Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-01-17
NEWS FROM over iowa


Eddie Casey wears. old, fell into a
tub of hot water at the Dubuque Home
of the Friendless, and was scalded to
death.
The creamery of Laude Bros, near
Duncombe, was destroyed by fire. The
loss is about $1,000 with 81, 100 in
surance.
Red Oak citizens appropriated $500,
with which they purchased a carload
of -four and sent it to the needy Ne
braskans.
Leroy Britt, aged 81, died at his
home near Glenwood. HIS was the
first record entry of land IN Mills
county.
Chas Schur aged 50, well known
resident of Burlington, was run down
by a Burlington freight train. He
leaves a widow and several children.
j. J. Amman, prominent citizen of
northern Iowa, was run over and killed
bv the cars near Waucoma. He was
going after his mail and was run down
by freight.
Geo w. Watson. an old soldier and
citizen of Mt. Ayr, died very suddenly
few days since. He was as well as
ever on the previous day and was on
the streets good share of the day.
A dispatch says that Rev. c. w. Blod-
gett, of Galesburg, formerly pastor of
the Methodist church of Creston, is
mentioned as a possible successor to
= succeed the late Congressman Post.
The five miles of the Columbia Straw
Paper Company in Clinton and vicinity
have been closed down for an indef-
mite period. Three hundred men are
thrown out of employment, some of
whom are in poor circumstances.
The Burlington, Cedar Rapids &
Northern railway depot at Scion, to-
gether with all it's contents and freight
on hand, was completely destroyed by
fire. Loss $4,000, partly covered by
insurance. Agent Pratt and family
barely escaped with their lives.
At the meeting of the State Agricul-
tural Society at Des Moines, John A.
Evans was reelected president, w. w.
Field, of Sac County, was elected vice
president, P. L. Fowler was reelected
vice president, and G. d. Ellyson, of
Des Moines, was elected treasurer.
j. w. and G. H. Randall, brothers,
were arrested charged with horse steal
ing. One was found at Aurora, the
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team of Fred Hohl, of Jesup, claiming
to be veterinary surgeons. The team
was found at Waterloo. Preliminary
examination was waived.
The little 6-year-old child of A. l.
Jones, of Redding, Ringgold county,
was the victim of sad accident that
resulted in death. The parents had
left the child with two older children
at home and had gone to church. The
little ones clothing in some way
caught fire from the stove and before
it was put out nearly One-half the
little ones body was burned to a crisp.
Everything was done that could be to
relieve it of its suffering, but it died in
a few hours.
A shooting affair that has been sup
pressed to allow the police to capture
the guilty party, occurred recently at
Burlington. The quarrel was between
Mike Calvin and Mike Kelly, and there
was a woman in it. Kelly shot Calvin
twice, one bullet lodging in hisleg and
the other cutting off one of his fingers.
Calvin is confined to his home on
Stowe street, and Kelly has left town
A warrant has been issued from the
police court for Kelly. charging him
with assault with intent to commit
murder
1t has recently been discovered that
Bellevue has man who is entitled to
distinction as long distance walker.
This man is j. w. Week, who for the
past twenty-five years has been pro-
prietor of the Central House. During
that time he has averaged six trips
day to meet trains, and on his trips to
the depot has walked the enormous
distance of 81, 229 miles. This is equiv
alent to a journey once around the
world and from here to London be-
sides, or nearly five times around the
moon.
An Ottumwa dispatch says: There is
prospect of trouble between the Iowa
coal operators and miners. The execu-
tive board of District >, United Mine
Workers, held hot session here 1t
is claimed that some of the operators
violated the OskalOosa compromise
agreement to settle the strike last
summer, which bound them to pay the
scale of 1898. Some are only pairing
G5 cents now. There is much suffering
among the II, 900 miners of the district
comprising Iowa and Northern Mis-
souri,.
A. r. Radenzal, agent for the Dens-
more Typewriter Company, of Cedar
Rapids, who was reported mysteriously
missing from Independence last week,
has been discovered. Rodenzal wrote
to the company from Waterloo for