Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-03-12
IOWA CONDENSED ITEMS

dealer of Davenport, was paralyzed
while in his office, and lies at his home
in n precarlous condition.
The loss by damage TO the Marquedt
building in Des Mones by fire is es-
timated at $4,000, and to the stock
in two store rooms, at 81 500.
William Jones and wife, of Hamil-
ton, blew out the gas the St. James
hotel in Davenport and were discov-
cred in an almost dying condition.
Mrs. Carry Leneyck at Cedar Rap
les took trough on rats with suicidal
intent. Medical help was summoned,
but she died. No cause for the act is
known.
Fire in the power house of the
Electric Street Railway Company at
Sioux City destroyed nineteen cars
and badly damaged number of others.
Loss $4,000.
Henry Moore, the Oldest settler
in Des Moines county, died March 7th,
being the Saith anniversary Of his
birth. He helped to erect the first
houss in Burlington.
Boone's horse loom continues.
Thirty standard bred trotting horses
have been bought by Boone parties
this spring and twelve more came in
from the east few nights ago.
DR.. Rogers, of Hardin, Iowa. has
just purchased OF Frank Hawley. of
Aurora, Illinois, four year-old stall
lion, by Mark Field. 10l17, dam by
Mambrino Trump. Price, 81, 900.
The stockholders of the coal palace
association at Ottumwa have elected
officers for the ensuing year. p. G.
Ballingall was elected president; ii.
S, KneedIer, secretary, and j. G.
Meek, treasurer.
The epidemic of trichinosis in the
German settlement near Ida Grove
continues, and two more deaths have
occurred, making five deaths in all.
Several new cases have developed and
more deaths are expected.
Governor Gear secured the insertion
of clause in the sundry civil bill
just passed increasing the appropri-
alton from one hundred thousand to
one hundred and twenty-five thousand
dollars for public building at Burling-
ton.
Farm lands, improved, for lease in
Humboldt county, Iowa, on long or
short time, cash or share OF crop. AL.
so farming implements, horses and
other live stock for sale to renters.
Address nj. M. Norton, Des Moines,
Iowa.
3 Fred Carr ison, Is years OF age, was
killed and two older brothers were in
jured by a heavy fall of slate in the
Foster mine at Fishville, near Oska-
loosa. The three young men had
come from Illinois only few weeks
ago and were perfect strangers there.
Elton Spofford at Pleasant Valley,
village six miles from
Iowa City,,was recently shot and killed
by John Barnes. Barnes had the gun
on his lap and says 1t went off acct
IDENTIFY, and his statement is confirmed
by Mrs, Kimes and her two children
who were in the room.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary OF state by the
Keokuk Cooperage company, with
capital stock of $1,000; by the Pew
able Mining company, of Council
Bluffs, with a capital of $4,000, and
by the Berger Manufacturing com.
pany, OF Linn county, with stock OF
$1,000.
The end for the present of the Clear
Lake White Cap episode was reached.
II. g. Young, father-in-law of Ed
George, who was for several hours at
the mercy of the White Caps, pleaded
guilty of being connected with the
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The masks which they wore were made
by Mrs. y Dung.
Conductor r. IL. Crowley. of the
Chicago & Northwestern, while coup
ling cars at Moingona, was caught by
the bumpers Of the class OF freight
cars known as ''mankillers, and his
lower abdomen was crushed, a COUP
ling pin penetrating several inches in
to the rear portion of his body. Physi.
clans think he cannot recover.
The charges made against the char
acter OF Rev. j. H. Chase, Of Cedar
Rapids, few weeks ago have been
fully investigated by acommittee from
his church. The report viudicates the
reverend gentleman and sets at naught
the charges published. The church
and their pastor are to be congratu-
lated on the outcome OF the matter.
The Pearl River Lumber Company,
with a capital stock of one hundred
and fifty thousand, and limit of in.
debtedness OF one hundred thousand,
was formed at Clinton with power to
do a general lumber, manufacturing
and dealing business for twelty years.
It's incorporators are: ID. j. Batch
elder, L. p. Welles, c. F. Welles and
a. G. Smith.
The governor has appointed G.. w.
CrOsley, of Webster City, an honor
AIRY delegate from Iowa to the national
conference of charities and correction,
to be held in Indianapolis, May 1920,
1891 DR.. Jennie McCowen, of Daven-
port, is the corresponding secretary
for Iowa, and has been selected to
deliver one of the important addresses
of the conference.
The Burlington lmprovem mt Com
pany, with capital stock of $50, 600,
was Incorporated. II is an important