Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-01-16
IOWA Condensed ITEMS


The Swedcs and Norwcgians OF Fort
Dodge will organize Scandinavian
society soon.
Mrs. Brown. wife of the Mills county
Auditor, died at her home in Glen
wood Jan. 18th.
Some IS, 900 have been subscribed
toward building the wing OF Penn COL
legc at Oskaloosa.
Nearly $4,000 was expended in
building Improvements in Indcpend.
ence during 1889.
Ed. Aver, brakeman on the Mime
apolis e. st. Louis road, was killed
while coupling at Britt.
The funeral OF the late Charles A.
vogt was largely attended at Iowa
City on the morning OF the 9Th.
Mrs, |. L. Brewer, of Clinton,
resident OF that city for twenty-eight
years, died on the Sth of congestion OF
the lungs
Rev. JAS. Dinsmore Mason, Pres
byterian clergyman at Davenport since
1919, died at that city on the sth, at
the age of 70.
The citizens OF Toledo have agreed
10 raise $50, 900 of the 800, 900 neces-
sary to rebuild the college which was
recently destroyed by fire.
just at present Clinton papers are
drawing much consolation out of the
fact that they are getting their electric
light cheaper than any other cities.
At West Union Mrs. Barbara Roster
;, is on trial for the murder OF her hus-
band, Frank Roster. Jan. 10, 1889. She
claims that she did the deed in self
defense.
At the second annual meeting of the
Blue Grass league of southwestern
Iowa, John Hayes, OF Red Oak, was
elected president and j. p. Burrows.
of Clarnda. secretary.
There was destructive fire in Fort
Madison on the 10Th, the principal
sufferer being j. G.. Schartz, clothing
and boot and shoe dealer. His loss is
from $3C, 600 to s35, 900.
Alice Hurd, little girl who was
taken by a farmer near Aluscatiue to
raise, was most cruelty left in the cold
on the streets OF that city to seek shell
ter for herself few nights ago
People wade the Mississippi now al
Davenport in high boots without any
trouble. Chickens feed on snails and
mussels in the middle OF the river, and
D people are expecting the creek to 30
dry.
The eccentric negro, Charles Cor
don, who has created so much excite
ment in Council Bluffs, has been re-
turned TO the place he formerly hailed
from. Council Bluffs had trouble
enough,
Il. W. OMeara, q reporter for the
Davenport Times, was assaulted by
gang OF toughs and gamblers in that
city, because the paper he represented
had publishcd some articles TO which
they took exception.
4 fine Clydesdale stallion was re-
Gently stolen from the stables of f. d.
Clark at Charles City. Numerous
other horses have been taken from
thatneigh bOrhood and strenuous efforts
will be made TO find the thieves.
6 Mr.: John n. Merrill has been select
ed for the consideration OF 81, $50 per
annum to forward the interests of Bur.
lngton among foreign investors. Bur-
lington is determined to eclipse other
Iowa cities in point OF enterprise If
possible.
The Council Bluffs and Omaha Mo-
tor and Bridge company has been
obliged TO pay firm of Washington
attorneys s5,351,ot for lobbying the
Sbill granting its franchise through
congress. The money was paid, but
not until after judgment for the amount
had been rendered and an execution
issued.
Margaret Obermeyer is causing a
!. great deal of anxiety to her family,
y near Lemars. She skipped by the
light of the moon Q few weeks ago and
has not been heard from since. Any
one running across her will oblige u
distracted husband by communicating
with her family at the above named
place.
A few days ago the clothing sore of
H. Hirshfeld. at McGregor was bur-
glarizcd, and clothing TO the value OF
nearly 1925 was taken. A short time
afterward Marshal Webb traced sus-
picious character named James Nc
Graw 10 Minnesota, and returned him
TO the scene of his operations. He
proved to be the right party.
The new hospital erected by the Sis
ters of Mercy at cost OF about $50
600, was formally opened at Daven-
port just twenty years after the first
small institution Of the kind was open
cd by the order at that point The
hosdital is under the supervision OF
Surgeon. General w f. Peck, of the
Rock Island, and is model.
The report OF the hospital for the
insane at.Independcnce, for the quarter
ending Dec. ST. has been filed with
the auditor of state and shows the av-
erage number of patients for the quar-
ter TO be ISL. The auditor has issued
warrants TO the amount of $32,S02 for
the support of the same. The quar-
terly report OF the college for the blind
at yintop shows the average number
OF pupils for the quarter to be lt0 and
and the auditor has issued warrants to
this institution to The amount OF ST.