Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-06-11
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at ultlliid.
A camp of Sons of Veterans will be
organized at Dunlap.
Marshalltown is trying to raise &c.,
for Y. Nj, C. A. building.
Miscroants steal flowers from the
graves in the Storm Lake cemetery.
The striking coal miners about Des
Moines are about to return to work.
About ST. 600 will be expended on
improving the town clock at Dubuque.
Western Iowa veterans will hold
their annual reunion at Dunlap on
July 10.
Guthrie county assessors find that
county to contain 1,6I2 dogs and
1888 sheep.
A new packing house is to be estab-
lished in Dubuque, la. Eastern capt.
tai is interested.
Newton is having brilding boom
this spring. Twenty-four residences
are in process of erection.
st. Paul's German Evangelical
church of Keokuk has let the contract
for new school building.
Mr.. and Mrs Daniel Potter of Bethel
township, Fayette county, celebrated
their SD wedding anniversary.
An elderly gentleman named Nay
lor was found dead in pasture in
Washington township, Greene county.
The farmers alliance will establish
general merchandise store at Ded-
ham, The authorized capital is $40,-
600.
Chairman Kauer of the Dubuque
county board of supervisors, says
wolves are imported into that county
to get the bounty.
A grocery firm at Storm Lake, which
has been selling cheap groceries to the
farmers of that county was closed out
by attaching creditors.
The state auditor has issued GER
titicate to the Parnell State bank; CAPT
tai, $4,000; b. Sheridan, president,
and +. b. Mullen, cashier,
A young colt fell into an old mineral
shaft 1872 feet deep near Dubuque, and
when rescued was found not to have
sustained the slightest injury.
Thomas Shay, young man of Deni-
SON has been sent to the Clarinda in
sane hospital. His peculiar mania was
singing. which he kept up necessarily
day and night.
Manning since the recent fire, has
established fire limit, and all build
ings hereafter constructed in the bust
ness part of town must be OF brick or
stone.
The eleventh annual meeting of the
Iowa State Funeral Directors associ-
alton was held at Iowa City. One
hundred and fifty members were in at
tendance.
ID. p. Hathaway, lately of Iowa. died
recently in Tillamook, Oregon, leaving
$1,000 1t is thought he had relatives
in Iowa, and if his heirs will inquire of
]. 4. Maulsby, Tillamook, Oregon,
they may learn something to their ad-
vantage.
A notable transfer of horseHesh at
Independence is the sale of Tom Hunt S
Prince by Marsh Young" to Mr..
John W. Tilden of Goldendale, Wash
ington Mr.. Tilden will at once put
him in training and develop his speed
qualities for campaigning.
At New Sharon. on tn, morning of
the Sth, the livery barn of Farmer
Bros. was burned. Prompt efforts of
the fire department saved all the
horses except one valuable mare.
The loss is about $1,000, insured for
$500 in the Des Moines company.
The origin of the fire is mystery.
The forty-eighth annual communica-
ton OF the Masonic Grand Lodge of
Iowa assembled at Cedar Rapids, June
I'd, with about 600 delegates in attend
ancc. Tho grand lodge was opened in
ample form by the grand officers. After
few words of welcome extended by
Worshipful Master G. +. Cogshall
Grand Master Gamble delivered his
address.
The following pojto1ice changes
were made in Iowa during the week
ending May 80. 1891: Postmasters
appointed-Peori;t, Dubuque county.
Charles A. Gremmcls. Preston. Jack
son county, Ben Van Steinburg Rock
Rapids, Lyon county, Arson Tolman.
Troy. Davis county, Henry X. Weyer.
Discont nucd-Laxc Manawa, Potta-
wattamic county.
Preparations are almost completed
for the formal opening of the Advent
lists Camp meeting at Oak Park. Des
Moines. which will take place June
9th. Liberal arrangements have been
made for reduction Of fare from all
parts of the state. Oak Park is de-
lghtlul location Tor tho meeting and
very accessible from all parts of the
city by the electric cars.
James Campbell and Evan Evans,
both of Washington township, Adair
county. while returning homo from
reicott were in terrific thund n
storm and Mr.. Campbell was instantly
killed by lightning. Mr.. Evans was
severely stunned by the current, but
rallied. The deceased was promi-
nent farmer and among the earliest
settlers in, that locality, having gone
there in the fortics.
IL is officially announced that articles
of incorporation will BE- iilod in few
days for new railroad 10 DO known
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