Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-03-30
NEWS OF THU STATE.


-Waukou and Dubuque shipped
car load OF minerals to the Worlds
Fair recently.
Henry Vogt, five-year old boy,
was run over and killed by an electric
car at Dubuque.
-R. G. Comstock a Clark county
veteran of the late war, died at Osceola,
aged CD years
The Iowa Sheep aud Wool Growers
Association will hold meeting at
Anes on April 5 and 6.
Several railroads running into
Sioux City have begun war upon the
Order of Railway Telegraphers.
-Cominsky Bros, proprietors OF the
Iowa Department Store, at Creston,
have failed for $4,000. Assets about
$4,000.
CHARLES VASE, Il young German of
Gladbrooi, placed gun IN his mouth
and blew his head off. No cause is
known.
The International Savings and
Loan Association, capital $1,000, 900,
was Incorporated az Dubuque by J. r.
Fleming, i. NJ. Bussard and }. S.
Barley, all of Peoria, H.. who are the
directors. Dubuque will be the prin-
cipal place of business.
Until May LIST the Des Moiues News
will receive subscriptions for its TWICE.
A-W EEK edition at so cents Il year.
After that date the regular SI.00 q year
rate will be restored. A splendid op.
portunity TO get two papers week
from your capital city at very low
Price, Address, The News, Des Moines
Archie Taylor went out hunting
with i young comrade near Dunlap,
and while crossing pond covered with
ice, the Ice broke and let him through.
His comradc cndeavored to get HIM out
of the water, but failing, went for help.
When he returned, young Taylor had
sunk to the bottom to rise no moro
alive.
The man Edwards who was shot
by Sheriff Lowery, of Princeton, Mo,
in endcavoring to escape near Center
vile, Iowa, is in dying condition. 1t
is now proved that he was not one OF
the Princeton burglars, but was at
Moulton the night the burglary was
committed. His friends will bring ac-
ton against the sheriff and Mercer
county, Mo-, for heavy damages.
Tho stock barn OF Kirk Bros, i'm
porters and breeders of fine horses,
burned at Mason City. A number Of
fine horses were burned to death, in
Guiding Storm, valued at $50. 900; Brown
John valued at 500, 900; Don RENE, Red
Clay auda number of lesser note. The
total loss on the horses will amount to
100000. Both Il. p. Kirk and his son
Lyle were badly burned in endeavor-
ing to rescue the horses.
-Chas. f. Worden, Sioux City
bus mess man, went to Aclliey. Calling
on Mayor Roberts he executed will,
leaving all his property to his relatives.
He then went to the Commercial house
and, obtaining room. retired. Next
morning he was found dead. with q
revolver in his hand and bullet hole
IN his forehead. 1t is believed that
Wordcn had been crazed by business
revGrses aud the act was the result by
Il diseased brain.
-Fnc broke out in the old court
house at Alton, and before the flames
could be subdued half block of busl-
ness buildings were in ruins. Some of
the stocks were saved, but badly dam
aged. The loss is heavy, probably
reaching $4,000. This is the second
filc that has visited Alton within few
weeks and about $50, 900 worth of prop
erty has been destroyed as II result.
The city is without fire protection and
aid was sent from Creston.
DR.. q. w. Palmer, elected recently
lecturer in the State university at
Iowa City, and residing in town near
that city, took his aged parents to the
county poor farm, preparatory to as
suming his new position in TIE univers.
ity. The Daily Republi exposed the
doctors heartlessacss and descrl bed
how he put the old people in the poor
house, and the pressure of public opln-
ION was SO strong that the doctor has
resigned his place in the university.
For the second time in its history,
Clarion has sustained heavy fire loss,
this time on the same block as the
former fire. AS hear as can be de-
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fire bug, and was set between Day tons
barber shop and Tilisons iewelry store.
A short water supply prevented the
fire department doing effective work,
and the fire spread rapidly, consuming
SIX buildings and part of the contents.
The total loss will foot up about SiO,-
600.
For the assault on Editor Carr at
Worthington, Judge Brown at Slbley
sentenced John and Will Adams each
TO two years in the penitentiary and
fined Mrs. Dorcas Daxon, the other
assailaut $780,. Judge Brown SEN
fenced Geo II. Morrison to the peni-
Tertiary for two years and three
months for stealing money. Robert
Barton has been sent to Jail for selling
liquor at the Iowa end of the bridge
across the Big Sioux river in Sioux
county.
Rev. James Hill, Baptist minister
at Cascade, in Dubuque county, has re-
ceived from the war department a
medal of honor awarded by the secre.
tary for distinguished conduct at the
battle of Champion Hill before Vicks-
burg. Mr.. Hill was at that time first
lieutenant of Company l., Twenty first
Iowa Infantry, and the act was the
capturing of three Confederate piclsets
single handed and bringing them into
camp He was afterwards appointed
chaplain of the regiment.
The year old son of X. belong
was scalded to death while the family
were butchering hogs. The family
lives in Sioux county.