Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-06-18

person in his county, and the person
receiving the most votes in that county
will be given railroad ticket to Des
Moines 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.
Capt. Powell, U. S. A., was IN Du.
buque TO inspect the new government
boat being built by the Iowa Iron
works. The new boat Is a steel hull,
175 feet long, So feet beam and feet
deep. She is to be fitted with COM
pound surface condensing engines and
all the most approved machinery. She
is to be used for snag work on the Mis-
souri, above Sioux City. Her cost will
be about sos 900. The Iowa Iron
works must have her built and rugged
completely as soon as possible when
she will be taken to st. Louis, thence
up the Missouri river.
3 A terrible accident occurred at
Rockford on the night OF the l4th. A
! party of four, Miss Jessie Rollin Miss
Anna Kockler, G.. ii. Anderson and
| A. ID. Cooley, the two latter residents
of Cedar Rapids, were out boat riding
| on the Shell Rock. In some manner
| all were thrown into the aiver. Their
cry for help was heard, but before
they could be reached they were all
drowned. The river was dragged and
all bodies were secured. Tho acct
dent has cast pail of gloom over the
entire community.
A cutting and shooting ARRAY be-
tween some young toughs at the Holt
ness camp meeting grounds has added
another murder to the criminal annals
of Des Moines. None of the partici-
pants are yet twenty -one years of age,
yet they fought like brutes, and the
scene of the battle resembles II slaught-
er yard, Blood was spattered all over
the ground. Fred Kemp died and was
taken to Shank's morguo on order OF
Coroner Griffith. John Jones, who
had been released on 81, 900 bail, was
re-arrested, and being charged with
murder, was not admitted to bail.
The secret of Z. j. Pennington's
weeks stay in Burlington developed in
the announcement of the formation OF
the Burlington Air Ship company, with
capital of so, 900, 900, 10 per cent
paid in. The officers and board Of di-
rcctors include Mayor Duncan and Il
number of prominent business men.
All of Pennington's air ship apparatus
at the Chicago exposition and the large
ships now being built at the st. Louis
exposition grounds will be brought tC
Burlington. The company has Sc
cured options on three tracts of ground
and will proceed at once with the cree.
ton of buildings.
Judge Thornell OF Council Bluffs has
decided that the regular monthly fine
Of S52. 10 imposed on saloonkeepors is
practically license ID commit an act
prohibited by the laws of the state,
and he has isSuel u writ restraining
the city authorities from collecting it.
An appeal will be taken by the mayor
and meanwhile this officer will en-
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money may be collected from the liquor
vendors without violating the injunc'
ton. Should he fail in the attempt he
may apply himself to tho task of clos
ing the saloons.
The story about forfeited lands il
Iowa to be opened for public entry is
pronounced sensational. Commissioner
Barter, of the general land office, says
This is a very unfortunate publication
and will mislead many people. TIT
only foundation for the story is thu
fact that about 1000 acres of land ar,
/ in dispute between these railroads, ant
general land office, and under an orde
) of the Secretary of the Interior, datet
May %, the indemnity withdrawal
for these roads were revoked. Their
will be no excuse nor reasan for pop
, ular rush for these lands"
, The experiment station at Ames i
, giving a great deal of attention t.
fed crops. They have corn growing
under many different conditions. A
the first they wished to see what coulc
be done by having cultivation and a
a result the fields are in the very fines
possible condition of filth. They hav,
composited all the barnyard manure
mixing the wet with the dry, hauling
all the straw stack butts TO get decom
position started. With this abou
twenty acres has been MANFRED, They
have plowed under a number of acres
of winter rye to see what effect it would
have upon the growing crop OF corn
This is not entirely new in the United
States, but it is rare in Iowa.
. | nc "tCh CHUNG culo icti "uo iiu
erary week in Newton. Over 60'
pupils in the public school and 100 IL
the academy have been undergoin,
tho usual processes and examination
attending the closing exercises of tn
schools. The commencement exercise
came off ut the opera house. where
class of twelve young peopl
, came before the footlights, made thei
best bow, delivered their oratlons an,
received their diplomas. These exer
cisos were attended by over one thous
citizens, and Were well received by tn
vast audience. Three OF the class wer
from colored families. Misses Black
well and Moore, and Fred Green
= whose work is credit to the race Will
Mr.. Green's Grafton, The Race Prob
lem, was not only a credit TO tn