Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01
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THE NEWS IN IOWA.



Bros circus was passing through the
sUsets of Council Bluffs, it was
nearly broken up by small ffiste"
dog which ran at the lead elephant,
barking furiously. The big beast
veered off to one side of the street
and the other ELEPHANTS followed all
showing evident disquietude on ac-
count Of the tiny canine. Their
trainer got them back into 1.-THE line
OF march with some difficulty.
After herioc struggle tor life last
ing about one week, little Edith Kile,
the eight-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Kile of Audubon, who was
so terribly burned, died at the family
home from the effect of the injuries
She was passionately fond of flowers
and was planning the day of her acct
dent what a pretty bouquet she would
give her brother, William Kile, who
graduated from the high school of Au.
dubon on the day of her death.
A guardian will undoubtedly be ap-
pointed for George Wells, a multi
millionaire of Wellsburg, as he is so
old that he is utte:ly incapacitated
for business. and now cannot even
write his name. Attorney A. n.
Woods of Grundy Center, or Mrs.
Comstock, who has lived with him for
years, will probably be appointed.
Wells is interested in banks at
Grundy Center, Wellsburg and other
town of Wellsburg being named for
him.
Sam Stewart, the 12-year-old son of
DR.. Charles e. Stewart, assistant state
veterinarian, of Charlton, was killed
at Df. Stewards farm north of town.
He started on horseback to the pas
ture, and that was the last seen OF
him alive. The horse came home
alone, and a search led TO the dis
covery of the boy lying dead near
the gate of the farm yard. His head
was badly crushed and bruised, be
having fallen from the horse and be-
ing dragged a half mile by his left
foot catching in the stirrup.
Thomas Jackson, who was sup.
posed to have drowned himself in
Lake OkobOii nearly two years ago,
was arrested at Sioux City a few days
ago for larceny and will be taken
back to Clay county for trial. Jack
at Lost Island lake and stole several
shotguns valued at $125 each. He
was arrested and indicted by the
grand jury, a relative going on his
bond. He went to Lake OkobOji and
turned a boat adrift containing his
coat and hat and a note saying that
his body would be found in the lake,
Nothing more was heard of him until
few days ago, when he was recog
niZed by an acquaintance at Sioux
City. who notified the sheriff of Clay
county. who arrested him.
Unopposed by any convicting wit
nesses, Charles Love, held at Bur
lington under bonds for attempted
manslaughter. has been set at liberty,
and thus ends the celebrated case
arising out of the shotgun battle
near Patterson, early this spring.
Love and a man named Higgins got
into a row over some timber which
had been cut. Higgins attacked Love,
and the latter unloaded a shotgun
full of heavy shot into him. Others
then took part in the ARRAY. and a
pitched battle ensued for a short
time. Love afterwards went to Bur.
lington and gave himself up. Hig-
gins managed TO recover from his
serious wounds, and when the case
of Love was called no one appeared
to prosecute him, and he was re-
leased.
Fire was discovered recently in
the elevator owned by the Nicola
Elevator company, and totally de-
stroyed the building. The fire had
gained such headway before the peo-
pie could be aroused that very little
was saved from the building. The
elevator had been closed for a week
or more previous, owing to the slack
business at this season of the year.
The bins were mostly empty, the
main loss inside of the building be-
ing sustained in the engine room.
The loss to the Nicola company is es-
timated at $4,000, which is partially
covered by insurance. The c., NJ.
& st. P. railway company lost two
large cars of coal, standing on the
siding between the elevator and the
barn of Harkins & DonneIl which
were totally destroyed and contents
burned, this, perhaps. protecting the
barn to a large degree.
A herd of forty-two cattle were re-
covered a few days ago, which hal
been stolen from the yard of William
Alitz, a well to do farmer, living near
. Wheelerwood. small town five
miles north of Mason City. The cat
, tie were taken from the yard some
, time after midnight, during a heavy
thunder shower. The loss was dis
covered the next morning and Mr.
, Arlitz and his farm hands set out il
: search of them. Not far from the
/ home they discovered the trail left il
! the muddy road, and after following
: it several miles lost it. Search wa!
( continued till they were discovered
: in a pasture near Manley, seemingl!
r where they had been placed by th'
g thieves, who feared detection. Wha
f has led Mr.. Arlitz to more firmly be
g lieve that it was a case of cattle
t stealing. is the fact that during thu
week two stock cars were ordered
@ placed at the town yards preparation!
). for loading. No one could be fount
who ordered the cars.
g An insurance agent reached Mar
S shalltown a few days ago with
}, check for $4,000, payable to Mrs
u Lille Cover, woman who kille,
!. herself few days previous by drink
n ing carbolic acid. The money tina
came too late was the proceeds of
/ policy on her husbands life and wa
d divided equally between her lover