Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-04-02
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new court house and Jail to cost
100000. Eldora is happy.
Fred Riemsn, aged IA, while at
tempting to climb on passing 20"
tram at Burlington was killed.
1t is rumorei at Sioux City that
Senator j. S. Lawrence made an in
effectual attempt to commit suicide,
caused by espondency.
w. G.. Hempleman died at Ida
Grove. He was treated by Christian
Scientists, no doctor being allowed to
see him. The case is to be investi-
gated.
Fred Stumpf was run over and
killed by the cars eight miles east of
Council Bluffs a few evenings ago. 1t
is supposed that he was intoxicated
and had lain down on the track.
Notice OF injunction suits for the
April torn of the district court were
served upon all the liquor men At
Creston. County Attorney Pat Win
tiers says the cases are brough, in
good faith
Maggie Matrat, Administrative of
the estate OF w. II. Ma'rat, Bes
Moines, has sued the Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy railroad for the kill-
ing of her son, Willie Matrat, on the
9th Of last November.
Charles W. Smith, jeweler OF Du-
Duque, and for many years prominent
in musical circles and one OF the Or
ganizers of tho Knights of Pythias in
Dubuque. died from an affection OF
the brain called Aphasia.
Walter Hidorea, 14.year.old
orphan boy, died suddenly at Rockwell.
It is thought his death resulted from
the effects OF terrible whipping given
him for some trivial cause by Peter Nc
Mahon, with whom he lived.
The Clinton Gas and Coke Company
has said its entire plant In the city to
Mr.. S. NJ Highlands, superintendent
of the Clinton Water Works Com
pany. The plant is large and ex.
tensive one and very valuable.
The fortieth annual SESSION of the
Iowa Medical Society will be held in
Waterloo. Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, April Is, 16 and II. The So
ciety is fourishing condition and a
large attendance is looked for.
Ex-senator Sutton and his family OF
Marshalltown, moves 10 the state OF
Washington, near Seattle. soon, where
his son, Frank, is interested in bank.
The senator has rapidly gained in
health and strength the past winter.
The Ray Plow works at Burlington,
were taken possession of by the Ger.
man American Savings Bank on a
mortgage claim of $6,1S5. The
amount OF the corporations liabilities
is not known although it is probably
small.
A fellow at Keokuk stole forty
pound piece of beef from a meat mar
ket. About the time the theft was
discovered he walked into the market
with the meat on his shoulder, saying
in way of apology, that his wife had
made him return it.
Patents have recently been granted
to Iowans as follows: Louis +. Arm
strong, Fort Dodge, display rack; Ern-
est Ender, Little Port, vehicle brake;
John F and f. M. Mitchell, Salem,
pillow; Stephen II. Springer. Des
Moines, car coupling.
! Mrs. Jennie Montgomery. of Bur-
lington, has brought suit against the
Chicago, Burlington a. Quincy Rail,
road Company for the death OF her
husband, John Montgomery, who was
killed by that road last spring, claim,
ing $40, 600 damages.
Mrs. S. N. Giffeth died at Carroll.
Her husband and herself we're among
the very Oldest settlers. He died a,
an advanced age last summer. These
people. have held the respect of Car.
rolls people for a quarter OF cen
fury, and will long be missed by her
people.
The adjutant generals Office is in
recei pt of the full returns of the cleo
tion held in the various companies in
the Third regiment for colonel. The
returns show the unanimous re- cleo.
ton OF Col. James G. Gilchrist, Of
Iowa City, not a vote being cast
against him.
Two freight trains on the c., st. p.
& X. c., collided in Waterloo.
north bound train was switching in
the yards, when it was run into by a
south bound freight. No one was
hurt, but both engines were badly
smashed up and one car on the south
train was ielescoped.
The prospects for the erection oil
barracks for the Salvation Army in
Grinnell seem to be defining them
selves. Major Kcppell, of Dcs Moines,
and Captain Headley ard Lieutenan,
Chapman, OF the Newton corps were
there to hold meeting looking to the
occurring OF lots for a building.
Thomas McFar,an, who came over
from Ireland q few weeks ago and
started to study for the priesthood
with Rev. Father John O'Brien, oil
Burlirg on, is now in Jail for obtain
ing goods under false pretences. He
forged check in Father O'Brien's
name ana with it purchased suit Of
clothes.
While going down cellar at Water
loo. the stairs gave way with Mrs.
Griffin, living southeast of town,
pitching her headforcmost 10 the bot
tom of the cellar, and throwing u bar
rel OF salt upon her. Several rios