Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-11-17
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.

If you want insurance or want an
agency write for circulars to Thu
EQUITABLE LIFE ms. COMPANY OF
Iowa, Des Moines.
Keoluk is threatened with coal
famine. Owing to trouble in the
Illinois mines and professed scarcity
of railway cars, dealers have trouble
in supplying the demands for soft coal
The Keoluk Brick and Tile Company
had to shut down recently for an In.
definite period on account Of lack OF
s fuel.
r The National Institute for the cure
I. of the Liquor, Opium and Tobacco
habits. 416 West Fourth ST., De,
Moincs, has been Endorsed by the State
Temperance Alliance, the w. c. I. U
and the ministry OF the state, as vel
as large number of business men
throughout the. West Send to them
for circulars.
John Ryan, employed on farm a
,rfew mikes from Dubuque, bought jug
sssf beer at Dolan's saloon near by.
After leaving the saloon one Of crowd
of young men standing near picked up
rifle and fred at the jug. The ball
took ysoff Ryan's finger and CHANGING
into his groin. He was taken to the
hospital in Dubuque in dangerous
condition.
The cold storage warehouse Of the
Diamond creamery at Monticello was
nearly destroyed by Are few nights
,ago, entailingra loss Of $1,000 on the
! building and $4,000 on butter in stock.
The fire originated from locomotive
spark. There were fifteen car loads of
butter in the warehouse, about half OF
1T being saved. The loss was covered
4 by Insurance
: Ms. and Mrs. John Doyle, an aged
couple, who registered at the intcrna-
tional hotel IN San Francisco, from
Davenport Iowa, were found dead in
their room, having been asphyxiated
:. by gas during the night. Doyle for
merly resided in California, but in 1862
went to farming on a large scale near
Davenport. They went to California
to pass the winter months.
3 J. L. Smith, a well known attorney,
SNas assaulted on the street at Keokulz
and Numerically beaten with club.
His cries brought assistance and the
assailant was frightened away. AS the
city was in total darkness on account
of failure of the street lights, Smith
was unable to give any description OF
his assailant, but thinks the man was
him.
DR. James Donnelly, who came to
Carroll from Upton, Iowa, year and
half ago to establish a kite shaped
track, died from injnries received from
a kick by one of his trotting stations
recently. He was kicked in the bowels,
and it was apparent to him from the
time OF his in juries that he could not
live. He suffered intense agony till
relieved by death. HIS remains were
taken to Upton for burial.
The nineteenth annual session of the
Iowa Improved Stock Breeders asso-
citation will be held in the Russell opera
house in Humboldt December 2, 8 and
0. Reduced rates to the meetings have
been obtained on all railroads The
president of the society is c. S. Barclay
of West Liberty, and the secretary Geo.
w. Franklin of Atlantic. An efficient
local committee has made all necessary
arrangements for entertaining the WIS.,
itors. A splendid programme has been
prepared.
Judge ID. n. Cooley, one OF Du-
buques prominent citizens, is dying at
the home of his daughter in New York
of paralysis. He has been resident of
Dubuque for thirtyfive years, twenty
one of which he was president of the
First National bank He held the
position of commissioner to South
Carolina under President Lincoln and
! commissioner of Indian affairs under
President johnson He was a man of
sterling integrity and was universally
respected. lie leaves large estate.
The sixth annual meeting of the
Iowa Loyal Legion occurred at Cedar
Rapids Nearly 100 members of the
order were present, and the gathering
was one of the most interesting and
successful in the history of the organ
ization. At the close of the business
session a banquet was given at the
Grand hotel, after which patriotic
.toasts1were responded to by Col. ii. II.
Reed, OF Mt Vermont Charles A. Clark,
Cedar Rapids; Capt. G. M. Gilchrist,
President Marshall and Hon. johnson
Brigham.
A few days ago there occurred in
Fairfield the funeral of Nathanial b.
McCrea, an old and highly respected
citizen of jefferson county. Mr.. Nc
Crea was native of Pennsylvania.
He moved TO Iowa in 1866, and has
lived in or near Fairfield since that
time. He has never fully recovered
from severe sickness some twelve
months ago. Four weeks ago his
strength rapidly failed and a severe at
tack of congestion of the bowels re-
suited in his death. The widowed
wife has the sympathy of all Fairfield
in her great sorrow.
The governmental typographical sur
veying party with the steamer Patrol,
which has been working in the vicinity
of Keolsuls, will proceed to the'vicinity
Of New Orleans for the winter. They
are engaged in making survey of the
river from its mouth to its source, and
the country adjacent to the river on
both banks is being surveyed back for
distance of from one-half to three
quarters OF mile. 1t was expected
that the party would not work during
the winter, but plans have been changed
and the survey will be continued on the
lower river.
Martin Erickson, aged 66years, and
resident of this county since 1865,
while going home from town last night
about dark, was thrown from his cart
by runaway horse. His feet catching