Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-06
IOWA NEWS.

Sioux City, has suddenly disappeared.
He has met with political and financial
reverses in the last few months and 1t
has preyed upon his mind consider
IDLY.
The National Linseed Oil Trust,
which controls and owns the linseed
oil works in Ottumwa, has ordered the
mill there to be shut up on the list OF
April. The machinery and other eff
fects OF the mill are being taken down.
1t is thought that Lney will be moved
from the city at a future date. The
cause of this action is not known. For
a number of years the mill has not
been worked to any extent.
The board of regents of the state uni
versity held another meeting to con-
slider the selection of a president, but
took no decisive action. The special
committee appointed at the previous
meeting made report, but no recon-
mendation. To the previous list OF
names considered the following were
added: President ]. L. Snyder Of the
Michigan Agricultural college, and
Elmer F. Sparks, assistant professor Of
history in the University of Chicago.
Six deaths have occurred in this
county, says a Charlton dispatch, with
III IlC ldoL "CCh llOII oplhol
gifts and the people are becoming
alarmed. The family of Sol Swartz-
lander, of this city, have lost two
children from the disease and the
Wardlow family IN Cedar township
have lost three from the same trou-
BILE, all dying within five days. Other
cases are reported from various parts
of the county.
The remains of George Morris have
been brought to Iowa Falls for inter-
ment having died in Chicago. Iowa
Falls was his former home, and he was
at one time a popular conductor on
the B., c. r. & N. road. He has been
in poor health for several years. He
leaves no family, and was member
of the Masonic fraternity and o. r. G.
After July l all street cars in Des
Moines will have to be equipped with
basket tenders.
The plans for the new Home for the
Aged building in Des Moines are about
completed. The new building, when
completed, will be 200 feet in frontage
by 1870 feet in depth. 1t will be two
|tories high, with commOdious attic.
and a large basement 1t will have
room for the accommodation of about
siXty-five inmates at one time, each
inmate having separate room. 1t will
have all the modern convenienCes and
will be finished in excellent style.
A complete and illustrated history
of the Forty-ninth Iowa volunteers is
now in course of preparation. Con-
siderable space will be devoted to the
women who worked at home for the
comfort of the soldiers. Major J. Fred
Clarke has placed this part of the work
in the hands of Miss Elizabeth Rod
ney, of Independence, who will compile
the reports of the various towns sent
in. The book viii not only be of in
terest to all connected with the Forty
ninth, but will also have statistical
value.
One of the biggest sheriff's sales in
the history of Mills county took place
at the court house in GlenwOod recent
ly, says the Opinion of that place,
Sheriff Tubbs selling 81 acres of the
Stone fruit farm in pursuance of a
Judgment obtained in October last by
the United States Life association. The
principal, interest and costs amounted
to $35, 1859. General Stone has one
year to redeem in. Should a kind
providence favor that region with a
bountiful apple crop this year he will
be wonderfully aided in his financial
trouble.
Grading has commenced on the Fort
Dodge & Omaha. Contractor Stahl Of
Michigan is at Barnum with a steam
shovel and is preparing to build a
temporary track from place 200 rods
east of Barnum to the line of the Fort
Dodge & Omaha road for the purpose
of transferring the steam shovel and
the dump cars to the place where he
will begin the first forty miles of grad
ing. Mr.. Stahl intends to do all eXca-
waiting and grading with this shovel
and dump cars. He will build a tenn
porary track to move the earth and
take up the track behind him, and eX-
tend it ahead of him as he goes along
Charles Hancock, manager of the big
races to be held in Dubuque under the
auspices of the Nutwood Driving club
states that he has propositions from
Chicago, Des Moines, Rockford and
other towns to transfer the races. He
wants the races held in Dubuque. Tit
Washington Park club (Of Chicago
proposition is the only one he would
consider. He says the only thing tha
would decide him to transfer to Chi
cago would be the showing that i
would be a losing venture here and s
winner there. He says he would rathe
have the meeting in Dubuque If he cal
see his way clear to come even. TIT
Chicago offer, however is too good tt
be turned down and will be given du
consideration.
A queer example of kleptomania ha!
Just come to light in Fort Dodge IL
the case of Mary Villa Little a Is
year-old girl VINO is to be sent to tn,
Industrial school at Mitchellville Tn,
girl early exhibited habit of takint
things that did not belong to her, ant
last June was taken before Judg,
Birdsall at Clarion, who wrote out
commitment to send the girl to tn
reform school at Mitchellville. Som
Fort Dodge parties interested them
selves in the girl and thought tina
she might be reformed if kept a
home A place was secured for he
and she seemed to be doing we'll. NOV
her sister mas filed an information Il
the sheriff's Office that Mary had stol
en- all her clothing and disappeared.
A case which physicians pronounc
smallpox has appeared in Elkhorr
Shelby county. There had been tw
or three cases previous to these i
Kimballton, Audubon county, abou
four miles from Elkhorn.
The first official information regart
ing Archbishop Hennessy was given OF
at Dubuque on the 2Sth by his attent
Ing physician as follows: The arcl
bishops condition is considerably in
proved and his complete recovery is
question of only a short time. TT
affection has been a warning to hi
that he must not OyertaY his anaroie