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

: the knee cap by William Perryman
and the wound is quite serious. Mr.
Perryman was cleaning the gun and
Mr.. Travis stood neGr when 1t was
discharged. Both gentlemen are
farmers living within four miles OF
Corning.
For several falls in Gallands Grove
in the northwest part of Shelby coun'
ty, some wild animal has been prowl'
ing around in the timber. Just what
It is does not seem certain. Its howls
are shrill and soul terrifying even 10
the oldest inhabitant. The animal mas
been especially active Of late. 1t Is
probably a lynx, and there is talk OF
a big hunt TO get the marauder.,
The remains of John II. Charles,
pioneer, who died at Sioux City few
days ago, will be cremated in accord
ance with his belief as to the proper
method of disposition of the BODY
after death. The remains will be
taken to ST. Paul crematory. little
grandchild of Mr.. Charles was Gre
mated five years ago in that crema-
tory. Funeral services will be held IN
Sioux City.
Fire broke out in the school house
at Goldtield, which resulted In the
building being burned to the ground.
The school building was frame struc-
ture two stories high, and heated by
a furnace. The fire started where the
chimney passed through the roof, ana
before water could be had the ROOF
was entirely burned. All of the schol-
ars were out before the roof fell, ana
no one was hurt. The loss is partial
ly covered by insurance.
Deputy Sheriff Moore Of Oskaloosa
went TO Enterprise coal camp,
where he arrested Jim Goldie" or
Edmund Enzcr, wanted tor shooting
Charles Harris at Buxton. "Goldie'
and Harris quarreled over some per
sonal affairs and Goldie is charged
with assault with intent TO commit
murder. he man mas been working
in the mines at Enterprise since he
left Buxton and was recently mar
ried. He did not resist arrest ana
stated that he could show that the
shooting was the fault of Hans.
johnson county now has champion
corn husker, whose record it is
claimed will beat the world. He Is
Thomas Herriott, who has been work
ing for William Virgins, northwest
of Fairfield, this fall. In eighteen
DAYS Herriott husked and cribbed
1898 bushels Of splendid Jefferson
county corn, which is daily average
of Ill bushels. This enormous amount
Is not a mere estimate, but IS an
actual count. HerriOtt is man or
great endurance. showing no great
fatigue after putting away 125 bush
els a day.
Ora Hopkins, a young man just out
of college in Omaha, beat the world
record in corn husking on the farm
of ]. B. Farwcll, located in Fremont
count, about six miles west of Shen-
andoah. Young Hopkins husked 2l7
bushels and twenty pounds in ten
hours, the corn being weighed by H.
J. Rolf. c. G. Rolf and J. b. Farwell,
all substantial farmers of that section.
The Young man, made up his mind TO
break the record held by a Council
Bluffs man of 200 bushels in ten hours
! and made two weeks ago. The record
last year was 201 bushels. The corn
husked was a Shenandoah variety,
"The Pride of Nishna," and run sixty
FIVE bushels to the acre.
AT Montezuma the jury brought in
a verdict of $4,000 for the plaintiff in
the case Of Voght VS.. the City of Grin
nell, which has had an eventtul life
In the courts for the past two years.
| Mr.. Voght, who is farmer living
three miles from Grinnell, claimed
that the sewage from the city drained
off on his place, communicating the
water in his pasture, and caused his
cattle to die. He brought action for
| heavy damages. The case came up
for trial two years ago, and was taken
from the jury by the court and decided
in favor Of the city. This ruling was
reversed by the supreme court at its
session last May, and the case came UP
for trial again at the present session
! OF court, Since the suit was brought
the city OF Grinnell has put in septic
tank, and handles its sewage in this
way.
A big robbery occurred at Evans
few nights ago, and as a result J. d.
FalknGr, who runs a saloon at that
place, is out about $500 Mr.. FalKne:
lives in Oskaloosa, but he sometimes
sleeps in his place at Evans. especial
" when he has a considerable amount
of money on hand On the night OF
the robbery, one James Warrington
a colOred man, who is known in Evans
as a gambler, applied to Falkner in
the evening for a place TO sleep
Falkner accommodated him, as he had
done several times before, and gave
him a blanket 20 sleep on a bench il
room adjoining the one in which
Falkner sept. Falkner then put his
pocketbook and valuables under his
pillow and retired. He was very tired
and slept soundly. Awakening early
next morning he discovered that his
friend was gone, likewise $50 in paper
money, a 800 certificate OF deposit ir
the Oskaloosa Savings bank, a SLOT
watch, about s. in silver, $50 ring
q revolver and various other valu
ables. Warrington had taken the
property from under the sleepin,
mans pillow and had made good hi:
escape.
The Iowa Gate company of Cedar
Falls has been awar led the contrac
for supplying the entire Santa Fee sys
TEN with $4,000 stock yard gates.
Eleven inmates of the Webste
county poor farm have escaped. Fir
broke out late at night and the effort
of the steward and his assistants wer,
divided between subduing flames ant
guarding patients, a number of whom