Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-07-31
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A newspaper will te started at Sioux
Center in the near future.
Work has been commenced on the
new court house at Hampton.
Northwestern Iowa is having bank
boom, and at every little town a bank
is being started.
Young's saw mill at Clinton is again
running, nearly all the strikers having
returned to work.
The buildings recently destroyed by
fire at Mt. Ayr are being replaced by
handsome structures.
Some miscreant cut down every tree
along one of the principal streets at
Onawa the other night.
An elevator at Corning belonging to
Harrington & Reynolds burned. Loss,
$1,000; insurance. $500.
The Franklin County Agricultural
society offers $500 in speed purses at
the fair September "a and rs.
Council Bluffs has an ordinance
making it q misdemeanor for passing
dodgers and advertising matter.
Selling liquors on Sunday at Council
Bluffs will be stopped. at least the
mayor has SO instructed the police.
The Poweshiek County Central Ag-
ricultural Society's fair is to be held
at Grinnell Sept. to IL, inclusive.
A twelve-year-old boy fell from
wagon at Cherokee the other day dur
ing a circus parade and broke his leg.
The new musical conservatory being
built for the western normal college Is
expected to becompleted by November.
Ike Mowrey, treasurer Of Wapello
county, broke his arm pulling open the
door of the county's big treasure box.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed in the secretary OF states office
by the Northern Car company Of Sioux
City.
james Flanagan, who was struck
by an engine near Barnum recently,
has since died from the effects of his
injuries.
Mrs. Phylma McDole died at Mercy
hospital, Davenport from injuries re-
ceived in fall from a street car some
time ago.
The house of Mrs. William Coles, of
Clinton, burned the other day. The
fire is believed to have been of incen-
diary origin.
Cut worms are injuring the corn in
the south part OF Webster county.
They cut of the roots, causing the
stalks to fall.
A serious fire occurred at Urbana,
Benton county, July oath. Four stores
were destroyed, causing a loss amount
ing to almost $15, 900.
Carl Lauderbach. aged twelve years,
living near Charleston, Lee county,
was killed by being thrown beneath
harvester bv n runaway team.
The seventh annual reunion of the
Seventeenth regiment OF Iowa veteran
volunteer infantry, will be held at
Brighton. August 26, 81 and 2S, 1890.
Rev. DIR. Brown, OF the First Con-
gregational church, of Dubuque, has
challenged Bishop Hennessey to a pub
lie discussion OF the school question in
September.
A calf with three we'll formed horns
and three good eyes is owned by a
Webster county farmer. The animal
now over nine months old and sound
and hearty.
At Shell Rock an old hotel building
was rented by an original package
agent, and after it had been fitted up
for business was set on fire by some
unknown parties.
An Omaha vender OF original pack
ages was arrested at Oakland for being
engaged in maintaining nuisance.
He was placed under bonds to appear
before the next grand jury.
Benton county Democrats, In con-
yention at Yiuton, concluded for Matt
Gasch for congress. They nominated
Lehr for clerk, Johnson for recorder
and Cato Sells for county attorney.
Peter Sarenson, Dane. residing six
miles south Of Independence, was ia
tally gored by Jersey bull. The col
lar bone was broken and terrible CASH
es inflicted about the head and thighs.
Mrs. Jesse Hiner, of Malvern, has
given birth to triplets, two boys and
girl, and all are doing we'll. These
make sixteen children born 10 Mr.. and
Mrs. Hiner, the eldest OF whom is but
eighteen.
A special session Of the Head Camp
OF Modern Woodmen Of America will
be held at Des Moines Tuesday, August
10, 1890. The meeting will be OF
great Importance 10 all members OF
the order
Mrs. Gautebein, OF Dubuque, bride
OF six weeks, attempted suicide by the
oil of tansy route. A physician was
summoned and succeeded in saving
her life. Desertion by her husband is
the Gauss alleged.
Emo Cole, 14-year-old Keokuk
girl, ran away from home because her
father gave her difficult mathemati-
cal problem to solve. After struggling
for two days to solve the grub ques-
ton she returned safe and sound to
her parents.
A. II. Mertz was found guilty and
bound over under bonds of $500 to
await the action of the grand jury at
the September term OF the district
court at Burlington on the charge OF