Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-10-06
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.

Coal operators of Des MONIES. Iowa,
are paying one dollar per ton and could
employ about two hundred more min.
err.
Genial J, O. Paddock, who took
course at Elliott's Business College,
Burlington, Ia.,sis now manager for
the Armour Packing Co., Whining
ton, n c.
Winton Waggener, aged 90 years,
died at his. home near. Monroe, 1t is
reported that he had S5O, 900 buried, of
which he did not tell any one the
whcrea bouts
Leonard Norris while trying to board
moving tram at Belle Piaine was
thrown under the wheels and both legs
were cut off and his head badly
bruised He will die.
The Lincoln Spring creamery, ten
miles northeast of Grundy Center,
burned TO the ground recently The
fire caught from the engine room The
property was partly insured,
a vicious tramp entered the home
OF William Vossberg at Waverly and
ilourished knife in the face of Mrs.
Vossberg and demanded her money
and jewelry. He was arrested.
j. 7. Fcrung dropped dead of appo-
pleSy at Dubuque. lie was member
of the firm of j. p, Ferring e. Co.,
wholesale grocers and was formerly of
the firm of Rumpf, IIosford & Ferring.
William Barkenholtze, aged about
81 J ears. died at his home near Monroe.
Mr.. Barllenholtze was one OF Jasper
county's most highly respected citi.
zens. He leaves wife and several
grown mp children
In Bling township, Hancock coun-
t.y, While threshing, the boiler Of the
engine exploded, and one boy by the
name of Barth was killed and two
Others hurt with loss of 1000 bushels
of oats burned IN the stack.
{. Ii, NELSON, well to do farmer
living near Fairfield, is under arrest
for selling lot of cattle to two seper-
ate parties, taking money from both
and attempting to leave town, but be-
ing caught His arrest caused SEN
Sation. FN4Ef.t
Peter Testing, a lad 16 years cid, is
under arrest at! Jefferson for the at
tempted murder some weeks ago of
Martin Grief of Dana The boy adj
lnits the shooting but says it was done
accidentally There rs every reason to
believe the boy 5 story.
-Four ear loads OF machinery and APP.
piances for the new electric street car
hne in Oskaloosa arrived, and work
wilt he pushed from now on The six
electric cars are en- route, the way bills
having arrived. The road is to be In
operation January /, 1898,
The annual reunion of the pottawat-
TAME County Veteran Association con-
yened at Carson under favorab BILE con-
ditions The weather was perfect,
thousands of people were present and
a fine programme was carried out An
old lady named 0slcr was accidentally
thrown down on the camp ground and
leg broken.
Judge Fairali, OF Iowa City, has
sent to the historical collection large
album well filled with portraits of the
mem bers of the legislature as far back
as 1862, a few of whom stu live, while
the greater number of them have gone
to their final rest. 1t is an interesting
relic of legislative days which are now
TO the average citizen misty tradition
Willie Clifford, an incorrigible boy OF
Des zines who has gotten beyond
parental control, was sentenced by
Judge Conrad to the state reform
school until he shall have reached the
age of 81 years, Willie was arrested
for the theft of 80, and as 1T was au Of
Tense oft repeated, his parents de-
termined to send him to the reform
school.
In 1875 Conrad Harvey a bsconed from
Panora with $1,000 of the railroads
money. He deserted his wife, former
~ Della Pierce of Yale, and fled to
Japan. lie there married missionary.
Cora Lafferty, and again abscondeo
with the funds OF his employers. He
is now in this country and the authori-
ties of this state are upon his track,
aided by the officials of Kobo, Japan.
Articles OF Incorporation of the Car
roll Dry Goods Company have been
filed in the office of the secretary of
state, the object of the corporation
being to conduct general dry goods
business at Carroll. The authorized
capital stock of the company is $4,000,
divided into shares of $50 each, to be
issued Immediately. The incorporators
are j. l.. Marietta, "A. G. Marietta, NJ.
A. Stick and l.. J. Stick.
Judge. ohm Barnett, "a wealthy md
prominent citizen of Adams county,
died suddenly at his home in Corning.
Judge Barnett came to that place in
81 aud by judiclous Investments In
land became wealthy, owning the
major part of the coal fields in that
county He was. about so years old,
beloved by all who knew him; gener-
GUS with his means; gave $1,000 to the
Presbyterian academy of that city, and
had IN open hand and purse for the
worthy poor OF that vicinity.
While Mr. and Mrs. Scarf were re-
turning from Cherokee TO Meriden,
thcii bone, Mrs. Searls clothing
caught fire from her pipe. The wind
was blowing briskly at the time. and
the fire was soon famed INTO flame.
Tho horses became frightened and ran
away, throwing Mrs Scarf from the
buggy, with her clothes on fire, and
thus left without help other than to
roll upon mother earth to try to ex-
tiuguish the demon fire, which left her
in sach condition that death relieved
her OF her suffering before the dawn of
the next morning.
he fact is brought to light that A.
L. Moore. who attempted to kill his
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