Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-09-28
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines, Sept. 2s. 1909.


With the supposition of a substitu-
ton gaining ground In the Griswold
case, from all indications the connec-
ton Of Frank Callahan of Peosta, with
the case has not been verified. Gala
han disappeared In Des Moines and
the account first given by his father
was to the effect that the disappear
ance occurred on the same night az
that of Griswold. It has since been
learned, however that Callahan was
seen later than the day OF the Girls
void disappearance, and nothing has
been found which can connect him
with the mystery.
II. III. Polk, president Of the Inter-
Urban Railway company, announces
that the Newton extension from Col
fax has been abandoned and that no
further development of their lines will
take place with the exception of the
completion of the line to Perry. He
gives as the reason the suit which has
been brought by the Civic league
against their company and the street
railway company. which he says en-
harnesses them In floating bonds nec-
essary for the development OF the
new lines. The Boone line will also
be dropped. Whether or not the ex-
tensions will be carried out when
the franchise matter Is settled In
court Mr.. Polk Is not prepared to
state. This will depend on the out
come OF the suit and the length of
time 1t is held up in the courts. II It
is decided favorably, It is presumed
the work will be taken up again.
The substitution of state military
academy for the Industrial school for
boys at Eldora and of state semin.
airy for girls instead OF the Industrial
school at Mitthellyile was advocated
by Hon John Cownie of the state board
of control in an address before the
conference of the institution superin-
tendents Mt the state house. I'm
provement in the conditions OF re-
formatories," he said, "has invariably
accompanied all sincere efforts to
make these institutions more home
like by removing restraint so far as
possible and treating the inmates MS
an affectionate and wise mother would
her own children. And that the name
might keep pace with the onward
march of progress I believe the time
has come when the industrial school
for boys. like the mad house ard tho
lunatic asylum, should become a thing
OF the past, and In It's place let us
have the Iowa State Military acad-
envy.
The failure of the supreme court to
hand down decision In the soldiers
preference law case from Marshall
town, during the first week Of the re-
convened session, leads these espec-
tally interested in the case to specula-
ton as to whether decision will be
handed down before the legislature
convenes. If no opinion Is fled before
the session opens In January II Is not
unlikely that movement will be UNI
dertaken to secure amendments TO the
law which will meet the objections
raised against II and which were the
Judge Caswell OF Marshall county. II
these objections which were carried
to tho supreme court In argument
were met by suitable amendments to
the law, It Is supposed that the decis-
ion OF the supreme court would lose
its significance, so far as cases dis
similar to the Marshalltown case are
concerned. One OF the objections re-
ferred to was the fact that the law
applies solely to veterans OF the civil
war and does not include other sold
iers. This is the point on which the
technical claim Of class legislation is,
based. Other objections of like char
acter are made and could be met by
amendments to the law without dis
counting the real purposes of the law.
The supreme court affirmed the life
sentence Of Joseph Bodgny, convicted
Of murder in Monroe county. He kill
ed Allie Underation on July 10, 1904,
because she would not marry him,
but made no attempt to end his mis-
cradle existence. Allie Underation
was IA years Of age. Bodgny board
ed with her family for a time and
as infatuated with her. On Sun
day evening he pocketed murderous
revolver and followed the girl and
her 16-year-old sister across their ia
theirs pasture. AS the girls crossed
dam he began shooting at the girl who
had refused to marry him. He shot
81 t,IA 10
Of the child, when she fell, turning
on her back and crying for mercy:
Don't Joe, I'll marry YOU" His ans
wer was three more bullets, one OF
which struck the child in the face.
90, my God" she groaned twice, and
sank into Inconsistencies, her muir
derer Sinking into the hazel brush
while her father and brothers carried
her, dying, to their home. She did
not speak again, and In twenty min
utes died. Bodgny was found at
o'clock in the morning, asleep In
haystack few feet from the scene of
the crime. He confessed the crime
but pleaded insanity and tender
hearted jury gave him life sentence.
Forty-two divorces granted in
single day is the record made by
Judge McHenry in the equity division
of the district court OF Polk county,
making an average of three minutes
to the divorce
When the man has the disposition
of a mule don't talk about him be-
hind his back.
A full-grown elephant can easily