Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-11-26


nors, married; Frank Grimes, married;
Sam Reynolds, married; Philip Geneva,
young man, were severely burned The
injured men were conveyed TO their re-
spective homes and received medical
treatment. This explosion is the first
of the kind that has ever occurred in
that district.
The Warren Investment Company,
of Chicago, of which j. A. Campbell is
president, has made the people of
Indianola proposition which has been
accepted, that for S25, 200 bonus it will
build an electric railway between
Indianola and Des Moines, establish a
fuel gas plant at Indianola, build a
hotel and other buildings, and make
Indianola the distributing point, the
bonus not to be paid till the plant is es-
ablished and the line running. The
distance is eighteen miles.
Horticulturists and all interested in
matters pertaining to fruit growing,
are invited and earnestly requested to
the Northern Iowa horticultural So
ciety, to be held at Eagle Grove, Iowa,
December IS, IS and II, 1897. The
meetings are conducted in a manner
similar to the farmers Institutes, and a
profitable time is expected. Farmers
especially should come. Elmer Reeves
secretary, Waverly, Iowa; J. G. Ferris,
president, Hampton, Iowa.. S. ~
The second attempt within few
weeks to burglarize the postofiice at
Dayton was made few evenings since.
The outer door of the Office was forced
and the Office ransacked. The thieves
got revolver, some pennies and con-
siderable amount of postage stamps
and lot of cigars, A hole was drilled
to the depth of half an inch in the steel
door of the safe near the lock, but the
burglars were evidently frightened
away before completing their work.
There is no clue to their identity.
Earnest Fielding, who came to Coun-
ell Bluffs few days ago, got up in a
Salvation Army meeting a few nights
ago, where he had experienced religion,
and gave history of his life. Among
other things Fielding confessed com
hitting several burglaries, among
which was one at Sioux City. He was
Immediately placed under arrest and an
officer from Sioux City took him away.
Fielding made a confession which
shows him to be an all-around crook.
He has associated with the sneak
thieves and burglars of Chicago and
New York.
The Columbus Junction Safeguard
prints some early history in connection
with the early days of Columbus City
township. In 1s49 Wesley w. Warner
was the first justice of the peace, and
his services were called for but seven
times during that year. The largest
suit brought before him was for a claim
of $50, and three defendants were sued
An interesting item those days was the
costs charged, which were as follows
Docketing suit, 6 cents; bond, 25 cents
affidavit, 10 cents; summoning witness
rs cents; subphoena, for defts, Is cents
taxing cost, 2 cents.
Hamilton Brown, who backed by
st. Paul and eastern. capitalists, is
heavily interested in railway and min
ing investments in the northwest, is de-
veloping new project. He is making
TT. Dodge his headquarters. Mr.
Brown and his capitalists have for years
owned several hundreds acres of what
are thought to be the richest coal fields
in the state. The coal lands are located
in'the south part of Webster county and
the northern portion of Boone. 1t has
now been decided to develop this field
for all there is in it, and unless all indi
cations fail the new company will
be running more coal than all the mine:
in the vicinity at present combined.
L. S. Coffin of Fort Dodge, has pre-
pared rough draft of the bill for the
compulsory use of safety appliances by
railways that he will present to con
gress for passage next month. While
in New York recently Mr.. Coffin inter
viewed the executive committee of the
American Railway association and found
that organization ready to co
operate with him at nearly
every point This means that there
will be no opposition to the measure
when it comes for consideration before
congress. The only provision that the
railways care to make is one defe-ring
the change in appliances except as tc
new and repaired cars for three
or four years.
A headend collision occurred on the
Chicago, st. Panl & Kansas City rail
road while crossing the Iowa river
bridge, three miles northeast of Mar.
shalltown. Both engines and number
of cars were demolished. The train.
men saved their lives by jumping, but
six of them were more or less injured.
Fireman Thomas Costello was pinned
under the wreck for three hours and
sustained dangerous injuries. The
track was cleared after. about fifteen
hours work. The accident was the re.
suit of the crew of one train falling
asleep while waiting at. Green Noun.
tain and failing to observe the signals
given by the second section of the train
they collided with. l
A couple of boys about 16 years old,
boarded a horse car on the Phomberg
street line, at Dubuque, near Eagle
Point. Proceeding to the front of the
car they presented revolvers at the
driver,t an old man named Leonard
Locl<ner, and demanded his money. lie
knocked over one of the boys, when
the other fred his revolver. The driver
was struck in the groin, but it is
thought the wound is not fatal. After
firing the shot. the boys jumped from
the car and ran away. The driver
knows them by sight but not their
names. Shortly before farmer was
held up in the same neighborhood by
twoboys, and it is thought they are the
same. Later another man was held up
on jackson street. -
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