Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-08-28
IOWA CONDENSED ITEMS

George Warner, near LIE banon, Van
Buren, county, committed suicide by
hanging. No cause assigned.
At Charles City burglars broke into
lawyer p. w. Burrs' house and took
gold watch, overcoat and some twenty
odd dollars.
The sisters OF st. Francis, German
sisterhood in Dubuque, admitted thir-
teen young ladies to their order
August goth.
George L. Cow, Esq, prominent
citizen and attorney OF Adair county,
died at Greenfield on the morning Of
August oath.
Special agents to collect manufac-
turing statistics in Iowa have been APP
pointed as follows: nj. A. Harmon, at
DEBORAH; j. w. Ballnigle, at Daven-
port.
Hosea Kipford, an orphan boy, aged
IL, while playing with large Colts
revolver at Creston accidentally shot
himself through the breast and was
instantly killed.
There is trouble with the glucose
works, at Marshalltown, again. A
lady has sued them for 81, 900 damages
to her property on account OF odors
bad for the nose.
A light frost made its appearance in
the northern part OF the state on the
morning OF Aug. 22nd. Among places
mentioned where it was observed are
Fort Dodge, Ida Grove and Eagle
Grove.
The marriage of Don Lathrop Love,
OF Lincoln, Neb., and Miss Julia Lar
rabee, second daughter of ex- Governor
Larrabee, was solemnized at the Lar
rabee homestead, near Clermont,
Aug. Goth.
By the giving away Of derrick in
Sioux City Michael Fay was fatally
and William Hughbank seriously in
jured by being struck by falling
timber. Both are young men and I'M
married.
Auditor Lyons has completed the
footings OF all personal property as
sessed in the state. The total vaula-
ton for 1890 is $1O5. 543, 264, an In
crease of IL 979, 1928 over the total for
the year 1889.
The Western Wheel Scraper Works
at Mt. Pleasant were. damaged by fire
again to the extent of many thousands
of dollars on the evening Of the goth.
The fire will throw 200 men out of
employment temporarily.
Prof. j. j. Merrill, for twenty-five
years superintendent of the schools at
Lafayette, Indiana, Inns been chosen
by the school board of Cedar Rapids
to succeed Prot. j. P. Hendricks as
superintendent of the city schools.
In Des Moines father and mother
got drunk together, and in their
beastly condition murdered their babe,
probably by stepping upon it. Its
appearance indicated that its head
had been crushed by the heavy foot of
the man.
Thomas II. Little was found dead
in passenger coach al Nora junction
Aug. 10. He got on the train at
Everly and was to get off at the above
place. When the brakeman went to
wake him up, he was found dead.
No cause is yet assigned.
A large barn near Anita, belonging
Ito Leo Schall was destroyed by fire,
together with the contents. Several
valuable horses and other stock were
destroyed. The loss is quite heavy
one; insurance $l,700. 1t is thought
the fire was OF incendiary origin.
Michael and Jane Lesser, an aged
couple OF seventy years or Whereabouts,
were married in Dubuque the other
day for the third time. They quar-
relied and separated twice. Both APP
peared to be pleased to be again unit
ed. They have grown-up grand chill
dren.
The Republicans Of the Eighteenth
Judicial District, comprising the
counties OF Linn, Jones and Cedar.
met in convention in Cedar Rapids and
selected, on the first ballot, as candi-
dates for judges of the district, James
d. Giffen. OF Linn county, and John S.
Stacy, of Jones county.
Fred Keith, a professional thief,
was arrested at Fort Dodge with a
stolen horse aud carriage in his pos
session. The arrest was made on evi.
dence from authorities at Cherokee
where the outfit was stolen. A satchel
full of jewelry and another one con-
tanning burglars tools we're found IN
the carriage.
Deputy United States Marshal
Davenport Aug. 10Th arrested at
Sioux City a man named Del Hines,
who had in his possession number
OF counterfeit coins of the denomina-
ton of % and 90 cents. The man
came TO Sioux City with horse and
buggy from Modamin, where he had
got rid of large number of spurious
coins.
Fred Doyle, aged twenty years, &c.
cidentally shot himself, dying instant
ly, in Des Mones, or. the the night OF
the 10Th. A revolver in his hand was
accidentally discharged, the ball pass
ing through his head. He had been
employed for four years in whole
sale grocery store, and was the only
child OF widowed mother.
The liquor stock of Solomon Man
derscheid at Sioux City, valued at
49, 900. was seized Aug. goth Mt the