Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-03-26
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l6 or II.
Fred Ehlets of Doom, has been sen.
fenced 10 two years in the penitentiary
for seduction and incest.
Miss Downey, the noted evangelist,
has been holding revival meetings at
Anamosa with marked success.
AT Storm Lake wedding one OF the
admirers of the bride presented her
with n bottle OF lemon extract.
Near Charles City, Mrs. A. c. Rich
ards became suddenly insane, rose
from her bed, and killed her husband
with a shotgun.
At Lehigh, Iowa, John Peterson,
coal miner, was literally cleft in twain
by II chain attached TO buck ct which
fell from the top of shaft, striking
him on top of the head.
j. Galenar, landlord of the St.
Charles hotel, Mason City, jumped the
city, leaving behind number of
creditors. His whereabouts are I'M
known. His wife accompanied him.
The Presbyterian church, OF Upton,
has just celebrated its fiftieth anniver-
sary. OF the ten charter members
who organized the society at Red Oak
grove in 1871, only one Is now living,
Ex.Attorney General Baker secured
twenty-six injunctions against Fort
Dodge saloons last week. This week
he will go to Council Bluffs under the
direction of the State Temperance al
lance,
A band of Musquaka Indians from
the Tama reservation, on the Iowa,
are giving entertainments in this
state, presenting the ghost dance.
Several squaws and papooses are with
them.
The Modoc Democratic Tariff Re-
form club at Keokuk, Iowa, has sent
Moore and Cockrell of the Illinois
legislature, each silver medal as for
expression Of approval Of their vote OF
John NJ. Palmer.
The city of Keokuk will bring suit
against the Fl. Wayne Electric Light
Company and the Gate City Electric
Light Company for damages for nom
fulfillment of lighting contracts. The
city is still in the dark.
An old lady who lives in Extra,
stated in class meeting her gratitude
for having been successful in her eff
forts 10 dehorn the church. 1t was
learned that she had suppressed the
worldly cor net in the choir.
Miss Julia Statsvold, young lady
living near Waupcn, was attacked by
wolves while walking distance of a
mile TO her home. They had just
overtaken her when help came and
the wolves fled to the woods
Della Close was shot to death at
Dallas, Texas, by Geo. Martin, a
stock dealar. Mrs. Close came from
Vinton, Iowa, short time ago and it
is said has sustained relations OF an
intimate nature with Martin.
Several Logan young men have
habit of riding from station to station
on freight trains. doc" Maxwell
tried this and is now minus one foot.
He was on train that did not stop at
Logan, and in jumping off got one foot
under the wheels.
Serene Lyman, brother OF the late
Congressman Lyman, has returned to
Council Bluffs, from Dakota, where
he has heen living the past three or
four years. He says Iowa is the
place for him and he has come back to
Oakland to stay. OF course!
The young wife Of II Dubuque man
attempted suicide Thursday by taking
arsenic. Fortunately she took too
large a dose and her life was saved.
Her husband was called and he said
there was no use sending for doctor,
that il she wanted to die she might.
The grand jury OF Blackhawk
county has returned three indictments
against Peter Schooner, ex-surervisor.
1t is alleged that he drew more money
on bridge warrants than he paid for
labor and material. 1t Is said the
amount misappropriated is large
sum.
John Penning, a single man "a
years old, was instantly killed at Du-
buque while engaged in eAcavating
rock on Queen street. He had filled
his wheclbarrow and had just started
to run it out when mass of frozen
rock and dirt fell upon him. When
taken out life was extinct.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary OF state by the
the Sheldon Electric Light Company,
OF Sheldon, O'Brien county, with a
capital OF $40, 900. Amendments were
also iled by the Dubuque Printing
Company changing the name OF the
corporation to the Telegraph.
The parties interested in the loca.
ton at Cedar Rapids of linen factory
Z are meeting with great success in the
sale OF stock OF the company. The
leading local capitalists are interested
and the factory will be under the man
agement of Mr.. Malcolm Smith, who
is thoroughly acquainted with the
business.
Parties have been at Waterloo look.
ing after the bondsmen OF young
man who formerly lived there, but
who has been engaged collecting in
Iowa and Missouri for publishing
house which sells books on the Install
ment plan. II is claimed that he COL
lected something like $500 which he
failed TO account for.
Peter Cohrt was brhnkinO n nony