Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-04-30
IOWA CONDENSER ITEMS

at Bancroft.
Red Oak is to have new hotel to
cost s15, 200.
A new brass brand has been organ
lied at Keokuk.
Boone is thinking of paving several
streets with brick.
Good potatoes sell for $1.25 per
bushel at Davenport.
An Eastern Star Lodge has been in
stituted at Wall Lake.
Rock Rapids young ladies have
joined the bicycle brigade.
Frank Riggs of Stillwell, was killed
while boarding a freight train.
The will oil Judge Grant was adj
mitted to probate at Davenport.
AG. A. r. post with 10 members
has been mustered in at Sumner.
The Booge and Taylor street car
lines at Sioux City have combined.
Fred Briggs, Of Missouri Valley,
killed 142 blackbirds at one shot.
Ottumwa talks of erecting monu-
ment to the late Peter G.. Ballingall.
The Upton Fair association will
hold ito fall meeting September to
IA.
Edward Fillingworth was struck by
lightning near McGregor and instantly
killed.
Old settlers OF Cedar Rapids will
hold banquet and reunion some time
in Juue.
The Boone Paving Brick and Tile
works hope to be able to resume bust.
ness soon.
The salary OF the mayor OF Dubuque
has been raised from 5000 to $1.50U
per annum.
A festive COW at Boone caused
fight between q woman and boy.
Both were fined.
James Lane, Dubuque boy, had
his arm broken by being caught In the
belt OF a saw mill.
Davenport pays cash for her street
paving and thereby secures good work
at q reduced price.
The census department announces
that the bulletin covering the state OF
Iowa will Soon no issuad
Charles Conley, the Council Bluffs
fireman who beat his wife, has been dis
charged fIom the department.
Thomas Cavanaugh, one of Des
Moines pioneer citizens, and ex-mayor
of that city, died suddenly, April 25th.
Bishop William Stevens Percy of
Davenport, confirmed class of TWEEN.
ty.one persons at Christs Church fu
Burlington.
The fourth convention OF the Iowa
deaf mutes will he held at the institute
in Council Bluffs June IL, and will be
in session three days.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ii. Gruepe, of Bur-
lirgton, celebrated the fftie.h ami
versary OF their marriage appropfi-
ately few nights ago.
Guthrie Center is having quite
boom this spring, not a paper boom,
but steady, substantial growth that
means business for both present and
future.
The Ottumwa coal palace of this
season will eclipse that OF last year.
There is no longer any doubt for the
board Of directors at a meeting decid.
ed to expend $4,000 on the decor
alton OF the palace this year.
At Davenport the elegant residence
OF DR.. C. H. Hazen, in the west end
OF that city was burned to the ground
with most of its contents. Among the
latter we're Number OF fine works OF
art The loss is over $40, 1000.
Lemars has decided by vote OF Ala
to 148 against bonding the city for
$50, for the erection of an electric
light plant. The people want an cleo
trio plant. and franchise will prob
ably be granted to private company.
At the state contest OF the high
school association Of Iowa, held at
Monticello, Tom Whitney, OF East
Des Meines, captured the gold medal
In the oratorical class, and Lizzie
Wallace, OF Algona. in the dramatic
class.
Black leg has put in its appearance
In Marion county. Farmers report
heavy loss among stock. One stock
man near Tracy had 100 head Of cattle
ready to ship, but disease attacked
them and he will lose most of the
bunch.
An old man II years of age has just
been granted divorce at Ottumwa.
Eight years ago he married girl only
20 years old and six years later she
eloped with a younger and handsomer
man and nothing has been heard Of her
since.
Mrs. Anna Schultz Of Missouri Val
ley lett for Edinburgh, Scotland, where
she goes rs II delegate from Iowa TO
attend the worlds convention OF Good
Templars. She is widely known for
earnest and persistent work In behalf
Of temperance.
The new pipe organ for the Presby.
terrain church ut Mars haltown,
splendid gift from AIr. George Whitton
in memcriam for his mother, is now
being placed in position bv compe.
tent workman 1t is said to be mag.
niicent instrument
A house in Des Moines which was
built before the war is about TO be
torn down. II Is an old landmark.