Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

that liquor was being sold. Several
places in Vinton and the other towns
of the county have been searched
by the officers and in several cases
Intoxicating liquor has been found
most of it being labeled malt.
Archie Harter, aged II years, lies
at the point of death at Mercy hos.
pital, DeS Moines, as the result OF an
accidental shooting which occurred a
few days ago. The bullet from ~
calibre target rifle entered his aldo
men, passing clear through, punctur-
ing his liver, stomach and intestines.
The rife was in the hands of com
panion, who, with Harter and others.
was Dracticing shooting at a stump.
A shot fred at the stump struck a
rock. glanced and struck Harter. His
life is despaired of.
Those who have been in favor OF
Incorporating the little village of
Charlotte, in the north part of Cln
ton county, and those who have been
opposed to incorporation, have been
at logger heads over the proposition
for months and as result 1t was
necessary for the judge of the dis
trict court to issue an order that the
ballots and the records Of the cleo
ton held at Charlotte week ago,
when Ehe town officials were elected,
be delivered to the sheriff. Armed
with this order the official went to the
town and returned with the coveted
ballots, which the election commits
sioners fatty refused to deliver to
of
the attorneys representing both sides
Of the controversy.
The supreme court OF Iowa facet
the dire necessity OF deciding that
property owners whose trees are
about TO be ruined by the grading Of
a parking for the construction of new
sidewal have no remedy against the
operation OF this discretion by city
authorities, II the latter observe the
law and do nothing unnecessarily.
ITO the person who has planted
trees" says Justice Weaver in rem
dering the decision cared for them.
protected them against violence, and
Las seen them grow and develop into
things of beauty until he comes to
regard them with genuine affection,
this conclusion is no doubt unwel.
come, but the court must administer
the law as II finds II, and the rule we
have stated Is well settled"
The Van Nest hardware store at
Chaplin was entered a few nights ago
and the burglar, Fred Giler, was cap
turcd. For some time past Van Nest
has been missing different articles
from the store and finally decided to
set a Waterman there every night.
On the night mentioned he was on
duty himself and early in the even
ing the building was entered from
the basement and the proprietor in
terrupted the unlawful visitor with
double barrel shotgun. He was much
surprised to discover that it was Fred
Giler, n well known man around
Franklin county and section boss OF
a gang of section men working out or
Chaplin. Giler was placed in charge
of Sheriff Wolfe at once and upon
searching his house several articles
were discovered that had been missed
from the store.
Determined to improve his wites
health by plenty OF pure air and ont
Of doors life, B. A. Richardson, who
has Just arrived at Belle PLANE, sue
ceeded in accomplishing his mission
in novel and unique manner. The
family had been in the state OF Wash
ington for some time, and longing to
get back to Iowa, they started with
horse and wagon from Spokane, July
%, drove all the way to Belle PLANE,
got home in time to start for Evans
ton, to spend Thanksgiving and Mrs.
Richardson has fully recovered her
lost health, thanks to the long and
extended wagon ride. The distance
traversed is nearly $500 miles and
the family had the finest outing that
ever comes in life time. The
health of Mrs. Richardson began u
improve as soon as the family had
been on the trip two weeks and to-
day she is enjoying the health of her
girlhOOd. the best of her life.
Clad in poor clothing. half starved
and nearly frozen, Sophia Knaff, aged
a years, walked thirty miles from
Parkersburg to Cedar Falls, to avoid
alleged cruel treatment to which she
claims she has been subjected for the
Blow, a farmer living two miles north
of Parkersburg. The girl is a former
inmate of the orphans home in Des
. Moines, who was given a home by
! Blow. She alleges that she was
forced to pillow, husk corn and milk
nine cows twice day, and says that
she was whipped and compelled to go
| without food when her work was not
done. She left the Blow home while
I the family was away at q. Thanksgiving
! celebration, and made her way as far
! as New Hartford, where a farmer
wife gave her food and a blanket and
| allowed her to sleep in the barn. She
, reached Cedar Fills and was given a
| place as a domestic at the Burr hotel
and was fitted out with new clothes
and given food. Her foster fathe-
Blow, with the aid of the police, found
| her, but she refused to go back, say.
| ing that she would be whipped severe.
ly. Blow says that he Will surrender
all his rights il charitable organiza
ton will find home for the girl.
The mulct petitions that have been
in circulation throughout Grundy
county since election have been filed
with the county aditor in Grundy
Center and contain % per cent of the
voters of the county. AS Go pei
cent is all that is needed, the pro
moters are very confident that they
will get mulct saloons, but many
names will be thrown out because Of
illegalities and as the anti sal or
league is making war on the effor
many other names will doubtless be
withdrawn, so that the fate of the
petition will be In doubt until aftel
! the canvass