Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-06-18
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chester few days ago.
The Masons of Ames will picnic on
st. Johns day, June "a.
A new United Brethren church was
dedicated at Clarkesvillc.
Diphthcria prevails at lama and
chicken cholera at Wavcrly.
f. NJ. Tryan, of Boone, has just re-
ceived S., 600 back pension.
Gruenwald, one of Keokuk's Oldest
citizens, died at the age of 80.
The Toledo Racing association will
hold its first meeting June 2G and u.
Audubon county has reduced the
bounty on gopher scalps to five cents.
A gun factory may be located at
Lyons which will manufacture super
Tor repeating rife.
A. j. Simpson, aged 80, hung him
self at his farm near Manchester. In
sanity was the cause.
WIN. L. McGaw, prominent pio-
neer OF Fairfield, Iowa, was found
lead there a few days ago.
Never has Newton had so many
buildings in the hands of the builders
at one time since it was a town.
Chas. II. hawley. a respected resi-
dent of Portland, Cerro Gordo county,
dropped dead while in attendance at
church.
BY report to the governor it is
learned that there were 268 convicts
confined in the Anamosa pcnitentiary
in May.
Iowa postmasters appOinted-V. n.
W. Hamilton, Kirkwood, Appanoose
county; w. II. CARRIER, Specht's Fer
ry. Dubuque county.
Farmers from Illinois are said to
visit Muscatine in large numbers just
10 feel the sensation CT crossing the
Mississippi on a new bridge.
Tho Des Moines & Northwestern
Railway company has reduced its pas
senger rate from four TO three cents
per milo. This order went into effect
June Is, 1891.
1t is false report that Arnold's
park hotel on OkOboji lake was totally
destroyed by fire. The house has been
open for some weeks and is enjoying d
good patronage.
The ofics of the secretary of the
state fair association is deiuged at this
timo with applications for engagement:
at tho state fair of balloon ascension,
lists aad like prodigies.
Dos Moines county is shown to have
real estate worth $4,000, 963 in hel
cities and towns, land worth IS, 11S,
ga, railroad property worth $497, 563,
and personal property, worth S2,171,,
500.
Camanche, httlc town southwest
OF Clinton, was visited by fire, des
troying the barn of Edward Butcher
the we'll known sporting and horse
man. The entire stable of horses was
saved
The executive council has concluded
O contract for the purchase of 1,20C
barrels of Germania cement at So. 49,
delivered, per barrel, 10 be used il
making the walks for the state hous;
grounds.
Henry Sweigart, we'll known in com
mcrcial circles. died at Clinton after {
tr.ef illness. h. Il SO years. He was
prominent Knight of Pythiss, turneI
and member of the German Schoo
AS cation.
An unknown man. jumped from thu
motor bridge into the Missouri rive
at Council Bluffs and was drowned
Several wood catcher3 endeavored It
relch him with skifTs but he sank be
fore they could get to him.
George Ayros, of Mt. Auburn, wa
tClucnJly SlOt' w uuC huIlUluB SPUR
rels in company with some other boys
q revolver in the hands of one Franz
jerks acCidently went off and the bal
penetrated young Ayers leg.
The acting secretary OF the interio
has affirmed the decisions of the com
missioner of tho general land Office re
jscting the application the state o
Iowa for cash indemnity for ccrtai,
tracts of lanG in Montgomery and Har
rison counties in Iowa.
A class OF IS graduated at the Stat
Normal School, Cedar Falls, jun
10th, closing the most successful yea
in the history of the school. Their
were enrolled during tho past yea
746 students, representing eighty
eight counties in the state.
Henry Volt, of Peru township, noa
Dubuque, shot himself because hi
wife refused to I've with him. II,
went to her fathers house to effect
reconciliation, and failing 10 do 50
fred a bullet into his mouth. He i
lie o'ted TO be very low and will prob
ably die.
The commencement exercises of tn
Upper Iowa University occurred on tn
1th under the most favorable condi
ti)ns. Tho large class of eighteen wa
divided into two divisions and occupies
both tho forenoon and the afternoon il
their orations. All acquitted them
selves with credit and honor.
POstmasters in Iowa commissioned
Win'rod NJ. Harvey. Ivy, and Charlie
A. Grcmmels, Peosta. The postoffic
at Willow Greek, Clay county, is dis
continued, ard mail for that eddres
will hereafter be sent TO Taukes. d
Ovcrton has been appointed postmaste
Mt Green Bay, Clarke county.
Officers captured Frank johnson an