Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-05-07

season S pack.
The contract for the construction OF
the New Hampton water works has
been let. The system will consist of
an elevated wood tank and 3,700 feet
of 4, 6. rnd S-inch mains, and will
cost about $40, 900.
Two years ags a sharper at Traer
succeeded in working off bogus drafts
ON number of Iowa banks, pretend
ing to be horse buyer. He secured
5000 to 800 in each case. He was ar
rested in Canada and will be brought
back.
The case of the state VS.. II. L. Og-
den, for perjury on trial at Clinton
came TO sudden ending on the 29th,
by the death of the prosecuting witness
brother-in-law of the defendant, and
whose wife refused to prosecute.
DR.. Geo. w. Colt. of Missouri Valley
received telegram from Buffalo, n.
Y, announcing the fact of his election
us vice president of the National Asso-
citation of Railway of Surgeons at the
annual meeting now being held in
Buffalo.
! A telegram received announces the
! death in poor house at Butte, Mon
| tana, of Hon. Charles j. Rogers. form
erly leading democratic politician of
Iowa, at Dubuque. During the last
presidential campaign he stumped In
diana for Cleveland
The State executive boord Of the
order to the miners of Iowa to go out
for the establishment of the eight
! hour work day. and remain out until
| further notice from the board. The
order is dated May LIST.
j. p. Levin was found deSd at Clar-
india from a pistol wound, inflicted by
himself. He has been addicted to the
drink and opium habits for many years,
and the excessive Use of both had i'm
paired both mind and health until of
late he had become Respondent.
The Pottawattamie County Fruit
Growers and Gardeners association
has joined the Southwestern Iowa
Blue Grass league and will have an
exhibit at the Blue Grass palace at
Creston this year. POttawattamie
county has not been represented to
any extent heretofore.
Negotiations have been completed
between Marshalltown citizens and
eastern capitalists for the immediate
erection of the largest beet sugar fac
tory in the United States. Capacity,
400 tons daily. capitalized for $500, 600
of Which Marshalltown subscribes
$500 and donates forty acres of land.
The farm house situated one mile
south of MenlO ON what is known as
the Geo. b. Mcpherson farm was
burned. AT the time of its burning it
was occupied by Mr.. Samuel Mcintyre
who saved nearly all of his household
goods A defective huc or sparks
upon the roof is supposed TO be the
cause of the fire.
Emery Macarthur. who ran u saloon
at Palo. Linn county, shot and killed
himself. The cause assigned is he
had been prosecuted TO such an extent
for violating the prohibitory law that
in fit of desperation while intoXicat-
ed he shot himself With revolver,
causing instant death. He was IA sin
gle man about 80 years old.
The lodge OF the Ancient Order Of
United Won kman, of Ida Grove, has II
committee appointed TO prepare arti-
cles Of incorporation for u building
company To build for the lodge fine
brick building. the lower room 10 be
used as a store and the upper rs IL
and work will be commenced as soon
possible.
a lilcob pl'NN vi WI n heS
done at Mt Pleasant. Some unknown
party or parties entered the stable of
j. ii. Rouse, and cut several terrible
gashes in the delivery horse OF j. Ii.
Rouse 4 Co., also mutilating the har-
ness. The horse is suffering intensely
and viii probably die. A reward Of
fifty dollars is offered for the detection
of the villains
Two propositions were submitted to
the city council of Cedar Rapids, for
the construction of electric street rail-
ways. The propositions were made
by the Citizens Electric Company and
the Thompson-Houston Company.
The matter will be definitely decided
by the council. Tho prospects for
Cedar Rapids securing an electric
street railway are most brilliant
The Edison General Electric com
pany ofChicago, has filed in the district
court mechanics lien for $40. 557
against the Key City Electric Street
Railway company of Dubuque. Other
liens previously filed bring the claims
nearly up TO S15, 600 Mr.. Bliss, vice
president Of the company, says the
company owes $50, 600, including $50
900 of ten year six per cent bonds, on
which interest is due and liable to be
forclosed. The road cost $50, 900.
Peter Beagle, n saloon keeper in
Council Bluffs, committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head
April 2Sth. He has been i'll and in low
spirits and has had financial troubles.
His place was closed by creditors, and
he was morose and unconscious at in
tervals. That evening he was better
and his wife went out OF the room to
get supper In few moments he got
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