Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-02-06
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died on the 29th.
postoffice has been established at
Chatsworth, Sioux county.
A merchants fire police force has
been organized at Clinton.
A well known and honored citizen of
Clinton, Jesse w. Coe, is dead.
An interesting shooting tournament
was held at Gladstone on the goth.
Upton will be supplied with COM
plete system of incandescent lights.
A. III. Treat, OF Lemars, died in In.
diana, on the 31st ult., of heart dis
ease.
The Lemars Globe says the best jail
in Iowa will be built at that place this
year.
j. L. Erwin, of Waterloo, dropped
dead in the Northwestern depot at Mt.
Vernon.
Cedar Rapids citizens have sent a
car load of clothing to the Dakota suf-
ferers.
AG. A. r. post is being organized
at Quick postofiice, Pottawattamie
county.
A new $4,000 Methodist church is
to be dedicated February 10th, at Wa
terloo.
The postoffice clerks of Sioux City,
will ask congress to increase their sal
aries.
DR.. Donald Macrae's new residence
at Council Bluffs was damaged $1,000
by fire.
Quite stir is being made in Hamp-
ton for the erection of a fine opera hall
the coming summer.
Sioux City people are mildly excited
over the discovery of a fine grade of
granite near the city.
Hampton offers inducements to any
party willing to start a packing and
canning establishment.
Harry Nye, 14-year-old Primghar
boy, broke his arm while throwing a
SNOWFALL at another boy.
DIR. William Rowland, OF Iowa county,
died of pneumonia. He was an old
and highly esteemed citizen.
John Mahony, while intoxicated was
run over by train near Dubuque and
killed. He was track foreman.
The Burlington, Cedar Rapids &
Northern will cut and ship 1000 car
loads of ice at Rockford this season.
The public schools at Mapleton have
started savings bank department,
and the deposits already amount to
$50.
Twenty indictments for violation of
the internal revenue laws were return
ed by the federal grand jury at Keo-
kuk.
The Illinois Central will build new
double-span iron bridge across the Des
Moines river at Fort Dodge the coming
season.
The mayor of Burlington has APP
proved the bill passed by the city
council, thus insuring for the city an
electric road.
Mrs. Gus Boog, OF Lincoln township,
Pocahontas county, increased the pop
ulation by three a few days ago-two
boys and girl.
Cedar county has recently added an
insane ward to its poor house in which
to take care of its incurables. who are
not violent or dangerous.
6The burglars of Council Bluffs are
working very industriously despite the
police force. Several stores were en-
tered one night recently. ~.
A. Bailey, the "hatter,"' was SEN
fenced at Atlantic, to eighteen months
imprisonment in the penitentiary for
forglng;a check on d.. P. Cronan for
$4S. ISL
Samuel Decker, a blacksmith OF
Jessup, was kicked in the temple by
horse which he was shoeing and in
stantly killed He was about fifty
years old.
John T., Baldwin, a prominent and
leading citizen of Council Bluffs, died
on the night of the Goth of January.
He was brother OF the late Judge
Caleb Baldwin.
Fred Culver, deserter from the
regular army, was arrested by the po-
lice of Sioux City. He will be at once
taken to Sturgis, where he is also
wanted for forgery.
William Myers, of Role, father of
the two boys who were killed in the
wrecking OF stock train at Malcolm
recently, has settled with the railroad
company for $3.50.
The latest prospective addition to
the business interests of Cedar Rapids
is the proposed stove works OF Mr..
Charles Gage, a wealthy stove manu-
facturer of st. Louis.
At Keokuk a few nights ago horse
thieves ROBBED Rev. III. &. Williamson,
pastor of the United Presbyterian
church, OF his horse and buggy and a
number of small articles.
A company is being organized of
Sioux City and Sioux Falls capitalists
to build telegraph line between the
two cities and have it operated by the
Postal Telegraph company.
John Paris, coal HEAVIER at the
Chicago & Northwestern depot at Gift
ford, fell into coal bucket, severing
one of his ears and receiving other in
juries which make his recovery doubt
full.
Lawyer M. z. Billings, Of Waiver
ly, in the Anamosa penitentiary for
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