Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-03-23
news OF THE STATE.


playing in the street at KcolSuk and |
probably fatally injured
&C. c. Kidder, president of the soci-
ETY. of spiritualists in Dubuque, was
stricken with paralysis and died a few
hours later, aged &C years
During the past four years the re-
mains of twenty. eight persons, former
residents, have been taken to Newton
for burial, the most of them young
men.
, A few days ago the Famous shoe
store at 0ttumwa received $4,000
invoice of shoes. While burning rubbish
the next day, fire damaged the stock
$4,000.
Earl Hall. the niue .ycar.old son OF
Ira Hall, of Milford, met with an acct
dent. He was playing with knife
and accidentally thrust it INTO his eye,
permanently destroying the sight.
1t Is announced that Allerton,
(2:0914), will not be trained this year,
but will be in the stud the entire sea-
son. His service fee has been reduced
from $500 to 5000, with very liberal
privileges.
MAX Otto, editor of the Iowa City
Post and for years county clerk, died
of brain fever on the 18th. He was one
of the most popular men in the city,
and his death, which was caused by
overworli, is greatly dcplored
Gas was discovered while drilling for
water on one of the ii. ID. Rogers resi-
dent lots az Churdan, at depth of 1876
feet. The gas forces Its way through
check valve and $50 feet of water,
throwing fire when lighted surprising
ly.
&c. w. Condor, one Of the oldest set
tiers of Jones county, died at Month
cello. He was 20 years of age and one
of the most prominent members of the
|. o. o. f. in Iowa. having held sew
eral important offices in the grand
lodge of that order in this state.
The section hands on TIE Sioux
City & Pacific road picked up the body
OF an unknown man near Seargent's
Bluffs. lie had apparently fallen from
train in passing from one car to an
other Papers on his person indicate
he is Ncls Nelson, of Harrington, Neb.
Frank c. Eby now languishes in
the county jail at Charles City for sell
ing obscene literature. He has been
travelling with photograph and ad-
vertIsed Il private entertainment"
which consists of ribald and obscene
songs, and ne also had the songs, for
sale. Eby's home is near Mason City.
"A car of naptha exploded in the
Pacific Junction yards. Several ears
were consumed. A car of horses
caught fire and many of the animals
persisted. Cars containing furniture,
lumber and merchandise were badly
damaged. The loss will approximate
$4,000. The accident was caused by
an engine running into the car.
Spring seeding is IN progress in
most of the counties west of TT. Dodge,
along the Illinois Central, To the cast
and north the SHOWS have been much
. heavier and the ground is too wet for
spring work. There now seems to be
no danger of mud blockade, such as
prevailed last spring, as the ground
was not frozen deeply md has absorbed
the melted snow.
While near an island in the Missis
sippi river, at Fort Madison, two boys.
Lou and Robert Fusch, who we're cross
ing were suddenly preclpitated into
the Ice cold water by the overturning
of their boat. They chung TO the sides
of the little craft tor number of
hours, when they were rescued nearly
dead from cold and exposure. Their
condition is critical
Rafferty, Brothers, of Grand |
Meadow, have just lost their herd of |
eight bloodcd cattle in a peculiar man
ner The recent freshct has caused
mud and slush to form to II depth of !
four feet III the little stream which |
passes through their farm. The cattle
attempted to pass through and every |
ono of them was mired and died from
cold end exhaustion The hides OF the
bovincs were the only available assets
George Allison. who fired into the
camp of the Iowa rilemcn at Dubuque
last fall and shot Private Mcintyre of
Villisca. Iowa, was discharged. Me-
Intyre failed to appear. The days pro.
ceedings closed with rough and tum.
BILE fight between Mrs Allison and
...;I,
tire sheriff separated the women, and
Judge O'Donncli ordered them ar
ralgncd for contempt.
Tho Dcs Moines County Coco Road
ASSOCIATION held Il largely ATTENDED
convention in Burlington at which sub
jects relative TO improvement of county
roads were thoroughly Gijcussed. A
resolution was adopted approving the
action of the state convention at Dcs
Moines in favor OF better road laws.
The sentiment of the convention was
in favor of tile drainage, the rise OF
the road graded AMI the payment of
road taxes in cash. but opposed to
issuing bonds or exIravagant expen6i-
lures.
Melvin Kennedy, n wealthy farm
CIR, purchased a piece OF ground near
Fairfield and found that the title was
not perfect, The matter weighed on
: his mind so that he became insane
He boarded Chicago, Burlington & /
Quincy train and went into the mail
ear, terrorizing the mai! clerks, and
proceeded to show them how 10 sort
the mail by tossing it out Of the door.
A number of valuable packages were
thrown out, aud the entire force of
train hands were called TO the mail car
before he could be overpowered. lie
rs in the asylum now at Mt Pleasant.
Mrs ID. ~ Cooley. widow of the
late Judge Cooley, OF Dubuque, who was
appointed member of the advisory
council of the women's branch of the !