Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-07-20

A small cyclone passed over Water
loo few evenings since. The cloud
was too high to do much damage, but
several buildings were partially I'M
rooted Frank Lathrop's grocery W..
II. Bachman's agricultural implement
warehouse, the Union Mill Company S
elevator and the Cedar Valley Manu-
featuring Company's factory were each
partially unroofed Three houses were
struck by lightning and large num-
Der of trees were uprooted. A large
tree, which was forty years old, was
torn up by the roots and thrown upon
the Waterloo Produce Qompany's build
ings, smashing one of them to the
foundations There are no reports of
damage in the country, and the storm
seems to have been local one.
keokulS was visited by another dis
astrous fire Few days ago, the third
within a few weeks. About million
feet of lumber in Tabor & Co s yards
were burned, entalling loss of about
$4,000, fully covered by insurance.
The fire originated from a spark cast
out by passing locomotive and ragged
with great fury for about three hours
before it was got under control. A
furious wind was blowing and for a
while it seemed that the entire lumber.
railroad shops and packing house dis
trict and considera bic portion of the
residence part would be food for the
flames, but the wind providentially
shifted ard drove the flames from the
lumber yards and mills against the
bluff. Then the fire was gotten under
control
gang of a dozen toughs assaulted
and nearly killed Officers Watt and
Crafts at CORTLAND Beach CORTLAND
is new Omaha watering place lying
west of the river, but in Council Bluffs
on the portion Of territory gwen the
Bluffs at the recent adjustment of
state lines. The officers fought in de-
Tense of their lives and discharged their
revolvers. Officer Watt was stabbed
twice, but fred three shots at his as
sailants. Both officers were beaten
into ihsensiuility. All the toughs
escaped arrest at the time. Five of
them have since been arrested, and
another was found at Florence later
shot through the bowels and IN dying
condition, and has since been reported
dead Another was found in Omaha
with a bullet wound in his leg
There was considerable surprise at
the home office of the Equitable Mu-
tual Life and Endowment association
in Waterloo at report in the Associ-
atcd Press dispatches that NJ. Il. How
ard the agent of that company at
Richmond, Ind, had disappeared, leav-
ing numerous unpaid bills The secre-
tary said that he received a letter from
him the following day dated at Terre
llaute, Ind, stating that he had gene
there on business for the company.
The statement made by the Associa ted
Press that Howard had written $500,
900 of bu siness for the company at
Richmond is denied, and it is said that
his business there was not over $780,
600. The company's officers say they
will protect all their policy holders
there, and as far as Howard is author
lied to do business for them they will
be resp onsible for it.
As time passes the magnitude of the
loss occasioned by the recent cyclone
becomes apparently much greater than
it was at first supposed TO be. In Pom
eroy the actual pecuniary loss Is estl.
mated to be about $500, 00O and added
to the loss west of there to Cherokee
which cannot be placed at less than
500, 900, we have an aggregate loss of
half a million dollars The contrlbu-
tons continue to pour IN from all parts
of the state, but it is estimated that
they win be none too plentiful for what
rs actually needed. During the re-
moVal of number of the wounded to
the Sioux City hospitals few days
ago three of them were unable to bear
the STRAIN and died en- route. The
special hospital train used to convey
the unfortunate victims to Sioux City
comprised three Pullman sleepers filed
wi, wounded, car ior relatives, a
kitchen car and one for the doctors and
nurses, The threatened trouble with
the insurance companies has been
smnthered and all are liquidating their
losses dollar for dollar.
Jasper county lost its first building
and oldest landmark last week, saws
the Monroe Mirror. The first hewed
log house built in the county by the
Tool family, at what was known for
years as Tools Point, was RACED to the
ground by l. Sheeler. The building
was put up by A. NJ. Tool, father of J.
A, Tool and John NJ. Tool, In the tall
of lsi3 and was the only one from the
Narrows $50 called by the points of
TIMBER coming near together) one mile
east of Oskaloosa to Raccoon Forks
the present capital of Iowa. Oskaloosa
was then unborn. The house was the
only refuge from storms and general
resting place for the weary traveller for
thirty miles each way. Oskaloosa was
located In 1914, and was the base of
supplies for all the settlers west of it,
until the Hollanders located Pella in
1s47. The log house at Tools Point
was thus historic, and the MessrS Tool
can tell you of many an interesting
event that took place in and about it.
The first four claims in this section of
country were marked out on the first
and second days of May, ls43.
In an alteration over mortgage,
Daniel Mccarthy, an attorney of Marys-
vile, was shot and mortally wounded
by man named Netherow, dying a
short time later. Netherow is still at
large.
The famous old white horse of the
DR.. Cronin case, Chicago, is doing farm
work in Niles township, seven miles
northeast OF Charles City. He is the
property of James Menaghan,a wealthy
farmer, and was presented to him nv