Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-03-27

iu"Siouo III VIC NiClusl1 VI LOG
'idgc. Recently gang of them -,
Up Agent Mcfarland, OF the -
Island. in his office, and t
money and valuable gol - -,
him. They also took" ;, 80,
he catch-post, cut man sack from
oined quantity ~ .ar;,,anod moi,
amounting to- *
D. go big fight between Mayor
- and the new city council of
re %, the trouble growing out OF
February investigation of the
-sayor's shortage to the city. Patter-
son suspended Marshal Donahoe,
designating Policeman Graham to act.
Donahoe refused TO be suspended. Ora
ham refused to act and there is big
municipal sensation brewing.
Attorney General Stone has received
the abstract of the evidence in the ia
nous Billings case which comes up for
trial at the next term of the supreme
court. The abstract fills u volume of
over 400 pages and was prepared by
the county attorneys of Bremen and
Blackhawk counties. The abstract
was prepared because OF the objection
OF the states attorneys to the abstract
prepared by Billings himself.
The entire population of the little
village of Somerset were out hunting
dogs one evening recently. The great.
est excitement prevailed. A dog be-
longing 10 Mrs. Brazleton went mad,
and before he could be confined had
bitten number OF other dogs and sew
eral domestic animals. The rabid dog
escaped into the country. The inhab-
itants are striving to discover and kill
all dogs which were bitten by him.
A number Of Council Bluffs SPORTS
visited Omaha to witness dog fight
between Council Bluffs dog called
Terror" and an Omaha canine with
the handle Grip" Considerable cash
was up on the contest, and after salts
factory arrangements the battle began.
Grip" got grip on Terror which
could not be shaken off. and in ten
minutes time the dog was whipped and
the disconsolate Iowa sports returned
to their homes.
Suit has been commenced in the dis
trict court Of Dallas county, by NJ.
Grady. father and administrator of the
late Peter Grady, against the Mlwau-
kec, for $25, 900 damages for the loss
OF his sou. II will he remembered
that the deceased was brakeman on
the Milwaukee, and while setting a
brake the wheel came orf throwing him
between the cars, killing him instant
ly. Cardell g. Nichols represent the
defense. The plaintiff will be repre-
sented by Kaufman & Guernsey, Of
Des Moines. Ed Levill has also sued
the company for $4,000 damages on
account of getting a foot crushed in
the turn table at the round house.
A remarkable instance OF the travels
of package OF freight is reported by
the Irwin Phillips company. Sept. Z,
1888, bale of cotton plaids was ship
ped fran a North Carolina cotton mill
N hn Al l.
dry goods house. The other day the
package reached its destination after
being in transit nearly nineteen
months. Who're the package had been
no one knows; and the history Of its |
travels would doubtless make an inter-
esting tale. Naturally enough, the
goods were damaged. but not to more
than 20 or 80 per cent of their full !
value. That anything was left of the
bale is a cause for surprise.
About three years ago Mr.. Pierson
Wilson, Of Clinton, through some ac-
cident stuck the blade OF knife into |
his hand, the blade being broken about |
OF an inch from the end, !
and remaining imbedded in the palm. |
He suffered considerably, but on the |
advice OF physicians at the time allow |
I'd the blade 10 remain and has carried |
it since, until last week, when il pain |
ed him so severely and the member |
swelled so, that acting on the advice !
Of Dir. Peterson, he had the hand cut |
open and the blade taken out. 1t was |
corroded. He feels very |
much relieved and will soon have the |
use of the hand, which he has not had !
for three years past.
Hon. James Il. Lane, Of Davenport, |
lied at Denver, March 10Th, after a
prolonged illness with Bright's dis
ease. He was one OF the ablest and |
most respected men of Iowa. He was
born at Freeport, Pa, in 1910, and
worked hard for an education and won
TO the bar. He came to |
Davenport in 1854, and ever after was
Identified with the progress Of the |
State. He served as State Representa-
i've from Scott county for one term,
N the election of 1861, was made one
Of the presidential electors that seated
Grant and Wilson in 1873, and was
United States district at
.orney soon after. He resigned in
1882 and devoted himself to his hand
some private practice.