Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-03-09
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.

No olu reSiueulS VI DuDtdue Gicu d
few days ago, VIM. Corcoran and Mrs.
Ann Spensley, both SO years of age,
f. G. Shackford, fuel agent for the
Illinois Central railroad during the past
thirty years. died at Dubuque, aged 70
years.
In the wrestling match at DEBORAH,
between Farmer Burns aud Jack King,
of st. Paul, Burns uoa, taking the
purse of $1,000 -
The firm of Jones Brothc rs, clothiers
of Columbus Junction, have failed
with liabilities OF about $40, 900. 1t is
thought they will pay all claims.
The trouble over the new ballot law
at Central City was compromised, the
mayor and recorder agreeing to place
the name of Gillihan on the ticket.
In the Hamilton trial for murder of
Wren, at Knoxville, the jury disagreed,
standing five for conviction and seven
for acquittal. A new trial has been
ordered.
Joshua Radcliffe, Il workman on
large brick block, It Clinton, fell three
stories to the basement injurlng him.
self severely. 1t is not known whether
he will survive his injuries or not.
Mrs. A. Osmond, of Osceola, di ed.
aged 80 years. Mrs. Osmond was the
mother of Miss NJ. A. Csmond, editor
of the Osceol Sentinel, and has been
resident of Clark county for forty-two
years.
Passenger train No on the Burling
ton, was wrecked near Osceola, by run
ming through a defective switch. The
entire train was derailed, but fortu-
nately no one was killed, Several pas
sengers were slightly injured.
The federal authorities were notified
Of the burglary OF the postoffice at
Troy. The sheriff of Davis county tel
egraphed that the burglars were under
arrest at Bloomfield, and they will be
taken to Keokull by deputy marshal
tor examination.
n. Hansen and Mr. Burger We're re-
turning from a sale some miles north
west of Ida Grove. when their horse be-
came frightened and began to run.
The cutter was capsized, and the
horse dashed through wire fence and
was badly cut; the sleigh was demol-
ished but the gentlemen were not hurt.
The Pottawattami county district
court is closing up the business of the
term. The man Bowsure, who obtained
goods by passing spurious check on
Grumson & Kasner, of Avoca, was given
twelve months in the pcnitentiary at
Fort Madison at hard labor Bur.
meister, indicted for murder, will not
be tried at this term His friends are
trying to get him out, on bail, but have
not succeeded.
The Chicago & Northwestern road
has had an engineering force at work
for two weeks in Woodbury. and Ida
county surveying a line from Ida Grove
to Sioux City. This line will occupy
the territory in which the Sioux City,
Chicago & Baltimore has surveys, and
will shorten the Northwestern line to
Sioux City about thirty miles, The
track that now terminates at Movllle
will also come in on the new line,
which will be about fifty miles long.
/ People are greatly alarmed over the
threatened spread of diphtheria of a
malignant type at Spencer. Miss Gal
lagher, who was working at the Com-
mercial hotel, was taken with sore
throat and got SO bad that she was re-
moved to residence and almost band
oned and died in great agony shortly
after her removal. 1t is claimed that
she died with her shoes on. They are
talking of closing the schools and quar-.
antining houses where there are any
sick people.
In accordance with the order of the
court the Dubuque Electric Railway
Light & Power Company plant was
sold. There was only one bidder, rep
rescnting the Old Colony Trust Com
pany, of Boston. lie bid the property
in at S225,000, which represents the
principle and interest of the first mort
gage bonds. The second mortgage
bondholders are left out; The Dubu-
que Stockholders lose about $1,000,
and those in Davenport SIS, oO0 A new
company will proba bly, be formed.
A terrific encounter took place at
Splllville, Winneshick county, between
two Bohemians, and it is probable that
one of them will die. Joe Katos
walked into Il saloon where Joe Jirols
was standing at the bar. A war o.
words sprung up-thc men being
Misunderstanding in Katuos smashing
Jirok over the head with a stick of
wood, crushing his skull. Katuos was
arrested, but escaped from the officers
and is at large. Jirol IS in very
critical condition and will proba bly, die.
q At the recent convention of the State
Temperance Alliance at Dcs Moincs
the following officers were elected:
, President. J. a. Harvey; secretary.
Mrs. A. +. McMurray; treasurer, Frank
Petit: wee presidents, J. Is. Wilson,
H. ". Rate, Linscy Joseph, Ii. q. Park.
err, Watson Roberts, G.. +. Magoun, j
w. Brown, j. L. Lambert. c. G.. Trent,
l.. S. Coffin, W. W. Wedge wood, r.
H. uIuCTs w. u. hOOtn-
art, Eli Elliott, H. ID. Lighter, C. r.
Mcfarland, III. ID. Smith, Aaron Custer,
Ii. o. Aylesworth. VIM. Grosbeck, s.
Wilson, ID. l.. Scarboro, +. L. Whit
more.
The people of Des Moincs and the
world at large have been edited rec.
emily by great deal of information
and much more speculation regarding
petrltied man found in the Bad Lands
Of South Dakota ana now in possession
of Des Moines parties. The authentic
ity of the subject as genuine ease of
petrifaction has teen vouchcd for by a
mum Der of gentlemen of very high sci
cntific attainments. That they may be
mistaken is shown by the following ex-
tract from II private letter received
from his brother in Hot Springs, Da-