Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-18
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
THE NEWS IN IOWA.

| the milwaukee, ROAD lOSlHS MS Tvs
at the knee. He slipped from the
train while switching.
Mrs. A. B. Martin of Davenport at
tempted suicide by firing five bullets
at her head, only one taking effect,
blowing through her scalp without
fatal results. She was irrational ow-
ing to the death of her husband.
The body of man run over AM
killed by train on the Litchfield &
Madison railroad, at the crossing OF
a suburban electric line in Edwards
vile. Mo, was identified as Francis
Walsh of Stone City, aged 80 years
and married. A verdict of unavoid-
able accident was returned. The man
started across the track, and the
noise OF a heavy freight on the Glover
Leaf prevented his hearing the other
train.
F. A. Keup, cashier of the First Ma
! tional hank of Crystal Lake, has fed
| suit in the district court of Hancock
| county for $4,000 damages for al
| legged SANDER against T. l. Thomp-
| son, who is living between Forest
| City and Crystal Lake. Mr.. Thomp-
| son accuses Mr.. Keup Of using 5000
which he deposited with Mr.. Keup as
| cashier in a manner not authorized
| by Mr.. Thompson. The suit will
probably be tried at Garner in the
| next term of court.
Suit has been begun in the district
court Of Hancock county by the
| American Life Insurance. company OF
| Des Moines against w. S. Blackwell.
| f. F. MelCher & Sons and W. c. Ans.
| den and others for money pledged
| for life insurance About year ago,
| the agents of the American Life lnsur-
ance company agreed with the people
Of Garner and vicinity to build a two
story modern brick hotel if 100000
worth Of life insurance could be sold.
The required amount Of insurance
was procured and the hotel erected,
but all of the notes and pledges have
not teen paid, as the defendants claim
that certain agreements made be.
tween the agents of the company and
themselves were not kept, hence they
are not liable for the money. The
suit will likely be tried at the next
term Of court and will be watched by
| many people with considerable in
terest.
Spirited agitation by members OF
the Commercial club of Council Bluffs
has resulted in raising the total as
sessment of property in that city by
$475,500. All of tins except 100000
comes out of the larger corporations.
| The Union Pacific bridge over the
| Missouri river is raised from s325,00O
| to $500, 900. The water works COM
| pany goes up $4,000 and the gas
company $4,000. The increase is eX-
| pected to net the city $4,000 addi-
tiCVal revenue. The figures original
| ly reported by Assessor Hardin were
$25O,OO0 below sose of last year,
and the official has been severely
criticized for not holding up the
valuation Of property to its former
figure, as it is admitted there has
been no decrease in real values. The
changes now made bring the assessed
valuation Of the city $685. 600 above
last year.
Coroner Dennis was called to a
school house twelve miles northeast
of Charles City to hold an inquest
over the body of young man who
had committed suicide by hanging
himself with a small rope in the
| wOodshed of the school house by
tying the rope to the rafter and jump
ing from a box on which he had
been standing while adjusting the
rope. He was found by Miss Gertie
RoTley, the teacher, who presides
over the school, as she went to the
wOodshed TO get some wood with
which to build the fire just before
opening her school. She notified
neighbors and the coroner summoned
i jury who found verdict of suicide.
The man was about 40 years of age,
supposed to be an italian. There
was nothing found on him by which
be could be identified. His body was
sent to the medical school at Iowa
City.
J. D. Edmundson of Des Moines,
formerly a resident of Council Bluffs,
has made it possible for the Woman's
Christian association of the latter
2ity TO build a $4,000 hospital and
work will be commenced as soon as
site can be secured and the plans
lrawn. Mr.. Edmundsons assistance
-DluSS III Tue IOI III VI StU,NVU loan
the association, with inter est at
}. per cent, but at his death the debt
will be cancelled and the property
viii pass free Of encumbrance, into
he hands of the hospital organization.
has been agreed that the new insti-
ution will be known as Council Bluffs
Memorial hospital, and also that Mr..
zdmundson's lot in Walnut Hill Gene
cry will be cared for by the Womens
Christian association. This generosity
IN the part of Mr. Edmundson enables
The association to carry out a long
cherished plan. Other funds will be
added to the $4,000 provided by him
and a building to cost at least $780,
300 will be erected. There is now
$4,000 on hand in the treasury and
quite an additional sum will be reali-
J zed from the sale Of old hospital
buildings
A jury in Judge Howes court at
Des Moines found for LATE Young in
the suit brought against him by the
state of Iowa for the recovery OF
money paid on state document cover.
ings. Judge Howe instructed the
3 jury that either fraud or mistake on
the part of the state IN paying Mr.
Young for the binding of books, must
, be found before Mr. Young could be
? held liable. The allegation Of fraud
q was not considered and the evidence
e of George l.. Dobson that there was
l. no mistake in the acceptance OF the