Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-07-23
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.

completed by September ID.
Among the CADETS appointed to
West Point is {. L. Boyd of Morning
Sun, Iowa
Henry Tob;ason. n Jones county
farmer. fell from a hay NOW in his
barn ard was killel. He was an old
settler.
Frank Evans. ARE ted at Bloom
field for stealing cattle, was found to
be insane and has been sent to the
asylum.
John Wilke an wife and Miss
Nelson, of Cherokee, were poisoned by
eating dried beef and had u narrow
escape from death.
The third annual meeting OF the
Maple VALLEY Fair association occurs
at Mapeton Sept . TO II. The fair
promi cs to be the best yet held.
Eldon was visited by n heavy fire.
Eight business houses were burned.
The loss is $50, OJ0 insurance $40, 600.
All are heap Of ashes. 1t is thought
to be incendiary work.
Mrs. McElroy, of Sioux City, went
10 Dubuque to attend the funeral of her
father, KERN White, u pioneer OF
Whitewater. She was taken sick and
died few hours afterwards.
ID. w. Barum, of Mason City, was
convicted OF forgery of II note on
james Tobin and John King, farmers
and bound over without bail to await
the action OF the grand jury.
G. +. Shiras. from Cincinnati, Ohio
suicidcd at Cedar Rapid, by shooting
himself at the hotel where he was
stopping. He was ther, looking up a
location. No cause is known.
Hampton is TO have u mile track
A company oil citizens, headed by the
mayor have bought 67 acres Of ground
near the town, and driving park will
be male second to none in The state.
August Wiedergrc 81 Swede, OF
Lyons, who had been on protracted
spree, was found hanging by the neck
Gead, on Beaver Island, near Clinton.
1t was pronounced case of suicide.
Eugene Robinson, proprietor of a
floating theatre, who was sued by a
Keokuk coiorcd man for $40, 00C dam
ages for refusing to sell him reserved
scat has compromised the case for
$50.
Daniel Carter and Mrs. Eva Cuppy
were married recently al Mis- souri, Val
ley. The bride il IS and the groom
% years old, it being the fifth wife for
the groom and the thi,d husband for
the bride.
The corner stone of the new Y. NJ.
{. A, building was laid at Ottumwa.
Hon w. +. Blake, of Burlington, was
the orator. There was great crowd
in attendance. The building is to cost
$I5, 00l.
James W. Smith, Of Grant township
Greene county, has Il large gas well
on his farm. Stones weighing six
ounces were thrown out OF the open
ing and an art sim wei will be the
Ultimate result.
Mrs. Cunningham. of Knoxville,
was thrown from her buggy, her horse
running away. AMI sho rec sivcd in
iuries that were at first thought to be
fatal, but there is now prospect for
her 10 get up again.
Governor Boies has appointed Hon.
Theo. GTelich, of Burlington, member
Of the Iowa Worlds Fair commission
for the first district to fill the vacancy
caused by tire death OF Judge Edward
tombstone of keokuk.
Burglars entered Dunkle's drug
store AMI Gregg's hardware store at
Gilman, soaring III least $500 worth
of goods at the two places. The sher-
if was notified and was on the ground
investigating the robbery.
= son of James A. Duffield, living
near Musca,inc, was seriously injured.
With some other boys he was shooting
at a target with a ride. One bulle,
reboundcd and striking him on the
shoulder, made an ugly wound.
The Fourth District Veteran Asso-
cation, as represented by all of the
the old soldiers in northern Iowa, met
for three days reunion at Clear
Lake. Senator Brewer, Col. w. A.
Burnap, and other prominent &. A. r.
mon addressed the campfrcs.
l.. +. Andrews has estimated the
total rainfall for Iowa for the year.
1889 and 1890, which has never been
published. The heaviest rainfall in
the last ten years was in 1881, 81
inches. In 1889 it was "a inches,
while in 1890 it was % inches.
This is vacation time at the state
capitol for most Of the lady clerks.
Miss Upper is at Usage Miss Sover.
eign in Cresco, Miss Westmore in Sar
Angelo Texas, and Miss Leachmar
among the hills of Pennsylvania
Miss Quite Porter will go to Chicago
Anyone knowing The whereabouts Of
Mrs. Nettie EdmunGson will confer 6
favor by writing to her son, Willie
Shearer, at the Industrial school a
Eldora. The lad writes that he has
not seen his mother in nearly thirteen
years and desires to find her very
much.
Several Of the vendors OF forbidden
beverages at Cedar Falls have been be
fore the local justice to explain theil
shortcomings. Mrs. n. Sorrensor
aud Nels Madison both p,ead guilty t.
III, charge OF selling liquors contrary
TO law, and were each fired $50 ant
costs.
William Roberts, an employee OF th,
Rock Island road, was struck by 1
flying pile while at work north o.
Tara His skull was fractured and he
lived only few hours. Roberts
home was at Eddyville, where wife
and five children are left without
means OF support by his death.
The breaking out OF foot ant
mouth disease among cattle in De-
Moines county has given the farmer,
much uneasiness in that locality. i
takes the form of an liberated mouth