Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-11-03

who had accomplished her ruin had
| gone to Waterloo. She will not d.
| vulge his name The girl will be taken
| to the Benedict home at Dubuque.
While sitting on the porch of the
Johnson boarding house At Ceuar
Rapids at midnight, John Pranke,
barber, was slugged by two unknown
assailants, cutting an ugly wound
three inches long in his forehead.
The blow made him unconscious. Ne
groes who have been working in the
railroad gang adjoining Cedar Falls
| are suspected. No arrests have been
| made.
Charles Barber, found guilty at
Waterloo, of assault with intent to
commit great bodily injury, was SEN
fenced to six months in the peniten-
tiary by Judge A. s. Blair. Barber,
who was tough character about the
city, assaulted a couple OF we'll known
citizens on one of the principal streets
of the city, injuring them severely
with paving bricks which he threw at
them in an attempt to secure money
d. II. McManus, a butcher OF Wells
! burg, and John Conrad, restaurant
keeper Of the same place, had fight
in Conrad's place of business. 1t
started with war of words, when
McManus knocked Conrad down twice
| Conrad then grabbed a cheese knife
and cut seven gashes in McManus
head. The cuts went to the bone. Nc
Manus is in a critical condition. Con-
rad is in Jail and claims that all that
he did was in self-defense.
Leslie Hobbie and his mother, Mrs.
c. s. Hobbie, were the victims OF
serious automobile accident at Hamp'
| ton. Hobbie in company with his
| mother were coming into the city
from the east, having just turned the
corner of Fifth street when the front
| axle broke and threw the occupants
from the seat of the machine. Mrs.
| Hobbie sustained broken arm and
| was quite severely bruised. Mr..
! Hobbie was bruised but no bones were
broken. The machine was wrecked,
three of the wheels being badly
smashed and the running gear Of the
machine being badly broken. Mr..
Hobbie is a dealer in automobiles and
is an experienced man in tho use of
them.
! The dead body of August J. Womels-
dorf, well known Eldora organ, piano
and sewing machine dealer, was
found in the fair grounds near Eldora
a few days ago by Leo Marks. 1t was
found that the man had committed
| suicide some time during the night by
! shooting himself in the right temple
with a thirty-eight revolver. He had
been away from home for a week.
| Two letters found on his person de-
| yeloped the fact that he was in deep
trouble over financial matters and had
ended his existence on account of his
| iebts. He acknowledged that he had
lot been a true husband and stated
hat he had been away to try and get
| financial assistance. He leaves wife
! and one child.
! The powder house of Abbott & Son,
hardware merchants Of Marshalltown,
caught fire and exploded with shock
that was felt over the entire city.
Window glass was broken a distance
Of mile from the explosion and a
| hole was torn in the earth like the
excavation for building. The fire
was discovered in the powder house,
which is located about three-quarters
IF a mile northeast of the city, and
| telephone message sent to the owners,
| who at once informed the chief Of the
| fire department. A company was de-
| tailed to go to the scene but 1t. was
| considered dangerous to approach the
building and the vicinity was pa
| trolled to keep people out Of danger.
When the explosion took place the
shock was strong enough to shake the
| earth, and some forty window lights
| were broken from the Iowa Soldiers
home. Luckily no one was injured.
With an inquiry for the nearest
drug store, w. s. Carter, representing
| creditors committee Of K. B. Dumont
| of Chicago stepped out Of the Dun
| combe house in Fort Dodge few
nights ago and has not been seen or
| heard of since. His baggage is still
| In his room and closest inquiry fails
to elicit the slightest clue to his where
abouts. The missing man came to
| Fort Dodge a week ago and engaged
one of the finest rooms at the Dun
combe hotel. Connection with we'll
known firm in Chicago brought him in
contact with banks and the best bust
ness firms in the city. He continued
his work up to Saturday night, and on
Sunday he was taken Ill and remained
in his room until o'clock in the af-
ternoon, when he arose and walked
about the house, spending the even
ing in his room. At midnight he
came into the Office and asked the
night clerk the way to the nearest
drug store. When he went out 1t was
the last seen Of him. The landlord
wired the Chicago firm explaining the
situation. They wired back no knowl-
edge Of the missing man, also stat
ing that a draft had been sent him
three days prior TO his disappearance.
His disappearance Is so wrapped in
mystery that even theories are lack
ing.
Despondent because Of being unable
to overcome the drink habit, Gustave
Nyquist, aged 33. a tailor, Of Cedar
Falls, took eight drains of tincture of
nuy vomica. He suffered eight con-
WILSON'S and his condition is pre-
carious.
Passenger train No 9 on the Chica-
go Great Western was derailed one
mile east of Waverly, and two freight
cars carrying express were completely
derailed and somewhat demolished.
No one was seriously injured. The
faulty truck jumped the track fully
one mile east Of where the train was
finally ditched.
Mrs. Charles Griffe, wife Of prom
inent business man Of New Sharon,
died of peculiar cause. She