Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-04-16

ers a decided rebuff. The case was
heard during the last term OF the dis
trict court and was spiritedly contested
by both sides. 1t is the first adverse
decision the board has received for
some time.
About year ago the firm OF Gage &
Hamon moved to Waterloo, from st.
Louis to engage in the manufacture of
stoves, the citizens giving them a
building free to induce them to locate.
During the past few weeks the COM
pany, which is known as the Iowa
Stove and Mantel Company, has been
nego iating for the removal Of their
plant to Dubuque. Suit was begun to
compel them to turn the property do
mated them over to be sold for the
benefit OF the subscribers of the bonus.
rhe plant is valued at $50, 900, and
the deed OF the property was given
them without any restriction.
hC iO"d vi tlC ENdu-
gelical Association OF Dubuque, en-
gagged in stormy debate over
the report OF the committee appointed
10 investigate the charges against a
number OF preachers accused OF dis
loyalty to the regular association.
The report was finally adopted, which
expels three clergymen and allows
seven others to withdraw under ban.
Resolution were adopted expressing
confidence in Bishops Esher and Bow.
man and denouncing Dubs. The de-
posed preacher will probably go to
Illinois, where the Dubs faction is in
the incendancy. The names OF the
three expelled preachers are j. Ii.
Maynes, j. j. Miller and Emil Mcul-
Ter.
Judge e. w. Wakefield, of the Lyons
county district court. has decided that
the clause of the Iowa railroad law,
which provides that s.the provisions of
this act shall be helC to apply TO
shipments OF property made from any
point within the state, whether the
transportation be wholly or partly
within this or an adjoining state or
states," is unconstitutional for the
reason that such shipments are inter-
state in their character. The question
arose in suit brought TO collect an
overcharge under the commissioners
schedule for freight hauled by the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul from
Beloit, Iowa, to Sioux City, Iowa.
This line of the Milwaukee passes for
thil ty miles through South Dakota.
A public examination will be held
the 10Th day of May, at Fort Dodge,
beginning at 0 o'clock a. m, for the
purpose OF selecting n cadet to the
military acadamy at West Point from
the Tenth District of Iowa. The age
| for the admission of cadets to the
acadamy is between II and - years
| Candidates must he unmarried, at
least five feet in height and free from
any deformity, disease or infirmity
which may render them unit for mill
tary service. They must be well
versed in reading, in writing, Cn-
Guiding photography in arithmetic,
in the elements OF the English gram
mar, in geography, particularly of
our own country and in the history
OF the United States.
David Chil1, an octogenarian and
| pioneer settler OF Nevada Iowa. died
ut the home OF his daughter, Mrs
Lawrence, in Peoria, Ill. Mr.. Child
was a native OF New Hampshire, be-
longing 10 a family which numbers
many disting uished citizen. HE
numerous family ard relatives are
widely scattered many o! them being
in Iowa. S. M. Child, tie postmaster
at Dunlap is his son, as was also the
late Mr.. Sam Child, who was at his
death postmaster at Atlantic. Mr..
Da;id Child was for many years a
leading citizen OF Nevada and Story
county. He was a very valuable mem.
Der OF the community. being always
ready to give his services to the pub
lie, and for a long time in the early
days he was director o. the local
schools and president of the county
agricultural society, as we'll as being
active in other good works.
Storm Lake is up with the times.
| Spring may be late, but Storm Lake
never. Among the improvements the
coming summer are system of water
works to cost $15, 900, and fine new
| summer hotel with all the modern con-
veriences. Several dwellings are in
process OF construction and many
more will be built before the summer
is over. People are Just waking up
to the fact that as summer resort
Storm Lake presents many advantages,
not the least of which is the fine lake
which gives the town its name. A
better lake for bathing is not found in
Iowa and regatta is being projected
to take place some time during the
summer. An auditorium. seating
some 2, 900 people gives unusually fine
opportunities for band concerts and
her out ofdoor entertainments. Real
estate finds ready sale. There is not
single house TO rent in the village.
Truly the town Is growing steadily if
not having veritable boom.
IN WISCONSIN.