Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-11-24

ferrets, Worthington and Boynton.
The greater part of this amount came
frcm F. NJ. Hubbell, who paid back
taxes on half a million dollars worth
of personal property. Pending claims
will realize several more thousands
of dollars during the next month.
The last meeting of the Lucas
County Fair association was held
few days ago, and the fair associa'
ton Is now thing of the past. Once
a prosperous and paying investment,
for the last few years the association
lost money on the fairs. In 1903 the
last county fair was held and 1t rained
almost the whole week. The loss that
year was S216, and no fair was at
tempted this year. The fair grounds
were sold and divided into town lots,
the addition to the city being called
Fairview. The dividends which have
been paid amount to 5000 on each
share. 50 every stakeholder will re-
ceive his original $40 and 20 cents to
spare.
Street Commissioner A. w. Hill, OF
Ottumwa, has been indicted by the
grand jury on the charge OF cheating
by false pretense. He was placed
under $500 bond. The act upon which
the charge Is based Is said to have
occurred on March s. Hill, who has
in his charge men at work on the
street. Is alleged to have reported
the name Of d. Murphy as ole Of the
city employees, and drawn SO from
the city to pay for work supposed to
have been done by Murray. James
King, who was formerly employed
under Hill, petitionei the council for
an investigation into the warrants is-
sued by the city. The matter was
referred to a committee, but was
dropped. The present true bill is the
outcome
\ sad accident occurred on the
Great Western yiaduct just east OF
Carroll, when Katie Stummeyer.
aged IA, lost her life in attempting
to save her little brother from being
mangled by the cars. Katie, in com
pany with her little brother. Willie.
were crossing the viaduct about the
time when the Great Western pas
senger train Is iue from the east.
Here the train energies from a deep
cut, and on account of a sharp curve
| was probably unnoticed by them.
She dragged little Willie some dis
lance on the ties outside Of the rails,
but was caught before she could es.
| cape. Her body was thrown about
| fifty feet in the air and alighted at
| the foot Of a 20-foOt embankment.
! Both legs and one arm were broken
! and the other arm disiocated. Sn+
never regained consciousness and
died within two hours.
Edward McGargill, father of w. II.
| McGargill, the missing father Of the
| Citizens bank OF lmogene, announced
a few days ago to the stockholders
and depositors Of the bank that he
stood ready to make good every dol.
lar of the loss sustained by the al
legged defalcations Of his son. Dollar
for dollar the sum, which has been
variously estimated at from $4,000
to $4,000, will be taken from the pri.
vate fortune Of the elder McGargill
to replace the money which the young
cashier Is said to have lost in Had,
vised speculations on the board OF
trade. w. II. McGargill left his home
az Imogene on the 4th. giving as q
cause business trip to Maryville
Mo. For a few days nothing was
thought of the young mans absence
as it was nothing out Of the ordinary
Then the evil whisper went abroad
that all was not well at the bank
end the rulnor gained ground that
McGargill had left his young wife, his
father, friends. his position OF trust
and honor in the community, where
he had lived his brief spar. Of thirty
five years, because he was short in
his accounts, and stood in danger Of
being brought to account on the chargt
of embezzlement.
AS a result OF shooting ARRAY
which developed in the course of a
football game between tue Jefferson
and Redfeld teams at Redheld Al
COuntryman is in the county Jail al
Abel suffering from a wound in the
arm inflicted by bullet from the re
volvor of Deputy Constabl Elisha
Fry, who himself, had narrow es
cape from being stabbed by a knife
in the hands of COuntryman. COun
tryman IL one OF three brothers, who
live at West Cotter. half mile south
of Redfield. The brothers went to see
the game. All OF them had beer
drink ing, but Al. was the most quar-
re'some. Fry tried to arrest MIN, ant
Countryman drew a knife and made
lungc at the officer. who parriet
with his club, the blade Of the knife
passing over his shoulder Country
man camp ON arain and. the ofJfra'
drew his revolver and shot him II
the arm <hich held the knife. Tn,
city marshal. John Kizer. then cam,
NJ. and Countrvman was disarmeC
and lodged in Jail. His wound Is no
considered serious. The disagree
mont arose over a decision bv tn,
referred inst at the close of the game
| which left tho score 0 to O. Just a.
tim" was called, Jefferson attempte'
, r'aon '-'ak It VOC successful. bu
/ tho whistle blew before the hal
crossed tie har. and the referee re
fused tn allow tho rO'nts.
, The sheriff Of Woodbury. Co~nt~ /
} looking for James p. Potter. a smo0t
.. hotel swindler, who passed b."
: check for SIS at the Hotel Mondamiu
: He went from Sioux City to Siou
Falls, South Dakota. where he rasse
, a bogus check for the same amour
at the Cataract. He was accompanie
? by Mrs. Potter"
!, The supreme court Of Iowa has do
!. cided that not only city street ca
: lines but such portions of interurba
g railway lines as occupy city street
. ,ra mt Snhiact m tho lawc 0nyorp ~,