Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-06-25
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Muscatine's pearl button factory has
just turned out its first product.
The bank at Grand junction was not
robbed writes Banker button. Tho
dispatch to that effect was mistake.
David j. Cue, the well known por-
trait artist of New York, is at Clermont
painting portrait of Ex-Governor Lar
rabcc.
Miss Bessie MADEIRA. o. Cedar Rap
ids, Iowa, has been appointed copyist
in the patent office; salary 1886 per
annum.
Operations are we'll under way for a
$4,000 opera house at Livermore.
There is very little doubt but that it
will materialiie.
A huge waterspout at Battle Creek
has flooded the Maple valley over a
mile of track out near Ida Grove.
Large losses of live stock. Rainfall
unprecedented
Mrs. jefferson, colored woman, was
caught on small bridge just west Of
Ottumwa by a passenger train on the
20" and one foot was cut Off She
will not survive the shock.
Six electric trolley cars and ten loads
of iron for the new electric car line
line were unloaded in Clinton on the
22nd. The work is progressing on the
. line which will be five miles long.
Martha and Mary Thompson, aged
ID and years respectively, ran away
from their home in Clinton Sunday,
June l4th, and diligent search has
tailed to disclosc their whereabouts.
They had started for Sunday School.
Governor Boies has reappointcd
Phillip A. Hoyne, Room ., Custom
House Building, Chicago, commission
er of deeds for Iowa in Iowa in Illi-
nois. Mr.. Hoyne has held this place
for thirty years, and this is for anoth-
er three years.
A well is being sunk on farm west
OF Spencer which is something of a
wonder. II is now los feet deep and
there is a current of cold air rushing
from the mouth with immense force.
1t win raise nun sitting on board
placed across The mouth of the pipe.
The lowaCentral railway management
Off ni.,11 ,rn Inn Il
trip to the National G. A. r. Encamp-
ment at Detroit in August. The Con-
trail doesn't belong to the Western
Passenger Association, and makes the
announcement regardless of it for the
benefit of the veterans.
l.. ID. Ran iall, for years promi-
nent merchant of Dubuque, died on the
18th, after u long and painful illness.
He commenced the harness and hide
business in 1916, and was AZ one time
connected with the firm of Grant &
Son, Ga,cna, the latter being General
Grant. His age was about ~.
Tho temperance people of Cedar
Rapids are making another raid on the
saloons and in the past few days nearly
every saloon keeper has been served
with a warrant of arrest. Some have
pleaded guilty and paid their fines.
About thirty-tive cases have no: yet
been disposed of, but they will be at
tended to the first of the week.
The Council Bluffs and Omaha Chau-
talqua Assembly begins its third ses-
son July Isl, Great preparations are
being made for the opening day. The
prospects fer succ essful season are
excellent Immense croyds are ex-
pec:e 10 hca9 ingalls, July 16, and
the Ba oH-ShakespeGe debate July 20,
81. The fourth Will b. great day.
Pa.cntI for Iowans issued June 16:
Wilbu" Brayton, of Floyd gate; Geo.
A Passeimau, of Fort Dodge, compo-
sition o matter for whiting; Geo. w.
Dickey. OF Des Moines assignor of one
half to c. G. Colfax and c. c. Donuell,
Of Ot,ey car coupling; Louis Hartman.
assignee of oae-half to d. T. Denmead,
Fl Marshalltown. corset: Adolph G..
Olson, of Eldorado painters over
shoc
Grandfather Theo. Schreiner cele-
Eratel his eightieth birthnay at the
Masonic hall il Mt. Pleasant on the
night ofJunc 15tl b. large recep-
lion. Over two thousand invitations
were sent out of town. A goodiy num-
Der of guests were present lie is
wei known throughout the state, hav-
ing been the grand tyler of the grand
lodge A. +. & A. NJ. the past thirty
five years.
William Branchett. one of the Oldest
settlers in the state, died at his home
ASMt. Vernon. He has been resi-
dent OF Linn couIty for thirty-ive
years, and was well known as con-
tractor and builder. Edward l..
Branchett, prominent attorney at
Saratoga Springs, New York, was his
son. He had two other children, Mrs.
NJ. X. Neff and Mrs. VIM. M. Smith of
Mt. Vernon.
II has been discovered that Boone
late election, at which it was voted to
is ne $4,000 worth of bonds to build a
new school house, was illegal. When
Boone and Booneboro were consolidated
in 1887, the respective school districts
remained separate, ana as the law
commands that when two cities con-
so'llate their school districts must also
be combined, the action Of the Boone
electors is without effect
Root. I. stewart. who was elected
lat Arr.l for the third term mayor OF
Dubuque handed in his resignation to
the city council. The latter has ac-
cont al IN, ,.aaiupotion Tho salary Of