Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-07-23
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The Dubuque saloon-keepcrs have
scored another victory. At recent
term of court Judge Ney ordered Inn
mediate executions served against u
large number of saloons and their at
torneys have taken an appeal TO the
supreme court by filing suporsedeas
bonds. Meantime the saloons will
keep opou.
All the quarymen in the gypsum
quarries Of the Iowa Plaster Associa-
ton struck at Fort Dodge for higher
wages, The men have been getting
$3.50 per day, and demanded $i.75
The strike was well timed, as the
stucco companies are 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 confirms about thirty acres
of high ground, delightfully."- situated
Thiity-five years ago John McStecn
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 reunion in few days.
Edward Mcbride, ex-editor of the
Everly News, received telegram in
Washington, stating that his child
was not expected TO live. He made
the trip from Port Angeles to EVERY
TO find that his child was well, and
learned that the telegram was sent to
him by mistake and should have reach
ed 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 on account of
the expense. The transportation APP
preparation was largely consumed by
the Indian campaign and the state
camps arc 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 and in it the
name j. II. Kelley" was written in
connection with 1921, Laurel street,
Chicago. 1t is probable, therefore,
that he was resident of Chicago,
The barn of i. II. Hose, promi.
nent and wealthy farmer near Fergu-
son, Marshall county. burned together
with two stations, six or seven Cthor
horses, three thousand bushels OF
corn, several hundred bushels of oats,
seventy-nve tons Of hay a lot of farm
machinery, wagons, etc. Loss, fully
Sl2, 1000, insurance, 81, 200. 1t is
thought the fire was set by two trampS.
Miss Grace Perry, OF Abba, met
with serious accident. She went
down to the Iowa Central depot TO bid
her aunt goodbye, and while standing
on the platform OF 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 S in such a manner
as to have her left arm broken and her
left foot crushed.
At Knoxville the delivery team fol
Kendig g. Boyds ons grocery store
ran away. 1t started from the rear oil
a store while son Of Mr.. Boydston's,
about 10 years old was sitting in the
wagon, ran about half n book down
an alley, against II telephone pole,
where the horses broke loose upset.
ting the wagon and throwing the boy
out. H. was pretty badly shaken up.
but did not seem 10 be hurt much.
Engineer l.. c. Hulser, of the Oh
cago & Northwestern, was instant y
killed about seven miles west of Cl n
ton by the rails Of the track spreading
and letting the engine through. Hi
fremen, G. p. Mudgett, had both
ankles sprained i'll jumping from the
engine The death of Hulser wa:
caused by being struck in the fore.
head He was u man OF family il
poor circumstances.
Charles II. Horton, of Muscatine,
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 Crcston has re,
ccived a like promotion, after term
of service extending from August.
1882, 10 The present, with the excep
ton of eleven months in 'SS and SO
when he was out of Office on account
of offensive partisanship.
Webster county farmers who planted
sugar beet seei 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. OF course
the ptTCchJstSe VI sugar III btStS Cdi
not be ascertained until after they arc
harvested. On, fact. however, has
been demonstrated THAT sugar be II,
will grow, and grow thrifty in Iowa
The city marshal. while on his bea
ut Mystic, was sandbagged and hi,
pockets rifed Of his papers and money.
He was then placed on the railroad
rack for destruction, but was discov.
cred in time to be rolled of the track
before the arrival OF passenger train,
The affair is shrouded in mystery. but
it is thought that Il woman Is the cause.
She threatened to poison all the wells
II the 'scab" miners who have takcr
the place of the other miners. and the
miners commenced criminal action
against her.
Foropaugh's circus exhibited in Ly.
onS a lew days ago. During the after.
noon performances William Hanlon
who was doing difficult act on trap,
$50 thirty feet from the earth, wa:
Drccipitated to the ground by the
breaking of the bar He lit on hi:
head and shoulders, breaking his mech