Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-08-18
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.

L j. Chew, IT,, of Cascade, died az
ter an illness of one week. Mr.. Chew
was one of the oldest settlers of that
section, living in Cascade nearly nifty
years-age, 40 years.
gravel train collided with con-
struction train on the Illinois Central
near Carbon. The construction train
was loaded with men, nearly all of
whom jumped Five men were injured,
some dangerously, but none fatally.
The annex to the state deaf and
dumb asylum at Council Bluffs was de-
stroyed by ire which started in the
drying closets of the laundry. The
main building was saved by heroic
work. The loss will be about $4,000
5Lightning set on fire grain stacks
belonging to John Reinhart, two miles
south of Early, consuming considcra BILE
grain. J. X. Drury, three miles south
east, also lost stack of oats and John
Coburn, north of the city, suffered a
like loss.
Mr.. and Mrs Howard, who started
to walk from Seattle, WASH, to Chi
cago, on March 10, went through Iowa
last week, They are to arrive in
Chicago by the fifteenth of September
on a wager of $1,000 They expect to
arrive ahead of time.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state by the
Raven Coal Company of Centcrvillc,
with capital stock of Sl5, 900, and by
the utz-Linguish Furniture Com
pany of Keol<uk, with capital stock
of 81, 800.
While using gasoline stove, Mrs.
Annie Lceman of Washington, set fire
TO her clothes. The unfortunate woman
had "a seven months babe in her arms
at the time She placed the baby in a
place of safety and then ran into the
street, She is fatally burned.
Fire broke out in the Stein lumber
yard at Muscatine early in the morn
ing, destroying 5000 worth of lumber
besides barns of citizens. The electric
liget plant had a close call, but the
vigorous efforts of the firemen pre-
vented general confagration.
j. r. Sullivan, of Ottumwa, Is years
old, was beheaded by train at Macon.
Stephen Hickman had both feet cut off
in the g. yards and will die. Two
farmers, Clothing and Lynch, living
near Hcdrick, quarrelled over some
ducks, and Lynch was fatally stabbed.
Henry O'Reilly of Cresco has been ar
rested, charged with murderous assault
upon his wife. On information of his
family, he was arrested for selling liz.
uor, and after the case was finished
and he got out, he proceeded to get
even by cutting open the head of his
wife with the ragged edge Of a stone.
A heavy wind and rain storm swept
over the vicinity of LeMars doing con
siderable damage to crops, At Remser
reports came saying that two or three
store buildings were blown down and
other damages done. Farmers report
grain stacks torn down aud consider
able damage TO corn and uncut grain
About u month ago white caps tooE
man named Cowarden from his resi-
dence near Hamburg administered 8
very severe beating, ana warned him
to leave the vicinity. He thought he
recognized some of his assailants ant
had II citizens arrested, but after {
long and tedious trial they have beer
released.
Northern Des Moines county is pro
life of wolves at this season of tn,
year, and the farmers are having mucl
trouble to keep the varments from
their stock pens. Sherman Howe ha,
an encounter with a big timber vol
and with the aid of pack of hounds
succeeded in killing HIM. A wolf Eun
of large proportions is to take plac,
soon.
Z. w. Curry, an attorney, of Leon
shot and killed one William Ellis. firinI
three shots from revolver at him, be
fore the Brown hotel, killing him in
stantly. Ellis, when drunk, was
very boisterous man. threatening per
sons that he would kill them. AS W,
could learn he had threatened Curry
life often, but at the time he was sho
Ellis had no weapon.
The annual mad dog scare has com,
to Fort: Dodge. A small dog owned b.
Fred Schiffeubcrger ran amuck snap
ping at children and other dogs Tw,
other CANNES were bitten and one be
came mad before being shot. TIL,
crowd arrived with hay forks, axes anC
revolvers chased the mad dog through
the streets and finally dispatched HIM
All dogs are now under surveillance.
Colonel Milo p. Smith, commandan
of the State Soldiers home at Marshall
town ever since it was built, has ten
dered his resignation, which has BEEF
accepted by the board of commissioners
His successor viii probably be chosel
at the next meeting of the trustees
Colonel Smith returns to Clinton
where he has large real estate interests
His management has been very success
full and generally satisfactory.
The railroad commissioners have re
ceived from the government printing
Office blank forms for railroad reports
As soon as certain changes made neces
sary by the Iowa law are made thes
blanks will be forwarded to the variou
railroads. The interstate commerce
commission furnishes these blanks T.
all the state commissioners in order t
secure a certain degree of uniformity
in the railroad statistics of the various
states.
The police of Burlington are kept OIL
the jump looking after burglars, VIII
are quite numerous of late. Severa
residences and stores have been entere
on North Hill the past week or so, an
considerable property taken. The pc
lice are close on the track of some O
the outlaws and expect to have then
behind the bars soon. North Hill, tn
swell portion of the city, seems to b
the principal field of their work. Man.