Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-10-15
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.

10 take the pace OF Inc one burned
last o. July.
Ten Sunday School Teachers Insti-
tutes were held at different points in
Kookuk county during the first TWO
weeks OF October.
A. L. Mcfarland, Of Hamburg,
topped the Chicago hog market re-
Gently in the sale OF 6S lead averag.
ing 2o0 pounds at $5.l'.
W. ii. Keller. an old and respected
resident OF Worth county, died at
Northw Oh, at tue home of his broth r.
ln-law, IL. V. Dwelle He cane to
Iowa in the tiftie-.
A car load of fresh Iowa creamery
butter which was receives by Lepman
& Heggie at Chicago recently was
sold before 1 o'clock the next morn
ing. It brought 20 cents lc' pound.
Frank launches, son OF Joseph
launches. prominent farmer OF
Union township, Worth county, acct
dentslly i hot and killed himself while
duck hunting, The charge striking him
full in the mouth,
Merchants wanting Stationery,
Holiday Goods, Fancy Goods, Noel
ties and Toys. send for new ilust ated
prlce list for the trade on y--Redhead
Norton, Lathrop d. Co., Des Moines
Iowa.
ID. II. Scott, u long time resident OF
Lyons died aged 81 years. He had
served the city as mayor and council
man in years past, ana when in health
was an influential ard successful con-
tractor and builder
1t has been learned fr, M Altoona,
! that Joseph Perdue, who was injured
il the runaway at The funeral anic a
week ag +, is able to lie ip and will
eventually recover. Mrs. Potter / as
| died. The others who were injured
will get well.
A most successful S. 5. Teachers
| Normol Institute continuing six days
and devoted to studios in Old Testa-
ment H story and 5 nday Sch oil
Science was held in Lewis, Cass coun-
, ty last week, conduct d by Mrs. Mat
tie NJ. Baiey.
A railway employees club was organ
! lied at keokuk by w. G.. Thorpe OF
St. Paul. Tho meeting was largely
attended ard VS. success in every
particular. G.. Is. EbersoIe, well
known by most OF the Iowa railroad
men, was chosen president.
The city OF lie Mars has been lighted
By e.ectr city. Tie electric pant is
now in good running order, and tif
teen arc lights furnish abundance OF
| liglt for the business street. Other
lights wills be put in as soon as the
dynamos can be pat in rlace.
Hon. ii. A. Coffin, treasurer and
one of the 'rectors OF the Iowa Loan
ard Trust Co., while in the east on
business in company with G. Nj.
HIppee. dropped dead from apop!exy
on Wall street. New York. Mr..
Coffin had many friends throughout
Iowa who wi learn of his attn with
great sorrow.
Col. 4. j. Ingersoll, president of
the Hawkeye Insurance Co., which
post on he had occupied since its or.
II cation in 1865, died in New York.
He had been in New York foe the past
year II diving me ical treatment, but
| gradually grew worse, and ii had been
known some we ks prior to his death
that his recovery was imp obab-e.
The second annual reunion of the
Bremen County Veteran Association
was held at Waverly in connection
with the annual reunion. OF the Thirty
eighth Iowa Infantry being held at
the same place. Tho old vctel ans put
in the Tina registering and spinning
yarns among themselves on renini
scenses of the rebellion. In the eve
ming campfire was he d at tn, opera
house.
Recently prize fight was held
down the river from CLINTON. presum-
ably in Scott county. Shorty after a
detective from Davenport was in Gin
ton for the sheriff Of Scott county,
working up the case against he ring
leaders. and there are Il scared lot of
young men in that city, for over one
hundred attended the prize fight.
The sheriff of Scott county intends TO
make it warm for somebody.
At the race in Dubuque. two accI-
dents occurred, one probably fatal.
The gray mare Lit e Lochel, in the
first heat of a running race slipped in
the mud and fell on her ider S. A.
Colby. He was picked up insensble
and is saiG to be fatally injured He
Is from r. ok City, this state. In the
first heat OF The so trotting race the
sulkies OF Bill y w. and Charly B. got
entangled and Capsized. Both drivers
were seriously injured
The body OF man was found in a
little house west OF the alley between
First and Second, les Mo.ne,, cold
and stiff in death. He was recogn zed
as an old soldier, Jacob Newcomb,
who worked about the stable and
house OF Paul Mates. But death
came and he died cold and neglected.
He was considered decent, hard
working man by those who knew him.
An inquest was held at the city hall
and verdict brought in that death
resulted from heart disease.
Mrs. Mary Dunlap, who arrived In
keoiuk from Fort Wayne, Ind, few
days ago, in search of her husband,
who is married to ano her woman, h s
begun prosecution of the latter for
bigamy. The Keokuk Mrs. Dualap
threatened to kill the Fort Wayne
lady when she called at Dunlap's
house, and she was required to furnish
bail for appearance. Dunlap is in a
critical condition from injuries re-
ceived in railroad wreck some time
ago and cannot appear in court for
some time.
The new st. Ambrose church. one
OF the most magnificent structures in
the Uni ed States has been almost
completed and on Sunday, Oct. II,
was dedicated at Des Mo ne,. The
ediiice has already cost in the neigh
borhood OF So, 900 and much mo o
will be added TO increase the total.
An altar to cost SlO 600 will soon b.,