Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-01-07


gion of the spinal column. While this
| is very serious wound it is not neces-
sarily fatal one. She is doing well.
The Russian relief committee recent
~ appointed by the governor, met in
Des Moines and effected an organiza-
ton with ii. C. Wheeler as president.
1t was decided to make an appeal to
the people of Iowa, and Mr.. Wilmer
| was appointed to see about free trans
| portation of goods to the sea coast.
Wheeler, Wilmer and Tillinghast were
made an executive committee and each
district committee was instructed to
name man for each county in his dis
| trict to act for such county.
A Davenport young man was the vic
tim of a mean practical joke. He Sc
cured a large box of sweetmeats, Ia
beled them with his compliments and
ordered an expressman to deliver the
| package to his best girl. In the mean
time he was called from the office
where he was working and fellow en-
| ployes filled the box with unmention-
able filth, placing layer of the origi-
nal gift over the top. The expressman
delivered the box, and the young man
is looking for another girl
Robert johnson, of Dubuque, trav-
cling for the A. G. Mcdonald company,
has brought suit for damage against
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
road AT Elma he desired to purchase
a ticket to New Hampton. The agent
informed him that the case was locked
and that he would sell no more tickets
for that train. The train came along
in ten minutes and johnson boarded it.
When called upon by the conductor he
offered the regular fare. The conduc-
tor demanded ten cents more, and
johnson, refusing to pay, was elected
from the train.
The fifth annual meeting of the Iowa
Draft and Coach Horse Association will
be held at the Slavery House, Des
| Moines, January II. The officers of
| the association are as follows: Presi-
dent Capt. w. II. Jordan. Des Moines;
Secretary and Treasurer, C. f. Curtis,
Ames; presidents: Hon. II. c.
Wheeler, Odebolt; c. e. Stubs, Fair
field; w. NJ. Springer, Ossaloosa; ]. 7.
Wright, Avon. Directors: Peter Hop
ley, Lewis; Daniel Mccarthy, Ames;
Hon. ID. p. Stubbs, Fairfield; John
Cownie, Jr., Des Moines; c. f. Curtiss,
| Ames.
Charlie and Philemon Armstrong, the
two boys who were arrested at Des
Moines for burglary, were arraigned
before justice. After much good had
been bestowed upon them the justice
allowed Philemon, the younger one to
return home with his father, but
Charlie was sent to the district judge
with recommendation that he be sent
to the reform school. This is practi-
cally as the father wished it, for while
the older boy is headstrong and beyond
his control, the younger is good boy,
he declares, when not influenced by his
brother.
A Cedar Rapids man who owns a
valuable horse conceived the idea of
testing human nature the other day.
Accordingly he hung a placard upon
the horse, which was tied in front of
his office, announcing that the entire
outfit must be sold for $50. Soon there
was procession of experts looking at
the teeth of that poor horse and lifting
his feet with most knowing air, each
one in turn announcing that the price
was much too high. 1t was great
object lesson and no one had discovered
that $500 outfit was being offered for
$50 when the owner came out and
drove away.
Col. c. Bontin, commanding Sixth
Regiment Iowa National Guard, stated
that the report sent from Ft. Dodge to
the effect that the military company at
that place had been assigned to the va
cancy in the Sixth Regiment caused by
the probable muster out of the lie Mars
company, is premature, and that Spen-
Ger and probably other towns have
companies organized and have applied
for admission into the regiment. Col.
Bontin stated that it did not rest with
him alone to designate the company
selected and that the decision would
probably not be made until other COM
panies had been seen.
The Alta Advertiser gives the details
of new plan for swindling stockmen.
Two tramp swindlers watch the local
papers for stray notices, when one
of them goes and looks at the animal.
Of course the unsuspecting farmer on
application shows it, and the fellow de-
clares it is not his; then he returns to
his partner and describes it infinitely
to him. No. then goes to the farmer
and after proving by thorough des-
cription that he is the animals owner
says he cannot take it away, and offers
to sell it at a bargain. The farmer
buys, and few days later the rightful
owner comes and claims the animal.
A huslting match between AL John
son, of Pottawattamie county, and
Webb Mcconnell, of Shelby county,
took place nearH ancock. The contest
was for 500 side and the champion
ship of the world. According to the
articles of agreement the contest was
to last twelve consecutive hours, but
after eight hours and six minutes the
field had been all passed over. The
corn was hauled to Avoca and weighed.
johnson shuckcd 167 bushels and 25
pounds, and Mcconnell 1877 bushels and
25 pounds. What the result would
have been had they been able to con-
tinue twelve hours is, of course, only
conjecture, but those present say John
son seemed to stand the work the best
James Peterson e. Co., Burlington,
dealers in chinaware, assigned with
liabilities amounting to nearly $4,000.
There are preferred creditors under a
chattle mortgage upon the stock for
S14, $50 to f. S. Huston, trustee for the
National State Bank, and also under a
lien held by Thomas ii. Taylor for ST.
$50. The remainder of the liabilities
are to firms in the east and at Liver