Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-06-29
IOWA NEWS.


continually someone boating, swim
ming or skating in season.
An electric storm, the worst of the
season, occurred near Marble Rock.
A barn belonging to Herman Aharts
was struck by lightning and burned,
together with thirty tons of hay and
800 bushels of oats. There were six
horses in the barn at the time, hut
not one of them was hurt. The barn
was one of the finest in the county
and cost 81, 400.
Herman Dement,, prominent cloth
. ing dealer of Dubuque, met sudden
and frightful death. He was riding
his bicycle down street, and in at
tempting to cross the track of the
Light and traction Street Car company
in some way was thrown from his
wheel in front Of a car coming from
the opposite direction and was Instantly
killed, his body being terribly mangled.
Between forty and fifty Of the guests
who attended the wedding of George
J. Prescott and Miss Myrele McClair
at the brides home near Robbins,
were made seriously i'll by eating
pressed chicken and ice cream served
at the wedding supper. The symptoms
were those of puOmaine poisoning.
Many Of those affected were danger
ously i'll and it was feared for time
a number would Ule.
Among the many whV came to Clin-
ton on the Northwestern excursion
Sunday were two brothers, Herman
and julius LOffman, and their brother
in-law, Herman AhlbTeCt, all of Syca-
Ntrifh
fourth, went out on the river for a
sail and not understanding how to
manage the boat, they upset before
they had gone a mile, and Albrecht
and Herman Loffman were drowned.
Another severe storm. says an Iowa
Falls Dispatch passed over this section
last night, accompanied by heavy
rainfall. The residence OF J. n. Mont
gomery, just west of the city, was
struck and damaged considerably. The
building was set on fire, but was eX-
tinguished by the rain that was fall
ing at the time. Seven head of cat
tie belonging to James Redding, who
lives northeast of the town, were
killed by lightning.
Complete arrangements have been
made by the fire department for
grand firemen's tournament, to be held
in Perry, July 8, 4 and 5. Cash prizes
to the amount of $4,000 will be distrib-
uted The following is the program
thus far completed: Hose race, three
moneys, $3.50; hook and ladder race,
three moneys. $3.50; novelty hose race,
two moneys, 800; foot race, 200 yards,
two moneys, $10O; coupling contest
two moneys, $50; ladder climbing con-
test, two moneys, $50.
A Parkersburg dispatch says that
just at present railroad building is the
talk of the town. Last week the vOt-
ers of Parkersburg township voted
down a 5 per cent tax asking to be
voted to assist the Iowa, Minnesota &
Northwestern railway in building
through the town and township; since
then the town has taken up the queS-
ton, and the proposition to vote a 212
per cent tax for the same road within
the town limits may be submitted and
accepted by the company. Those in
charge of the construction of the road
are in a hurry at present and do not
want to wait until the question can
be voted on in town. but want the cit
liens to raise by subscription the sum
of $4,000, which will not be done.
desperate battle took place at
Webster City, in which a man who has
been in that place for the past year
had a rib broken. His name is Nc
Caskey and his primary assailant was
w. A. Cunningham. The affair start
ed over game of cards and the ag-
gravated men were bOt.I confident they
ripht To Catt1a thHy 1IIia
went below the tile works. McCaskey
did not have the friends he evidently
thought he had in the party, as ma
jority of them went against him
and the remainder stood around the
scene of the battle. McCaskey was
thrown on the ground by the friends
of Cunningham, and some one, no one
knows who, kicked him in the side and
broke a rib, and, he claims, wounded
him internally.
Assistant State GeolOg.st Balm was
at Ames on Wednesday in confer
ence with representative of the Iowa
Brick Makers association. the Iowa
Engineering Society and the agricul-
tural college. He represented the To-
wa Geological survey. The confer
ence was held for the purpose Of dis
cussing means to reach a common
brick standard for the state. A joint
commission was appointed relative to
the subject. OF the commission A.
Marston, of Ames, was made chair
man and H. Foster Balm of Des Moines
secretary. The plan is to investigate
conditions surrounding brick making
in Iowa first. Professor Boyer of the
survey will visit the clay fields used
by the industry in Iowa, will visit the
plants, will secure all the statistics
relative to conditions surrounding the
manufacture, such as temperature, etc
The clay he secures will be sent to the
agricultural college and analysed care
fully. 1t will be made into brick and
the brick given broad mechanical tests
at the university at Arnes
The State Firemen's association
meeting at Missouri Valley last week
was very largely attended
Herbert Robinson was fined 500 and
costs in Justice Viens court in Council
Bluffs for assaulting L. H. Scott, an
elderly man living on Williams street.
At the trial it developed that Robinson
has been paying attention to Mrs.
Scott, who is much younger than her
oSoeI SApOoNuldlcu ItOU-
inson paid no heed. A few nights ago
on returning home he found Robinson
at his house. He ordered him to leave.
Robinson refused and instead followed
the old man into the back yard and
knocked him down.
some cattle near Cedar Rapids have
been found to be afflicted with tuber,
culosis.
The trial of w. G. Clark before
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