Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-08-25
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.

A large clerical force is at work in
the agricultural rooms at the state
house, making entries al completing
the final arrangements for the opening
of the state fair. The outlook for a
successful fair never was better, and
the officers are all confident of large
attendance.
ten.year.old daughter of coal
digger at Carbonate went out into the
fields when man cnticed her into
thicket and attempted to assault her,
which he would have accomplished but
for the attack of the family watch dog.
man named Allgood is suspected and
the officers ATTEMPTED to arrest him, but
he ran and escaped.
Mrs. Marrilla Newton Meek widow
of the late Dr. &. n. Meek, of Farming
ton, died in Keokuk, aged 80 years.
She had lived in Iowa since 1886 She
is survived by the following children:
Mrs Gen. futile. Mrs. McFadden and
Mrs Fayette Meek, of Des Moines;
Lucia and NJ. s. Meek, of Pennington;
Mrs M. L. Clapham, of Plattsmouth,
Neb,, and John Thermeo. of Keokuk.
About 10 o'clock at night fire broke
out in f. p. CoX's furniture store in
Winterset. The store is n two story
building. Most of the goods in the
lower story were saved. The upper
story is complete wreck from fire and
water The fire department kept the
fire from spreading beyond the build
ing, though IL was in compact mass
of buildings.
Allerton has arrived home. The
sanguine hopes of many were far from
realized lie is greatly reduced in flesh
and very lame. His owner has been
and is still very reticent on the subject,
but competent Judges say there is not
a shadow of hope of his appearance on
the turf this year, and if he is able to
equal his mark next season it will be a
fortunate circumstance.
While standing on the depot platform
at Colorado Springs waiting for train
on which he expected some friends,
Charles II. Spencer, Grinnell banker,
was fatally injured. The Rio Grande
train from Denver rushed by, striking
a baggage truck standing on the plat
form and throwing it up, crushing him
between it and the car. Five ribs were
broken and internal injuries received
He lived about twenty minutes, but
did not speak.
Io1y WINS furninrr frp,p Sbnn.
ping trip to her home in the north part
of Oskaloosa. AT the Porter lumber
yards she was "held up by some
ruffian who had followed her down d.
street. He attempted to throw her
down and take her watch, but she re.
sisted his attack and cried for help,
bringing to her assistance several men
from neighboring houses, The assail-
ant ran east and down the alley and
thus made good his escape.
Mcfarland and Treasurer of State Bee
son have made an examination of the
damage done by fire at the School for
the Deaf at Council Bluffs, and have
made arrangements for repairing the
damage SO far as it can be done with
$1,000 in ready cash on hand. The
greater part of the repairs will have to
wait until an appropriation can be
made by the legislature, but in the
meantime the building will be put in
the best shape possible.
The fruit growers in the neighbor.
hood of Council Bluffs are down in the
mouth this year on account of the poor
prospects of good crop. One grower
says the fruit exhibit, which is gener-
ally feature of the autumn, will prob
ably not be given this year on account
of the poor quality of the grape and
apple crops, which are the principal
articles in the fruit growers repertory
The grain crop, however, is sure to be
good and the railway companies are
kept busy rustling for cars in which to
carry the products OF the farms,
The Kelly Canning company of VIM
ton have their new factory" com
pleted and are ready for starting. The
company is stock company, composed
of very the best citizens. The plant
is constructed entirely of brick and
equipped with the most modern machin-
cry of the day and has cost about $50
900. The supervision of the concern is
under the careful management of Mr.
Henry b. Kelly. who is well and favor
ably know IN the national canning as
ISOLATION of the land and who is, per-
haps, the best posted man in the can
ming business in the northwest
A farmer named Nicholas GEM, who
resides in the southern part of Dubuque
county. was driving home from Du-
buque accompanied by his daughter,
when his team took fright and ran
away. The occupants were thrown
out and Miss GEM was seriously IN
jured. Her scalp was cut open and she
had to be brought back to the city for
medical attention. The wound was
several inches long and about eighteen
stitches were required to close it. Mr..
GEM was considerably bruised, and
one of the horses was so badly used up
that he had to be shot to end his misery.
Miss Mary B. Hancock, who has just
returned to Dubuque from an organic
ing tour in the interest of the woman's
worlds fair work in Iowa, reports that
county organizations have been formed
by her in Bremen Butler Black Hawk
and Franklin counties and that greater
interest is manifested everywhere.
Mrs Judge Ruddick is president of the
Bremen county association, Mrs Virden
of Butler, Mrs. Matt Parrott OF Black
Hawk, and Mrs. Gaylord of Franklin.
Mrs. Hancock is well pleased with the
manner in which these officers and cit
liens generally take hold of the bust
ness.
At the coroner's inquest over the re.
mains of William f. Ellis, who was
shot by f. w. Curry at Leon, the testi-
mony showed that for weeks past
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