Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-07-28
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& Mcneil of Sion; City, against the
Illinois Central railroad to secure $685.
So overcharges on freight This firm
has been handling the stucco of the
Iowa Plaster company of Fort Dodge,
and claim that the Central has exacted
over charges Ion the freight. The
fight win be hot one, as not only the
money is at stake but it will establish
precedent.
Seven injunction cases from Mystic
were decided by Judge Burton at OF
tumwa. The cases were brought by
the Law and Order League against the
ring of saloon keepers. The latter
made spirited fight with half a dozen
lawyers, but The judge granted injunc-
tions against five, refused one and re-
served decision IN the other to see if
defendant was really going into the
furniture business as he promised.
The Iowa agricultural bureau reports
the area of corn in the state at
6,447, 900 acres, and the condition 7215
per cent. The area reported by the
government last year was 9,56l, 900
acres and the condition in July was "a
per cent. These figures indicate a crop
in Iowa this year of about 100000
bushels, against 100000, 900 bushels
last year, and S,77l, 200 acres in 1890,
and a crop in thai year of 232, 900, 900
bushels.
The section around Mason City was
visited recently by the most severe
electric storm seen there in years. For
three hours the heavens were ablaze
with lightning. Seven houses and barns
were struck and burned. High winds
which accompanied the storm did much
damage in blowing down corn and
lodging oats. The heat during the day
was intense, the thermometer register
ing as high as 1903, with no perceptible
breeze.
George Millholland, II years old, of
Dubuque, was arrested on charge of
manslaughter. About six weeks ago a
boy named Frank Mulquccny was
drowned in the river. There were three
boys present, and one of them, Gussie
Rudolph, says that Millholland pushed
Mulqueeny off the raft into deep water,
! and when the latter rose and chung to
! the raft, Millholland showed him back.
After the drowning Millholland offered
Rudolph five dollars to say nothing
| about it,
A serious wreck occurred two and u
half miles south of Fairfield near Cedar
creek on the Rock Island, in which two
engines and several cars were COM
| pletely demorallzed. The enginemen
of both trains jumped from their en-.
gines after exhausting every means to
! stop their trains, and escaped without
serious injuries. 1t was headend
collision between the work train and a
regular freight. The blame seems TO
rest upon the regular freight crew, in
asmuch as they ran past the work
trains flags.
| The trustees of the Soldiers Orphans
Home at Davenport, have appointed
DIR. William e. Whitney, of Eldora, SUI
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matrou of the institution to succeed j.
A. Bowman and wife, resigned. The APP.
pointments become effective August /.
DR.. Whiting has been at the Eldora re-
form school for twelve years and is well
qualified, ana Mrs. Free has been prom
inently connected with the Glcnwood
institution for feeble minded children.
Her husband while living was proni-
nent Iowa lawyer
Orr readers will remember the par
ticulars OF some rem trka Bile cures pub
lished some weeks ago in these col
umns. These articles attracted wide.
spread attention for the reason that
medical science had hitherto held that
the diseases in question were incura.
bic. In this issue will be found the
particulars eff another equally remark
able case, the person who thus miracu
lousy recovered being one of the best
known merchants of Detroit, Mich,
The article appears under the heading
"a Detroit Miracle" and is worthy a
careful perusai.
The recent action of Fort Dodge il
ordering the pub bile square parked has
caused storm of indignation from
many business men on the square anc
may result in civil war between the
east and west ends The square mer
claim that it is part of conspiracy tt
remove the business center of towr
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property. They petition the council
to leave the square so it can be used a.
a market place and also to establish 9
city scales on or near the square. II
is predicted that the council will not
move from the position it has taken.
Judge Woolson, of the Federal court
handed down an interesting decision
at Keokuk George Sandersi of Mar.
shall county, Iowa, was indicted fol
brlbing the postmaster at Corey to sell
him 5000 worth of stamps for SITS; the
postmaster by this would have received
S135 for increase in stamps cancelled,
where as before his income was about
$40 quarter and he would make quite
| a. pIohO. vi tIt Itbdbc Unc ucltuSc lt'
INJURED to the Indictment, holding that
the postmaster could not be considered
as bribed in such case. Judge Wool
son sustained the indictment and over
ruled the demurrer.
Peter Schneider of Dubuque came
home drunk and made an attack or
his mother, brother and sister. Two
men, neighbors, came to their assist.
ance and he chased them mp the
street fiourishing two butcher knives
He overlook one of the men and made
lunge at him, but the man lodged
and escaped. just then Officer Seiger.
ist appeared and Schneider started for
him. The officer warned him away
and as he continued to approach fired
at him. Schneider pursued the officer
across the street, and as he was raising
the knife to strike, Sicgerist fred and
Schneider fell dead, shot through the
heart
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