Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-10-16
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DR.. Sprague, OF Council Bluffs, was
arrested for neglectiug TO report a case
OF diphtheria under his care.
The auditor of state has issued q
warrant for $500 to the Iowa Agri-
cultural college at Amcs. 1t is to be
used in improvements.
LIS grippe has struck Burlington
again. A number of Burlington peo-
pie ale down with il. Two deaths
from the d sease are reported.
The beautiful residence of Deputy
Sheriff Chapman burned down in
Cnaney, Clinton county, causing "A loss
OF So, 900. Insured for 81, 500.
1t is thought that the fire in the
McBee residence in Dubuque, in which
Mrs. McBee and her two children lost
thir lives, was the work Of an incen-
diary.
Capt. Peter Foster died at Mt.
Pleasant, Oct. 9th. He was SO years
old, the hero OF three wars. and was
the Oldest member of the Grand Army
in the United States.
Mrs. Corey Wilson OF New Sharon.
was seriously, il not fatally, injured,
Dy the discharge OF a shot gun. The
entire charge entered the calf OF her
leg, tearing all the flesh off
The new Nj. Z. church at Montezu-
ma was dedicated, Rev. j. B. Walker,
OF Adrian, Mich, conducted the ex-
ercises. A debt of 81, 200 was raised
before the dedicatory service.
The state auditor has issued cer-
tlflcate to the Iowa State bank at
Osceola. 1t has paid up capital of
$4,000. j. w. Wood is president
and +. w. Haskins Is secretary.
The remains OF Berthold Bosch, a
prominent brewer arrived at Burling-
ton for burial, he having died sudden
ly on the train while enroute between
New Orleans and jackson, Miss.
Captain Peter Foster. the oldest
member OF the Grand Army, died at
Mt Pleasant. He was ninety.six
years OF age, and fought in the war
OF 1912, Mexican war and civil war.
The difficulty between the auditor
and clerk of Clinton county regarding
the latter's salary, wherein the auditor
claimed he was overdrawing S$l, 200
a year, is TO be settled In two courts.
Since the Hennepin canal has be-
come an assured fact. eastern parties
are Offering to purchase the dormant
Davenport, Iowa 81 Dakota railway,
put and II in active operation without
delay.
The expenses OF the German kreiger-
fest, or war veterans union, recently
held at Davenport, were IS, 587. 66,
and the receipts $5,962.68, leaving a
cash balance in the treasury OF
$375.62
Reuben Brown, aged 81 years. a
pioneer Of the Illinois and Iowa lead
mines, dropped dead on the street at
Bellevue, of heart disease. He has
been q resident of that place for more
than forty years.
The work OF finishing the interior
of the new hospital at the Marshall
town soldiers home is progressing
rapidly. The boilers have been placed
in position, and the bath equipments
are now going on.
Mrs. William Topper, OF Mason
City. who has been addicted to the
reading of light literature, has left her
husband and family OF two children
in that city, for parts unknown. She
made no explanation.
Two little daughters OF N. b.
Speedy, living near Allison, were
nearly suffocated by smoke from their
burning home and were rescured with
difficulty, The house and all its con.
tents is total loss.
Richard Ackley at Brooklyn, was
held to answer before the grand jury
to the serious charge OF putting an OBJ
struction on the Rock Island road for
the purpose of wrecking a train. He
says he did it because he was put of
the cars.
c. w. Plumly, twenty years of age,
while trying to get on freight train
at West Liberty, fell beneath the cars
and his left arm was crushed, necessi.
tating its removal at the shoulder. lie
was not otherwise injured, and his re-
covery is probable.
The president of the State Farmers
Alliance has Issued call for the an.
nual convention TO be held in Des
Moines, October go, at Hibernian hall,
The ratio OF representation will be
one delegate from each local and three
from each county alliance.
L. ID. Evans, oldest past grand.
master OF Iowa Odd Fellows, died very
suddenly at Fairfield, Oct. 9Th, aged
30 years. Capt. Evans was pioneer
in that part OF Iowa, and was esteem
I'd by all who knew him. He was one
Of the original proprietors of Ottumwa.
Arthur, l4-year-old son o!
James Wilson, OF Foster, Monroe
,ounty, was standing on box ear al
tho station in Abba, when train
packed up against it with such force
As to knock him off the car. His head
struck the rail, killing him instantly.
Ed. Kearns at Keokuk, wanted to
till somebody Oct. 9Th. He didn't
fare who, and AS his wife and mother
we're the handiest he proceeded ia
.work them off, but was fortunately
,re-ented by officers who placed him