Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-10-08
AUDUBON AUDUBON co, IOWA, THURSDAY. OCTOBER s. 1891

DiuiN lHJurcl oNhcIHloo auo us i'0 10
despa red OF.
Eight OF the Cascade saloon keep
e:s paid into the Jones county school
fund gneS aud COS rs follows: Nj. +.
sonser, $50e.7O; j. +. Secrecy, 1855. 95;
ID. Secrecy. s370.S j. Smith, $352.95;
Chas. Miller, 1888 80; j. Neirs, Jr.,
1870. so; j. Roach, $500. 95; +. May.
s364.3l; total, $5,02S.4l. These
men are the ones fined for sci ing
liquor within 800 feet OF the Jones
county line over in Dubuque county.
Miss Hawley, charming daugh-
ter OF we'll known family in Clinton,
was TO have been married to a farmer
from Illinois, but the night before the
appointed time, while her betrothed
was in the house, after everything was
arranged to havs the wedding the
next morning, she took her CLOTHES.
climbed out OF the window and left the
country with fellow named McCar-
thy. The Tilted bridegroom is nearly
crazed over the otfair, as is the mother
OF the bride.
Mrs. A. /. Goodrich, Of Davenport,
arose ne usual in the morning aud de.
scended TO her kitchen. When her
husband joined her there a few mo-
ments later, he found her standing
with her hands claspei to her head.
She cried out with pain and il an.
other minute was down upon the floor.
Before decor could be summoned
she was dead. Apoplexy was the
cause. Her sister died the same way.
She was 81 years cd and leaves q
husband and son.
A fire, the origin OF which is un-
known occurred in CLANCY, a suburb
OF Clinton, burning down the Drover's
hotel valued at $4,000, with an in.
surance of 5000. The fire depart
ment of Clinton promptly responded
to the call likewise those belonging
to the mills in the vicinity, and in so
doing saved a serious coafia.ration,
for the hotel was in close proximity
to the Chicag & n crthwestern $ large
stock AMI feeding yard, and the lum-
Der yards OF G. Lamb & Sons.
On German Day Fort Madison
was given CIR TO the German Ameri.
cans, who cane IN great numbers in
SPITE of the rain. There were prob
ably ., 900 people in towA in the
after Don. In the morning there was
a length parade from the business
center to Central Park, where he pro-
grammc was proceeded with in spite
of the rain. DR.. II. A. Stempel
resident of the day, made the open
ing address and was presented with
the keys of the city by Mayor Hamil-
ton.
II. c. Wiuthers, St. Louis lawyer,
was in Keokuk recently filing papers
which lay claim to 27j acres of land
located in the business portion OF Re-
okuk, the value Of which is over four
hundred thousand dollars. En- Hess
litigation will result, as the property
is now owned by several prominent
local capitalist. The st. Louis at
ton y ayers tina, his clients have a
prior claim and he is det rmined to
fight the case until tho United Sta es
supreme court decides who tbs right
full owners are.
DIR. III a. Gilman, superintendent
OF the insane hospital at Mt. Pleasant,
has sent in to the board OF trustees
the name OF G ,orgc G. Wells as his
selection for steward OF the in titution
IN place 0! +. +. Ne.son, deceased.
Mr.. Wells has been the agent OF the
American Express company there for
tie past eight years and is cminently
capable OF filing the important pc.
) ton. The vans OF the institution
Will be refully locked after and
cared or and TIE interests OF the state
will be well guarded.
}. c. Bing. o. the Boyder Citizen.
star ed ID hennery last spring and
stocked his tarnyard wi h some
Il oics fow.s. Hij hatch was large
aad he sold OF his old fowls, depend,
ing who ly upon the new for eggs and
an DC asional feast f,r the parsou.
The other day he was explaining his
plans and exhibiting his prodI act 10 q
neighbor woman who had had some
experience raising chickens, when il
was discovered that there was not q
pullet in the lot. He has 1871 roosters
with which to begin next years bust.
ness.
5. +, Hanna, at one time a lea1ine
fur dea'e at Des Moines. recent,
connected with Youngerman ciga.
factory, and at the time of his death
in the employ of B'otcky Bros. as q
t aveling salesman. and generally
known throughout the state because
| of his diminutive size, died at Des
Moines, under peculiar circumstances.
He was found on the floor of his room
almost naked, with the windows up,
and as tn, night was cold he had be.
come chilled through. No efforts on
the part OF tho'e who folni him could
revive him and in a short time the
spark of life had departed.
The Old Settlers association held
its annual me ting at Marion. This
associations includes all who have Lived
in the county tnir'y-fye years or more.
The enrolment now reaches 40.
Marion was beautifully decorated il
honor OF &c otcasii n. The assoc a.
tiou was presided over by Charles
Wears. At the meeting were tive
person who came to Linn count; in
1887. three N 1882 and the later
years were mo e ,ckly represented.
An excellent rogramme was carried
olt in the city park. All over 70
years old were invited to take seats on
the on the stand which brought forth
more than fifty men with their wives
An interesting viii cas-, involv-
ing one hundred thousand dollars or
more, is now eing tried at IT. Madi-
son. 1t rgc Ills the great Davis case
recently tired il Montana, becaus
the parties involved in this suit bear
{ same name and because the great
western will case had its foundation in
the adjoining county OF Van Buren,
William Davis, very peculiar and
wealthy land owner of Denmark. Lee
county aged as years, mar. led a
woman forty years his junior by the
the rame Of Anna Parker, July 3,
1890. The union was not happy one