Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-03-17
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.

A large number of horses are being
shipped from Iowa to the Boston
market.
near FIT. Dodge has been carried away
by the food.
A turf club has been formed at Cedar
Rapids, and all the old sports will be on
the sod next season.
The residence OF Mr. JOHN McGarry
Of Columbus was destroyed by fire to-
gether with contents.
The following Iowans have been ad-
mitted to practice before the interior
department Elmer G. Albert, Grand
junction; Herring Christian, Mapleton;
Lewis II lines, Sioux City.
The dispatch sent out from Monte
yuma relative to the arrest of LIkens
should have stated that he was indicted
by the grand jury of Mahaslxa county
for the alleged stealing of harness, and
not horses, as published.
Fire at Bloomfield destroyed an en-
tire block of business houses, including
the opera house. Eighteen firms were
burned out, sustaining losses ranging
from $500 to $4,000 The insurance
was about half on all except the opera
house, which was uninsured.
J. w. w. Laird was secured by the
Oakland school board to take the place
of Prof. Norton, who had sent in his
resignation. Prof. Laird has had
charge of the Carson schools a number
of years and has established an envi-
able reputation as an educator.
Paul Fisher of Levey, Iowa. says: 81
have field of 10, 900 Short Stem Drum
head cabbages and believe more than
95 per cent are large, solid, marketable
heads. The seed was from the Iowa
Seed Company, of Des Moines, and it is
the finest lot of cabbage | ever raised"
Fire broke out Ut Dubuque IN the
Globe building, occupied by Platt Bros,
clothiers the Metz book bindery, the
Illinois Central offices and others The
principal damage was to Platt Bros,
who estimate the damage caused by
water at s., ooo to 500. The loss other
wise is light.
1t has just leaked out that the Web
ster county grand jury recently in
dicted dead man. The indictment
was brought against Mike Hanrahan
for selling liquor contrary to law.
When the sheriff came to arrest his
man he found that Hanrahan had been
dead eight years.
The Cherokee County Union Agricul-
tural society will hold its fourth annual
fair at Marcus, Iowa, September 1928,
1892, instead of the dates heretofore an
nounced.. This change has been made
to conform to the dates of the North
western Iowa Fair circuit, of which this
society is a member.
During heavy gale at Villisca the
fire wall and cornice of the First Ma
tlonal bank building, brick structure,
was blown down. The weight of the
brick crushing through the roof which
covered coal house caught and in
stantly killed Charles Bunker, who was
getting bucket of coal.
The people of Mystic are anx;ously
inquiring for Detective James Bell, who
last week arrested colored miner
named jack Powell for an assault upon
and murder of white woman in
Georgia. Bell had Powell put in Jail
and then disappeared. The negro pro-
tested his innocence, but is still locked
up.
The horrible sight of her aged hus-
band hanging dead in the woodshed at
Burlington nearly distracted Mrs.
John DER. He had become despond-
ent at poverty and thus ended all
care. His wife is aged 81. She brave
ly cut down the body and carried it
into the house and called the neigh
bors.
Ex-Sheriff Frank C. Galbreath, an
old and highly respected citizen of
Menlo, quietly passed away at the
home of Mrs. L. L. Cox, in South
Menlo. On account of lingering i'll
ness Mr.. Galbreath had rented his
farm north of town, proposing to go to
to Eureka Springs, not realizing the
end was SO near at hand.
Tom Gaffey, who murdered Ed Bug
gy at Fort Dodge a few days ago in a
fit of jealons anger, and who is now
confined in the Fort Dodge Jail, at
tempted 20 commit suicide by beating
out his brains against the iron bars of
his cage He is unable to sleep or
recognize his friends and is threatened
with insanity. The doctors say he may
die.
Fifty thousand dollars was lost by the
fire at Red Oak At an early hour AK
tells restaurant caught fire. In a short
time b. J. Cleveland's dry goods store
was in ashes In hunting through the
ruins the fremen were Mortified by
finding the body of William $. Stowe
burned and blackened. He lived over
the dry goods store. How he was
caught no one knows.
The Sunday school normal began at
the First Presbyterian church at indie
pendenee and continued through the
week. 1t is an undenominational
school, conducted by Mrs. M. M. Bal
ley. The subjects under discussion
were: THE Old Testament World"
''Scven Laws of Teaching" History
in the Bible;" ''Age of Heroes;" Rival
Thrones" and "Jewish Promises
Alonzo P. Wood, rs years old, died at
Dubuque. He was printer in New
York and Cincinnati, and in the latter
city debated the tariff with Duff
Greene, the Louisville editor. He es-
tablished the Iowa City Standard fifty
years ago and the Dubuque Tribune in
1s47, and was the contemporary and
warm friend of Horace Greeley. He
leaves unfinished a war history of
Iowa, ON which he has been engaged
for many years.
tombstone, the mind reader, gave an