Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-02-18
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.

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Albia's new electric light plant will
fash its first brilliancy in few days.
Babe Jones' on trial ut Des Moines
for murder, was found guilty of murder
in the second degree.
Thomas Sawyer, one of the early set
tiers of Keolsuk, and a well known
capitalist, died of la grippe.
Robbers entered the residence of
Mrs Jane Johnston, of Cromwell, and
made away with all available valua-
bles including quantity OF old silver
ware.
THE northwestern Iowa fair speed
circuit, composed of the Buena Vista
County agricultural society, Cherokee
Union fair and o'Brien county fair, has
been formed.
A young fellow named Lando Sims
was arrested at Mt. Pleasant for ex-
cessiyely beating a horse, was found
guilty and sent to Jail at hard labor.
More arrests are to follow.
Abba has sensation. A gentleman
of color, named Brown, tell in love
with white maiden and the white
maiden reciprocated. A letter to the
negro from alleged white caps scared
him out of town.
John Parsons has rendered the Fort
Dodge Y. NJ. c. A. a site for its pro-
posed building. He offers one of six
lots on condition that a creditable
building be erected. The lots are east
ly worth 81, 900 each.
L. A. Wright, professional card
writer, was arrested at Keokuk on a
telegram received from Peoria, saying
a man answering Wright's description
was wanted there for robbery. At Peoria
the man was known as f. ID. Favorite.
Prof Ford, principal of the public
school at Monmouth, slipped and fell
on the ice in such manner as to cause
his death. He leaves wife and family
who reside at DIN, Iowa. He was for
merly principal of the high school at
that place.
The first installment of the Wapello
county court house bonds, amounting
to $4,000, have been disposed of. They
were sold to Spotzer & Co., of Toledo,
Z o., who offered premium of S27s.
The bonds are per cent, payable in
twenty years F E.-
In many places there is great short
age of clover seed this year and price is
rapidly increasing The Iowa Seed Co.
of Des Moines has, we are informed, a
good supply of choice new Iowa grown
clover seed, and are offering it at rea-
sonable prices FB
While party of men and boys were
charivaring u newly married couple
near New Market shotgun exploded
in the hands of J. T. Combs, two large
fragments crashing through his head,
killing him instantly. A number of
Others were badly injured by flying
fragments.
In the superior court at KeokulI Elva
Goodrich began suit for 81, 200 damages
against Fannie johnson. Plaintiff
charges that last December defendant
came into her yard and without provo
cation beat plaintiff into unconciousness
with stick of stove wood and inflicted
serious and permanent injuries
Ferdinand Fontanelle, Frenchman,
aged 80 years, shot himself in the head
at the Arlington house in Des Moines,
recently, and died a few hours later.
1t was clear case of suicide caused by
dependency. He had advertised for
wife but was unsuccessful. Doubts
were expressed as to his sanity.
William Mash, of Des Moines, started
to take the place of his father as gate
keeper for the Des Moines Union rail
way, his father being i'll. On the way
he was overtaken by freight, and in
an effort to secure ride he was
thrown beneath the wheels and crushed
in such a manner that he died three
fourths of an hour afterward.
Eagle Grove decided by vote of six
to one ito put in an electric light plant
and system of water works The
town also voted a tax to build and sus-
tain the proposed works Eagle Grove
has had very prosperous growth dur
ing the past year. Several brick
blocks and about 100 dwelling houses
have been built during the past sea-
< son.
The supreme Court room at Des
MONIES was the scene of an unusual oc-
currence recently. Application was
made for admission to practice by one
of the oldest and most widely known
men in the state. Ex-senator George
w: Jones, of Dubuque. was presented
to the court by Judge Wright and took
the oath. General Jones is 90 years
of age.
Geo. .Beimke, of Muscatine, has been
exhibiting curiosity in the form of an
apple. II is evidently off tree that
has been grated, as three-quarters of
the apple are a Jonathan and the re-
manning quarter Wine Sap In other
words there is strip nearly two inches
wide the skin of which is red like
Wine Sap, while the,balance has small
stripes and is spotted.
Illinois emigration to Iowa continues.
A special train Of farmers from Minonk
will arrive at Manson next week. 1t
: will bring twelve farmers and their
families, who are prepared to settle in
that vicinity, besides number of ex-
r,ionists and prospectors. The Illi-
Jisans who settled in that vicinity
last fall are sending back encouraging
reports and wholesale emigration is ex-
pccted this year.
The Keolkuk Rapid Transit and Power
Company filed articles of Incorporation,
The capital stock is 100000 The
generation, use and sale of electricity
for transit, light and general power
purposes, and the manufacture of cleo
trical machinery and appliances is the
. business to be prosecuted. ID. B. Ham
i'll, James Cameron, j. f. Daugherty,
Jamas McNamara and Il n Wall ara