Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-01-08
IOWA CONDENSED ITEMS

Robins were seen in Linn Grove
the last week in December.
Council Bluffs decreased its munici
pal debt $500 0 the past year.
Award Hanna, an old settler of
Des Moines county, is dead, aged as
years.
Geo. w. Chafa, a prominent citizen
and G. A r. man, OF Dexter, is dead.
aged AZ years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Jarding celebra-
ted their golden wedding at Dubuque
few days ago.
VIM. Wilson, a we'll known farmer
near Vallisca, was fatally injured by
a runaway team.
Rev. &. E. Farr, for the past year
pastor of the First Baptist church at
Dubuque, has resigned.
Mrs. William I. Gilchrist, aged 80
years, one of the oldest settlers of
Clayton county, is dead.
Elijah Mcclure, aged so years, a
resident of Harrison township, Benton
county, since 1852, is dead.
Mrs. William /. Gilchrist, aged 80
years, one of the old settlers of Clay.
ton county, died ut McGregor.
Mayor Stewart, OF Dubuque, has re-
ceived from Philadelphia a box OF
vitrified paving brick made from Du-
buque clay.
Thomas Greene & Sons, pork pack
ers at Council Bluffs, have assigned to
e. L. Hart. Assets, f62, 400; liabili-
ties, $4,000.
Rev. Arthur H. Darlington Of Boone
has Al, n fed his intention to accept a
call to be rector of Christ church a,
GAINESVILLE, Wis.
Council Bluffs real estate transfers
In 1890 involved consideration Of
$4.ss2, 007.27, a gain of S76S, 667.1S
over the previous year.
Col. P. G. Ballingall, of Ottumwa,
was heard from at Honolulu. where
he was resting from fatigue Of his
journey around the world.
Tom Hopkinson, aged l6, fell back,
ward down an elevator shaft IN Knapp
& Spaiding's hardware store at Sioux
City and was instantly killed.
Two rogues are getting Webster
county farmers to sign what purports
20 be census blanks, which turn up in
the form of promissory notes.
Mrs. Maria Elizabeth LentZ, aged
80 yeas. OF Plymouth township, Plyni.
outh county, is dead. She has lived
in Plymouth county since 1858.
Dan Hobsou, of Hardin county,
stirred up colony of fourteen skunks
and killed them all. Hedidn't mingle
in the holiday festivities much.
A. l.. Hopkins, who has been posing
as the Indian Messiah, was Demo.
cratic candidate for county treasures
In Chickasaw county awhile ago.
Rev. Arthur II. Burlington. o.
Boone, has signified his intention tc
accept call to be rector OF Christ
church at GAINESVILLE, Wisconsin.
The Iowa Investment company, o.
Iowa City, with capital stock o
$4,000, have filed articles OF incor.
poration with the secretary of state.
Dan Hobson. of Hardin county
stirred up colony of fourteen skunk:
and killed them all the other day. He
didn't mingle in the holiday festivitie:
much.
The American Express company,
Office at Abba, was robbed of 5000
ATeward of $500 is offered for the
capture of the thieves. There were
three of them.
The state auditor has received re
port from the Clarinda hospital 70,
the quarter ending December 81
showing the average number of pa.
tents TO be 297.
5James Cotter, au Old resident, wa:
found dead in his cottage at Clinton,
where he lived alone. He is supposed
TO have died from heart disease. HI
was 65 years old.
The { ,tumwa Democrat hears re-
port that Hon. H. Il. Edmonson
while boring a we'll, struck flow o.
oil at depth of us feet on his farm
near Bentonsport.
An Odeboldt youth didn't want his
girl to know he smoked, so. meeting
her unexpectedly, he put his lighted
cigar in his trousers. pocket. He
won't do it again.
Webster City Is proud OF its new
Congregational church which will be
dedicated Jan. Is. II Is complete ia
all appointments. lighted by electrici.
ty, and cost $4,000.
Marshalltown business men gave q
banquet at S. plate. Their wives,
unknown to them, furnished the ban
quet, and the proceeds, amounting to
$1,000 were given to the poor.
A small boy in one of the Keokuk
Sunday schools was asked tie ques-
ton; where is heaven?' Quick
came the response in the popul al
slang OF the day. ''Out OF sight"
The penitentiary at Ft Madison has
412 females, as shown by the Deem
Der report received by the auditor oil
state. A warrant for S2,556.67 Tor
the salaries OF its officers was issued
Col. j, r. Bowler, former Iowa
boniface, has given up the manage.
inent OF the Hotel yandome. at San
Jose. Cal, and taken the Hotel Lang
ham, a first-class 500 room house Ia
Francisco.
Mrs McCIellaud uCad OF va.rs