Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-08-14

eight persons, were in the house, but
by miracle they succeeded in escap.
ing from the crushing timbers and
flying furniture without any serious
bruises.
Near Clarinda. as Mr.. and Mrs.
Sheppard were returning from neigh
boris in spring wagon, the team be-
came unmanageable, running away
and throwing out the occupants. who
are very old. Mr.. s. received a
fracture OF the thigh at the hip joint,
and Mrs. S. u compound fracture OF
the leg. Grave doubts are entertained
as to their recovery, on account OF
their age.
Oscar Oleson, Swede laborer en-
ployed on the Alstott farm south OF
Fort Dodge, met death in II horrible
manner. lilo was driving u hay rake
shen the horses became frightened
and threw him to the ground. The
lines and he was dragged nearly a
quarter of mile. When friends
reached him he was found quite dead,
his neck being broken.
Died, in Newton, Iowa, August 3,
Hiram johnson, aged So years. De-
ceased was born at Pennington, New
Jersey, October IL, 1922, and located
at Davenport in 1Si7, aud established
the first two Touring mills at that
place In October. 1873, he went to
Newton and embarked in the hotel
business, purchasing the Delmonico
hotel, and afterwards changing the
name to Johnson's hotel.
The United States Fish Commission
have sent car load Of fish to Iowa
Falls for the purpose of stocking the
Iowa river In that vicinity. The con-
signment comprised about 5000 fish OF
various sizes and species, the major
portion being pike, perch and bass.
J. p. Carleton, who was instrumental
in getting the fish, met the commits
sioner on his arrival and the fish were
ut once transferred to the river.
Herman Isle, a section man, was
killed by the Northwestern flyer" at
lama, Aug. 7th. Isle was standing
by the side OF the road with one foot
across the rail. looking north at a
train on the north branch, and did not
see the swiftly approaching flyer. "
He was knocked high into the air and
came down between the tender and a
baggage car. The train passed over
him, completely severing his head
He was forty-eight years old and had
no family and lived alone.
Oskaloosa has genuine curiosity.
A colored family named Taylor are
the parents OF real Albino boy, now
about six months old. The child's
hair is as white and curly as sleeps
wool, its skin is beautiful, clear
white. and its eyes are pronounced
pink. The parents, especially the
mother, are almost black, and good
respectable people. They have been
offered 800 month and expens IS to
put the child on exhibition, but seem
| to be averse to doing so.
A brakeman on the switch engine at
Coon Rapids, E. A. Preston, who re-
sides at Perry, fell in uncoupling cars
| in the yards, and his left leg was
shattered from knee TO hip, right foot
crushed and right arm broken twice
below the elbow. 1t seems he was
very risky and had been warned sew.
eral times, both by the engineer and
| fireman of the switch engine, to be
more careful. The doctors have some
hopes OF saving the leg. Preston is q
young, strong man and may pull
through.
At the little tow. OF Preston, il
Jackson county, a terrible epidemic
of choleric nature, is raging. i
commenced week ago and in thai
time fifteen deaths have occurred
Those attacked are i'll from an hour
or two up to twenty-four or even forty
eight. The victims, without exception
have turned black after death. There
| are now about seventy cases in the
little town OF only a few hundred in
habitants. Five physicians are in at
tendance. Some OF the people are
| said to be leaving.
At the interstate athletic exhibition
held in Dubuque, Aug. 9th, about fifty
| prominent athletes were entered II
various contests. Mason, OF Union
Ia, won the hundred yard dash in ter
seconds, against a field of ten. The
standing broad jump was won by Big
Ter, of Clairmont, with a record o
twelve feet Putting the sixteen-pount
shot, Slattery, Of Dubuque, ninety
eight feet. Ball throwing was won BY
Bigler, 237 feet. Other sports were
holly contested. Several thousand
people witnessed the games.
j. H. Arnold opened an origina
package house in Clarinda. He wa
permitted 10 continue business un
interrupted few days, when com
mittee of 100 ladies waited on him ant
presented petition signed by 60(
ladies of the city asking him to clos,
up and leave quietly. Although treat
ing them courteously he declined Il
close. In the afternoon he was arrest
ed on thirty-eight counts and the tria
set for Aug. 5th. On the calling o
his case his attorneys proposed to pa.
all costs. permit the issuing of an in
junction, take his stuff and leave tb,
city for good. The citizens COMMITTEES
on the prosecution agreed to this.
A terrible accident occurred at Val
Aug. 9th. Mr.. Anthony Monaghan
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