Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-11-20
lying Idle, with the intention OF con-
verting it into an oat meal mill.

state board ssof health from Washing
on, also case of scarlet fever from
Makee township, Allamakee county.
George Dice committed suicide by
hanging himself ir corn crib on the
farm OF Jacob Klutz, one mile north
of Delmar. He was about 35 years
old. No cause can be given for the
act.
There is an epidemic Of hog cholera
raging at Oskaloosa, which is taking
the animals off by the score. Within
the past two weeks Price & Co., have
lost 81 900 worth OF prize hogs from
the disease.
Gov. Boies has received from Jas.
N. Huston, treasurer OF the United
States, "a draft for Sc, 595.37 as in.
demnity for swamp and overfowed
lands due the state of Iowa on account
of Polk county.
A number OF Cedar Rapids young
men have formed Bellamy club and
propose to cheaper their living ex-
penses aud add to their social enjoy
ment by adopting the idea expressed
in Looking Backward.
Otto Neimeyer, a 13-year-old Dav-
export boy, has brought suit against
the lumber mill firm of Weyerhauser
& Denkmann for $40, 600 for the loss
OF hand by a buzz saw while in the
employ of tho company.
Mrs. Sara L. Ii. Schuyles, sister of
Congressman Hayes, died at his home
in Clinton, after an illness of but a
day, aged 81. She was native Of
Marshall, Michigan. and the remains
were taken there for burial.
Samuel Hoyt, the Oldest telegraph
operator in the service, who has been
managing the Westnrn Union at Clin-
ton for many years, has resigned his
position and will spend the remainder
of his days in rest and comfort.
The contest for postmaster at Knox
vile was decided by vote of the peo-
pie. Five hundred and five votes
were cast of which John Bush re.
ceived 246, a plurality, and will be
the next postmaster at Knoxville.
Minister to England, Robert T.
Lincoln, arrived in Mt Pleasant Nov.
18th to visit his wife and children,
who have been there for several
months at the house of Mrs. Lincoln S
father, ex-senator James Harlan.
BY the bursting of the steam pipe
OF heating apparatus at Oskaloosa,
Price George, the fireman, was scalded
to death. Some repairs were being
made to the apparatus at the time, but
the cause of the explosion is unknown.
A large number of cases of 6iph-
liberia are reported in Sioux City, and
the health officers are using every en-
deayor to prevent the spread OF the
disease. Its prevalence is due to i'm
purities in the water in thh lower Sec
tions of the city.
1t cost Polk county $1,511.40 for
witnesses alcne in the two trials of
William Piper, the man charged with
wrecking a passenger train on the
Rock Island near Des Moines last
spring. The total cost OF proving this
man guilty was about $4,000.
1t is announced that Hon. j. K
Graves, OF Dubuque, has been offered
and accepted the position of president
of a protected railroad to be built from
Tampa, Fla, 220 miles il an air line
to connect with other lines running to
Chicago, St. Louis, and other centers.
A serious wreck occurred at the
crossing OF of the Iowa Central and
Illinois Central tracks at Actley Nov.
18th. whereby an engine and three
freight cars were smashed up on the
Illinois Central and FIVE freight cars
on the Iowa Central. No one was in
jured. The Iowa Central train men
appear to De the most to blame.
The Iowa state convention of those
who believe in woman's suffrage will
be held in. the old Christian church,
Des Moines. on December 4 and 5.
Susan Is. Anthony and Mrs. Leo Chap
man will be present during the session
and on December 5, IA platform meet
ing will be held, at which time speeches
will be made by number of able men
and women.
Capt. g. w. Fehton, formerly OF
the United States navy, died at his
home in Missouri Valley the night OF
Nov. 9th. For several years he had
been connected with the building of
government bridges and at the time
of mis- death was superintendent of
construction on the government
bridge across the Mississippi river at
Memphis, Tenn.
Every mine in Webster county is in
being worked to its full capacity, and
it is even then impossible TO supply
the demand for coal. New mines,
most OF them temporary ones, are
being opened every day. The gen.
eral impression prevails that the win
ter it to be severe one, and the des-
perate desire o. every one to stock up
on coal is explained by this fact.
At the recent meeting of the county
treasurers ir Des Moines of the state
a committee consisting of Sueppel, of
johnson county, and Stuck, of Scott
county, was appointed to examine the
various systems OF bookkeeping used
by county treasurers in the state and
TO report upon a uniform system
worthy of adoption. The committee
is now at work and good results may
be anticipated.