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


no reason to complain that he has to
give away farm products, says the
Cherokee Cherokean-D Democrat. Some
people are mighty glad to get straw TO
feed their stock on. Hay is almost
out Of reach.
Iowa postmasters-G. II. Snodaker,
Benton, Ringgold county, vice Gallon.
removed; V. Nelson, Gowrie, Webster
county, vice Evans, resigned; John
Wath, Willow Creek, Clay county.
vice Stergleder, resigned; w. H.
Kenoyer, Ackworth, Warren county,
vice Pritchard, resigned.
j. ID. Foulke OF Muscatiue spent
two months in New Orleans, where he
was an eye witness OF the lynching of
the Italians, and during the whole
scene was near the person of the
leader OF the maddeued mob OF 5000,
Parkerson, whom he dies cribes as be-
ing remarkably cool and collected.
Many farmers in the hill country
east and south OF Mondamin are losing
their choicest fat cattle by some
strange disease. They may be we'll
at night and dead in the morning
Some have lost as many as twenty
head already, which is a great finan-
cial set back with cattle at the present
prices.
Davenport will plant onions again
this year as before. The good prices
OF the pastyear have had an encourage
ing effect, even though the crop was
not large one. The acreage may
be largely increased, for it is always
generous, bnt it will be large enough
10 insure a full crop with any sort OF
an onion season.
Winncbago county will break at
least 10000 acres of raw prairie the
coming season, most of which, il not
all, will be sown to fax, making the
acreage fully 100 per cent larger than
last year. There will also be about so
per cent more wheat acreage this sea.
ton ovcrlast year. Corn and oats will
be about the same.
William Nolan of Cresco township,
Kossuth county, quarrelled with a
young man named Robert Bowman
about hauling some hay and they
fought with hayforks. Nolan was
badly injured about the head and may
not recover. Bowman was arrested,
waived examination, and in default OF
bail went to Jail to await the examin-
alton of the grand jury.
A letter was receive at the Council
Bluffs postoffice the address of which
it took the entire Office force half day
to decipher A fac sim'le OF the ad.
dress was taken and published In the
Postoffice Guide and reward OF SIC
was offered for the first correct an
swer. In all 1872 answers were received
and only one was correct, that fur.
nished by lady, Mrs. Bassett.
Notice was served upon he officers
of the defanct Citizens Mutual Insur-
ance Company. of Waterloo, OF sui
brought against them in New York for
the amount due on a policy of $1,000
on which there was a loss December
IL, 1890. The company failed since
the loss in question took place, and
this is the first suit brought against
the company on policies OF insurance.
The first regular bulletin of the lows
weather and crop service was ISSUED
April 1lth. Reports from all over the
state show the season from two tc
three weeks later than the average o.
recent crops. No blowing or sowing
was possible until the It'll instant.
Forage is scarce and stock in some
parts Of the state is suffering. The
outlook lis favorable for fall wheat,
gras and fruit. :
The citizens of Mason City feel
highly jubilant over the prospects OF
securing an electric street railway.
The Mason City Electric Light and
Gas Company sent in an application
to the council, ASKING an exclusive
franchise for five years. 1t will
doubtless pass. The president of the
company says work will be instituted
at once II the council acts favorably
upon the application.
Henry Montague Linger, an English
man who has lived at Salix for a mum.
Der of years, has disappeared under
very peculiar circumstances, and his
friends sn'e"tain fears of fou1
play. About one week ago he went tc
Sioux City with fine team of horses
and stopped at the Greenville house,
having his team put up in the hotel
stable. That evening he left the hotel
saying he was going up town, and
since that time has not been seen by
anyone.
The New York Tribune says that
the late Hon. j. b. Grinnell OF this
state was the particular person to
whom Horace Greedy addressed that
famous remark, "Gowest, young man,
and grow up with the country"
When Mr.. Greedy gave this whole
some advice Mr. Griunell was Con-
gregational minister in New York.
He not only acted upon it but he in.
duced thousands of others during his
lie to leave the overcrowded east and
find breathing room in the boundlcss
west.
The Iowa conference OF the United
Brethren church convened in annual
soSsinn in C.,I,r Ranids The ,ttand