Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-05-06
IOWA CONDENSED.

At Dubuque recently Miss Emma
Welser and her mother started for n
walk. A team attached to a milk
wagon started to run away and the
young lady attempted to stop it. She
was thrown under the wheels of the
heavy loaded wagon and instantly
killed. Her breast was crushed in
and blood was oozing from her mouth,
ears and lose.
For several years it has been appar-
ent that it was but a question of time
until the exorbitant prices demanded
by the manufacturers of bicycles
would have to take a tumble. That
this theory has now become a condi-
ton is apparent to those who have
investigated the strictly high grade
wheel just placed on the market by
the Harrah & Stewart Mfg. Co., Of
Des Moines, Ia.
Cedar Rapids dispatch: The con
tract has just been let for the erection
ontthe Masonic temple, which will be
stat of the finest structures in the
havae, and which when completed will
erece cost nearly $50, 600. 1t is to be
and ted on the corner of First avenue
feet, First street. 1t will be 72X140
of tn, five stories high and constructed
Worke very best material throughout.
and it is to IN in a few days,
81. is to be completed by December
A 81
Cherokaocking accident occurred at
in thee afew days ago which resulted
Dubuqu death of John Gladden., of
John M,e, and probable fatal injury of
were emorrisey, of Dubuque. The two
Dubuqueployed as pipe layers for the
is putting Construction Company, which
were in az in a sewer at this place, and
from six t ditch seven feet deep when
in on tho eight tons of earth caved
injured irem. Morrisey is severely
untold agoternally and is suffering
Henry Wy.
mercantile Duffy, head of the largest
was found establishment in Waukon,
opening thehot through the heart on
| since. He " store a few mornings
and had a cocas in his night clothes
None of the cked revolver in his hand.
The presumphambers were emptied.
burglars in thtion is that he heard
room, came de store beneath his bed
death. He wwn and was shot to
young man, a as a leading society
National Guard5captain in the Iowa
age. and about 80 years OF
The contract
at.Toledo has refor the Indian schoo.
by Agent Rebok \eently been awarded
of Marshalltown to Banzhaf 6 Reimer
and work will begon a bid of $40, 13s
bond is approved. i'm as soon as the
be completed in fiv The building is tc
bond is approved. e months after the
one mile west of TX 1t will he located
gate farm, recentNledo, on the Apple
that purpose. 1t ly purchased fol
brick structure, andwill bcya two-stor,
all the Improvement will be fitted will
dustrial school. ola modern in
Washington dispa
of the naval trial botsh: The repor'
speed trial of the bafard on the oficia
just been submitteG ttleship Iowa has
of the navy. IT'D to the secretary
made a speed, Wyshows that the shiT
tides and othessith all allowances for
of just 1871 II interfering conditions,
requires 1eyknots. AS the contract
bonus of knots and provides for q
igure.E 5000, 600 a knot above that
premf the Cramps will receive a
thsRium of $374, 200. The board found
biat the ship was strong and well
Euilt in every particular, that her
Il machinery worked well, and that with
a few trifing exceptions she fully
complies with the requirements of the
contract.
Three boys, whose ages ranged from
10 to IA, while fishing in the Boone
river, n few miles north of Webster
City, ate some wild turnips and as d
result two are now dead and the third
is not expected to ecover. The boys
had gone to the river Immediately
after dinner to fish and it is supposed
they ate of this poisonous vegetable
not knowing it's injurious effects
Later they began feeling unwell ant
started for their home in Eagle Grove
aheatssa~ mile and a haff digssa Tho
younger boy fell ~lifeless on his father,
doorstep, the second expired a few
minutes later, suffering untold agony
a doc''- v a hastily summoned foy
the lad and a stomach pumr