Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-01-01
IOWA Condensed ITEMS

Bluffs.
There are 81, 40 volumes in the
state library.
Council Bluffs declares the vags
and crooks must go.
The Dubuque board of trade has
taken new lease on life.
The Council Bluffs Paint, Oil and
Glass company has failed.
Mrs. w. S. Pitcher who has lived
in Waterloo since 1875, is dead.
VIM. johnson, an early settler of
Dubuque, died lately at Clarion.
John Ruchart. aged 81 years. resi-
dent ofPolk county for over forty years,
is dead.
The Iowa Iron works of Dubuque,
has paid out over $50, 900 in wages the
past year.
p. P. Huroks, So years 'of age, one
OF the oldest pioneers in Cass county,
died recently
Capt. John Glenn, one Of the oldest
Mississippi river steamboatmen, is
dying at Dubuque.
VIM. Schipp is under arrest at Oska-
loosa on the charge OF incest with his
14-year-old daughter.
Benjamin Dannatt, aged 60 years,
OF Clinton, is dead. lie came to
Clinton county in 1851.
The oldest man in Iowa is probably
Mr.. Gilligan, OF Dubuque county,
whose age is 10 years.
An inmate OF the Dubuque county
poor house named Gantleblen, aged
~ years, fell dead the other day.
The Hopkins opera house and ad-
joining buildings. at Lyons. were
burned. Loss about "a, 500; insurance
$1,000.
Mrs. Carrie Cobb,a bride Of twenty.
four hours, attempted suicide by hang.
ing at Abba No cause Is given for
the act.
Nearly 160 names have been en-.
rolled for a Y. NJ. G. A. at Clinton,
and 1920 has been subscribed for it's
support.
John Evans. whose child was killed
by one Of Aliens and Swoeney's cleo
trio cars in Dubuque, sued the COM
pany for $4,000 damages.
Reedy Bros, are making fish
pond covering four acres, near lama,
which they propose to stock with and
raise choice fish for table consumption.
The Davenport Tribune says BulTa.
10 Bill used TO rattle around Scott
county when he was barefoot boy,
but he doesn't visit Davenport any
more.
Capt A. C. Weeks, of Denison, has
been appointed aidc-de camp on the
staff of the commander of the Sons Of
Veterans, with the rank of lieutenant
colonel.
George B. Warne, the cashier OF
the bursted Kean bank, of Chicago,
used to live in Independence and his
Iowa friends have confidence in his
integrity.
The mayor OF Marshalltown has
made arrangements for some pile
10 put city prisoners at work on.
There are twenty-seven tramps in
limbo there.
j. w. Mills has entered suit against
the Des Moincs Street Railway Com
pany for $40, 900 damages for the death
OF l.. p Mills, the little boy that was
run over on Capitol Hill, on April 16,
last.
News is received at Mason City that
Harry Booth, II former respected res
I ident, ha been killed in Livingstone,
Montana. No further particulars
could be learned.
Iowa county owns about three
thousand acres OF land in Ida and
Cherokee counties valued at SIS per
acre. II is all lease and pays Iowa
county rental Of $l,70o per year.
Cedar Rapids made about 5000, 600
worth of building improvements the
past year. according TO the Christmas
edition of the Gazette. A prosperous
year in all kinds OF business is also
reported.
Ira II. Stubs has sued r. p. Clark
son, of the Des Moines Register. for
SANDER. The SANDER was not pub
'ished in the newspaper, but is alleged
10 have been spoken in the course Of
conversation.
Mrs. George Enright is dead near
Denison, from injuries received by
jumping from wagon the Sd inst
Her husband, who is blind, was drunk
in the wagon. She would soon have
been Il mother.
Mrs. George Enright is dead near
Denuison. from injuries received by
jumping from II wagon, December 5.
Her husband, who is blind, was drunk
in the wagon. She would soon have
been mother
The Will OF the late Mrs. Elizabeth
NJ. Ogilby, OF DUBUQUE. sister OF the
poet. l.. Buchanan Reed, will he con-
tested by her legal heirs, Her lawyer,
Robt w. Stewart, is one CT the chief
benehciaries under the instrument.
The Chicago, milwaukee & st.
Paul Railway company has begun
system OF retrenchment by reducing
the wages paid to clerks. operators,
station agents and some section aien.
The reduction ranges from 81 to $25
per month.
Hon. VIM. C.. Smith, state senator
from the Thirty-seventh Iowa district,
wns married Uecember 24th In Miss