Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-03-27
j. Friend & Son,
AUDUBON, IOWA.

AODObOTN, lOWA.
Miners and Operators Still at outs.
Des Moines, March 25.-Unless the
miners and operators come to an
agreement on the wage scale within a
day or two they will not be able to do
so at all. A joint session was held
yesterday, but no agreement was
reached. The shot firing question was
taken up. The operators refused to
consider the plan to engage regular
shot firers at their own expense, and
to agree that one shot only per day
should be fired in all mines where
blasting from the solid is the practice.
Strawboard Plant Sold.
Cedar Rapids, March 25.-United
States Commissioner George w. Dupee
has filed the deed conveying the prop
erty of the American Strawboard com
pany to Moses Heinman of New York
City for consideration of $4,000
The property was sold one year ago
on mortgage and bid in for the
Union Mill company of this city and
Waterloo. Tlin old building will be
torn down and n ice factory will be
started in its zee. Wood & Sons
control the terests of this CITY
1 and Water Without competition.
sgs SLEEPfNG NAN N1lNCIMERATEp.-
Supposed Member of Brady Gang
Meets Death in Burning Oil House.
Mason City, Ia, March 25.- Word
was received here at the division
headquarters of the Milwaukee that
their oil house had been broken into
last evening at Sanborn and that three
of the members of the Brady gang
had met an unexpected and in one
case fatal experience. One man was
burned to death and second fatally,
while the third escaped, but was ap-
pretended by the officers.
At first it was thought that the case
was one of murder and arson, but the
man arrested declares that the three
men were somewhat intoxicated and
went into the oil house to sleep and
their pipes.
The Oil and coal houses of the COM
pany were completely destroyed and
one of the men incinerated. The Sec
sgond is at the hospital, but will prob
ably die.
; M'NAMARA MYSTERY DEEPENs.
Search Fails to Account for Missing
Iowa College Freshman.
Grinnell, Ia, March 21.-The mys.
terry surrounding the disappearance OF
Roy Mcnamara, the Iowa college
freshman, is deepening and the college
faculty has invoked the aid of the
entire police force of the state in the
search for the missing student. The
search SO far has been unsuccessful
The boys father, Rev. j. E. McNa
mara of Onawa, arrived here yester
day and expresses his belief that his
son has become deranged and that he
is now wandering about the country
The college is greatly stirred ul
over the affair and the matter was
mentioned from the faculty platform
at chapel. Rev. Mcnamara scouts the
suicide theory. However. young Nc
Namara had no money and it is diff
cult to understand how he could go far
Parallels between this and the Bag
ley case Of three years ago continu,
to be drawn. At that time the sewe
was opened and the neighboring pond.
searched for the missing student, wht
has never been found. Sanders pont
will not be dragged for Mcnamara
except as last resort.
FAVOR GENERAL SURRENDER
Impression That Is the Advice Trans
vaaiers Will Give Allies.
Wolve Hoek, Orange River Colony
March 26.-The train having on boar
Acting President Schalkburger and hi
party passed this place on its way t
Kroonstadt yesterday The Transvas
government officials were accomps
MED by Captain Marker Lord Kitcl
ener's aide-de-camp, and five othe
members of the staff of the Births
commander-in-chie In South Afric,
The impression here is that the Tran'
vaalers favor a general surrender {
the Boer forces.