Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-09-08
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.

The convention of the National
Butter, Egg and Cheese association
will be held in Dubuque February to
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John johnson, clerk in w. Mitch
ellis stores.at Beaver, was shot and
fatally wounded by burglars who tried
to force ap entrance. = i I
The Old Settlers association of Har-
rison county met at Magnolia. Fully
5000 people were present, among whom
were many cld-timers in early history.
Jesse Tobin, young man living
eight miles from Dunlap, was aeci-
IDENTIFY shot and it is thought the injury
will prove fatal The charge entered
the left side.
John McCaffray, a Dubuque factory
employee, was-runy over by, Rhom-
burg street car while jumping from
the car. He received injuries that are
likely to prove fatal. - l.
Daniel O'Brien of Independence has
brought suit against the Houston
drink cure institute of Cedar Rapids for
$4,000 damages for alleged medical
maltreatment in failing to cure him of
the habit. kl&=s SCI ~
A man ggiving his name as Frank
Barnes of Hawarden, went violently
insane at hotel in .Centerville and
succeeded in breaking most of the fur
niture in his room before taken by the
city marshal. as. So,
Col. John +. Bates,ro Dubuque, late
superintendent of the free delivery in
the postoffice department at Washing
ton and colonel of the First iowa In
fantry, died suddenly at Washington
In the 63d year of his age.
When built, the high bridge across
the Des Moines on the North Western
road west of Boone will be nearly twice
the altitude of that on the ID. NJ, n. &
W. The bridge will be built when the
road is Strengthened to Ogden.
Nancy Hanks has again lowered the
worlds trotting record, that made by
her at Chicago of 9:o74. She was sent
mile at Independence in 2:0514. Fly
Ing Jib won pacing heat in 2:07, the
fastest heat ever made in a race.
The Twentieth Iowa Veterans AS
soci alton meets in reunion in Marion
on the 18th and Sth of September. The
people of that city are preparing tt
give the old boys grand reception
Every Twentieth man should be there
Edith Evans, year old child II
Cedar Rapids, was badly injured whilt
playing with neighboring. child. He
playmate threw broken umbrella
handle which penetrated her foot il
such manner as to be almost impos
sible to get 1T out. Es
Frank Dusek, "a Cedar Rapids la borer
was struck by Burlington. Ceda
Rapids & Northern train on bridge tw,
miles south of that city, and his skull
80 badly fractured that he cannot live
pusek was 60 years of age, and leave
wife and three children.
An unknown man attempted to climl
on a north bound Burlington, Ceda
Rapids & Northern freight at Ceda
Rapids and missed his hold, fell unde
the wheels and was instantly killed
No trace of his identity can be found
He is thought to be tramp.
Barney Gerry, a day laDorer, sun
cided at the residence of DR.. Foster il
owa Falls by taking big dose Of car
polic acid, which was given him t
scatter about the premises as .disin
fectant. He lived about two hours
He was unmarried and aged about 5
ii. A. Prizer e Bros. store was burg
over a thousand dollars worth of silk
and satins. They undoubtedly used
wagon in which to carry them away
Their escape seems to be certain, al
though a reward of $500 has been OF
tered.
S. Sigler, the pioneer banker o
Adams county, died in Ogden, U. I
HIS remains were brought to CORNING
for interment. Mr.. Sigler was TO
twenty-five years a prominent citize
and leading light in the Methods
church and Grand Army circles a
Corning. tsk
Two Burlington freight trains met i
IA head end collision between Danvill
and West Burlington. The engine
were badlysdamaged. The crew Ct
capped by jumping. The cause Of tn
wreck was the operators at Danvill
not receiving the train order till afte
the train had left.
Ed. Eschine, age 12,' was shot an
killed by a neighbor. lad, Nels Ry,
aged 20, near Northwood. The boy
were with threshing crew takin
their incoming and were fooling with
rifle when it was discharged, the ba
passing through Rye's heart. He wa
killed instantly. Both boys were son
of widows.
Wild cats are supposed to be abo,
extinct in this section, but party
hunters who were out after coons nea
Boone killed one of the formidable an
mails. The cat was not ,extremel
large in size, but was large enough
have been bad customer 1t wa
killed in the heavy timber, about sevc
miles south of Boone.
The dry goods establishment of The,
dore Morell at Red Oak wa
entered by burglars The tlrievt
gained an entrance. by bursting open
transom IN, the rear of the building
They paid mo attention to the SAT,
but carried off about 200 yards of -sil
valued at $500. There is no clue I
the identity of the thieves,
Louis Gromohya quarry. contracto
met with an accident at~his quarry
East Davenport A blast was tardy
going off, and Mr.. Gromoll went nea
it to look after it, and blow into I'll
muzzle of it, as it were. As soon as b
got within killing distance the chare
exploded. His injuries are reported I
be painful, but not serious.
The chief of police of Sioux Gil
started in recently to stop the sale
the Chicapo SIN In that citv but four