Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08
The body of Thomas McGraw. super-

The body of Thomas McGraw, super
intendent of the Dallas, Texas, water
works. was found under a trestle of
the Texas & Pacific railway across
Trinity river. The body was badly
bruised and one leg and arm were
broken. He Is supposed to have fall
en- from the trestle.
Dupont, Pa, was threatened by
fire which destroyed Samuel Josephs'
general store, Charles Somers' whole.
sale liquor house, Harry Friends res.
taurant and three dwelling houses.
Loss, $35, 1000.
James Il. Aiken, many years ago a
merchant in Chicago, died In Colorado
Springs at the age of 81 years. In
1916 he was head salesman for Cooley,
Farwell & Co., the predecessors of
Marshall Field & Co. He continued
in that place till 1871, when he moved
to Colorado Springs. Three children
survive, including Mrs. Frank s. Girls
void of Milwaukee, Wis.
Chauncey +. Black, former lleuten.
ant governor Of Pennsylvania, and
iSthNh Va LhS bCIiOSidtlC uicu
at Brockie. his suburban home near
York, Pa, of Bright's disease.
Orders have been received for the
resumption Of the Struthers plant OF
the American Sheet and Tin Plate
company, employing $50 men. at
Youngstown. o.
Albert Scribner, aged 10, Is In jail
at Bismarck, N. D.. charged with
shooting and killing William Head, o
colored ranch owner, near Mckenzie.
Scribner says he attempted to bluff"
Head into paying him $40 wages due
him with shotgun, which he thought
was not loaded.
licist, was passenger on the steamer
Baltic sailing from New York for Liv.
erpool.
After an idleness of six months fires
have been started in the tank of the
Carter glass factory at Petersburg,
Ind. Gas producers have been IN
stalled and the plant enlarged so
that when it opens full force, 300 men,
will find employment.
Rt. Rev. Alexander Mackay Smith,
bishop coadjutor of Pennsylvania, &C.
companied by a delegation of we'll
known Philadelphia men, invited Pres
ident Roosevelt to attend the jubilee
anniversary of the Y. M. c. A. OF
Philadelphia, to be held in January.
The president has made a conditional
promise to the Union league of Phila
delphia to pay 1t visit and wants
both functions held on the same day.
The date will be determined on later
Rev. w. G. Monroe resigned the pas.
torate Of the Baptist church at La
porte, Ind, to accept a call to the
First Baptist church at Spencer, Ind.
M. p. Berry, past grand master |
o. o. F. Of Illinois, brother of State
Senator Berry, was married to Miss
Lillian Blackmore of Hamilton, ILL.,
Albert II. Fleming, aged 62, was Gre
mated and two other men were
shocked by live wire and badly
burned in a fire which destroyed four
houses at Duquesne Junction, near
Braddock, Pa. The property loss is
$4,000.
Lackawanna county commission
ers of cred reward OF $4,000 for the
capture Of the murderer of Mrs. Johr
Warner. who was killed and assaulted
in Scranton, Pa.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, premier of Can
ada, left San Francisco with his party
for Monterey.
The elimination of Sheffield Scien
tifc institute, Harvard's technical ad
junct, is provided for In a consolida
ton arrangement that Is expected te
be ratified soon by the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology and Harvard
university.
In the trial of the land fraud cases
In Portland, Ore, witnesses testified
that Mrs. Emma Watson signed the
name of William j. Puter to docu
ments relating to the land In the pres
ence of 8. A. d. Puter, and other eyi
dence was brought Out pointing to con
spiracy.