Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-17
ISREyITIFS,

bkENlTlES.
The senate has confirmed the nomi-
nation of Smith Mcpherson to be dis
trict Judge for the southern district of
Iowa.
At the Tenth district republican
congressional convention at Algona
Jno. p. Dolliler was unanimously
renominated for representative in con.
gress.
Andrew Feely was struck and almost
instantly killed few days ago
by the Burlington fast mail just west
Batavia. Feely was released by the
authorities at Fairfield, where he had
been before the commissioners of in
sanity. He was not adjudged insane,
although it is certain that he was men
tally unbalanced.
Marshalltown dispatch: The local
board of health has posted notices
closing all churches, lodges, theaters
and other places of public assemblage
on account of the increasing prev
alence Of small pox. The city school
board has taken similar action in re-
gard to the schools. The state con-
vention of Christian Sunday schools
also has been postponed indefinitely.
There are 100 or more cases of small
poX now in the city.
Near Fort Dodge u. Landreth. a
prominent Webster county farmer,
while attempting to drive with his
pulverizer along private road in
William Fryes farm, was shot and
dubbed by Frye. The trouble arose
over roadway dispute. A semi-pub-
both Landreth and FRYE. Some weeks
ago Frye warned his neighbors from
crossing his farm. Landreth could
not get his heavy pulverizer along the
muddy public road and sought to cross
the forbidden ground. lie was stalked
by Frye, who emptied both barrels of
his shotgun at Landreth and then
attacked him with the gun as a club.
Landreth is in a critical condition.
A storm began at Manson Sunday
night and continued until daylight.
The rain and hail came in torrents.
The capacity of the sewers was not
| great enough to carry off the water
and as result many of the sidewalks
are afloat. The lightning was intense
Mr.. Emmons, during the worst of the
storm, laid down on his bed, which
was about two feet from the chimney
| The lightning struck the chimney of
| his house few moments later. The
whole force of the bolt seems to have
entered the body and he was instantly
killed. Mr.. Emmons at the time was
| lying on a feather bed. The house
was not much damaged. The large
stock barn of Arnold Bros, two miles
east of town, was also struck and COM
pletely destroyed by fire caused by the
| lightning.
At Des MONIES recently Judge Prouty,
in instructing the grand jury when it
was called in the district court. laid
particular stress upon the statutes in
regard to trusts or combinations OF
any kind which unlawfully raise the
price of ordinary necessities on the
market. There is law to the effect
that such action is criminal among
the Iowa statutes, and Judge Prouty
directed the members of the jury to
pay particular attention to any in
stances of violation of it to be found
IN Polk county and if any were discov-
cred, directed them to return indict-
ments. In speaking to the jury, Inc
said that the public press contained in.
stances of such trusts and coinbina
tions unlawfully operating in the
county and throughout the country
generally, and gave the jurors specia
instructions to investigate any sucl
practices within the borders of thei
jurisdiction.