Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-02-25
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.


croft.
Mrs. Jane Myers, agcd o5, the oldest
woman in Creston, and well known In
that vicinity, is dead.
louisville is organizing company to
prospect for natural gas which is be-
Geved to exist there.
The budget of the Board of Edu-
cation estimates that it will cost $780,.
900 to maintain Dubuque public schools
this year.
Fred b. jackson, carpenter in des-
titute circumstances, threw himself
in front of freight train at Preston
aud was beheaded.
Frank Cook and Grant Kingsbury,
each aged 0 years, were drowned in a
creek near Council Bluffs. They were
skating on the ice and broke through.
John Moreland, living SIX miles
northwest of Cromwell, was robbed a
few nights ago of three hundred dol
lars drawn from, the bank the day be-
fore.
Domestic infelicity has led to a case
of threatened poisoning at Muscatine
which has been brought to the atten-
ton Of the city marshal for investiga-
tion.
Burglars entered the house of J. NJ.
Kusart at Ottumwa and carried off the
long range revolver kept as protection
h,tr lax. ~ Ia
else.
Joe Beswick, single miner 25 years
old, was killed, and David Hughes had
leg broken by falling slate in the Des
Moines coal mine in South Des MONIES,
recently.
A farmer who is a strict church
member got mixed on dates and hauled
load of corn into Aurelia Sunday
morning. A dozen almanacs were
mailed to him.
A son of John Nell, of Forest City,
was seriously injured by being kicked
by a horse. 1t is only a little over
year since Mr.. Nell lost son through
q similar accident.
A head-end collision occurred on the
Northwestern seven miles west of Car
roll. Fifteen cars were ditched
Brakeman Joe Beach and Fireman A.
Grave were injured.
A man named Ferguson has been ar
rested in Hardin county on the charge
of poisoning the stock of his neighbor,
Lockwood, and mixing ground glass
with the feed. Twenty-eight head OF
cattle and two horses have died.
Articles of Incorporation have been
fled for the Mississippi Towing Com
pany, made up of Clinton and Lyons
capitalists, who will do general tow
ing and transportation business on the
Mississippi The capital stock is $685.
900.
The Rock Island depot at Gilmore
City was burned to the ground with all
its contents Not even the ticket case
nor any of the books of. the company
were saved No one was in the depot
at the time. and the origin of the fire
is a mystery.
Mr.. David Grant, one of Dubuque's
early settlers, was stricken with paral-
ysis recently A physician was sum-
moned, but it appears could do but
little for the stricken patient, and grave
fears are now entertained that he can
not recover.
A boy named Winegarden was bitten
by dog, supposedly mad, at Pocahon-
tas He failed rapidly and finally the
Oskaloosa maidstone was tried. 1t took
fifteen applications to satisfy his friends
that the poison had been removed from
the boys system.
A cable has been laid on the bottom
of the Mississippi between Davenport
and Rock Island, through which all
communication will hereafter be had.
The cable does away with the induction
that made other methods of telephone
connection impractible.
The large two story frame residence
of L. w. Names at Fort Dodge burned
to the ground with all its contents.
and the origin of the flames is
mystery. The loss is about $4,000,
covered by. insurance.
This year money is plenty with farm
ers and the seed is cheap, therefore
this will tie good time to change your
seed potatoes and seed corn. The Iowa
Seed Company of Des Moines are offer
ing many new, improved varieties, and
you should see their list
BY the breaking of wheel freight
train on the Iowa Central was wrecked
three miles west of Brighton, being
thrown into the ditch and badly
wrecked. The engine was badly
wrecked and the, fireman seriously
hurt. Traffic was delayed for time.
A murderous attack that may result
in the death of one of the victims was
perpetrated in Burlington. August
Post, a Burlington shipper, was
knocked down and robbed, and ne now
lies in a precarious condition. His
assailants were gang of unknown
thugs who escaped.
A crazy acting swindlcr has roped in
large number of Keokul young men
and women with millionaire associ-
alton" After joining this secret order
and paying their initiation fee they are
never to work again, but will be fur
nished with plenty of money for neces-
saries and amusement.
David Galloway, farmer living
across the river from Dubuque, was
drowned while returning home from
that city. He drove into an air hole.
Henry Grippey, who was with him,
was nearly drowned, but was rescued
by Capt. Kimball. Gallaway's body
has not been recovered.
Elijah Hoffman, living a few miles
from Red Oak, while returning home
from neighbours was attacked by
eight wolves, two of which were 'of the
large gray species. Mr.. Hoffman is an
old man, but he drew his knife and