Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-07-30
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.

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A new $25, 600 hotel will be opened
at Storm Lake August 3.
DIR. Smith, an old resident of Hamp-
ton. died, aged 81 years.
: Charles I. Rain sburg and Eva Dor
rance were married at Brooklyn,
Constable Oxler OF Marion seized
three car loads of beer at that place.
A little daughter of Geo. Jackson
OF Lowell, was killed In Il runaway.
More than 100 new houses have been
built in Shenandoah already this year.
President Geo. A. Gates, of Iowa
college preached at Tollington Park,
London.
The late strike cost the coal miners
in the vicinity of Oskaloosa nearly
$500, 600.
A. Gardnef has been nominated for
representative by the Cass county
democrats.
A 1O-year old child of Philip Ncallis
of Sheffield, accidentally fell into
water tank and was drowned.
Late rains and wind storms have
damaged tho Cat crop to some extent,
but hay and corn are not injured.
Burglars at Fairfield blew open the
safe of j. W. Burnett. They secured
some votes and valuable papers, but
no money.
Rev. J. Stevenson of Waterloo was
refused permission 10 preach sermon
on the ''.a'oon'' at that place during IA
camp meeting.
Mrs. J. H. Johr son. aged 30, tried
10 cross the Northwestern tracks with
her l-yearold grandson at Lamvil'e
in front OF train, AMI both were
killed.
Mr.. L. Gwin, an old settler in
Poweshiek county and a we'll known
grain man in that section of the state
died at his homo in Brooklyn of heart
trouble.
President Head AMI Secretary
ShafRcr, of tho Agricultural Society,
have been testing the machinery for
tho new power house on the Fair
grounds.
The corner stone OF the Second Bap-
tist church in Cedar Rapids, was laid
with appropriate services. The prin-
cipal address was made by G. A. Hew-
lit, ID. ID.
Mrs. Il. II. Clcnahan was saved from
death by burning gasoline at Cedar
Rapids by the prompt action OF her hus.
band. The clothing of II little child
was also burned.
Mrs. Nellie DAVIS at Waterloo, who
was badly burned by gaao inc, died.
She gave birth to u still born child,
and that together with the burning,
caused her death.
Mrs. Il. II. Ccnahan was saved
from delth by burning gasoline at
Cedar Rapids by The PROMPT action of
her husband The clothing of little
child was also bnrncd.
Two freight trains collided about
half mile cast of GlcnwOod. Both
engines and a heavy mogul are COM
plets wrecks, and SIX cars were dc.
moiishcd. Luckily no one was seri-
ously hurt.
Mic Hanson, aged % fell off the
front platform of an electric car on the
Allen and Sweeney line, Dubuque,
while rounding cuIvc and was in
SANITY killed, his skull being fractured
behind the ear.
Geo. Stapp, a wealthy old bachelor
,l1 IL
Lisbon, committed suicide at Cedar
Rapids by hanging himself. Despond-
ency caused by drunkenness is the
probable cause.
The official report showing the re-
ceipts from Internal revenue for the
year ended June 80, 1891, was issued
by the COMMISSIONS. The total is
STAG, 035, 376 and of this sum Iowa
contributed 1884, 242.
The following articles of incorpor-
alton were filed in the office of secre-
tary of state: Montezuma Savings
Bank, of Montezma; capital, SIS, 600.
Farmers Exchange Company, of
Rockfo?d capital, S25, 600.
A mysterious disease has broken
out among the cattle west of Lyons.
The joints swell at the knees and
death soon follows. After death dark
blood and matter flows AS the swelling
bursts 1t appears to be contagious.
Tho Tri-City street railway COM
pany Of Davenport is seeking TO sell
is large properties there and in Rock
Island and Moline, Illinois. The
total investment is about two million
dollars, and the company offers to
dispose II it for less than this
The college building and grounds
at Alton are now being prepared for
the opening OF the school in Septem-
Der. Prof. Schott is looking after the
DEALS of the school and the amount
OF printing material being sent out in
dictates that the school will be well
advertised
The various suspensions and pardons
of stormy Jordan, the notorious
suioon keeper of Ottumwa, have been
revoked. The governor avowed the
act and stated he had taken the action
because it was brought to his knowl-
edge that stormy had violated the
condition of his suspensions.
Tho annual reunion of the Eighth
Iowa Cavalry will be held at Moravia,
Iowa, on Thursday and Friday. Sep
,ember IL and Is, and grand time is
anticipated. Moravia is town of
about 800 inhabitants in Appanoose
county on the lines of the Iowa Con-
trail and Milwaukee railroads.
The Sixth regiment of /. n. &. have
been encamped at Webster City.
About four hundred OF our states de-
tenders were on the ground, and
seemed TO enjoy the luxurious soldier
ing vouchsafed them in these times of
piping peace Gov. Boies was
there to review the regiment.
The Indiana Society will hold its
annual reunion at Des Moines, August