Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-08-03
VOL. VIII

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his wife, whom he marriei some welve
years ago. His mother Who'll with
Elder Purves, and is 70 years of age, is
almost beside herself with ioyat hear
ing from her only aud idolized son,
whom she had for many years mourned
as dead. lie writes that he is well
and happy and has accumulated nice
piece of property He Is now As years
of age.
An interesting comment made by
Emperor William, prior to his depart
ure from Kiel to the Isle of Wight is
reported. According To memoran-
DUN of his majesty's suite, discussion
was going on between high officials
and the emperor as to the possible out
come of the French dispute with Siam
when his majesty remarked that Eng
herself against any European power
or against the United States,
He further declared that If she
was brought into a conflict with
any of these nations the belief in
her formidable strength and her repu-
tation as queen of the seas would burst
like soap bubble
Considerable uneasiuess Is felt by
Sheriff O'Neil that an attack may be
made upon the Jail at West Union and
violence done Frank Weeks, charged
with attempted rape upon the ll-year-
old girl in Banks township recently.
largely Germans. and the more they
think about the outrage the hotter
they become, and the news comes from
outsiders that they are quietly getting
ready to break into the Jail, and in
such an event Weeks life would not be
worth farthing. Sheriff O. Neil Is a
powerful man and would defend the
prisoner to the last ditch. II an attack
is made there will be great loss of life,
as, with his deputy, he is prepared for
the emergency.
Over 100 people have filed properly
authenticated claims for damages be-
fore the relief committee at Pomeroy
and the treasurer has commenced pay
ing these. All payments will be made
III install lments, as it seems extremely
dubious as to whether Il sufficient
amount will be raised to pay all claims
in full. The committee his received
something over $4,000 The actual
losses that should be reimbursed will
foot up to about three times this
amount The committee is sitting
! claims very carefully, and quite mum.
Der have been rejected. The work of
rebuilding houses is going on rapidly
and the town is getting into habltable
| shape once more. The wounded are
doing well. Contributions and liberal
ones are still badly needed.
We print with this issue of the paper
the Hawkeye Insurance company's
! pyramid which shows tower of
strength to policy holders in that com
| pany. The Hawkeye Insurance COM
pany is the strongest and most popular
| company in the state of Iowa. Their
! policies are the best because it has the
| largest amount of assets and the larg-
est net surplus of any Iowa company.
| Hence policy in the Hawkeye is bet
| ter than that of any other company.
! 1t is always found to be great help
| and benefit in time of disaster. In the
| disastrous cyclone which substantially
| wiped out the thriving town of Pomeroy
and which destroyed a great deal of
property in the county IN which tn at
| town is situated, the IIawSeye Insur-
ance company was the first company
to pay its claims and paid them in cash
| and without discount; not asking the
sufferers to wait the usual sixty days.
| The company issues n more liberal
| policy than any other company. All
people having property to insure should
procure a policy in this stanch old COM
pany. Then they will have the best
insurance that can be obtained.
Renewed interest and keenly awak.
ened expectancy has been excited in
relation to the deep well being drilled
at Grinnell by curious phenomenon
| if such 1T may be calied) observed a
few days ago. After the resumption
of drilling and when the depth of L.
s55 feet was reached, the water in the
we'll was observed to have fallen from
| within about 100 feet of the surface to
about 200 feet from the top, and then a
curious rushing sound was heard in the
we'll like the falling of stream of wa
ter into reservoir, or the rushing aud
bubbling of air, steam or gas through
water with force enough to cause
| ebulition. That sound has continued
since, and may be heard IN the building
The foreman thinks the sound is caused
by the falling OF a stream of water
from an upper vein into the well,
which could not be heard when the wa
ter in the well was at level above
the discharging point Drilling is 90
ing on, but singular feature is that
the pump brings up no drilling as form.
erly, the debris or cutting from the
rock being apparently carried away.
The citizens are awaiting develop.
ments WITH intense interest.
John Moore, who disappeared from
his home at Scion two years ago. and
was believed to have been either ac.
cidenally shot or drowned, has returned
to bis wife and children. lie has been
in Arizona, and the stoppage of the
mines made him "A tramp The people
of Scion talk of riding him ont of town
on rail.
Fire destroyed fifty stalls of the
West Side Driving Park at Cedar
Rapids, involving a loss OF 5000.
There was no insurance. All the horses
in training We're released. Boys smols
ing cigarettes started the blaze.
About 80 a. IN. the Alta creamery
was discovered to be on fire and in
twenty minutes was burned to the
ground. The origin Of the fire is un