Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-11-19

snow.
The Souer Bro. of Ida Grove are
erecting fine elevator. II is cover-
ed and nearly completed They are
cow large hardware and implement
dealers at that place.
In the application of Frank Pier Q
for a change of venue from Polk
county, Judge Holmes granted The e.
quest and named Warren as the n
ty to which it should be sent.
Snow fell few days ago ore"
large area of the State. The fall was
very light, but itexteudcd oyor the
northern portion AMI far to the
southern portion of III State.
Judge McDin, of Iowa, an old class
mate OF the president, ana tx-AsSist-
ant Secreta y 10 ter, OF Tennessee,
are understood to b, ated for IN m
bers OF the Interstate commerce COM.
mission.
The Iowa State Sabbath School
Association met at Marion and large
number OF delegates were present.
Many interesting papers were read,
and a splendid and ben fcia time was
enjoyed. Low
A cold wave struck Iowa few days
ago and the thermome err dropped
about 80 degrees in very short ime.
The temperature then ranged from
zero to below at va ioas points o Ell
the state.
The citizens Of Cedar Falls, have re-
ceived notice that their pc ilion tor free
delivery service OF the mail for Cedar
Falls has been gra tod, TO go in e.
feet January three carriers, one
mounted.
Turner Hall, fine new buiding in
Dubuque, finished year ago, was de-
stroyed by fire. The loss IS So 900;
insurance $l2, On, Of the fremen
was seriously injured by falling
through the floor.
At Fulton Edward Ingbr ten,
trackman on the Northwestern, was
killed by passenger train 1t was
thought he was slightly dcmen.ed, Tor
he had ample tine to save himself be-
fore the train reached him.
Orders have been issued to Grand
Army p SITS to take vote upon the
preferences OF the KIND of memorial
structure for erection at Des Moines.
The vote will b, to decide between a
'shaft monument or u memorial
hail.
Keokrk official circles are agilated
over controversy over 9 ,me officia!
: papers which w1re in the pJs:e ssion
OF Engineer Tate, at he Ii. of his
death. The papers are valuable, it
appears, and the family are bic ,wa"d
In surrendering them.
The regis err and receiver of the
Des Moines land office have been sus-
tanned by the interior department in
rejecting the applications OF Geo. G.
Jones and James ID. Burns to make
homestead entries on sections ID
north, range Al west.
The Clinton National Pank fore.
closed q mortga OF $i,00p, on the
c othing house of NJ. S. Rukeyse", of
Clinton, and Hirsh, Elshon 4 Co., of
Chicago, began rcplevin suit for
$1,000 Othlr creditors have claims,
making the total reach about $l2, 100.
Artic es of in, orporatioa have been
filed OF the Nintpn Mutual insurance
Conn any. Their officers arc Paul
Cornell, president; J. n. Chenowith,
seer etary. IT will b. ,era' ed in
connection with the Eden Mutual of
Benton county, farmers NUT al
company.
A charge of eight sticks OF giant
powder was discharged In a rock ex-
cavation for sewer in Lyons One
of the sticks did no explode, and
when struck by Chas. Babbett la
borer, blew him out of the trench,
blew out both his eyes and may result
in his death.
The dread Russian malady, la
grippe, which so severely scourged
the community OF ington, two
|, years ago, is again raging in that city.
The doctors report numerous cases
under their attention and the coming
months are looked forward to with
much uneasiness.
At Davenport occurred the death of
Geo. Z. Gould, after an illness OF
three days. He was prom nent
business and criminal attorney and
for some time chat man OF the Repub-
licap central committee OF Scott coun.
ty. He wa formerly III law partner
of Alfred Sully, of New York.
Postmasters resigned w. A. Sha'-
fer, Homer, Hamilton county; G.. NJ.
Wyrant Janesville, Brcmer county;
Jacob Mater, Coalfield. Monroe coun-
ty; w. F. Parker Ba denb lrg, War-
pello county. Apo nted S. Name,
Bancroft, Kussuth county. Comm s.
stoned -Jno. Fods. lock Cree ls
Tho store and postoflice building
OF NJ. b. Dalton, at lrvington, burntd
and the mails were lost in the fire.
Dalton was away at the time and the
origin OF the fire is unknown. Several
persons had mar. ow escapes from the
explosion of a barrel OF oil and can.
lister of gun powder in the store.
The Hon. Thomas Beaumont, who
died at his home in Lake City, recent
ly, was buried at the Cottonwood Gem
etery. The deceased was veteran Of
the late war, a member of the Grand
Army, the Odd Fellows Lodge and
the Knights OF lythia,, all these or
ders being represented at the funeral
A very grave grain blockade exists
In Chicago and upon the lines running
to that city from the west. Hundreds
OF loaded cars are side tracked all
over this section of the country watt
ing for the lifting Of the blockade.
This, added to the scarcity of ears,
has made grain dealers wary of buy
ing grain.
Tho congregation OF ST. fatrick's
church, in Dubuque. were agreeable
surprised at receiving fourteen stations
OF the eros which were sent from
Munich, Bavaria, by some unknown
party. They are all OF the highest
work of art and cost 800 each. 1t is
thought they were sent by Mrs. Maui
rice Brown, of that C ty, who is now
In Europe,