Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-07-23
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large number of saloons and their at
torneys have taken an appeal TO the
supreme court by filing supcrsedeas
bonds. Meantime the saloons will
keep opeo.
All the quarrymen in the gypsum
quarries of the Iowa Plaster Associa-
ton struck at Fort Dodge for higher
wages. Tho men have been getting
$l.50 per day, and demanded $l.75.
Tho strike was well timed, as the
stucco companies arc very busy and
men are scarce. The increase asked
was granted
A camp meeting for bible study will
be held at Lisbon from August II to
August 20. Lisbon is situated seven.
teen miles east of Cedar Rapids on the
main line of the Chicago & North.
western railway. The camp ground
is one mile east OF Lisbon easy of
access and contains about thirty acres
of high ground, delightfully."- situated.
Thirty-five years ago John McSteen
came to Davenport from Pittsburg and
Frank McSteen went to Louisville,
Ky. Since then neither has heard
from the other and each supposed the
other dead till an accident appraised
the Louisville man of the fact that his
brother in Davenport is still alive.
There will be a reunion in a few days.
Edward Mcbride, ex-e1itor OF the
Everly News, received telegram in
Washington, stating that his child
was not expected 10 live. He made
the trip from Port Angeles to Everly
TO find that his child was well, and
learned that the telegram was sent to
him by mistake and should have reach
cd some other Mcbride. The error
cost him about $500.
The secretary of war writes to Gov.
Boies that it will be impossible to de.
tail the Second regiment from FIT. Om-
aha for camp duty in connection with
the Iowa national guard oil account Of
the expense. The transportation APP.
preparation was largely consumed by
the Indian campaign and the state
camps are so widely located that the
expense would be very great.
A man named j. II. Kelley was run
over and killed by train on the Rock
Island in Des MOines. The doctor
said he was evidently about 80 years
of age. A small memorandum book
was found on his person AMI in it the
name u. ii. Kelley was written in
connection with 1921. Laurel street,
Chicago. 1t is probable, therefore,
that he was Il resident of Chicago.
The barn OF +. II. Hose, promi.
nent AMI wealthy farmer near Fergu-
son, Marshall county. burned together
with two stations, six or seven ether
horses, three thousand bushels OF
corn, several hundred bushels of oats,
seventy-flve tons of hay, n lot of farm
machinery, wagons, etc. Loss, fully
Sl2, insurance, 81, POO. 1t i
thought the fire was set by two tramps.
Miss Grace Perry, of Abba, met
with a serious accident. She went
down TO the Iowa Central depot 10 bid
her aunt goodbye. and while standing
on the platform CT the coach car
that was being switched on to the train
struck the coach with considerable
force. Miss PERI lost her balance
falling on the raj in such a manner
as to have her left arm broken and hnl
left foot crushed.
At Knoxville tho delivery team fol
Kendig & Boyds on's grocery store
ran away. 1t started from tho rear oil
a store while son of NJ. Boydston's 5,
about 10 years old was sitting in the
wagon, ran about half u book down
an alley, against II telephone pole,
where the horses broke loose, upset.
ting the wagon and throwing the boy
out. He wa; pretty badly shaken up,
but did not seem TO be hurt much.
Engineer l.. c. Hulser, of the Oh.
cago & Northwestern, was instant !
killed about seven miles west of Cl n
ton by the rails OF the track spreading
and letting the engine through. Hi
firemen, &. p. Aludgctt, had both
ankles sprained in jumping from the
engine. The death of Hulser wa:
caused by being struck in tho fore.
head. He was man of family il
poor circumstances.
Charles II. Horton, of Muscatne.
Iowa, who was appointed in the pen
sion Office in 1881, has been promoted
from 81, 200 to 81, 400 per annum
William +. Ward. of Creston has re.
ceived "a like promotion, after tern
of service extending from August.
1882, 10 The present, with tho eXcep
ton Of eleven months in 'SS and 80
when he was out of Office on account
of offensive parti5anship.
Webster county farmers who planted
sugar beet see last spring are feeling
very hopeful OF satisfactory results.
In all cases where the seed was plant
ed and the plants cultivated according
to directions the beets are now thirty.
ing and are ripening fast. OK course
the percentage OF sugar in Eeets car
not be asccrtained until after they are
harve ste I. One fact however, has
been demonstrated THAT sugar bc,ts
W III ,sIoN, anu ~" blilibty III loWo
Tho city marshal. while on his beat
ut Mystic. was sandbagged and hi,
pockets rihed of his papers and money.
He was then placed on the railroad
rack for destruction, but was discov.
,red in time to be rolled of the track
before the arrival OF passenger train.
The affair is shrouded in mystery, but
is thought that woman Is the cause.
She threatened TO poison all the wells
II The .'scab'' miner; who have taken
the place of the other miners, and The
miners commenced criminal action
against her.
Forepaugh's circus exhibited in Ly.
ons lew days ago. During the after.
noon performance William Hanlon.
who was doing "a difficult act on trap.
sc thirty feet from the earth, was
Irecipitated TO the ground by the
breaking of the bar. He lit on his
head and shoulders breaking his neck
md expiring instantly The sad &C.
cident caused great excitement to the
audience and several ladies tainted
Nr. Hanlon was one OF the famous