Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-10-29
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.

The Britain Pork Packing Com
gany's establishment at Marshalltown.
was nearly destroyed by fire, the
damage being $4,000.
Polk City was the scene of disas.
trous fire few nights ago. Stead
mans store, the telephone office, two
business houses, inc udiug the post
office, were burned. Loss unknown.
The Eagle Point ferry boat running
across the Mississippi from Dubuque
to Kanlbel's park caught fire and
burned to The waters edge. Loss
IS, 900; insurance light, The crew
were at dinner at the time.
Bert Osborne roustabout at the
Stanton House, Mason Cit, hired
team at M dgett's livery stable and lit
out. He has been traced to Hal Sey,
Iowa, and was bound for North Dako-
ia, Officers are in hot pursuit.
A petition is being circula ed ask
ing for the pardon of George Washing
ton Polt', who is soon to go 10 the
penite' tlary for perjury. On an APP
peal to the supreme court recently,
the opinion of the lower court was
| affirmed.
Adjutant General Green has issued
orders for the annual inspection of the
| Iowa National Guard to be held at the
company stations throughout the state
between November 1, l 81 and Febru-
~ 1, 1892. The definite inspection
orders have also been issued by Cen
eral Green.
The Knights OF Pythias have COM
pleted new hall Mt Montezuma and
ecently it was appropriately dedi-
Gated. IL was great event for the
Knights OF Montezuma and will long
be remembe ed. A ball and banquet
ended the days festivities and all are
we'll pleased with the occasion.
Burglars entered the poStoffice
at Springdale and took a few things
from the grocery part, They b. oke
into Mather Bros store, drilled the
fire proof door of their safe and blew
off a charge OF powder, but failed TO
open the safe. They took some cloth
ing and small articles and have not
been caught.
L. s. Tarvin seer atary of the Grand
| Lodge, A. T. and A. NJ, when shown
the charges made against him BY Mr..
Hur bert of Fort Dodge, claimed that
Hurl ,ert was no. in good standing
VITA tie Masons, he ha ing been ex-
pei ed because of his connection with
the Cerneau Masons. The charges,
he says, are absolutely groundless and
will be without efe.t.
Recently party left Murray on a
hun ing exred t on in Wisconsin.
A few days later Mr.. Wesley Sti or
received telegram tina his son lloyd,
who was one o. the party. had been
shot aud lied. A later dispatch said
he was shot b. an unkno n party, but
up to this time no further particulars
have been received. The parents are
Frustrated with grief.
At Guthrie Center, Willie Crin, son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Cain, while driv-
ing his COW, undertook to tide his
horse. stlid animal, across c t mpor.
airy foot bridge over deep ditch on
the lot of Z. Z. Boss. The horse
epping on the bridge a board broke.
The horse plunging threw the rider
into the ditch and fell upon him,
crushing the boy to death.
Miss Minnie Mann. of Des MONIES,
attt IN tied suicide by cutting deeI
cash in hoc throat with a rIzor, just
missing the Jugular, and considering
the fact that she is nearly seventy
years of age her recovery is doub full,
although the atten ing physician Gu
teri ms hopes Worry over scand his
circulated in Il neighborhood quarrel
is supposed to be he cause.
The relat yes and friends are anx-
ious about the Whereabouts of Chas
J. Conner who has been conduct 9
the normal cole Q at Columbus Junc
ion for some time. The gentleman
has been missing for sever Il d vs. and
70 play is cared. HIS busine IS is il
bad fix, but the business m n Offer
to help straighten it out. The lost
man Is being advertised for.
Some time ago a stabbiug ARRAY o.
CURED at Algona in which Mike Hub
bard aud Herman Rontzow cut Sey
more Allen seriously. The trial on al
Indictment for an attempt to commi
murder Osed recently with verdic
of guilt OF an attempt to commi
manslaughter. However n new tria
vas granted by Judge Lot Thomas iol
reasons which the bar concede to bt
sufficient.
And ew Wynn, OF Jefferson, S. d.
in drunken recklessness at Sioux City
overturned the wagon in which he wa
arting to drive home, and instantly
killed his mother-in. law, Mrs. FoIn.
tain, whose neck was broken. Wynn's
~ite was struck in the OK and badl,
injured; Wynn himself was hurt anC
his two little children were mapgled
ne OF Mrs. Fountains daugh ers wa.
also crushed un der the wagon.
Two fearful proofs OF the danger o
reckle climbing about moving freio Ii
ira ms occurred at Burlington. Hem,
Hill, OF Came. on. ILL.,, climbed on al
east bound burlington freight to rid,
home and was fatally in ,ured. Johr
Ferguson, of Greene. Iowa, while steal
ing ride on top of the Burlington
freiQ hit train at GAINESVILLE. Iowa, wa
thrown between the moving cars ant
cut to pieces. Both are boys.
Recent y in the federal court room
at Des Moines beautiful memoria
service was held to the memory o
/ Judge James NJ. Love and that o hi
brother, III. X. Love, for 20 many
years clerk of the u tied States Dis
trict court. Ad lies es were made by
Judges Hubbard, Beck, Lillon. Wool
son. Wright, Gwen and others, ant
the service was one OF tender devotion
to the memory of the deal men.
+. r. Davis, boy about II or Il
years of age, who lines in University
Place, Des Moines, was arrested few
days ago on the charge of sending in
decent letters through the mails He
plead gully be ore Judge Woolson, o
Al ~ n