Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-05-28
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death by drinking gasoline. The
mother was engaged in cleaning
clothes with gasoline which was in o
cup. Her daughter took the cup and
! took several swallows of the gasoline.
A physician was able to save the girls
life by using prompt measures.
After well organized strike Of over
two months duration the Lchigh coal
miners have given up all hope of a
compromise with the Corey companies.
Many of the miners have moved away
| Quito a number of them have organ
lied stock company and will manu-
facture large amount of brick this
summer. Others have found employ
ment in the other mires.
Liston McMillen, attorney for the
Oskaloosa saloon keepers, procured a
writ of habeas corpus from Hon. +. L..
Burton, district judge in Ottumwa, to
test the validity OF the judgments of
the Mahaska county district court.
The application for the writ is based
upon the ground that the Wilson bill
is unconstitutional, and that the court
lost jurisdiction by reason of the pro-
ceedings for removal to the federal
court.
The Sioux City linseed oil mill,
owned by the National Linseed Oil
Company, was entirely destroyed by
fire May goth. The elevator and stor-
age tanks were saved, but the main
building and machinery were ruined.
1t cost about 800, 900 and was one of
Sioux City's most prominent industries.
The fire was discovered in the upper
story and lasted two hours. The mill
will be rebuilt The loss will be esti-
mated at $75, 900, fully insured.
A fellow giving the name of J. b.
Barrett. GAINESVILLE, Wis, was arrested
at Dubuque for passing fraudulent
checks on dealers. They were made
payable to G. B. Grovesnar, a prominent
merchant. and signed Stacy, Brown &
Co., a fictitious signature. He passed a
number of them, all drawn for 81. 80 on
clerks left in charge of the store al
supper time. He would buy cigar OF
something and receive the change.
He was finally run down in saloon.
1t seems that they have II state OF
Dubuque" near Lost Island lake al
Brinde, Clay county. A short dis
lance in the lake, on piles, is a small
building composed of three small
rooms, a waiting room, drinking
room, and hole in the wall. The
patron steps up to an opening in the
wall, deposits his money, calls for
what he wants. and gets it. Lost Is.
land lake is n summer resort, and it il
said that about 200 people visit the
place daily.
Audubon is having its usual boom in
building and other improvements. The
city has voted for electric lights anG
the work is progressing. A committee
of three of the town council, j. NJ. Nc.
karahen +. j. Freeman and j. +,
Kew, have gone to Omaha to pur,
chase the engine. A st. Paul com,
pany puts in the lights and the balance
of the work. except furnishing the en-.
CINE. With buildings now completed
and those going up, Audubon will
have twenty new buildings this sum.
mer.
President j. A. Rhomberg, of the
Dubuque Street Railway company has
filed with the Dubuque county recorder
trust deed given by the company tC
the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank O
Chicago. TO secure $3.50, 00) of bond:
bearing per cent interest to be PAID
semi-annually. or these bonds, 5000.
600 are to be sold at once and $50, 00G
to be placed in the hands OF trustees tc
be released when the company has ex'
pended that sum in the bettermeat o.
the road. The bonds run for twenty
years.
Lightning played havoc in a storm
at Cedar Rapids, May Goth. Scvera
trees were struck and badly shattered
A telephone wire received charge o.
the electric current and persons pass
ing were thrown to the ground but
escaped any serious injury. The resi-
dence of f. p. Prescott was also struck
lightning running round the caves an(
even into the basement through lii
spout into the ground. Persons at the
house were stunned, but Immediately
recovered. 1t was u lucky escape, a:
several young children were among
the inmates.
The following are late decisions o
the Supreme Court of Iowa: Haze
against c., NJ. & st. T.. Ry. Co., APP
pellaut, Woodbury. district; reversed
McHenry against Huff & Chaffie, ap
pellants. Harrison district; affirmed
Estate of Juliette Carmen, jackson
district; affirmed. Craig, appellant
against Plunket, Des Moines district
reversed. Evans against Evans. ap
pellant. Mills district affirmed. Eli
OFT against jerks, appellant, ALBANIA
kee district; affirmed. Walker, ap
pellant, against Humphrey, O'Brier
district; affirmed.
Thomas Davis of Williamsburg los
his life in avery peculiar way. HI
and another man were attempting Il
remove an iron suction-rod three
eighths of an inch thick from som'
pump tubing. The rod had become
fast with rust. Davis was at one enc
looking in, with his face about three
inches from the end. He told thu
man at the opposite end OF the tube Il