Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-04-19
BREyITIES.


Belle Plaine dispatch: The Chi
cago & Northwestern railway company
has begun track laying on the new
Iowa & Minnesota division. The rails
have been distributed and crews of
track layers have begun work out of
Mason City and also from Belle Plaine.
The work will be pushed to completion
and rolling stock put into operation
at once.
Boone dispatch: The body of Will
liam Billmier, who was reported to
have suicided several weeks ago, ac-
companied by an uncle of the deceased,
has arrived in Boone. The uncle states
that foul play is suspected and that
indications are that Mr.. Billmier did
not suicide. A suspicious wound was
found in the head, besides several
bruises on the body, and check for
500 is missing, together with val
liable watch.
In the Polk county court Mamie Wat
son has been awarded judgment for
SO 500 against DIR. J. l.. Williamson,
formerly of Des Moines, but now of
Council Bluffs, for malpractice. Plain
tiff alleged that she suffered an acct
dent recently and went to the defend
ant for treatment, and that he neg
lected to give her proper treatment
and care. The defendant failed to
enter an appearance, and judgment
was taken by default before Judge
Conrad.
The dispatches state that the Iowa
board of railroad commissioners have
accepted an invitation to conference
of the state railroad commissioners of
Iowa, Illinois and Missouri to be held
in st. Louis April 20. The conference
is for the purpose Of discussing the
question of increasing rates as asked
by Illinois roads, but the Iowa COM
missioners have sent word that they
will not be a party to any action at
that time and place which would af-
feet Iowa roads.
The Chicago Post in recent issue,
says L. +. Jones, correspondent
for the commission firm of Finley, Bar
rell & Co., at the Union stock yards,
has been missing since the 9Th, and is
said to be heaviIy involved, over TWEEN
ty traders at the yards claiming short
ages ranging from $500 to $500 each.
Jones is also said to be involved with
outside stock men. One Iowa cattle
raiser, who specialized through Jones,
claims a shortage of 81, 400, while there
are number of other claims.
It. is announced that w. o. John
son, of Cedar Rapids, has been award
ed the contract for grading the forty
four miles of road to be built by the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids &c Northern
from Germania, in Kossuth county,
northeast to Albert Lea. MINI. This
is a section of the Burlington road to
be built into Minneapolis and st. Paul
and which it is believed ultimately
will be used jointly by the Rock Island
for operating its st. Paul and Des
Moines service, which now goes over
the Minneapolis & st. Louis.
The body of Truman T. Harker,
cashier of the First National bank at
Storm Lake, was found in ten inches
of water at midnight n few nights
ago. Shortly after the closing
of banking hours Harller took his shot
gun and started for the lake to hunt
ducks. At ten o'clock. his family be-
came alarmed at his long absence and
aroused the neighborhood. A search
ing party was organized which found
his inanimate body in the water, part
ly covered by reeds and rushes. The
supposition is that he had stroke of
apoplexy, falling into the water, and
there being no one with him, was
drowned. Truman Harlxer was one OF
the most prominent and popular bust
ness men of Storm Lake and fraternal
orders.