Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-07-20
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twenty three years, was drowned while
bathing in the Sioux river at Sioux
City.
Eddie Cocayne, aged Is, was instant
ly killed at burlington by the accident
al discharge of gun in the hands of a
playmate, John Corkey.
A peculiar worm has made its APP
pearance in Dubuque codnty and is
eating off the heads of timothy and
oats lnaihcitiing great injury to the
fields. @~'
The Dubuque 4 Sioux City railroad
has been promoted to full railway
postotfice, which gives fifteen men en-
ployed in the postal servive raise
in salary of $500 per year each.
A severe bail storm passed ten miles
northeast of Eldora few days ago,
doing great damage to crops, windnills
and buildings. The damage will
reach $50, 900 in that county alone.
Mrs. May Davis, aged AZ, died at Ce
dar Rapids of paralysis of the brain.
Deceased was abnormally afraid of
storms, and was stricken with paralysis
few evenings since at the home of
neighbor. She was badly frightened
by an approaching storm.
Secretary Baer announces that on ac.
count OF Worlds Fair attractions, the
reunion Of the seventh Iowa Veteran
Volunteer infantry, which was to have
hpan held al Dttntn,ya on tho I'D nd
ith of October, 1898, has been postponed
until October 81 and 4, 1894, at Ottumwa,
Iowa.
The two small boys Of Lineman
Doxey Of the burlington telegraph
force AT Iowa Falls found loaded re-
volver which was accidentally discharg-
ed, the bali entering the forehead of the
younger boy. 1t is now thought that
the wound will prove fatal. Thee boys
are aged and 6.
Herbert d. Gale, the attorney who
was unusually active the past year
prosecuting Cedar Rapids saloon keep.
ers, has been arrested on warrant
charging him with carrying on the
business Of a retail liquor dealer with
out having had government tax.
Gale was recently indicted by the
grand jury for maintaining a nuisance
under the prohibitory law.
serious accident occurred at Farm
crshurg, Clay ton county. Fritz See
land and Ed Oclkc were putting up
hay loading apparatus in a barn,
wien the scafrold upon which they
were working gave way and they were
precipitatcd nearly thirty feet. See
land was badly and possibly fatally
hurt two ribs being broken, one of
winch passed through his left lung
Oelkc was uniniured.
Louis Desrozier, who with another
boy, was fearfully burned while play
ing with powder at Sioux City recently
died few days ago. lie was burned
from his stomach up to his forehead
His eyes were swollen shut. and there
were deep burns under the chin and
ON the breast II is supposed that he
also inhaled some OF the flame. He
died in great agony, and his sutferings
from the time he was burned were eX.
cruciatTHg.
A telegram from Oklahoma City an
nounced the death ut that place on the
18th of Ex-Governor of Iowa W. NJ.
Stone Governor Stone removed TO
Oklahoma City last spring upon his re-
tiremeno from the general land office
at Washlngtol. He had long been
afflicted with Brght's disease and
short time ago was taken suddenly
worse, the disease resulting in his
death. His remains were brought to
his lifelong home at Knoxville for in.
terment. William NJ. Stone was the
sixth governor of the state of Iowa,
and served from January ii, 1864 to
January l6, 1865.
The livery stable of Carr & BUSY at
Webster City was discovered to be on
fire, and before the fire boys were on
the ground the entire structure was
one mass of flames, Six horses, eleven
buggies, harnesses, hay, etc, were
burned. Loss covered by insurance
Geo. Frames blacksmith shop adjoip,
ing the barn on the north, was also
destroyed; nothing saved except the
bellows. No insurance. l.. II. Christ
ianson's blacksmith shop, on the south,
was Quilted. Half a dozen large plate
glass on the opposite side OF the street
were ruined. and Geo. Shaw's pump
and repair shop was considerably dam.
aged
lndianola furnishes one of the few
ladiesThat are now with Lieut.. peary
on his trip 10 the northern seas in the
person Of Mrs Maggie Schooley Hodge
She goes as stenographer to Lieut..
Peary She was born and raised in
Warren county, Il daughter of w. H.
Schooley, editor of the Advocate
Tribune, is a graduate of the lndianola
High school and the wife of Ora
Hodge who is a clerk in the pension
department at Washington and was in
the i'll -fated Ford theatcr when it col
apsed, but escaped unhurt. Mr..
Hodges parents also live in Indianola.
Mrs. Hodge is an accomplished and
lady like woman and has entered upon
journey which will prove an ex.
perlence of incalculablc value.
At Dubuque few nights ago the
residence of G. II. KiIen was entered
by burglars. nephew, Willie Lewis,
of Muscatine, is years old, on visit
to the family, heard the burglars at
work, stole down stairs and covered
one with revolver. At the same mo-
ment pal outside fired through the
window at Lewis and TIE latter re-
turned the fire, which gave opportun-
ity for the captured burglar to eccape
About $500 worth was taken. The
boys GOODNESS and pluck are highly
praised.
Frank Hoag, employed in the post
Office at Dubuque as mail collector, re.