Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-06-25

heard sizzling sound at the rear door.
On investigating he found n piece OF
inch and q half gas pipe made in the
shape of a dynamite bomb and from one
end protruded burning fuse. He
succeeded in extinguishing it before it
exploded. The case is shrouded in
mystery and there is no clue to the
perpetrators.
The champion family of the state is
living at New Hartford. There are
twenty-nine living children, Robert
Packard and wife being re ponsible for
the whole crop. The first, man now
10 years old, is married and lives on a
farm adjoining his parents. The 9TH
err twenty eight are single and live at
homo. There is only one girl among
alone. The next five births produced
triplets, and the remainder are SETS OF
twins.
A terrible state of affairs exists in
the southern part of Franklin county.
About two weeks ago u rabid dog
passed through the neighborhood bit
ing horses, cattle and sheep, through
! which twenty five cattle have died, be-
| sides number of horses. A steer
| belonging to John Maxwell was among
! the number killed and John summoned
/ his brother Frank to help him skin it,
! In doing this they took the infection
! and the former is dead while the latter
| is raving maniac chained in his own
/ cellar.
! The census Office mas issued bulle-
tin showing tho sand stone industry OF
the United States, which gives the fol-
| lowing of interest to Iowa: The state
has eleven quarries which produce an
nually 404, $50 cubic feet of sand stone,
valued at $50, 251. One hundred and
forty-two persons are employed at u
total cost OF $7l.0li. The total capt.
tai employed is S178, 4S5, annual profit
on capital 5lS per cent. The increase
of this business in Iowa, as compared
with the figures of the census of $780,
is 1910 per cent.
national congress of colored men
will meet in Red Oak, August 1915.
The call provides for twenty-one dele
| gates from each state, and for invited
delegates from Liberia, Congo Free
States, Orange Free States, Cape Col
ony, Madagascar Hayti Belgium, the
f! Hawaiian Islands, Brazil, Mexico and
Canada. Should all attend, there will
be present ! ,00) delegates. The object
OF the congress is stated to find a key to
the solution of the race problem, and
to further the interests OF the colored
! people us a race.
State Fair visitors over Iowa are
! subscribing wholesale for that great
Saturday paper, tho Review of Des
| Moines, which gives each new yearly
subscriber, before August 10Th, 1891, a
State Fair and grand stand ticket free
| and each subscriber can vote for one
| person in his county. and the person
receiving the most votes in that county
! will be given railroad ticket. to Des
( Moincs and return, also fair and grand
stand tickets. This is great offer as
the Review is always 81 "a year, and
always worth the money.
The Iowa State Sheriff's Association
met at Ceda" Rapids and held the semi
annual meeting. About fifty sheriffs
and deputies were in attendance. Adj
dresses of welcome were made by j. j.
Snouifer and Col. Cha. A. Clark
Responses were nude by John q.
Adams, of Fort Dodge; ID. r. Renley,
Of Marion; Warden Barr. of Anamosa,
and Warden Mcmillan, of Fl. Madison.
Sheriff Tom Phillips, of Dubuque. pre-
sided in the absence of President n.
| A. Jones, of Atlantic. The visitors
were given carriage ride about the
city.
A Dubuque man named Hampton
was arrested at the instance of his
wife for assault and battery. The hus-
bln1 had become elamored OF another
young woman and had started out TO
pay her visit loaded down with fruits
and other delicacieJ. His wife fol-
lowed him and demonstrated against
his actions when he slapped her and
kicked her INTO the street. Mrs.
| Hampton then followed the husband ut
safe distance until he took refuge in
the house of his new love, when she
gathered quantity of rocks and broke
every window in the building.
G.. A. Easton. formerly in business at
Lake City, Iowa, later proprietor of a
| jewelry store in Bozeman, Mont, and
still more recently of one in Great
! Falls. Mont, knows when he has
enough. He opened store in the lat.
ter place during its boom days, and
trade being extremely good he soon ac-
cumulated II snug sum of money. One
! day man came along who coveted his
business and made him an offer for the
same. Knowing the liability OF boom
towns TO collapse Mr.. Easton sold out,
at Il good profit, and returned to Iowa.
where he expects soon to go into bust
ness again
Seven bushes, houses on Main street
in Usage beginning Mt the corner OF
Eighth street and extending west, were
entirely destroyed By fire OF the night
of the 18th. Two causes can be given
for such disastrous results: First, Sells
circus, which was exhibiting in town,
had attracted many citizens, giving
the fire much advantage at frat. See
ond, the wind blew a fierce gale from
the northwest, which rapidly famed