Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-09-13
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Fred Cress, aged IA, was drowned in
the Boyer river just below Logan. The
body was found at once, but all means
of resuscitation failed.
John ingalls, was run over by the
Chicago, Milwaukee g. st. Paul east
bound passenger train near New
Hampton and instantly killed.
ID. McMorrow, for many years a
wealthy resident of Mason City, died.
The Glass block, his latest enterprise,
was opened few days previous.
Des Moines Shoe Mfg. Co.'S brand OF
Ladies', Misses and Children's Shoes are
made especially for Iowa trade. Pat
ronize Iowa industries. Ask for them.
Henry Failing, alias Webb and
numerous other aliases, who broke Jail
at Keolsuk August II, is in Jail at Rock
ford, ILL.,, on the charge of forging a
check. Deputy Sheriff Mccormick OF
Lee county, returned from Rockford,
where he identified Failing, who there
sailed under the alias of Sam Clark.
Failing is one of the most dangerous
bogus check swindlers in America, and
is wanted at a dozen places. The
Rockford authorities say they will turn
him over to Lee county when the grand
jury meets in October.
Des Moines dispatch says the
average assessed valuation of live stock
in Iowa is as follows: Cattle, $725;
horses, $17.O3; mules, $3.50; sheep, 90
cents, and hogs So. OF. In Sioux county
the average assessed valuation of hogs
is "a cents; in Carroll 63 cents: while in
Van Buren, it is S.. IA each. The reports
vary this way in all kinds of stock,
but especially in hogs. The largest
number of sheep in any one county is
Van Buren, with 31,O27 Davis has
1855 and Mahaska 1924. The
smallest valuation is 40 cents each in
Plymouth and the highest $1.s2 in
Louisa. The Polk county valuations
are: Cattle, 81; horses, $2O.79; mules,
$3.50 sheep, 62 cents, and swine So 10.
A German living near George Hill, in
Ida county, has a 17-year-old daughter,
who is generally known as being partly
clothed. The girl applied to Mr. Hill
for assistance. Mr.. Hill had business
in Correctionville next day and while
there purchased her school dress
pattern for 25 cents and sent it to the
girl the next day. The German came
over to see Hill and found him at work
in the barn. He inquired if Hill had
sent the dress to his child. Hill said
he had, whereupon the German struck
him on the head with a revolver and
fired twice, both shots taking effect in
Hills stomach When the German saw
what he had done he placed the re-
volver to his own head, fred and fell
dead. Mr.. Hill was highly respected
farmer.
[ George w. Koontz, cashier of the
Citizens Saving and Trust Company of
Iowa City, captured a burglar in the
Koontz house at an early hour in the
morning Mr.. Koontz was i'll and lying
sleeplessly in bed when noise attract
ed his attention. He went to the
parlor and found the window raised
with butcher knife as prop. He
grasped the knife, lowered the window
and ordered the burglar, who was dis
covered under the piano, TO give him
self up. which the intruder at once did.
He was soon turned over to the officers.
On his person was found a packet of
letters and razor He is about %,
and gave the name of George Howard,
from Chicago. and claimed hunger
drove him to the crime. He has been
indicted by the grand jury.
According to the Iowa Weather and
Crop Bulletin, pastures and meadows
have been greatly improved by the re-
cent rains, and fair crop of late pota-
toes is assured with exemption from
killing frost the balance of this month
The average condition of corn is rated
at Sc per cent. This indicates an av-
erage yield of 11.ss bushels per acre.
The present acreage is 6, 73S, 900 acres,
and if this estimate is borne out by the
final returns, the aggregate for the
state will be about eighty million bush
els. In the southern and central dis
,tricts large portion of the crop has
been cut, and the balance is mostly be-
yond danger from frost. In the north
ern districts cutting is rapidly pro-
crossing, but portion of the crop is
still immature, and would be materi-
ally damaged by killing frost. The
amount of corn that will this year be
put into the farmers cribs will be very
light-probably less than forty million
bushels. But under stress of necess-
ity the larger part of the fodder will
be utilizck and this added to the grain
will give in feeding value total corn
yield of about 60 per cent of an aver
age, If 1T is cut and cured in good con-
dition. Other crops are rated as fol-
lows; Flax, 65; potatoes, 35; pastures,
80; apples, 60; grapes, SIS per cent.
Hon. Sam Clark, republican candi-
date of the First congressional district.
will open the campaign in WASHINGTON
county at Dublin, Thursday evening.
September 90.
Rev. j. j. Lehner, OF Norway, while
looking into a cistern that had inst