Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-08-17
AROUND THE STATE.

18th. Loss, $4,000: insurance, about
$4,000.
1t is intimatcd that the alleged sui
eide of John liarmsen in Winnepago
county could have been nothing but
murder.
Lieutenant Commander Hemphill Of
the United States navy and Miss Dora
A. Hancock of Washingt ton, d. c., were
married at Dubuque on the 12th.
c. L. Dagget, of burlington, IN fit
of temper, kicked his l5-year-old step
son, Johnnie, nearly to death The
boy is in precarious condition and
Dagget is in Jail
VIII Stewart was found dead on
the street at Grinnell. His complaint
was heart disease. He was alone and
no one saw him drop but could not
have been dead long when noticed.
John II. DeWolf, Citizens bank,
Vail, has made an assignment to Mat
thew King for the benefit of his cred
itorS The liabilities are $4,000 and
the assets S25, 900.
Two men, named Nelson AMI Henson,
were assaulted, beaten and robbed on
one of the principal streets of Council
Bluffs one night recently in view of
half dozen citizens The robbers cs.
capped.
Peter White, of Williamsburg, big
stock raiser and shipper, has brought
suit against the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific railway company for $780,
900 damages, alleging discrimination in
freight rates.
At Sioux City about 5000 notices
have been served thus far on people
liable to the payment Of poll tax Tho
plan of working out the tax has be-
come very popular on account o. the
scarcity of money.
Mrs. Robert Miller of Clifford killed.
herself by drinking the contents of a
can of Lewis I've. She had been de-
mcntcd since July from the effects of
eating too much Ice cream Her suf-
fering after drinking the lye was ter.
riblc.
very sad accident occurred on the
farm of w. G. Condit, near Anamosa.
lie is man about G5 years old and has
but one leg. He and his son were
wrestling, when the son threw the
father in such a way as TO rupture his
lett lung and it is thought he will bleed
to death.
Tho al 81 n
Burt, went to the grauary, whore
loaded gun was kept, aud IN some way
the gun was discharged IN his face,
burning his eye and inflicting a painful
wound in one cheek, A doctor dressed
the wound, and it is hoped the eye will
be savel. Several shot are lodged in
the boys cheek.
At the recent session of the grand
lodge Of Iowa knights of Pythias at
Muscatiue. c. f. Euchnic, of benson,
was elected grand chancellor: G.. II.
Rrghtmyer: of Maquoketa. grand vice
chancellor; Rev, Il. +. Shook, of Webs.
ter city, grand preiatc; W. &. Mercer,
of burlington, grand master of the ex-
h'Nb"S'' poNShpoiO "Ou III INV uabu
contest, Oskaloosa second.
The Elite bakery, of Oskaloosa, re-
Gently purchased by Mr. Clinkcrbeard,
of Dcs Moincs, was completely de-
strOycd by fire few evenings since.
1t was a total loss, as there was no in
Surancc upon the stock or apparatus.
The building, owned by Liston Me-
Million, was badly damaged but this
loss is fully covered by insurance The
total loss will reach about g., 900.
The Smith McCord Dry Goods com.
pany, which was org inzcd by the pur-
chascrs of the business and stock of
the bankrupt Sioux City Dry Goods
company, will move from Sioux City to
Kansas City. The entire stock will be
moved. An effort will be made by the
Jobbers' association to keep the con-
Germ in Sioux City, but it is stated that
ali the arrangements for removal have
been made.
Rev. Mr., Crawford, preacher OF
state reputation and pastor Of the
United Brethren church of Ottumwa,
has fled a petition setting forth the
salient points in tho trouble between
himself and Rev. Mr.. Williams, pastor
of the First Baptist church, and Geo.
w. Thomas, a travelling salesman, and
asking judgement against them for
$4,000 for SANDER ahd libel. He al
lcgcs that they have publicly charged
him with forgery, perjury, embezzle-
meht, immortality, and corruption in
the church. 1t is understood that
criminal action will also he begun.
The Commercial Exchange of Dcs
Moincs furnishes the following striking
comparison: Iowa butter product
1891, S33, 40 100; total gold output in
the United States, S33, Ia, 900; total
petroleum output in the United States,
81, 573, 1873; total gold and silver output
OF Colorado, S3l, 953, 39s: Iowa corn
crop 1891, SOB, 1853. 1876; total anthracite
coal output in the United States, S73,-
Oh, 49,: total output of silver in the
United States SIS, ilG,505; Iowa's hay
and corn crop Sli6, 5l3, 53S; total, pig
iron output of the United States,
SIPS, 337, 963.
Hon. Chas. Atdrich, of Des Moines,
has gone to Lake Geneva, Wis, to ex-
anime a portrait of Judge Samuel t.
Miller, which is being painted by a
we'll known artist at that place The
picture was ordered by Hon. Henry
. Strong, now of Chicago, who was for
many years Millcr's law partner
When finished the portrait will occupy
place in the collection of Iowa men
of note ID the state house. Mr.. Aid.
ich has been largely instrumental in
the consummation of this idea aud is
much pleased with the manner in
which il is everywhere received.
The American Coal Company is put
ting IN an electrical underground haul
age system at Evans The plant in