Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-09-15
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.

and Goldtield and an epidemic Is feared
A strict quarantine rs being enforced
at both places.
All Poe, a Chlnarran in ottumwa,
was found dead in bed poisoned. Foul
play by Highbinders is suspected, and
a coroner's jury is Investigating.
During Il heavy thunderstorm at
Ninton lightning struck the barn OF
Paul Carroll. The prompt action OF
the fire department saved the building,
hut the contents were destroyed.
One of the New York waits recently
brought to Clarion and adopted by J.
X. Robinson. died OF dphtheria, and
another enid, grandchild of Mr.. Rob
inson. is sick with the same disease.
The Wright county grand jury are
investigating the Mills murder case.
george T.. Palmer is under arrest
harged with the crime. Women are
said to be at the bottom of the affair
The Salvation army at Muscatine
has been severely prosecuted Of late
The other night their barracks would
have been torn down had not the per-
;.eutcrs been held at bay at the point
OF revolver, ..#
W. NJ. Self OF Rock Rapids, while
leading stubborn COW by having the
rope fastened to the horn Of his saddle,
was violently thrown to the ground by
the animals pluugiug aud seriously If
not fatally hurt.
\ man named lumber was seriously,
!. perhaps fatally, injured at Grinnell.
lie was descending in an elevator when
il got beyond his control and dropped
to the cellar The force of the shock
broke the pulley wheel at the top which
fell, striking him on the head, fractur-
ing his skuil
ID. %antbjnr, of Agency, was held
up near has home by thief who
thought %antbin had 81 900. SantbI e
fought and the thief ran. He. stole
Santhinr'S horse and was captured near
Fairfield lie is Albert Roughton, just
from the pcnitentary, and is now in
jail awaiting trial
Major Joseph MagOnc, walking to
Chicago from Canon City, Ore, arrived
in Council Bluffs. He left Canon City
July 4, and expects to reach Chicago in
time for the dedication of the world S
fair building October 4. His age is Sc
wear, aud he makes the journey tC
gathcr data to write a book
A lady taking a Turkish bath under
the Sarcry at Dcs Moines, stepped from
the hot room under a cold shower bath
The shock produced partial paralysis
and intense pains in the spine. She
was removed on stretcher to the Office
OF Il physician, where she sufficiently
recovered TO I've taken home.
Little Charlie Kelly, aged 5, and hi'
sister Eva, aged :, were playing on thu
roof OF the Ncwcomb block at Daven
port aud vcntured too near a corner
A rotten board gave way and both fel
distance of - feet, without injury t.
either, 1t was indeed a narrow escape
from broken bones or something else
The AIonzo Robbins, colored, ageC
%, farm hand for colored farme
named Owens, WAS arrested by Consta
bic Ferris four miles south OF keokul1
charged with attempting to rape Ow
ems 0-ycar-old daughter There i
much Indignation among the colore'
people of that vicinity, but no trouble
is feared.
The report of the committee to ex
anime accounts of ex-City Treasure
HIttle of Sioux City, shows a shortag
of over 50, 500, probably due to poo
book keeping" little went out o
Office last March and will make tn
shortage good. The report also show
the debt OF the city to be over one mil
lion dollars.
Edward Kirkman, a wealthy Germa
farmer residing in Eldorado township
Benton county, and who has been mer
tally dcranged for some time, suicideC
No fears of sclfdestruction were felt b
his family until his hfelcss body wa
found suspended from a tree on HI
farm. lie leaves widow and seyera
small clildren.
c. b. Turner shot and Instant
killed James w. Gilmore at home {
the latter in A Gibson, Kas. Four bu
let's from a 32.calibre were found /
Gilmore's body. Turner is in jail. Fl
admits that he killed Gilmore, bu
claims that it was in self-defense. TIL
men went to Atchison from KeoliuI
Two months ago.
The Mason City races closed after a
unsuccessful run on account of the pre-
tractcd rains. All the fastest race
were declared off, the track being
no condition for speed, Roy -Wilke
went with running mate to beat til
stallion record, but was two and ha
seconds slow, coming under the wire
2:U24. a remarkable heat considerIn
the track,
A lad named Kelly, whose parent
reside in Des Moincs, was caught
tic machine used for sitting husks i
the mattress factory on East Secon
street, and had his leg ground an
mashed in a terrible manner The DO
is 10 years old. lie was immediatel
called who amputated the limb aboy
thu knee. The lad recovered from tn
shock in good style ana is sufferin
liltic pain.
The Dubuque city council appointe
a committee OF fifty citizens to devils
means whereby the city, which ba
exceeded the constitutional limit
Indebtedness, may secure and own
first class water works system. I'll
American Water Works and Guarante
company, Piusburg, which have a
option of the present system for $500
uol T., now expected TO surrender it, III
coanyil having refused to waive tn
ciiy5s right 10 buy it.
Roy Packer living near Altoona, r,
cciyed very bad accident, and on
that might have resulted fatally. n
was driving a team and in the WACO