Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-05-07
AUDUBON AUDUBON CO.. IOWA, THURSDAY Z,

vessel in the lungs. The aged people
suffered severely for several days, but
at last accounts it was hoped both
would recover.
Marshal Gundcr nj Lyons, some
evening ago while walking about the
streets of Clinton was made the subject
of insulting remarks by gang of young
fellows. He resented il and one fellow
struck him over the head with a club.
inhicting injuries which dazcd him at
the time. and are said to have caused
his death. which occurred since. W.
Hennegan, Ed Croake and Dan Conley,
all of Clinton, are under arrest charged
with the crime. Guuder was n laborer
and had no relatives in Clinton.
Mason City came near being the
scene of horrible affair. April 2Sth.
Mrs. Anderson went violently insane,
and taking her two little children by
the hand proceeded toward the ceme-
alive, and thus offer them up as u sac
rifce. Some neighboring women, no
ticing that something was wrong, band
ed together, and after considerable
effort, wrested tho children from their
insane mother and cared for them until
authorities took Mrs. Anderson in
charge.
The weather and crop report for the
week ending May I'd, gives the daily
average temperature at six degrees
above normal and the sunshine more
than an average amount. In the larger
portions of the state there was only II
trace of rainfall and conditions are
highly favorable for blowing for corn,
which is progressing and some planting
has been done. Grass and grain are
doing well and pasturagc farther adj
vanced than usual at this date. Fruit
trees generally are in bloom, with fine
prospects.
The proposed gypsum siucco com
bine which was to control the output
of every plaster mill in the United
States including Fort Dodge. has fol-
lowed the big harvester trust. On May
| the options secured by Hamilton
Brown, of ST. Paul, upon all the mills
in the interests of the combine expired
and the deal has fallen through. An
effort on the part of some of the mills
to raise prices by mutual agreement of
all the western mills has failed and the
lively competition which has cut the
price nearly POO per cent in the past
two years.
Tom Tracy, the noted Abba horse
| thief, who stole II team of horses of
Dick Cramer of Abba. last September,
and got INTO Northern Kansas with
! them, where he was overtaken and ar
rested by Sheriff Forest, was convicted
| in Judge BurtOn's court at Abba IA few
days ago. Tracy has already served
one term of two years in the peniten-
tiary for horse stealing. He is sharp
crook and cannot get too much of the
! law. II is impossible To keep him in
an ordinary jail. aud for this reason he
was taken to the Fort Madison peniten-
tiary at Fort Madison while awaiting
! trial.
: While Peter Smith and wife. who
| live about quarter OF Il mile east Of
! Viewer were eating dinner the other
! day. their little daughter aged about
! two years, got up from the table and
went out doors, 10 which father and
mother paid no attention. \ little
| later they hearl the child scream.
! Peter Immediately arose from the table
! and ran to the stable. where he found
! il under one of the horses with both
! legs and neck broken and brains
mashed out 1t was an awful sight,
/ tho shock and pain of which parents
only can the most keenly realize.
! Joe Ramsey of Perry superintendent
/ OF the Dawson coal mines, and chair
man of the examining board for the
selection of state mine inspectors. has
| leased tho old Climax mines in Angus,
and is already at work getting the diff
| ferent shafts in shape to work. The
7 Climax mines up 10 six years ago
| were us large as any in the state.
! Since the great strike and riots of 1884
| the company let the works lay idle,
and the lively town Of Angus was no
more. The opening of these shafts
viii cause .Angu. to again boom. and
there will be some use for the numer-
| Gus empty houses and stores there.
--George j. Munger, while walking
along the railroad track east of Creston
espied u rattlesnakc and attempted to
| catch the same back of the neck and
the result was that the reptile struck
at him, sinking its langs into his right
arm just back of the hand. He pro
cured quantity OF whisky and used
the same as an antidotc, and going to
Creston had +. A. Aldrich cautcrize
the wound, and is suffering no incon.
venicncc apparently. Mr.. Munger sue
ceeded in killing the reptile and now
possesses as trophy eight rattlcrs and
one OF tho fangs of the snake. Rather
a risky experience catching rattlers by
hand.
About two weeks ago Il delegation Of
Canton, Missouri, Odd Fellows visited
Keokuk lodge. Among other visitors
on the same train was u young mar
who viii no doubt be sent to the peni
Tertiary il he can be found. The day
after coming to Keo!Suk he obtained
employment. a. tho hotel st. Clair,
representing himself a a COOK. III
soon aftciHcard made the acquaintance
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