Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-08

IOuHu IN the chicago river. Young
Eldridge disappeared in Chicago ten
days ago, and his mother and brother
have been searching for him there for
| a week
Joseph Greagor, of the grocery firm
| or Yearous e. Greagor of Eagle Grove,
was drowned in the west branch of
the Des Moines river at Humboldt.
The body is still in the waters and
| VIII probably not be recovered until
1T rises of its own accord. Greagor
was fishing above the dam just north
OF Humboldt when the boat got into
| strong current too near the dam and
| was carried over.
| An old deed has been resurrected
| at Council Bluffs, which conveys not
| only piece of ground and the build
ing upon it, but also gives title to
the space in air over an adjoining
lot, above siXte n feet from the
ground. The instrument was made
in 1850 and was intended to prevent
the erection of a tall building on the
| adjacent property. The ground COW
cred by the deed is the site of hotel.
Matt Hunter, the Mount Ayr muir
derer serving twenty-five years il the
penitentiary at Fort Madison, did not
stick to his good resolution, adopted
recently, and worked only three days.
He is the same sullen Hunter as be-
fore and apparently farther from
work than ever Opinion differs as
to his condition of mind, some claim
ing that he is going insane and 9th
ers believing that his mind is still
as clear as when he used to daily
with the pasteboards.
Mayor Macrae of Council Bluffs,
who has been taking a leading part in
enforcing an ordinance against vaults
situated where they are offensive to
the public, is now held up as a viola
tor OF the same ordinance. He recently
procured the arrest of G. w. Hewitt,
an attorney, who was fined in police
court for maintaining a nuisance.
Hewitt says the mayor owns four
vaults worse than his own, and
threatens to swear out a warrant I'M
less they are cleaned or removed.
Martin Dugan, the 24-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Dugan of Clin-
ton, was instantly killed few nights
ago, falling beneath the wheels of
passenger train No. 925 of the North
western at the Fourth street cross
ing. The young man, who was a
grOcer's delivery clerk, had gotten on
board the train at the Second street
depot, intending to ride through the
yards to shorten the distance home.
In alighting from the train his coat
caught in rod and he was precipita-
ted under the car. The head was
crushed and an arm and leg amputa-
ted, death instantly resulting. Joseph
Halliday, engine pilot in the North
western yards, was the only witness
Of the accident. A few months ago
Thomas J. Murphy, a young Clinton.
lite, met death in exactly the same
manner under the same train and at
the same crossing.
Unsuccessful in an attempt not
only to kill himself, but also his wife,
while at the Shaw hotel in Des
MOines last winter, John Head, son
OF Mahlon Head, rich banker of JEFF.
ferson, committed suicide at Port
land, Ore, few days ago. No Lartic.
ulars were received concerning what
method he took to bring about mis-
death. One night in February the
Des Moines police department was
called to the Shaw hotel and there
they found John Head, well known
because of his father, Senator Head,
member of the upper house in the
general assembly from Greene county,
lying in his own blood with a gaping
wound in his throat. His wife was
found unconscious in another part of
the room, her scalp cut and bleeding
and her face cut and scratched from
pair Of murderous looking pincherS
which were found beside her husband.
He had used a sharp pocket knife on
his own throat.
During this month, June IL to II,
school unequalled for uniqueness will
be conducted in conjunction with the
State college at Ames. 1t will be
road school. For a quarter of a cen
fury Iowa people have talked almost
necessarily of better roads and good
roads, in itself an admission that ex.
listing road conditions were unspeak.
able, at least deplorable, and in any
event uncomfortable. The road school
at the Agricultural college is the elm
AK of long term of agitation. 1t fol-
lows the practical demonstrations in
road building which the railroads,
Henry Wallace. Joe S. Trigg and the
rest of the good roads party carried
on at many points in the state dur
ing the spring. 1t will give the peo-
pie of the state the results of these
demonstrations and good reasons for
continuing the agitation. Practical
men from all over the state are being
engaged as instructors for this school.
Mr.. d. Ward King whom the North
western recently sent out in a special
car to explain his simple methods of
maintaining earth roads, will be here.
Henry Haag, chairman of the board
of supervisors of Greene county; G.
d. Corbin, Coon Rapids, who is an ex-
| pert with road machinery, and num-
Der of such representatives and prac.
! tical men will give talks before the
students on different subjects por-
tanning to road improvement.
James Kearney, for the past six
weeks employed in Waterloo as a
cigarmaker, dropped dead in a saloon.
Heavy drinking was the cause OF his
death. His wife and child live in Can.
ton, Ohio. A pathetic letter from his
wife asking him to come home was
| found in his pocket.
Dave Hawkins, aged IL of Oskaloosa
had both arms severed by an electric
car. He had ridden on his bicycle
! holding to the side of the car. The
bicycle struck rock and the boy was
! thrown under the car. The wheels