Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-07-28
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.

business houses, causing "a loss of ten
thousand dollars. The insurance is five
thousand dollars
Robert w. Stevens, son of Mayor
Stevens of Newton, was accidentally
shot and killed at Murray, Idaho,
where he owned mine.
At a special election held at Usage,
it was voted to extend the city limits
and give the city council power to grant
permit to the Usage Electric Light
company for term of years.
An unknown man fell asleep on the
Rock Island railway track near Douds,
Iowa, and was run over and killed. A
few years ago an unknown man met a
similar fate at the same place.
When the bill for relief of the Des
Moines river land settlers came up in
the house there were but two dissent
ing votes; but the point of no quorum
being raised the bill was defeated
Al meeting of the owners of the
Alta roller mill, which was destroyed
about moth ago, it was decided to re-
build. 1t will have a capacity of about
SO barrels daily, and will cost about
$4,000.
A death by sunstroSe occurred near
Dubuque few days ago The victim
was John Donahue, fireman on the Chi
cago Great Western. He was stricken
on his train and arriving at Dubuque he
was taken to Mercy hospital, where he
died.
Father Schuelter, pastor at the
Catholic church near King postoffice,
Mosilem township, Dubuque county,
has applied for an injunction to close
saloon near his church, on the ground
that it is nuisance and source of de-
moralizaton.
Charles McFadden OF Des Moines was
hit in the head with Ratchet IN the
hands of Emmett Jones, colored boy
of IS years. Jones lies in the city Jail
while awaiting trial. McFadden will
recover, but for time his recovery
was doubtful
MIR. j. K. Ratekin, of the Eighth dis
trict democratic committee, issued a
call for meeting of the congressional
convention to be held at Creston on
the twenty-ffth of August. Repre-
sentation by counties will be the same
as at the state invention.
The only son of eX-Sheriff Callison,
of Greenfield, was kicked in the head
by horse and killed. The horses
were turned into the door yard to pick
at the grass, and the little fellow, who
was only six years of age, was trying
to drive them a way from flower bed.
Willie, the li-year old and only son
of j. ii. King, prominent citizen of
Colfax, was drowned in the Skunk
river The boy could not swim, and
being in with two other small boys,
when he accidcntly stepped off into
water 10 or IL feet deep, he sank out
of sight.
Burglars at Sioux City went through
the second hand store of A. Bradkey
on Fourth street and took watches,
chains and rings valued at $500. There
were about seventy watches, and the
store is passed by patrolman every
half hour. Two men were arrested on
suspicion.
c. II. Smith and C. Howard, both
Young fellows less than years of age,
were arrested at Creston for forgery.
Smith, former employee of Ii. Banks
Wilson, passed several checks for small
sums, signed by Wilson. When ar
rested he claimed that Howard wrote
the checks.
1t has just come 20 light that Mrs.
Julia Richards attempted to commit
suicide at Spencer by taking laudanum.
She had been married little over two
weeks and left letter saying that she
had married to spite an old lover. she
is considered weak mentally and the
affair has been kept quiet.
A destructive wind storm amounting
to cyclone passed through Freedom
and Faribault counties, Minnesota, and
Winnebago county, Iowa. In places
grain for several miles in length and
from a quarter to half mile in width
was destroyed Wind mills and small
out buildings were leveled.
Wencil Publ, an oil and respected
business man of Cedar Rapids suicided
with strychnine, He had been having
some family trouble and in moment
of desperation took large dose OF
poison. He is sill alive, but the at
tending physicians thought there was
little chance for his recovery.
Hail stones as large as hens eggs
fell at Gardner during u storm which
did great damage to crops. The resi-
dence of NJ. Il. Cooper, mile west,
and the barn of Richard Terwilliger
about four miles north, were struck by
lightning. Three horses and a mule
were killed at the latter place.
L. McHenry, of Centerville, Iowa,
was arraigned before United States
commissioner at Keoluk on charge of
sending postal card of defamatory
character to a man IN Green Castle, In
diana. He acknowledged his guilt and
was placed under $500 bonds to appear
before the federal court grand jury.
A short time ago George Sherbony
sold forged paper to the amount of ST.
500 to parties at Spencer, left letter
saying he was going to drown himself,
and left for parts unknown. And now
his wife has filed petition with the
clerk of court asking that divorce be
granted on the ground of cruel and in
human treatment
Robert Bailey, at Agency, during
thunder storm, was shocked by
lightning which struck near by. The
lightning burned his face and head.
He is in critical condition. Mrs
William Fielder, living six miles east
of Ottumwa, was also struck. Her
: hair was burned from her head and
her body is burned to blister. She
was revived and still lives
George Daniels, an employee in the
Hotel Gednav Mt Iudanapdanoa oaya