
tanned from the local railroad agent
must, on arrival at Des Moines, be
presented to the proper secretary Of
the reunion, and by him be counter
signed or certified. This will entitle
the holder to the proper reduction of
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