Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-02-26
IOWA Condensed ITEMS

81 coal at Creston.
Ottumwa has been sending aid to
Nebraska settlers.
Sac county will hold an agricultural
fair September Gil.
Mrs. Emma Bressee OF Missouri
Valley, is lectmring now.
The News thinks Des Moines will
gain lo,000 people this year.
A Grand Army post has just been
organized at New Providence.
The w. c. T. U. at Creston has
ordered circulating library.
An average OF about 500 men arc
Z employed in the lumber industry at
heokuk.
Joseph Pritchard and wife, OF Ida
Grove have celebrated their golden
wedding.
Deuison people are sending aid TO
The drought sufferers in western
Nebraska.
Iowa has gathered an ice crop all
right. There are no crop failures in
this state.
The Cedar Rapids city council Is
struggling with an electric street rail
way ordinance.
The Counclil Bluffs GLOBE announces
that "the city will contest the liquor
injunction cases"
The Burlington city council has con-
irned the transfer of Market square
10 the government.
L. j. blackstone. for many years one
OF the most prominent citizens ofOska-
loosa died of apoplexy.
The Democrat says: "Onawa is en-
ioying prosperity, but does not boast
{ OF anything like boom. ,
Marshalltown is the home of 1903
travelling statesmen who travel for
Iowa and eastern houses.
John Dwyer was arrested in Daven-
IOIl, ecu WIN
ted in Omaha February II.
Judge Phelps has decided that the
Burlington water company cannot be
compelled TO make Improvements.
J. w. Mcmillan, who is missing
from Yankton, was the postmaster at
Aure,ia under the Cleveland admins
tration.
A board of pension exam ming sur
ceons has been AZ lonted for Ninton,
consisting of Doctors Meredith and
Griffin.
Judge Shiras, of Dubuque has been
appointed to hold the March term OF
the circuit and district court at Min
neapolis.
2 The Farmers Bank at Forest City
has just o! encd up for business and is
securing fir share Of the banking
tn ines.
Captain J. A. L. Hull member Of
congress elect from the Dcs Moines
district mas gon, to Washington to see
how it is done,
John Loe2, 7-year-old son OF Post
master Loes. OF Rockdae, ran into a
team Of hors, while coasting and was
fatally injured.
MIR. Schaflcr, junior teditor of the
Eagle Grove Gazette, has returned
home, after stay of eleven months
on the continent.
In the case OF Fred Eighmy VS.. the
Union Pacific railway, at Council
Bluffs, the jury returned verdict OF
81 800 for plaintiff.
John Maiden, Il prosperous farmer
of lama county, died at his home, in
Toledo, on The 18th inst, on his
eightieth Lirshday.
The Exchange bank and the Messrs.
Hayward are trying the experiment OF
pork-packing at Rolfc. and have al
ready 200 hogs killed,
A SUCCESSFUL iuIlllClS lhobltutS ht'
Just been held in Spencer. Ackley
Hubbard made the address OF welcome,
10 which G. +. Martin responded.
The citizens Of Paralto have COM
pla ned to the railroad commissioners
that the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul has not opened up a street 10 lis
depot.
A brutal murder occurred at Bloom.
field. Ed. Ward, insane, aged 30,
confined in the Davis county court
house, escaped and struck his father,
aged rs, fracturing the skull.
William Chamberlain, u brakeman
on the b. G. r. d N. road fell between
the cars near Ocheydan and was run
over, both legs and arms being cut
of. 1t is doubtful if he can live.
State Superintendent Sabin has de.
cided 10 announce April "a as Arbor
day when school children all over this
great state are TO plant trees and
shrubbery with appropriate exercises.
Mis-. Rose Keane, of Dubuque
brought suit for $4,000 damage:
against Mrs. Kate Bobene and Henry
Weller, for selling her husband whisky
after she had notified them not to dc
so.
The Anamosa journal was 20 years
old a few days ago, and Editor Mon
ger celebrated the event by discardine
the old Washington hand press and
printing his paper on new cylinder
press.
Senator Wilson has introduced reso.
lutions of the Baptist church ofWaver
ly favoring bill prohibiting the
opening on Sunday OF any exposition
where moneys OF the United States
are expended.
Two new bridges are being con.