Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-09-03
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.

explosion Oh gdsolIne SJoNe'
Annie Peterson, fifteen year-old
Norwegian girl of KeolSuk, is about to
go insane from too much drink.
The democratic senatorial convcn-
ton met at Knoxville and nominated
Hon. T. b. Perry'of Abba for senator,
walk in; your next is the sign on
q Keokuk barber shop window.
You're next" is probably what is
meant
G. c, Dakin has the largest apple
orchard in Hamilton county, and will
have about 500 bushels Of excellent
fruit this year.
Getchell & Martins planning mill at
Des Moines was badly damaged by
fire, entailing loss Of about s., 900.
Cause unknown.
The postoftice at Leeds. suburb Of
Sioux City, was entered by burglars,
the safe blown open and $3.50 In
stamps carried away.
ID. S, Ashpole marketed sixty. eight
bushels of oats, machine measure,
at Eagle Grove that weighed ninety
six bushels on the scales.
The citizens Of Fruitland have com
planned to the railroad commissioners
that they cannot get cars enough to
ship their watermelon crop.
Francis the S-year-old son of j. f.
McGrath, of keokuk, within short
time, has fallen from hammock twice
and had his collar bone broken both
times.
Lots in Bertha Park, Des Moines,
for sale or trade for Iowa farm land.
These lots are beauties. Address Nj.
2. Halloran, w. N. IT,, or Towne &
Mcfarland, Des Moines, Iowa.
The Creston Blue Grass Palace was
closed with a fair attendance. AL
though rain interfercd with the expo
sition TO certain extent, the manage
ment will be financially ahead.
Slob's dry goods store and residence
Sybenga's bakery and residence,
kruienier's furniture store. Miss De-
vo's millinery store and Dr. Keable'
Office and dwelling house burned at
Pella.
Abraham Erickson was almost in
stantly killed at Mason City. His
team became frightened while he was
hauling load OF wood, and he was
thrown beneath the heels of the horses
and kicked to death.
Henry NJ. Wallace, a horse breeder
residing six miles east Of Musca:ine
while returning from the T. NJ. b. A.
picnic at West Liberty, was thrown
from his cart by his horse running
away near Moscow and WIS instantly
killed.
Mayor Duncan, of Burlington. re-
voked the saloon liceuse of Henry
Snyder, who interfered with an officer
while the latter was arresting two dos
perate characters named John Gobel
and Jesse Dunlap. Gobel was Snyd-
er's barkeeper.
After an illness fabout four weeks,
Mrs. Ann Eliza, wifc of Mr.. John c.
Wilson, of Madison county, passed
peacefully away. She, with her hus.
band, were among the pioneers, COM
ing to this state from Highland county,
Ohio, some forty-siN years ago.
The sixth biennial meeting of the
survivors of the Third Iowa Infantry
association was in session at DEBORAH
of the survivors of the old regiment
and about forty ladies were in attend.
ance and the reunion was one of the
most successful ever held.
j Rev. G.. L. FaIr, pastor of the Bap-
list church in Dubuque, has resigned,
and will accept call from the Bap.
fist church. at Grinnell He will re,
main at Dubuque until the newly fin.
ished church is dedicated September
lst. Since he has been there, nearly
two years, over forty additions to the
church have been received.
The disease among cattle which has
been raging with such frightful fatal.
ity among herds in Palo Alto county
has spread into Emriet county. and
large numbers in Pettijchn's herd
have died. The symptoms are similar
TO rabies and we understand the dis.
ease is on the increase. with no sign;
OF abatement until the entire herd i,
annihilated.
The government steamer, Vixen, or
account Of the low water ran onto
some old bridge piling at Keithsburg,
ILL.,. twelve miles north of Burlington,
on the Mississippi river, and sank al
once. No ono injured. There are
but twenty inches of water above low
water mark. The large passenger
boat, Pittsburg, of tho Diamond Joe
line, is stuck fast on reef with big
LOAD of passengers and freight.
A horrible accident occurred neai
West Branch, few miles south Of
Cedar Rapids. Lewis Hale had .
double barrclicd shot gun and after
having used it. left it in the house
with one smell in one barrel. His old
est son Jasper, aged Q years, was
playing with the gun when il was dis
charged, blowing out the brains of the
youngest son. aged g. who was stand.
ing ucn'. The boy died in twenty
minutes.
X. \. Moore, AN OttumHa editor,
who was assaulted lew weeks ago by
Attorney Lyman Was again assaulted
by J.. NJ. Ntanslifi, proprietor of the
Baker house. for alleged reflections on
his hosiery. He went before the
mayor and paid his fine. Moore has
had more than the usual misfortnnes
Of the newspaper fraternity hav.
ing recently been refused admis.
sion to the opera house because
OF continuous attack on the manager
through his paper.
7. O Mailcy, fireman on switch en-
CINE No. 60 was injured so badly al
Clinton that he died. He was firing
on switch engine which was pulling
out OF track No. ?. C.. & n w. switch
engine No, jS1 with three box cars
was backing Up and collided with No.
90, 1t caught O'NIailey in such q way
that he had both arms cut OFF. He
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