Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-09-10
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.

Appanoose county Republicans have
nominated Capt. &. w. Wycoff for the
legislature.
jefferson county Republicans have
nominated Caps. $. w. Watkins for
representative.
w. L. Deupsec was nominated for
representative by the Republicans of
Davis county at their convention.
In the Mahaska county convention
the Republicans nominated DR., A. Ii.
Conway for senator and Thos. Beech
for representative.
The next annual convention OF the
Iowa Sunday School Association will
be held about tho middle OF June,
1892, in Mar halItown.
According to Judge Sloan, of Van
Buren, county, there are 200 farmers
in that county who are worth from
$40, 900 to 500 600 each.
The Democratic county convention
of Buchanan county nominated the
last terms successful candidate, w.
II. Chamberlain, for representative.
Tom Allen, we'll known horse
trainer O. Sioux City was kicked in
the face by Il hose and died two hours
afterward. Both jaws were broken.
Fire at Jefferson destroyed the find
brick building at the north western
part of the square occupied by Dicks
book S ore which was complete loss.
ID. C. Brady was nominated for the
1. al.
senatorial convent on for the counties
OF Appanoose and DAVIS held at Moul.
ton.
The clothing of Miss Clara Quick
accl rs, caught fire +. ON cook stove
at Ottumwa, and was entirely burned
off before help arrived. She cannot
live.
The Whitebreast Coal company pur-
CHI lsed from A. NJ. Maddy, four miles
south Of F!agier forty acres of coal
land, giving for the same $40 pei acre,
C 81.
A labCrer who was at work driving
team on the Clay farm, north of En-
mcttsburg, met with sad death. The
team ran away throwing him between
the wagon and fence and killing him
instantly.
Labor Day was very generally cele-
brated in the large. cities of the
state. Dispatches from various places
give the idea that it vii here
III er prove big day for the labor
ing Cases.
The ,oma.o crop, which is Il big in
dusry Gu the Des Moincs river bottom
lands nc r Kcok1k is going 10 rot he
eau G men arc not obsainable TO pick
them The yield is large and the loss
will be severe.
Tho .cLf o!d;ny at the new building
OF tho Iowa Wesleyan University nj
Mt. Pleasant fell VIII le several work
men were on It. Teddy McGuire and
Reuben Brooks weie seriously injured
and several others hurt.
Near Shucyvil c, the four year old
son OF Mr.. TloDma, a prominent farm
CT, whi'e playing with matches in a
barn with a companion set tho barn
On fr,, Tho little follow persisted in
the flames. The less is $500.
Mt. Pleasant is troubled over Il
gang of burglars that is causing much
di .quietude to the househodcrs. Geo.
Lubergcr's S ore was broken mo and
$3.50 and Other articles taken. The
officers are closely after the gang.
The Cedar Rapids division of the
northern district OF the federal court
convened at that lace with Judge
Sh 'ras, of Dubuque on {. @ bench.
The docket this term is lighs, there
ROT being twenty case altogether.
The case of the state vs.. Byron
Gwen, charg d with the murder OF
Liberty Snooks, was called for trial
at Charlton. and almost one day con-
sumed in securing a jury. The intro
dUction Of evidence was then begun.
John Vance and Hugh Rhodes
prominent citizens of Warsaw. H..
who were at Keokuk to at end the
Labor day celebration were seriously
injured in runaway accident. Their
horse was frightened by an electric
car.
Old man Hargers who lives on the
South Side, Des Mones. was beaten
by an East Side gang OF toughs. They
left the old N an for dead. John Shea
and Bill ErautherS, two hol os. have
been arrested a being the ones who
did the work.
City Marshal Pilgrim, of Creston
was Incl $40 and deprived OF his
Office for msdcneanor in ignoring his
duty and failing TO close saloons, in a
lengthy and able opinion by Judge
Davis OF til, superior court. Notice
of appeal by the defense has been
given.
Judge Ney, OF The strict court, de.
cided the Eagle Point switching case
in favor of tho Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul road; that the state railroad
comm ssioners had no jurisdiction in
the matter, and that it properly be-
longed TO the interstate commerce
regulation. The case has been pend-
ing for som9 time.
Capt. Howell, Chief Engineer
Towne and Capt Highborn, of the
navy department, have been aproint.
ed board 70 visit the Dubuque Iron
Works, the lowest bidders for con-
s:ructing torpedo boat No. 2, and re-
port upon the facilities of the com
pany for executing the work.
The annual meeting Of the Iowa
Methodist conference was held in Mus
catne. Bishop Foss OF Philadelphia,
presiding, with about 500 minist rs
and layman in attendance. Chaplain
McCabe, DR.. kynett. of the Church
Extension Society and DR.. Gray OF the
Fr>edman's Aid Society dcliverol ad-
dresses.
A negro named Porter under SEN
tence OF death for murder committed
at Quincy, escaped from Jail in that
city. He was killed rear Keokuk by
four men who attempted his capture.
A reward OF $1,000 offered by the