Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-05-14

Al their recent annual convention at
Sioux City. the master plumbers of
Iowa elected Henry Ewinger, of Bur-
lington, president for the ensuing year
vice James Cameron of Davenport, and
selected Davenport as the place OF next
years convention.
The Missouri river commission, con-
sisting of Messrs. Suter, McKinzie,
Erness, Broadhead and Sanford, ar
rived at Sioux City the other day and
started down the river in boat, max
ing tour of all the government work
between that point and St. Louis.
John Lambert, the young man from
Suffer, H., who was operated upon at
st. Joseph's hospital in Keokuk several
weeks ago for the fracture of the skull
| in which a large portion of the bone
was removed, died from the effects of
blood poisoning resulting from the
operation.
The latest newspaper figures give
Iowa more daily and weekly publica-
! tions than the entire dominion of Can
ada OF the A. states Iowa ranks
fifth in the number of its newspapers.
In proportion to population Iowa prob
ably has more newspaper readers than
any other state in the union.
Some time ago John Dooley, of En-
metsburg, was put off a Burlington pas
senger train near Rodman, the con-
ductor refusing to accept an old eX-
cursion ticket. Dooley sled the COM
pany for 81, damages. The case
was tried before Judge Carr, and Doc
ley secured verdict for 81, 900.
Geo. w. Long, dealer in wall paper
and house decorations in Cauncil Bluffs
failed for $4,000. His store is in the
| possession of mortgages who have
claims for $1,000. The rest is unse-
| cured, no inventory has been taken.
Lacey is very i'll and his physicians do
not permit him TO see his creditors.
The annual Methodist camp meeting
at Storm Lake will be held Aug. IA to
"a inclusive. DIR. Watson will have
charge of the meeting. The Iowa
State camp meeting at Clear Lake
commences Aug. 9th, continuing to
the 18th. DR.. Potter will be in charge
assisted by Pro-. Miller and Rev. Dote,
of Chicago.
The executive council rejected all
the bids before it for constructing
cement paving and curbing on the
state house grounds and will advertise
anew. The new specifications will de-
mand larger blocks of paving and that
contractor warrant the work for five
years and give bond to make the
warrant good.
The male printers employed on the
Daily Ledger at Dubuque, are on a
strike demanding that the Office be
unionized. The editor b. w. Blanch-
ard, is sick in bed and the paper was
gotten out by IA boy and two women.
The strike of the plumbers was settled
the men getting nine hours work with
no reduction in pay.
Fire ut Manson on the 9Th.
destroyed August Hauntzmans large
! livery barn, with nineteen horses and
mules. including two thoroughbred
stations, fifteen carriages and consid-
cradle other property. Eleven OF the
mules belonged to Rhoades e. Car
means Carriage factory in that city.
The loss is over $4,000, with very
| light insurance.
| Chauncey Ammon. of Estherville,
not long since placed some cartridges
in pocket containing some smoking
tobacco. The other day he filed his
| pipe, unknowingly, with one of the
cartridges and some tobacco. just as
he had commenced to enjoy his smoke
an explosion occurred. The pipe was
blown to pieces, but the smoker es-
capped uninjured.
1t is said that Mr. Hooker, at Oak
land, the deputy sheriff of Pottawatta-
mic county. has received word from
/ Council Bluffs that detective who
| has been on the track Of the Hair
murderer was on his way from Colo
RADIO with his man. 1t will be remem-
bered that the murder was committed
some three years ago on the farm OF
John Kelley, four miles east of Oak
land.
March S, a quartette of Keokuk, Wis
tied spiritualistic seance given by
Mrs. w. J.. Thompson in that city and
exposed the medium. They caught
the airy spirit and held it until the
lights were turned up when the spirit
proved to be none other than the med
ium. After waiting two months Mrs.
Thompson has concluded that she
| wasn't treated just right and has filed
an informetion charging the investi-
gators with assault.
Miss Clara Peng, aged 16, of Pomc-
roy, Iowa was burned to death in Chi
cago, on the night of tho eth. Miss
Peng was taken i'll with cramps and
on retiring for the night applied an
alcohol compress for relief. At IL
| o'clock she arose to renew the appli-
cation and in some manner the com
bustible vapors ignited and she was
soon enveloped in flames and so severe
ly burned that she died a few hours
afterwards.
1t was made known that the foun-
dation of the new court house which
has just been completed at cost OF
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