Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-21
EyITIES.

Speaker Henderson arrived home
n few days ago and was given a
warm reception by the people, with
out regard to party. lie expressed
entire satisfaction with the work of
congress. He will remain in Du-
buque most of the time until the cam
paign opens.
The coroner's jury of Polk county
found Engineer Robert A. Prim-
rose and Conductor o. II. p. Chapman,
of the Northwestern railroad, respon-
sible, with mitigating circumstances,
for the wreck in which Engineer
Thomas Smith, of Boone, was killed
and Governor Shaw and two or three
others injured. They We're in charge
of the special train. They are new
account the jury added the clause par
TALLY generating them.
Des Moines dispatch: Thousands of
dollars worth of damage was done to
growing crops along the line of the
Northwestern between Ames and Ced-
ar Rapids by the heavy rain early
Sunday morning. From La Noble to
Cedar Rapids hundreds of acres of
growing grain are under water and
crops in that vicinity are almost totally
ruined. For miles and miles on each
side of the main line of the North
western there is a sea of water cover
ing pastures, cornfelds and meadows.
Fences are washed out, bridges are
washed away and roads We're impas-
sable Sunday. Growing corn is washed
out by the roots and it is getting too
late to replant it. Oats, wheat and
rye are under water and destroyed.
The Northwestern track was badly
damaged between Ames and Cedar
Rapids and freight and passenger
traffic was delayed.
A Des Moines paper says Drake Uni
versity has been made legally a child
of it's founder and promoter, ex-Gov-
ernor +. NJ. Drake, and 1T is estimated
will receive $500, 600 as it's share of his
estate. The above provision for Drake
university has been made by Governor
Drake in outlining his will, by the
share pro rata with the five living
children of Governor Drake, two sons
and three daughters Governor
brakes fortune has been variously es-
timated by his friends, the latest fig
ure placing it at a round three mil
lions. The governor has been dealing
extensively in railroad properties,
which have proved unusually profitable
investments, and he is known to have
expressed himself as quite well pleased
with the snug fortune lie has amassed.
The contributions of Governor Drake
to the university in the past have
amounted to more than Sl5O,OOO.
Two Northwestern passenger trains
collided, head end, at the tile works
in East Des Moines few nights ago.
The engines are wreck, one engineer
was fatally hurt and three other per-
sons were injured: Governor l.. NJ.
Shaw, slight cash on temple and arm
lacerated: Mrs. Ii. +. Jones, of Ames,
nuft IN eye, not serious; w. u. hnlPnt,
conductor, Des Moines, shoulder dis
located; Thomas Smith, engineer,
Boone, fatally hurt, died at HAS p. IN.
Governor Shaw was going Mount
Vernon to attend meeting of the
trustees. lie was not seriously injured.
His temple was cut when he fell for
ward, hitting the seat in front. He
walked to DR.. Priestley's office and
then went home and went to bed.
Engineer Smith lived at Boone, where
he had wife and family. His legs
were crushed and his abdomen torn
! open. The regular passenger left the
station on time, but it is understood
the special bringing the mail from
Ames had orders to make Des Moines
before the passenger left.