Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-08-11
SHORTAGE WILL BE HEAVY.
GrinnelI Bank Trouble Increases in
Depth.

ST'nnel BANK trouble increases IN
Depth
Grinnell, Aug. 4.-From the sum to-
tai Of the forged notes which have
been brought to light in the First Ma
tional bank mystery, it is now general
ly believed that $4,000 will not cover
the extent of the defalcations. Forged
paper has been unearthed by the oific-
ers making the investigation which
may easily aggregate that sum. These
farmers and citizens have been called
to the bank yesterday and today to
answer to their signatures:
Henry Austin, AL. Johnson. Jack
Horsford, Joe Carpenter. Carsten
Hinik, Fred Schultz, Jim Reams. H. l..
Rhodes, Joe Watson, Bert Wood, West
Palmer, E. Larson, p. Smith, Fl. A.
Russell. c. c. Russell, H. NJ. Radcliffe,
Dave Stanley, NJ. E. Young, Charles
Morgan
What bearing the forgeries may
have on the financial condition of the
bank is not known. The true condi-
ton of the securities or deposits of the
bank itself has not been made public
as yet, and will not until the report
of the receiver, which will be in the
hands of the comptroller of the cur
rency in very short time.
Today it is believed that at least
a hundred farmers will be notified to
call at the bank to attest to the sig
natures of notes to which their names
are signed What disclosures will fol-
low are anXiously awaited.
~,
B. Smalley, tenant farmer near
ClOverdale. took his life by hanging
himself from timber over the passage
way to a hos house, using for the pur-
pose the tie strap of a bride. Dr.
Palmer the coroner, reports that the
! family say that as the boy left the
house with milk pail he remarked TO
| his mother that he did not see why his
| father required him to get UP so early.
| The Smalleys work Sundays as a regu-
| lar thing. On the Sunday previous to
The day on which he suicided, they did
some thrashing. Mr.. Smalley follows
thrashing. and a son of IA and Frank
had to carry the farm work. There
seemed to be nothing in the boys life
to keep hore alive.
Mrs. d. f. Burnet. aged %, who
| lives near lie Mars, was assaulted by
tramps and left in corn field. She
was unable to drag herself home till
3 o'clock in the morning. and her con-
dition is serious. All the tramps in
the country are being rounded up and
| violence is likely to be melted out to
the guilty one if identified. Mrs.
| Rurnet lives with her husband on a
| farm near lie Mars. She went for
the cows at 7 o'clock and as she
passed near corn field tramp iumr.
ed ont and grabbed her. She fought
desperately. but was dragged into the
corn field and assaulted.
A British warship steamed majesti,
cally up to Puerto Arenitas, and sa.
luted the flag Of Costa Rica with TWEEN.
ty-one guns. 1t took the gunners of
Costa RIGA two hours to answer the
salute. Thev only had one old muz.
zle-loader, which had to be allowed to
cool after each round. But the salute
was finished in the course of the day
/ Silas-"What is old RUDE so hot
about?" Cyrus-"Why, an artist ask
ed If he could paint his cows" Silas
THAT didn't hurt the cows, did it,
Cyrus-"Yes, by heck; he painted a
sarsaparilla sign on each ont. Phil
adelphia Record.
The Rev. W. Bompas, Episcopaliar
Bishop of Alaska, is accustomed tc
roughing it,. On his way to Winnipeg
he stopped night at Vancouver, but
refused to sleep in q hotel or private
residence. Instead, he wrapped him
self in blanket and, with a grip fol
pillow, slept soundly on the wharf
Hostess ito new curate)-"We seen
to be talking of nothing but horses
Mr.. Soothem. Are you much of {
sportsman" Curate-"Really, Lady
Betty, don't think ought TO say tina
am. / used to collect butterflies
but have to give UP even that now''
Punch.