Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-08-13

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| Lyons, w. +. Stotts and +. S. Treat.
The business is to deal in Okoboji and
Spirit Lake real estate, to own and
| control boats of all kinds
Daniel Williams, a farmer near
Marshailtown, was induced to gamble
by three confidence men VINO were me-
gotiating to buy his $50 acre farm.
After losing S., he began to realize
he had been swindled and grabbed his
money, the swindlers skipping out.
They haven't been captured yet.
The barn of III. Jepson who lives
two miles west of Plato was struck by
lightning and destroyed with contents.
The barn contained 800 bushels of
oats just threshed and considerable
quantity of hay. No one but two
small children wer, at home and they
could do nothing toward saving any
thing.
The teamsters of Dubuque have de-
ciied that they will fight the city or
dinance recently passed requiring
them to pay license. They have
engaged prominent legal firm. The
city marshal gave notice that he will
! commences proceedings at once to col
loct the license. Delivery wagons
| are included.
Another aged Davenporter has gone
to her reward in the person of Mrs.
Anna Marguerite Balluff, whose death
occurred at the home of her son AL
bert. The deceased was born in
Prussia Sept. I, 1906, and was there.
fore nearly IS years of age. For the
past 30 years her life has been spent
| in Davenport
A few nights ago the posto1icc at
Somerset, in c. b. Dowell's store,
was robbed of Sl20 in stamps. $40 in
paper money, So in pennies and 81 in
silver was taken from the safe, which
Mr. Dowe(l claims most positively
that he locked 1t was not blown
| op n, so i looks as if some one knew
the CONT in& ton.
Work on the Forest City flax palace
is progressing at a lively rate and
helpers is fast getting the interior
ready for decoration, while half
| dozen painters are busy touching up
the exterior where decoration will not
| appear. The work thus far done shows
the hama of an artist.
Seven arrests have been made OF
pan ties selling liquor il Atlantic. Be-
fore the sc lrch was taken thirty gov
crnment licenses were reported held
there but the raid seems TO almost
| have completely rid the iowa of in
| temperance, which has been very
light. Major ii. j. Curtis heads the
temperance crusade and will push it to
| the end.
The Davenport Rife club has re-
| ceived an invitation from the Joliet
club to send Il representative delega-
ton of sharpshoo.crs 10 the latter
| place TO take part in a shoot to be
! held Aug. 21-25. 1t Is likely the in
vftation will be accepted and num-
Der Of the best shots sent. Joliet has
sent her rife men TO Davenport num-
Der of times.
John Schammcl and wife, were ar
/ rested at Dubuque on the charge utter
ing a forged note, signed by Lambert
Wagner o. Pine Rock. This note was
usel as "a collateral on which $3.50 was
| OBJ a'ned from the German bank, OF
Dubuque. The bank has held the note
Tor some time and the forgery was de-
tected when it was preseted to Wagner
for payment.
Edward Hill, of Fort Dodge, made
the best showing, mentally and physi-
| cal y, at the civil service examination
in Fort Dodge, and will be recon.
mended by Congressman Dolliver for
the vacant Annapolis cadetship AL
though candidates from the whole
Tentn congressional district were ELI
gible, there were only four contestants
at the examination.
The cattle disease which has been
raging in Paio Alto county continues
with increasing violence. State Nete-
rinari IN Stalker has been investigating
the di cas-, and Notwithstanding his
report that it is not contagious, the
cate continue to die from it at the
rate of ten or fifteen per day. The
diseased cate suffer two or three
days and die. They neither cat nor
drink.
The result OF the raid MADE upon
the saloons at Oxford Junction, was
the ming of the proprietors of the
blind pig" John Dolezol was found
gully in Squire McMillen's court and
fined 800 and costs. Appealed to the
district court Fryer plead guilty
after taking an appeal to Squire
Somorly and fined 800 and costs,
being paid. Thus the blind pig"
gets a black eye.
Burglars entered the store of j. r.
Winters and Frazier & Tapster at
Gal sburg, Iowa. and secured about
1925 of goods and cash. They seemed
10 re professionals, having blown the
safe open of Frazier & Tapster, which
contained about $50 in cash. Three
Nothing EN- he found of them or tho
goods taken, which consisted in silk
handkerchiefs knives, etc.
Uni'el States District Judge Hoff-
man. of the District of California, is
deceased, and General Vandever is
likely % tie appointed. General Van
Gever was Iowa's senior congressman
when the civil war began. He resign
cd TO go into the asmy where he made
II gallant rec ri and is. beloved by all
Iowa soldiers. He lives in .Cl'l 'ornia
now and represented thu Los Angeles
District in the last Co rGrsss.
ii. w. Earley's grist mill, saw mill,
lumber yards, dry sheds, dwelling and
other buildings belonging to the firm,
with residence and barns, were burned
at Commanchc Iowa. Nine million
feet OF lumber on which was $40, 600
insurance, was also burned. The fire
originated in the fire room OF the grist
mill. One hundred and forty-five men
are thrown out of employment and
will have to seek work elsewhere, as
it is not thought the firm will rebuild.