Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24
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senate Passes Board of Control Bill.
DEs MONIES, March 1S.-The board
OF control bill has passed the senate-31
to IL. Invent Immediately to the house.
Sioux City After Brewery.
SIOUX City, March 1S.-Sioux City is
hustling hard to secure a brewery.
Latrobe, Pa, men have been over the
ground and are aaXious to establish
plant with a CAPACITY of 800, 900 barrels.
A Shooting ARRAY.
OscEoLA, Ia, March 23.-A shooting
affray occurred in this city last night,
during which Enoch Henthorn was
shot in the back by Officer Jack Bart
lett, while resisting arrest when in a
state of intoxication. The wound is
thought to be fatal.
Money For Iowa Exhibit.
DEs MONIES, March 1S.-A great VIC
tory was scored by the friends of a lib
eral appropriation for Iowas represen-
tation at the Omaha exposition. By a
vote OF yeas, SO; nays, 80, the house
passed the bill to give $4,000 in addi-
ton to the $4,000 already voted.
Burlington Auditor Disappears.
BURLINGTON, Ia, March 1y.-John S.
Fear, city auditor, has disappeared,
leaving statement that he is $4,000
short in his accounts. Fear was en-
trusted with the handling of the city
funds. He was prominent citizen. It
is believed he lost money through
speculation
To Fill Davidson's Shoes.
Sioux CITY, March 1S.-At meeting
here leading citizens inaugurated a
movement in behalf of Mayor j. M.
Cleland's appointment to the state rail
road commission in place of G. L. Davi-
son of Hull, who died Tuesday. The
place belongs geographically to north
western Iowa and no effort will be
spared to promote the interests of Sioux
City's candidate
Sioux City Bank Failure.
Sioux C1rY, March lS.-The Home
Savings bank, small institution,
closed its doors yesterday afternoon and
is now in the hands of receiver ap-
pointed on the application of the bank
officials. No other institution or bank
is in any way affected. Assets are
placed at 100000, with liabilities of
$4,000, of which $4,000 are school
funds.
Suicide at Des Moines. 6
DEs MONIES, March 2S.-In the fash
ionable east end today a well dressed
man stood on the track at the railroad
crossing and as train on the Chicago
and Northwestern railroad came up he
threw himself across the rails and was
killed. The mans name could not be
ascerta1ned. He wore Masonic charm
and appeared to be travelling sales
man.
New Postoffice Inspector.
DEs MONIES, March 19.-Postal Clerk
9. E. Stewart of the West Liberty and
Council Bluffs line has received the ap-
pointment OF postotfice inspector in the
place of George Christian. Mr.. Stew
art graduated in the spring of 1887 from
the College of Physicians and Surgeons
of Iowa and entered practice at Iowa
City In 1883 he was elected county
physician. He entered the railway
mail service in 1890
Governor May Name GroneweE.
Dies MONIES, Ia, March 19.-Gover-
nor Shaw has consulted with some of
the legislative politicians today in re-
ference to the appointment of William
Groneweg of Council Bluffs, ex-state
senator and a 'sound money Democrat
as railroad commissioner The COVER
nor has admitted that he has given SER
ious thought to the possibility of MAX
ing such an appointment.
Burlington's Defaulting Auditor.
BURLINGTON, Ia, March 2O.-John S.
Fear the defaulting city auditor, is un-
doubtedly en- route to the Klondike.
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weeks ago he expressed a trunk to him
self at Seattle. 1t is ascertained that
he gambled heavily in grain and at
cards. No report has been made by the
experts who are examining his books,
but it is found the amount of defalca-
ton is much heavier than at first an
nounced.
Iowa Board of Charities Meets.
DES MONIES, Ia, March 2U.-The first
meeting Of the Iowa state board of
charities and corrections was held in
Plymouth Congregational church last
evening, and was attended by about
100 representative men and women of
the state H. H. Hart of Minneapolis,
president of the Minnesota state board,
addressed the meeting, and spoke for
about an hour, telling Of what has been
done in his state and Offering sugges-
tions for the organization of Iowa.
Atlantic Canning Factory.
ATLANTIC, Ia, March 19.-The At
lantic Canning company is making
extensive improvements on it's plant
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