Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-11-10
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.


cinity.
If you want insurance or want an
agency write for circulars to The
EQUITABLE LIFE ms. COMPANY OF
Iowa, Des Moincs.
Edwin Hansen. while at work in the
engine room of the packing house at
Sioux City, was so terribly scalded
that the flesh fell from his bones.
Burglars entered the homes of W.
Ii Thomas and Mr. Hutchinson in
Council Bluffs. The latter FREQ three
shots at one of the men and is of the
opinion that he wounded him.
The premature explosion of twenty
Ave pounds Of dynamite, used in blast
of Cedar Rapids, broke in several hun
dred pains of glass and wrecked a num-
Der of doors and chimneys, but injured
no ono
Albert Miller, who was caught at
Round Lake, Mimi, is notorious
horse thief who stole team from the
barn Of Degn Bros. OF Vinton, who are
responsible for his capture and will
get the reward of $500 offered by three
states.
Articles of incorporation were file |
with the secretary of state by the
Peoples Building and Loan association
of Ottumwa. The capital stock is
100000. Articles were also filed by
the Muscatinc Building and Loan as
ISOLATION, the capital stock OF which Is
$40, 900, Ooo
Alexander Gordon was found guilty
in the federal court at Des Moines OF
robblng the postoffice at Quarry. HIS
sentence will be pronounced next week
as will that of DR.. Sanders, also of
Quarry, recently convicted of attcmp-
ting TO bride the postmaster at that
place, unless an appeal is taken.
Burglars entered Lew Lanworthy's
house in Covington, across the river
from Sioux City, while the occupants
were gone, and stole a bed, bureau,
washstand, three stoves, sofa, four
upholstered chairs and 500 worth OF
bed clothlug, carting them away by
team.
Lang Bros, 219, 22l, 223 4th street,
Des Moines, Ia, are selling all sizes in
children's cloaks, long capes, at So. 70,
SO. so, "a. 90 and $500. Ladies' cloalIs,
all colors and all kinds Of trimmings
at s.. -, $40 and S3. They guarantee
positive saving of 40 per cent. They
sell cloaks c. o. d. on approval.
The National Institute for the cure
of the Liquor, Opium and Tobacco
habits, 4l6 West Fourth ST., Des
Moincs, has been indorsed by the State
Temperance Alliance, the w. c. Z. T..
and the ministry OF the state, as well
as large number of business men
throughout the West. Send to them
for circulars.
A man in Oelwein offered y gold
watch, valued at SEE, to the man whd
would bring him tie largest pumpkin.
Mr.. Hatch, living west of town, learn
ing that NJ. q. Webb had very large
pumpkin, purchased II for twenty-five
cents, took it to Oelwein, and it being
the largest one Offered, won the watch.
1T was monster, weighing about SO
r-reunds.
The governors office has received
the October re port of the penitentiary
at Anamosa. 1t shows THAT thrty-four
new convicts were received and that
the governor pardoned two during the
month The report is fine piece of
penwork, being printed in different
colored inks and is the work of Fred
Grafton, tine slayer of Mabel Swartz,
who was sent up from Polk county.
Cedar Rapids has the sympathy of all
the surrounding country in plague of
diphtheria. The number of cases is
not remarkably large, but the vlrulence
of the disease is appalling. The per-
centagc of mortality is greater than
has been known there. In 1878 that
city had over 1000 cases of this dis
ease, and it was not nearly as large
then as it is now.
Sheriff Hazen has found two saws
concealed in one of the cells at the
Pottawattamic county Jail. They
were in the cell occupied by William
Benson, who tried to shoot Officer
Leuch, and Sober Burns, one of the
motor bridge robbers The two men
are now confined in the steel cylinder
night and day, and will be kept there
until the grand jury disposcs of their
cases
The National Methodist Episcopal
Womans Board of Home Missions,
which was in session for some DAYS at
Cedar Rapids, elected Mrs. John Davis
president and number of vice presi-
dents. The action of the Methodist
general conference, held in Omaha
May last, was endorsed, and it was re-
solved not to accept any further help,
either directly or indirectly from the
government.
A man giving his name as +. w.
Ebby was taken to the Corning jail for
safe keeping. The constable at Noda.
way says he Is violently insane and
imagines some one is going to kill him
to cheat him out of patent of his in
vention of'an oil tank. He is apparent
ly travelling man. wearing good
clothing excepting that il had been
soiled and torn some from running
through the brush. He says his mother
lives at Topeka, Kansas.
The wonderful pacing stallion Storm
was rendered big ovation on his re-
turn to Mason City. Three hundred
citizens headed by the Mason City band,
met the party at the depot, and with
the wonderful little horse in front par.
AIDED the principal streets The crowd
became so enthusiastic that Bob Eli
son, the driver, was lifted ON the
shoulders Of several men and carried
for blociSs. Storm has record of 2:os1S
the fastest dve-year-old stallion in the
world.
Burglars and thieves made raid on
Shenandoah recently and relieved g.
i ScleniUlar merchant tailor of 5000