Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-11-26


The board of medical examiners met in
the afternoon and examined the follow
ing applicants for state certificates:
Geo. j. PupeclS, Templeton; f. W.
Lloyd, Iowa City; August Kegel, Shelby;
A. S. Hazard, Lydon, Illinois; John f.
Crowley, Griswold; Fred Hunter, Paci-
tic junction.
Brooklyn is greatly excited over sun
dry, strange and startling manifesto
tions which are reported to be taking
place frequently in an old house on the
south side. Sheeted spool<s and grisly
ghosts, with their accompanying horrors,
are said to be holding high carnival
nightly in an old residence on the south
side. The ghosts have been heard and
seen. An old rattle-trap house, in the
south side of town, is the scene of the
alleged ghost dances. Samuel Coleman,
law-abiding, Christian citizen, moved
into the place couple of months ago.
Previous to this the house has been UNI
occupied for years. Sam did not be-
heve in ghosts when he moved in.
When he moved out, Sam was willing
to take his oath that things had hap
pened there that codld be explained by
none of the reasonings of modem phil
osophy: After Coleman evacuated, Jas.
Kann, also nonsbelieper, quietly Sc
cured five years lease on the place
and took possession. 1t took three
days and three nights to convince Mr..
Il hat oL.t : faf
He says that neither he nor any of his
family had an hour of undisturbed re-
pose in the house. A%
| A successful winter freman's meet
ing closed at Council Bluffs, Atlantic,
Audubon, Cedar Rapids, Eldora, Lyons,
Marshalltown, Marion, Stuart, Traer
and Vinton were represented. Some
new rules were adopted. New MEM
ber's must join sixty days prior to this
meeting. Members of running teams
winning prizes are barred from other
teams for two years. The committee
on legislation consists of Neal, West
and Root, and on tournament transpor-
| tation, Lincoln, Coin and Neal. Allan
tic was selected for the tournament,
The board made the following appoint
ments: Superintendent of steamers, e.
o. Soule, Iowa Falls; superintendent 'of
horse racing, John l.. Templeton, Coun-
Gil Bluffs; superintendent yf hook and
ladder companies, Marion johnson,
Audubon; superintendent of hand en-
gines, George A. Lincoln, Cedar Rapids;
superintendent of ladder climbing and
coupling contests, G. l.. Root. c. l..
Root, Lyons, was selected as treasure
to fill a vacancy. The program of the
tournament was arranged. The next
winter meeting will be at Lyons.
Three Thousand dollars in prizes is Of
fered for three days, June s, 0, 10, the
secretary to be notified if Atlantic in
creases any purses.
The report of the State University
has been submitted to Henry Sabin,
superintendent of public instruction,
dated November /, 1891. The interest
ing part of the report is the appeal to
the governor and the general assembly
for appropriations for the needs of the
growing institution. The first men
| toned is that of a surgical and medical
hospital; the second, collegiate build
ing, for which the need is very great.
OF the three things necessary to the
eminent success of the collegiate de-
partment of the university, but one has
been secured, the best of professors;
the others, ample room and abundant
working tools, have been sadly neglected
by the state in their provision. The
regents further state that the univer-
sity needs an engineering building, re-
pairs and equipments for the dental de-
partment equipment for natural sci
enee; physical labratory alterations and
equipment; increased appropriations
for the general library, and the law Ii
brary; also for the chemical labratory;
the departmental pharmacy; the patho-
logical and meteorological laboratories;
the astrological labratory; electric
lighting and engineering; repairs and
contingent expenses, new heating
plant; new water closets; more grounds;
general assembly hall, and special APP
preparations for particular purposes.
The entire sum asked to be appropri-
ated for the support of the university is
$4,000. EE.
The wife of NJ. G.. Duncan, general
secretary of the Worlds Accident In
surance association, a remarkably
beautiful young blonde, and John ID.
Bush, Jr.,the wealthy son of-Dubuque's
dead millionaire mayor, are missing;
also Mrs.s Duncan's wardrobe. They
have met, clandesti sly for months
Duncan was leaving ON his trip recently
when he found his wife in the parlor
weeping bitterly. She would not tell
him the cause. He tried to console her
and when train time arrived kissed her
good bye. A few nights later he he
was Unexpectedly called back to Du-
buque. On reaching home at IL he found
his wife absent, but supposing she had
gone to an entertainment with friends
and was spending the night with her
sister Next morning he found She had
not been there. He then made quiet
search, suspecting foul play He lived
with her parents, Colonel Strait, form
erly of LeMars, Ia, and when he got
home Mrs. Strait told him Cora's elab-
crate wardrobe and jewelry were miss
ing. He did not suspect anything until
the next morning, when friends told
him Of the clandestine meetings. Cora
leaves behind little boy six years old.
She took this boy to the dressmakers
one evening at seven o'clock and was
promised her dress would be ready at
eight. She then returned home; said
she had decided to teach the boy to
read and instructed him until 7:45,
when she kissed him good bye, went to
the dressmakers, got her dresses and
was next seen going towards the Illi-
nois Central depot alone and heavily
yelled Duncan went on another train
giving his destination as Sheridan, Wyo.,
where he has Investments He has
been regarded, except by those who
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