Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-23
IOWA NEWS.

SoAiy' bChiooA iAeo 'OAe
been in need of modern school build
ing and the people greatly rejoice II
the prospect of the same.
Four Sioux City saloon l-Hpers fine
themselves defendants in .our $4,000
damage suits because they sold Liquor
to man who was later badly frost
bitten. The plaintiff in the suit is Mrs
Andrew Faire, whose husband suffered
the loss of all his fingers and severa
toes from spending the night in the
snow. He is a tailor by trade, and Sc
is incapacitated for work.
A serious affair occurred at Eddy
vile which may result in murder
Will Lutz assaulted Frank Packer with
hch violence that the latter is not eX
)ected to live. Lutz has been arrested
md is under bonds awaiting trial
?acker was escorting Miss Chitwood
dome from church and through jeal-
Susy Lutz followed them, knocking
Sacker down and crushing his chest
tacker is bleeding at the lungs, and
ne physician gives him but little
hope.
A. p. Calkins, a clerical looking old
an who removed to Council Bluffs
bout three weeks ago from Glenwood
as arrested at the request Of the au'
norities of Fremont county. He is
Vapted to answer a charge OF embeZ-
cement from a fraternal society in
jdney. He was taken to Sidney by
jheriff Tate of Fremont county, who
arrived here with a warrant for him
SalkinS, who claims to have been for
.herly a minister in the Methodist
church. said the charge was entirely
unfounded and he would have no diff
Guilty in proving his innocence.
Papers were filed in Fort Dodge by
attorneys for Mrs. May Bl~.r, who
sues for a divorce from her husband,
William Blair. The case was first
tried in 1895 when it attracted uni
versal attention. 1t was decided in
the district court in favor of plaintiff,
but me decision was reversed by the
hpreme court in 1898. Plaintiffs at
orneys claim that new evidence Ids
been discovered and the case will be
reopened. Plaintiff charges her hus-
band with cruel and inhuman treat
ment and with adultery The case is
very sensational, and on account Of
the prominence ana wealth Of the
parties is attracting universal interest.
A mass meeting of laboring men
was held in Fort Dodge for l-e pur-
pose Of taking action on policy OF
contractors and public organizations
giving work to outside labor. instead
of patroniZing home industries. A
new Y. M. c. A. building is to be
erected here, at a cost of $4,000, Sc
cured by popular subscription, and the
brick and stone work is to be done by
a Quincy firm. The new high school
building in this ely was erected by
a Peoria, ILL.,, firm, and the printing
of the Keokuk opera house programs
is done in Quincy. In view of all
these and other facts, the laboring
men held the mass meeting and ap-
pointed a committee to confer with
the Y. M. C. A. regarding giving labor
to home workmen.
The Iowa state conference of char
tiles and correction will be held in
Burlington March 26 to %.
Attorney F. l.. Arthan. a Bedford
chicken fancier. LIS for some time
been missing some Of his fancy Buff
Cochin fowls, and has been on the
lookout to locate the thieves. Last
week Mr.. and Mrs. William Under
wood were arrested on the charge and
taken before Justice Gray for exam
ination and were bound over to the
grand jury under $500 bonds. 1t seems
that these fancy fowls. whiCA are
worth from 81 to SO apiece, were taken
to the poultry packing house at Clar-
india and sold at the same rates as
common hens. Fortunately most of
the chickens were recovered before
tuey lost their heals.
Mrs. Mary Ann Sharp Of Des Nome!
has fallen heir to an immense fortune
1t consists of the estate of the late
James Tyson of Brisbane, Australia
and foots up total of S4O,0O0,0O0. Ty
son was a miser who went to Australi;
from England thirty-five or forty year
ago, struck it rich in the gold mine
and specializing. He boarded hi
money and then died without makin
a will. He left three brothers, VIII
live in England, and the next neares
of kin is Mrs. Sharp of Des Moines
Spurrier and Maxwell of Des Moines
who are Mrs. Sharp's attorneys, com
pleted the necessary papers in tn
case and sent them to Australia TO
final filing. Mrs. Sharp and the thre
VIII pun IAACli lAINCl ColS tkLA
take the estate together.
An interesting test case is to b
brought to Fort Dodge involving tn
use of gasoline in buildings for light
ing purposes. Tie new code prohibit
the use except in the Welsbach burne
and this, according to the opinion @
Attorney General Remley, is also lille
gal. so that its use in any manner
prohibited. The Economy gasolin
lamp has been sold here by Veto
Blomgren. Deputy Oil Inspector c. \
Gullixon has ordered their discontiI
uance, and upon Mr.. Blomgrens RI
fusal the oil inspector has decided I
bring a test case against Blomgrel
who uses the lamp in his own nous
The case will probably go before t.
supreme court and will be special
important from the fact that it WI
be the first case of the kind to
tried under the new Iowa code.
The town of Collender held an ele
ton for the issue of new school bono
1t voted to issue school bonds to Il
mount of $4,000 and a new bril-
school house will be erected. H. '
Stutter, the present principal, h
rendered his resignation to the scho
board and the place will be filled
G. NJ Erickson of Dayton.
AlDert Campbell, resident of Ora
township, Cass county, was brought /
fore the insane commissioners for
examination as to his soundness
mind. Mr.. Campbell had a severe ;
tack of la grippe, which LETT him wi
deranged mind. The commissions
adjudged him insane and he will
taken to Clarinda.
The work OF raising money for
auditorium in Cedar Rapids will
commenced in a few days. Much