Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-10-02
IOWA CUNnkASiiD ITEMS


About 10000 acres o. Emmett conn-
~ real estate changed hands in one
week.
Lack OF business compelled the ,ele-
phone exchange at Newton TO suspend
operations.
The mother of Hon. J. J. Dunn,
State Oil Inspector, died at Dubuque,
Sept. oath, aged 81.
Three states will be represented at
the dedication OF the new Turner hall
in Dubuque in November.
Merchants and workingmen OF
Boone are subscribing literally 10 a
fund to secure packing house.
Jones, the Iowa weather prophet,
predicts long, cold, snowy winter,
starting early and containing late.
Hon. Edwin ii. Conger, congress.
man from the eth district of Iowa, has
been appointed minister to Brazil.
The population OF Dcs Moines ac-
cording TO tho official census figures
is 50,067, being an increase since 1880
OF 1885, per cent.
Miss Ada Inkerman. OF Eidora, eX.
perimented with gasoline stove. and
is pa iently awaiting the growth OF a
new crop of bangs aud eyc.lashes.
Three buildings were burned to the
ground in West Union on the 9th.
They were old. and the locality was
formerly known as "whisky row."
The autograph of the celebrated
actress Charlotte Cushman aud fine
portrait OF her have been placed in
the Aldrich Collection in the State
Library.
The state board of health reports
that only three per cent OF the deaths
in Iowa were caused by malaria and
these in quarters whore sanitary rules
were neglected.
Mrs. John Devin was accidentally
killed near Des Moines on the after
noon of Sept. 28tb, by the discharge
OF revolver while handling it. Death
was instantaneous.
Articles OF incorporation OF the JAS
per County Coal company were filed
with Secretary OF State Jackson. The
capital stock is 500, 900 and the home
Office will be at Colfax.
A farmer named Obi, near Oasis,
had eleven horses killed by lightning.
They stood Ia bunch near wire
fence. and not one escaped. The ami.
mails were valued al $4,000.
g. n. Ross and John Evans met vic.
lent deaths at Lancaster. The former
accidently shot himself, while the lat
ter was hit over the head with neck
yoke by an unknown man.
The information has gained currency
that the population OF Iowa City will
not be 5,527 according to the new
census. Mayor Reno has written q
letter 10 Washington, protesting
against the count.
There is talk OF spanning the Miss
issippi at Burlington, with pontoon
bridge. Stewart, the pontoon bridge
builder, offers TO build first class
structure for Sl2, 900 and to have it
completed in thirty days,
Articles OF Incorporation OF the
Frair State bank were fled with the
secretary OF state. The capital stock
is S25, 600 Articles were also filed
by the Sun Printing company, OF Sac
City; capital stock $4,000.
The auditor Issued certificate to
the Emmett County State bank. at
Estherville, with capital stock OF
s25, 1000. F. +. Webb. president;
Webb Vincent, cashier. This bank
was formerly a private bank.
One OF the largest consignments OF
imported horses ever received in tina,
section OF Iowa has just been received
by ID. p Stubs & Sons, OF Fairfield.
The horses consist o! thirty-hve Bel.
giau draft and Gutenberg coach horses.
Euphony Bnrras, day laborer, at
tempted suicide at Atlantic by cutting
cash in his throat three inches long
with razor. He will probably re-
cover. Family troubles aud whisky
are the causes of his attempted self
determination.
While attempting to make u coup
ling at Herndon. Horace Wilson, a
freight brakeman on the Des Mofnes
d Northwestern, accidentally put his
left foot on the rail, when the car
passed over it, cutting of all of the
toes on one foot.
The jury in the Wilcox murder
case at Carroll was out only ten
minutes and without discussion voted
at > p. m. unanimously for acquittal
on the first ballot Frances J. Wilcox
was on trial for the murder OF her
husband last March.
Twenty cases OF diphtheria are re.
ported to the state board of health
from Charter Oak, Iowa. There are
also some cases OF typhoid fever
caused 10y impure well water. Two
cases OF diphtheria are reported from
Muscatine county; one resulted fatally.
The following new Iowa postmasters
have been appointed: Alonzo B.
Bearsall, McGregor; Valentine S. Mel
son, Lyons; Sidney L. Winter, Wood
bine; Albert c. Hotchkiss, Abel.
Wisconsin--Charles A. Kirkham,
Augusta; Perry C. Wilder Evansville;
Jacob NJ. Hartman. Shelton.
John Albertson, OF Mt. Pleasant,
tried TO board west bound freight
train in the @. b. & Q. yards and was