Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-05-25
IOWA NEWS.

DR.. j. M. Emmert of Atlantic.
The contract has been awarded by
the building committee to W. H. Cole
Of Charles City for the erection of the
fine, large Catholic church to be built
at Waucoma. 1t will be good one,
size 46X116, spire Ill feet high, and
will cost when completed nearly &c.
900.
A stranger was killed in the o.
yards at Ottumwa by being struck by
an engine. His head was nearly sew
cred from his body and he was other
wise bruised and mangled. The man
was apparently So years old, blue eyes,
black curly hair, about five feet seven
inches high, weight $50 to 100 pounds.
He had $4.61 in money in his pocket
Nobody knows how the accident hap
pened.
Miss Alma Hines, who for some time
has been employed in the home OF
Charles H. Prouty, of Des Moines, has
fallen heir to a fortune of 5000 eft
by her aunt, Mrs. Matilda Higgins,
who died at Eureka Springs, Ark, last
February Mrs. Higgins left fortune
of 100000, which is divided equally
between her three only heirs, Miss
Hines, her sister at Norwalk and a
brother at Probe. Miss Hines is not
the least excited over the matter AMI is
still filling her position at the PrCuty
home.
A man travelling with two-hOrse
wagon and team has recently Deen
working the farmers in the vicinity of
KellOgs, representing that he was one
of the unfOrtunates trying to reach a
certain point, having nothing to feed
his team. Quite a number believing
his tale of woe, donated oats, corn, po-
tatOes and other necessaries that would
come handy to any one in the condI-
ton represented. After getting a pref
ty good supply he would drive to some
town and sell the whole swag for cash
and then move on, presumably to re-
peat his little speculation at some Otn-
er point.
A frightful accident happened near
Give, just west of Des Moines. The
breaking down of a bridge across Wal
nut creek resulted in the death of q
child and injury to several persons
Ira Clark and wife with their two
children and a neighbor. Mrs. Crow
horses. They started to drive over
the creek near Give. The end of the
bridge gave way, precipitating the
wagon and the people into the muddy
stream. The horses fell on top of the
man and woman and one child was
forced down into the mud and water.
1T was this one which was killed by
drowning and being kicked on the
hryo !
The laying of the corner stone for
the Iowa state historical and memorial
events in the history of the state. The
attendance of the prominent citizens
building at Des MOires was one of the
of the state was unusually large The
leading address was delivered by lion.
John A. Kasson, who dwelt interest
ingly upon the history of the state and
its future His speech was listened to
by the throng of 5000 people with
close attention and it was frequently
punctured with applause. The act OF
laying the stone was performed by
Governor Shaw, who used the silver
trowel used at the laying of the cor
ner stone Of the state house. The days
exercises closed with a big reception
given by the governor at the Slavery
hotel in honor of the distinguished
guests.
New Hartford dispatch: News was
received here announcing the death Of
Lieutenant Harry E. Whitney, at Glen
fuegas, Cuba, on Saturday, Of typhoid
fever. He belonged to the Second Unit
ed States infantry, having been APP
pointed to the regular army as second
lieutenant last summer He went to
Cuba with the Second infantry %hen
it was assigned there only a snort
time ago. Only recently he was pro
NOTED to first lieutenant Lieutenant
William Whitney was the son of Mr..
and Mrs. William Whitney, who live
near this place, and lived here himself
until he entered the army last summer.
He was an excellent young man of
good habits, conscientious and earnest
and well respected. While living here
he attended the state normal school
and taught school in this neighhOr-
hood for several terms.
One of the largest damage cases ever
tried in the district court of Clinton
county is now in progress. 1t is the
case of Barbara Buthala VS. John
Buthula. Besides the amount involved
the suit is of a sensational nature,
which makes it more interesting.
The grounds are: Alienation of her
husbands affections, for which she
asks $1,000; personal injuries. 5000;
SANDER, $4,000. In her petition she
states that she was married to NJ. J.
Buthala at Sugar Creek, in this county
about one year ago. That soon after
her marriage John Buthala, brother
of her husband, told him that the
plaintiff in this suit was a disreputable
woman, charging her with being q
prostitute and making other accusa
tons against her She AYERS that this
caused a separation between her and
her husband, who left her last Janu
airy, and for this offense $4,000 will
be required to pacify her mind.
The building fund of Drake univer
sity has been increased to $65. 900.
Sioux City was owned by the womer
on the 14th. The receipts of the Siou,
City Traction company which operates
all of the street cars in the city, were
donated to them for the college fund
The cars had women conductors from
early morning until midnight Flag
of the college colors and streamers o
the city's colOrs decked the cars. Din
ing rooms, lunch counters and lemon
ade stands were conducted by the wo
men and all the money obtained b,
these various schemes will be given t
Morningside college as partof $50, O0
promised by Sioux City.
Engineer Love OF the city motto
works, Atlantic, recently had a narroy
escape from death by the burstin
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