Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-08-21
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railway system is TO be commenced at
once.
The attorney general has ordered
an appeal taken in the Des Moines
river land cases.
The democrats OF the Sixth district
nominated Fred White, OF keokuk
county for congress.
The Logan fence company, with
capital stock OF $40, 900, has filed arti-
cles OF incorporation.
The union labor convention Of the
Sixth district nominated Perry Engle,
of Jasper county for congress.
State Oil Inspector Dunn has APP
pointed as deputy inspectors w. G.
Mercer at Burlington, and Ed. L
Gardner at Knoxville.
The Davenport improvement COM
pany has fled articles of incorporation
with the secretary of state. The
capital stock is 100000.
The democrats in the First district
nominated J. j. Seerly, OF Burlington,
for congress. He was candidate
two years ago against Gear.
The fourth annual reunion OF the
Forticth Iowa Infantry will be held at
Colfax, Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug.
Goth and 9th. 1t promises to be
grand success.
j. F. Henning, shoemaker, COM
mitted suicide at Cedar Rapids by
hanging. He leaves wife and ten
children. He had been sick for some
time past and out of work.
S Sister Emily, of the Dominican
order at Siusinaw Mound, Wis, left
Dubuque for Denver with twelve sisters
for the purpose OF establishing a
branch OF the order at that place.
Since the original package law was
passed by congress kilograms have
been pouring in upon Collector 10th
rop at Dubuque, asking him 10 cancel
applications for government licenses.
At Abba, Robert Morris had his
left hand torn off by the machinery of
threshing machine. Almost at the
same instant young boy lost his left
leg at the ankle while attempting to
board moving train.
The new creamery at Scranton is
proving to be very popular with the
farmers. 1t fills long-felt want.
Nothing is SO certain as the tact that
Iowa farmers have been behind the
times in the way of dairying.
The Iowa hotel keepers met in Of
tumwa, Aug. 18th, in convention, with
the Hon. p. G. Ballingall as president
and Frank Wightman as secretary,
some twenty members from various
parts of the state being present.
Petitions are being circulated at
Usage asking the ci.y council TO do
all that can be done to securethe ma
chainc shops end of division, etc., OF
the Winona e Southwestern railway,
which is expected to be completed to
that place this fall.
William Tasker. a farmer living
three miles east OF Wyoming, acct
dentally burned his entire crop Of
small grain, valued at about $500.
One OF his sons was burning trash and
20 haf I1a ffrn ~
out while going to dinner.
Eagle Grove is now only nine years
old. and the census gives it popula-
tion OF nearly 1000, while there are
several hundred just outside the city
limits proper, but virtually part OF
the city population. 1t has doomed
from the beginn ing and the end is not
yet.
The next reunion of the Nineteenth
Iowa Infantry will take place in Nit.
Pleasant October and 2, 1890. Every
surviving member OF the regiment is
urgently and most cordially invited to
come and touch the elbow Of comrade-
ship again as they feast on vivid mem.
cries OF the past.
James S. Stein, canvasser for the
Singer Sewing Machine company at
Dubuque, is missing and he is sup
posed to have taken train for the
east. Investigation shows he has
made collections for the company
which he failed TO report. He leaves
ayoung wife in destitute circumstances.
Deputy United States Marshal Dav-
0nport at Sioux City arrested man
named Dell Hines, who had in his
possession a number OF counterfeit
coins OF the denomination OF % and so
cents. The man came there with a
horse and buggy from Mondamin,
where he had gotten rid OF a large
number OF spurious coins.
Mrs. Emma Roy, wife OF The county
superintendent OF Decatur county,
died few days ago. She was an
excellent primary teacher, full Of
vlgor, and worthy OF a long, useful
life. She was sick but day, dying
from congestion OF the lungs. She
was thirty-two years of age, and
member of the Presbyterian church.
Bernard Carter, farmer eight
miles from Burlington, was kicked by
horse and instantly killed. He was
81 years old and had been married a
second time but four weeks. His
physique was something wonderful
and 1t is probable that in the natural
course of events he would have lived
to more than century of time.
On the morning OF the 10Th lightning
struck a corn crib on the farm Of Z.
Wooley. one mile east Of Nevada, and
burned eight or nine thousand bushels