Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-09-17
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.

Jerome Hedges prominent farmer
living north OF Burlington, was thrown
from his wagon by his horses running
away and so seriously injured that
death is expected
The hax palace Is d great success.
The opening day was all the manage.
ment could desire. The weather was
perfect and every department full.
The track is said by good judges to be
fast
Mr.. James Harvey Cahil dropped
dead at Des Moines, at his home on
Twelfth and Douglas avenue, from an
attack of appoplexy, He had lived in
Iowa thirty-four years and was an old
resident OF Des Moines.
2 Mr.. g, NJ. Lee. Of Murray, who re-
burned in good health from Des
Moines, where he had been working
at street paving, fell dead at about Z
O'Clock on the morning OF the next
day from heart disease.
The case of the state vs. Byron
Given, charged with the murder OF
Liberty Snooks, was called for trial
at Charlton, and almost one day con-
sumed in securing jury The intro
duction OF evidence was then begun.
In stormy Jordan's case Attorney
Liston Mcmillan served up on the
county sheriff copy OF the application
In the supreme court for reinstatement
and the sheriff returned mittimus
not served. So Stormy is himself
again until further heard from
Lightning sttutG the large barn on
the premises OF Birmingham e. Kcat-
Ing, one mile from Boone. The barn
was totally destroyed, as we'll as the
contents consisting OF grain belonging
TO Tcncht and j. G. Good The loss
on the barn was 500; on grain, $500.
The board of regents of the State
University ut Iowa City, elected DR.
w, u, Middleton, Of Davenport I'd
the char OF surgery; Dr. L. W. 1ittig,
of Iowa City, TO the chair of THEORY
hnd practice; DR.. W. hutchinson, Of
Des Moines, to the chair of anatomy
The annual conference OF the North
Observation-Disclosures opened its session in
IT. Dodge. Ex-Governor G.. c. Car
penter delivered an address Of well
come on behalf OF the city. which was
responded to by Rev. Bennett Mitchell
About Two hundred members and lay
delegates were present.
A barn belonging to John King;
farmer living near Mt. Hammill.
burned to the ground. 1t is supposed
to have been struck by Lightning. A
fine team of horses, buggy, wagon,
and valuable agricultural implements
were destroyed. The loss is placed at
s., 900, with 50, 900 insurance.
lire in Mark IL Millinger's lubri.
eating oil factory on Front street,
Burlington damaged the building and
contents S., 900 worth. The building
was toll Of barrelod oil and only the
utmost endcavors of the fire depart
ment saved the entire BLOCK of valua.
BILE business houses. There was no
insurance.
Se"eral wolves have recently made
their home on a little island in the
river near the ice haroor at Dubuque.
Their dcpreia ions On the poultry
houses near by become so frequent
that party went out on grand
wolf hunt They succeeded in killing
only one OF the varmints. 1t Is be-
lieved there arc moro of thom on the
island
The death OF Mrs. Quincy Black,
sister TO the Hon. H. E. j. Boardman,
and one of fhe early settlers of Mar.
shall county, has cast a shadow of
gloom over Marshalltown. Mrs.
Black was character full Of thc
Christian graces which so adorn our
American womanhood, and was
patient sufferer from slow con sumption
for many years.
= An important change is announced
by the Illinois Central management
BY which the conductors Headquarters
Of the central division will be removed
from Waterloo to Fort Dodge. After
next Sunday the runs will Re from Du-
buque to Fort Dodge and from Fort
Dodge to Sioux City. Tho change
will be an agreeable one to most OF
the employees Of the road.
The first term OF the federal
court oil Cedar Rapids adjourned.
The last case considered was the
State VS.. c. i. Simmons, charged with
using the mails for fraudulent pur-
pcs2s, The case wa, holly contested
and was given the jury lat, in the
afternoon. They remained out all
night and until late hour in the
morning and returned verdict OF not
guilty.
Judge 5. r. DAVIS, of the superior
court, rendered Il decision which ere
ated great Consideration among the
whiskeytcs. The decision was TO the
effect that John Pilgrim, Creston's
marshal, was guilty of miscon-
duct in Office and &c ltencing
that ofiic'al 10 ray fine of SO and
co Is of prescott on. The defendants
attorneys AT once appealed the case
AID il W. II come up for trial a. the
next torn OF the Union county d s.
triLt court.
The fourth reunion OF the TWENTY
Eighth Iowa Infantry Reunion Associ-
alton, viii BE- held at Vintoa, Iowa.
on Tuesday and Wednesday, October
18th and 4th, 1891, toe date having
been changed from September 10th
and 18th on accoUnt Of several county
fairs conflicting. The citizens of
Vinton are making special arrange
ments to take care Of and give the
regiment red hot welcome and turn
their fair city o;er to the boys for the
LII Il
each.
The district court is in session at
Marshalltown. Judge Weaver on the
bench, Great efforts have been made
by County Attorney Carney to I'M
earth the fifty secret saloons in that
city. There are ffty-seven govern.
ment licenses for Marshalltown and
but eight drugs ores and so there are
underground saloons who furnish
some of the soldiers at the Home