Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-05-01

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grander scale than ever before. A
guarantee fund Of twenty-five thousand
dollars was subscribed in less than FIVE
minutes TO begin the work.
Articles OF incorporation have been
filed with the Secretary of State by
the o. !. Searles Manufacturing Com
pany, of Fl. Madison. The capital
stock of the company is $4,000.
Articles OF incorporation have also
been filed by the Clinton Abstract
Company with capital stock of $l0,-
600.
Mrs. Richard Greencr, vile OF
prominent insurance man OF Dubuque,
became insane and tried TO kill her two
children by placing pan Of burning
charcoal in their bedroom. The house
caught fire, and upon neighbors break
ing in the door found her with a BUTCH
err knife in her hand. She was so vio-
lent that it took two men to overpower
her.
At the close of business on the eve-
ming of April Goth Iowa had outstand.
ing warrants to the amount OF SIS :
062.3 SO, with general fund on hand
in the treasury of 5000, O00.35, leaving
cash balance in favor of the State
OF 1857, 2S7.94. After business hours
on the same day an additional $1,000
came in, which is not included in the
above.
A very sad case Of child burning &C.
Cured at Nodaway on the person OF a
little S-year-old boy OF Levi Herman,
two miles north, few days ago. The
children were burning stalks and weeds
when the clothing OF the child caught
fire. Mr.. and Mrs. Kernan's many
friends sympathize with them In this
affection, and hope the life Of their
child may be spared.
Geo. b. Fitch, OF Des Moines, com.
mitted suicide on the evening Of April
9th, by shooting himself in the head
He had been an invalid for over year,
and poor health caused the deed. He
came to Iowa 81 years ago, and for
merly resided at Osceola. His age was
So years, and had been a civil engineer,
having charge of the building of the
e,
A rather fly looking commercial man
came to Council Bluffs, and formed the
| acquaintance OF a notorious street walk
CT. He spent the evening with her,
and when he left her company made
the startling discovery that she had
robbed him of $3.50 in greenbacks,
which he had in his vest pocket. He
at once sounded the alarm and an effort
was made to find the woman, but so
far it has been unsuccessful.
A careless tramp who slept in barn
at Dayton. Webster county. started a
blaze which developed into costly
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the barn OF Henry Elkstrand, and be-
| fore they could be checked had spread
to two adjoining barns belonging to
Rev. Gus. johnson and Lara Elkstrand.
| A number of cows were cremated, all
OF the horses escaping. All three oil
the buildings were total loss. The
damage will exceed $4,000.
The Iowa circuit this year embraces
Keokuk, Ottumwa, Independence and
Des Moines. The races will occur in
the order the cities are named, closing
with the State Fair. There is every
prospect for the best series OF races
ever held in the State. The purses for
the circuit aggregate upwards Of $25,
900, of which $40, 900 are for the indie.
pendence races. At the State Fair the
purses are about 25 per cent. higher
than ever before. The colt stake
purse at the State Fair will be s40O.
| Thornhill Nelson was arrested al
Missouri Valley, on a requisition from
the governor of Kansas, being wanted
at Mulvane on the charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses. Ills al
legged crookedness, it is said, amounts
to about $4,000. After his arrest and
when about to be ironed, he drew a
gun and attempted TO shoot the sheriff
j. ID. Garrison, but was promptly bill.
lied by City Marshal Daniels. He ha:
before escaped from Kansas officers,
and is described by them as bad man.
Mayor Palmer, of Sioux City, has
changed his tactics regarding the
!. saloons and caused the chief OF police
to notify all the saloons to close May
1 or to prepare for vigorous prose
cution under the Clarke law. Only a
week ago he had the saloon men ar.
rested under city ordinance for al.
lowing loud and indecent language in
their places of business, and they each
paid $50 fine, it being understood that
this was to be repeated each month
and that they were to be allowed 10
sell liquor. This plan proved I'M
popular, and hence the sudden change.
Tim Doyle. about eighteen years old,
working for farmer near Waucona,
was about to hang himself when dis.
covered by the farmers wife. He had
climbed to the top of the barn fitted
with hay loading apparatus and had
the rope around his neck. He had q
plank so fixed that by pulling out the
fork it would let the plank drop and
he would fall fifteen feet. He had
written letter to his mother stating
that he was tired OF life; that he was
no good to any one and had better be
out OF the way. He had had long
seige of the grippe and was badly cast
down. When he was discovered he
tried to have the woman go away and
leave him alone.
A strong gas well was struck April