Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-07-16

provements are under way, and /. will
rush the contractors to get everything
awarded for $1,000 steam power
plant, S0-horse power, TO Mcdonald Of
Des Moines. and to the Hawkeye Elec-
trio Light Company, of Davenport, for
the lncandesccnt light plant to thor
oughly light the grounds. 1t will cost
about 5000.
j. +. Kennedy has been appointed
by the state board of health to repre-
sent that body at the International
Congress of Demography and Hygiene
to be held in London, August 10 to Il.
Governor Boies also issued him COM
mission making him the official repre-
sentative of the state of Iowa. The
congress will be presided over by the
Prince of Wales and will be attended
by all the prominent medical men in
the word, among them Pasteur, Koch,
Klien and Richardson and other
specialists in the realm of science.
DR.. Kennedy will leave about July %.
Lewis Sirovi, farmer living in Col
lege township, Linn county, killed
himself recently by firing a bullet in
TO his head. He had been subject TO
fits ever since childhood and was adj
dicted TO drink. He frequently came
10 Cedar Rapids and would go on pro-
longed sprees. Whisky made him
worse and his mind for days at time
would be clouded. He had threatened
on % former oc casion TO commit sui
eide when out OF his head. He left a
note on table, went up stairs and
fired the shot. He was u years old,
and had four boys, the youngest be-
ing but four months old. He owned a
farm OF 100 acres and was worth about
so, 900.
L. III. Lee, Secretary of the Demo.
cratic State Committee, died at Red
Oak. Mr.. Lee has been suffering
from an army trouble since 1865, but
was not taken seriously i'll until few
days ago. A complication of disorders
set in and death resulted from heart
failure. Mr.. Lee was aged 49, en-
listed at the age OF Is in the Hath
New York Regiment in 1868, serving
through the civil war. He came
west and has lived IN Montgomery
county twenty-one years. He held
the position of county auditor one term
in 1888 and was held in high personal
esteem by the citizens, He was a
member OF the United Presbyterian
Church, the G.. A. r. and the Knights
of Pythias.
The Iowa Soldiers Monument Com
mission met at Iowa City on the 9th,
and decided that monument rather
than a memorial hall should be erect
cd to the memory of the Iowa soldiers.
The secretary was ordered TO report
to the next general assembly the rea-
sons for this recommendation and the
Legislature will be asked to procure a
site and contract for the erection OF
the monument. 1t is understood the
design by the late Mrs. Ketcham, OF
Mt. Pleasant, adopted by the former
commission, is again recommended TO
the legislature. Resolutions were
adopted expressing the sorrow OF the
board upon tn death of their col
league, Judge tombstone. and r,cog-
ming the value OF his work on the
commission.
Cyrus Gomez at Fort Dodge became
involved in an ARRAY that may cost one
man his life and CCnlce his liberty for
years. 1t was alleged that Conlee had
been drinking and attempted TO take
possession of chair in front OF Jacob
Browns grocery store and Mr.. Brown
objected and ordered Con.ec to move
away Instead of this Conlee drew an
ugly looking jack knife and attacked
the old man. He had stabbed Mr..
Brown twice in the arm when the lat
ter's son came running to his fathers
assistance. Conlee Immediately turned
upon the young man and stabbed him
in four different places. He then fed.
Young Brown was found to be badly
injured. The most serious wound was
IN his side, the long blade Of the knife
having entered his abdomen. The
other three wounds are in the back
and it is feared that the splnc may be
effected. At last reports he was rest
ing easily.