Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-01-08

OF state. nero were 40 inmates.
A warrant for 80, $50 was issued for
its support and expenses.
The funeral OF DIR. j. c. Cowperth- |
waite. curator and librarian Of the
homeopathic medical department OF
the state university, took place on the
9Th. He was the father OF Prof. A. c.
Cowperthwaite, aud was 20 years of
age.
Centerville is no longer in darkness.
The electric lights were turned on and
gave light to all that were in the city.
Houses were lighted with gas the last
night of the old year and everything
with electricity the first night Of the
new.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary Estate by the
Aztec lodge No. 2S3, X. of p, of
MOntezuma. Ar icles were also filed
by the American Tontine Savings as
ISOLATION, Of Davenport. with capital
stock of $4,000.
Mayor Duncan, OF Burlington. car.
ries u miniature paving brick made of
Burlington clay as a watch charm.
He intends to have l.00G made for dis
tribution among his friends. They
will bear his famous utterance: THE
way TO pave is TO pave"
The artesian we'll at Mason City is
down 900 feet, and the flow has about
ceased. At depth of 200 feet the
we'll flowed about twenty gallons per
minute and increased gradually until
u distance of 600 feet below the sur
face was reached, when itflowed about
ninety gallons per minute.
The firm OF Green T. Son. Council
Bluffs one OF the heaviesU and Oldest
packing establishments Of that city,
assigned for the benefit OF their credi-
torss. The assignment covers all the
property OF the firm, including per-
sonal not exempt from execution.
The American Pill and Medicine
Co. OF Spencer, Iowa. has filed articles
of incorporation with the secretary OF
state. The authorized capital of the
corporation is 5000, 600 and its bust.
ness is the Manufacture and sale both
wholesale and retail. Of patent and
proprietary medicines.
w. A. Sunday, for five years with
Ansons Chicago base ball team. and
now a member Of the National league,
will take the platform for 7. M. c.
A. work as soon as his base ball en-
gagement expires. He held rousing
meeting the other night at Marshall
town, where he formerly lived.
Nels Mattson and Nels Elchenbaugh
of Missouri Valley, we're horribly
mangled, being run over by train.
They had seen friends aboard the
train, just us the train started they
got on to give q final farewell and in
| jumping off fell under the wheels.
One will probably lose leg and the
other both arms.
The Peck manufacturing company,
at Storm Lake, is making the largest
piece of we'll machinery ever put In
Storm Lake, and doubtless in any
place in the United States. 1t is
mammoth we'll drill for parties at
Glendale. n. d., where they are
t-obligcd TO go down l,20O feet for
water.
! The Peck Manufacturing company
at Storm Lake, is making tho largest
piece OF we'll machinery over put up in
Storm Lake, and doubtless in any
place in the United States. 1t is
mammoth we'll drill for parties In
Glendale, n. D., where they are
obliged to go down 1920 feet for
water.
Fourteen huudt cd horses were ship
ped out of Warren county in 1890,
bringing an average OF $l15 per head.
Warren county exported 81 ,496, 76S OF
live stock duriag the year. Besides
tho horses this sum includes ,5g2
cars OF hogs aud $4,000 head OF cattle.
| The cattle were sold on an average OF
$50 per head.
John J.. Brown, an old and we'll
known citizen OF Oskalooss, died at
his home NJ. Brown was an attor.
ney by profession, and had lived in
Iowa since 1851. He was for seven
years manager and proprietor of the
Burlington Hawkeye. Aside from his
interests at Oskaloosa, he owns large
farm near Garden Grove.
The Artesiau we'll at Mason City is
down 900 feet. aud the flow has about
ceased. At a depth of 200 feet the
well flowed about twenty gallons per
minute and increased gradually until
distance OF 600 feet below the sur
face was reached, when 1t flowed
about ninety gallons per minute. Fur.
ther boring seemed to TAP the flow.
Articles Of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state by
the National Railway Electric Signal
Company with capital stock
of 81, 900, 900; by the Eldon Big
Four Agricultural Association of Ell
don, Wapello county, capital stock
$40, 900, and by the Industrial Ex-
change OF Ottumwa, capital stock 81.
900.
Bartholomew WEIGH, a prominent
and prosperous farmer, two miles and
one half east OF Fort Dodge, committed
suicide by cutting his throat with
razor. Mr.. WEIGH was temporarily iu-
sane at the time, the result OF con-
tiuued sickness. For thirty-five years
he has been resident OF Webster
county, and was well-off in this worlds
goods.