Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-11-26
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.

southeastern Iowa and neighboring
states, doing immense good, Stock
ponds, wells and cisterns were nearly
dry.
The new Young Mems Christian
Association building at Iowa City,
known as Close Memorial hail., costing
100000, was dedicated, Professor
Wheeler making the address.
(. A newly married man at OslSaloosa
was told by his wife to lay in potatoes
for the winter. lie. was. new to the
business and wentup town and bought
fifty bushels. He now has potatoes for
sale. ~ -
A new creamery is to- be built at
Humboldt this winter. Enough money
has already been subscribed, and
meeting of the directors is to be held to
decide as to what part Of town it is to
be built in
Geo. Kenyon, farmer, was shot at
0Mstonna, MINI, by his hired oman,
George Lerow, but not fatally. Later
when the sheriff was attempting to ar.
rest Lerow the latter shot himself
probably fatally 3 1913
The two boys who shot the street car
driver, Locher, at Dubuque, were ar
rested at Oclwein, Clayton county, in
box car They give the names of y. !.
Lee and A. j.. Hansen. sbocher is very
low and it is thought he win die.
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packing house, at Cedar Rapids, drop
ped dead. At first it was thought he
had a fit and medical aid was summon
ed, but when the physician arrived he
was dead. Heart trouble was the
cause. Rf &Eik.K 49,
Mrs. Russell Harrison, daughter-in-
law of President Harrison, is guest of
Mrs. |. c. Bowman at Mt. Pleasant.
Mrs. Harrison is daughter of Ex-Gov-
ernor Alvin Saunders, an old-time resi-
tdent of that city. She is a cousin of
Mrs. Bowman's
Street cars at Cedar Rapids fright
ened team, which caused wagon to
upset, throwing Charlie Averill forward
on the whiffietrees, where he was
caught and held behind the plunging
horses. One of them kicked, cutting a
large cash in his leg.
The new NJ. E. church at Perry has
been dedicated. The new edifce cost
100000, and on the. day of dedication
$4,000 was raised, lifting the whole in
debtedness. 1t is splendid structure,
and one that the city feels proud of as
wellas the. congregation.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Ii. Welty, of Britt,
are the parents of triplcts which arrived
a few days ago. The children are two
girls and aboy fully developed and
healthy. This makes. four children
born to them during the year 1891.
The parents are both of small stature.
Mr.. Gurnsey, of Gilmore City, while
riding in wagon and about to cross
the railroad track, was thrown from
the wagon and killed. In grading up
the railroad a hole had been left near
the highway and it being very dark the
horses had stumbled into it, tipping
over the wagon onto the man.
boy aged IL years, residing in Ring
wood, was the first victim to be. njured
by the electric street cars at Clinton,
although they have been in operation
several weeks. He was run over and
one foot was SO badly mangled that the
surgeon amputated it,. The youths
carelessness caused the accident,
Mrs. Hattie Moore of Bath, Maine,
has finally won her breach of promise
suit against Moses Hopkins, the Cali
fornia millionaire, and brother of Mark
Hopkins. Mrs Moore was at first
awarded $4,000, but it was, appealed
and the sum reduced to $1,000. This
sum- it is said, has finally been paid :.
The jury in the case of Ben Barrett,
at burlington, charged with assault
witRintent TODD great bodily injury, re-
turned a verdict of not guilty Barrett
was charged with being one of q mob of
saloonlSeeperS &bo assaulted and near
ly killed Constable Green of Mediapolis,
when he was serving notices of liquor
suits. 80 "a -,rs
Mr.. @. III. Rarrott, a business man of
Mediapolis, who was sued in the Dis
trict Court at Burlington, by Mrs. J.
w. Mcmillan Tor stealing a kiss from
her while clerlSing in hisstore recently,
has been discharged, no proof being
shown that any violence was used to
obtain the kiss. The case has caused
much comment. -
Mrs Geo. Heisy, of Cedar Rapids,
not feeling well, took what she sup
posed was medicine. 1t proved to be
horse liniment composed. principally of
carbolic acid She spit out most of it,
but considerable was swallowed. Ply
sicians were Immediately summoned
and all aid possible rendered. 1t is
doubtful as to her recovery.
Governor Boies is invited to name ten
delegates to represent Iowa at "a Mis-
souri, river convention to be held in
Kansas City, December Is and is. The
movement for convention was inaug-
urated by the Commercial club of Kan
sas City, who hold that very great adj
vantages may be derived from the i'm
provement of the river and at small
cost in comparisonslvith the benefits.
The scli9er house in the Strawberry
Run District, located just south of
Perry, was burned to the ground. 1t
was evidently the work of an in
cendiary, and suspicion points strongly
to a certain party who is not in sym
pathy with the management of the
school. There has been trouble and
threats for two years past, and dozens
of anonymous letters have been sent.
The matter will be thoroughly looked
up.
The Chicago syndicate which bought
the Davenport consolidated street rail-
way lines has proposed TO buy con-
trolling interest in the three electric
lines at Dubuque provided the storage
battery system is taken off Main street.
The owners accept this condition. but