Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-02-09
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.

eampment In April.
A lad named Slater broke his leg at
Iowa City by colliding with tree
while coastiDg.
An unknown man, presumably n
tramp, was found badly frozen in a
straw stack near Oxford. His feet were
Z so badly frozen that they will have to
be amputated.
William Smith, 81 years old, unmar-
ried, had an arm torn off, four ribs
sawed to pieces, and lungs and liver
laid bare by the bursting of circular
wood saw near West Branch. He died
in a few hours.
The jury in the Neufer- Moehn breach
OF promise case at Burlington, returned
a verdict for plaintiff for $1,000 dam
ages. The case had been before the
courts for over week and developed
some sensational points.
News was received in Oskaloosa OF
the suicide at Seattle, Washington, of
Harry Miller, former Oskaloosa boy.
No cause can be imagined for the deed,
as ne was prospecting nicely in the
drug business in his adopted city.
The residence of Barney Mcbride,
farmer living fifteen miles from Keo-
lluk, burned to the ground, entailing
loss of $4,000. 1t was bitter cold and
the family barely escaped in their
night clothes They came near perish
ing in tho flames, as they were almost
Suffocated when aroused from their
pcrilous situation.
The second fatal burning Within
week in tho vicinity of Oskaloosa, oc-
Cured in Carbonate. When the 4-ycar-
old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Custer
met his death. Much the same way
that the little Cushman child was
burned, hls clothing was ignited from
the stove and he lived only short
time after the accident occurred.
six miles cast of Hedrick, at da nee
at George Sheridan's residence, Horace
Bragg insultcd lady friend of Bruce
Bell The latter resented the lnsul.
and vicious fight insued in which
Bragg was kicked into Inconsistencies
and the next night died. The coroner's
jury Is investigating the case. Bell is
school teacher and highly esteemed.
Articles Incorporating the Ander-
son Canning company, with capital
stock of $50, 900, were filed with the Lee
county auditor Canning and preserv-
ing fruits and vcgeta bles Is the business
TO be done. +. NJ. Anderson is general
manager and he, Charles p Bryce and
]. c. Weaver, directors. They and A.
l.. Cannable are the incorporators
The enterprise will be established at
Kecliuk.
Another half mile of brick street
paving has been ordered in by the Os.
kaloosa city council. This VIII put the
entire business centre of Oslaloosa on
paved streets and complete the second
mile of this valuable improvement.
The inccssaut cold weather has COM
PEELED the paving brick plant to close
down temporarily but it will soon be
running in full force. Oskaloosa will.
have three miles of nicely paved streets
before the fall of 1898.
At . o'clock in the morning fire des-
troyed Lorton Bros. livery stabls at
Davenport. Seventy one horses con-
tanned in it, and lot of carriages and
harness, were saved. The loss on the
building will be $4,000, not insured.
Tie horses were turned lose and scat
tered in all directions, many of them
starting for their distant homes. The
loss on the Diamond 10 buildings that
burned the night before will be SO, 900
and the loss to their occupants, will
be $1,000, with insurance for half the
sum.
very serious accident occurred at
the home of Ii. &. Cushman in Osla.
loosa. Two of his children were play
ing in the basement They found some
matches and at once set fire to some
paper. The clothing of the older child
took fire and was all burned off her
body. She was dreadfully burned, and
died from the effects carly IN the even.
ing. The other child was slightly
burned around the head The mother
of the children was badly burned in
putting out the fire. The blow is
dreadful one. The entire community
sympathize with the family in their
sore aflliction. Mr.. Cushman is q trav-
cling man, with G. NJ. Henderson of
Chicago
District court III Mahaska county
opened with 351 cases on the docket.
Of these 40 are probate, Al criminal
and 27l law and equity. Twcnty-six
divorce cases will come up for hearing,
enough, it would seem, for the whole
state in place of one county, in a little
over two months. Judge L. w. VIII
kinson, of the Fifth district, is presid-
ing in the place of the regular judge,
J. X. Johnson, of Oskaloosa, who has
not recovered sufficiently from his Sc
we're illness of last winter to undertake
the arduous duties connected with u
Judges life IN the Sixth district. In
the present term the case of the State
VS.. j. II. Johnson will be heard. John
son is the man charged with leading a
mob against the temporary operator at
Leighton, en- the Rock Island, few
weeks ago
j. BALDWIN, VINO runs restaurant
in Moingona, was mysteriously as
saulted and sandbagged while going
into mis- own cellar. His assailants are
unknown, and no cause appears for the
deed.
Enoch lIinltley died at Alexandria,
Mo-, aged 60. lie came from Maine
when Alexandria was great pork
packing and commercial point before
KeolSuk was village. He ran line
of steamboats, up the Des Moines in the
early days, and was tor number of
years engaged in the commission busl-
ness in Keolsuk
ST. Louis e Northwestern tram
ran over and killed L. ". Taylor in
the Mt Pleasant yards. Taylor was
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