Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-29

Newton, because the latter refused
to prosecute. The two were en-
ployed by the Western Union and be-
came involved in a wrangle, when
Sullivan struck Hurley with an ak.
Hurley will recover. ,s
The body of o. Warrington, a pros
porous farmer and stock man living
near Archer was found by members
of the family in a water tank on his
place, and whether his death was ac'
cidental or with suicidal intent is not
known but 1t is thought that he fell
into the tank by accident, and being a
cripsie, was unable to get out.
A Winnebago Indian was drowned
in the Iowa river at the Tama reserva-
ton a few days ago. RumOrs are rife
which seem to be c~Orro0orated by the
intense don't know among the In
iianS, that there was foul play in the
matter. 1t is very rarely hat an In
dian browns as they are all expert
swimmers from their early youth.
Thomas w. Lawson, author of
"Frenzied Finance who will speak
1T the Fair grounds in Missouri Val
ley, on Wednesday, July II, in a tele-
gram received here, says: please
advertise that during my talk | in.
vitc questions and replies from stand
ard OH and Systems and If | do
not successfully answer them their
friends may han me to the first tree.
AS this is the only city in Iowa where
Lawson will speak. it is expected that
thousands Of people from all over the
state will attend.
Proceedings which are likely to
throw open to settlement a million
dollars worth Of IOwa's richest land
have been started in O'Brien county
by the government. OF the 1922 600
acres in Iowa included in the old land
grant to the Sioux City & St. Paul
railway about 10000 acres are still
in the hands of those who purchased
from the road. Though these farmers
have been in possession of the land
for the past fifteen to twenty years
they are threatened with loss of their
homes and all their improvements by
proceedings citing them to show cause
within sixty days why their patents
purchased from the railroad should
not be revoked and the land thrown
open to hOmesteaders.
In the absence of Judge Wheeler
from the city of Council Bluffs a
march was stolen on h county
boards of Harrison and MOnOna cOun-
ties by the issuance of a second in
junction to restrain them from pro
ceeding with the construction of the
Joint drainage ditch for those cOun-
ties. Attorneys for Florence NJ. Wood,
owner of 700 acres of land in the
ditch district, came to Council Bluffs
from Logan and secured the injunc-
ton from Judge Scott of the superior
court. This action is brought in con-
formity with a ruling of Judge Wheel
er, who dissolved an injunction a
week ago, secured by w. A. Smith &
Co, unsuccessful contractors. Judge
Wheeler held that only a taxpayer in
the drainage area could complain of
the awarding of the contract, which
went to three other construction con
Germs.
At the annual meeting of the stock.
holders of the Newton & Northwest
ern railroad held in the general Off
ces in EoOne a few days ago, Homer
LOring of Boston was elected presi-
dent, TO succeed Hamilton Browne,
who has been elected president of the
Belvidere & Elgin road. Mr.. LOring
was also elected president of the
Boone Coal and Mining Company at
the meeting held or the same day.
The result Of the annual meeting
would indicate that the eastern men
hnyyo CoonraI nnDtrol Of tho NnmtOn
& Northwestern. but no statements to
that effect were given out. 1t could
not be learned that changes in the
object or management of the road
were in prospect. 1t has been known
for some time that the Rock Island
has been anxious to secure the New
ton & Northwestern railway to re-
place the Des Moines & Fort Dodge,
which was wreSted from them a year
or so ago by Edwin Hawley of the
Iowa Central and the NJ. & ST. l..
The executive council has fixed the
dates for the railroad assessment hear
ings this year. The railroad represen-
tatives will be heard on July 10 and
II and other property interests will be
heard July II. This includes the
special car lines and telephones. All
of the figures covering the business
of the railroads last year have been
compiled by the secretary Of the Il
Gil AMI are ready for the consideration
of the members. In general terms it
is found that the railroads had eighty
five miles more lines the past year
than the year before, that their gross
earnings were about $1,000, 600 less
and that their net earnings were about
$500, 900 more. The main lines of the
trunk roads never have showed so
large earnings. Members of the coun-
Gil have not yet given the compiled
figures any consideration. No such
thing as a prediction as to whether
the assessment will go up or remain
stationary is possible, at this time.
1t is certain that it will not go down.
The inconi-Ag assessment reports
of the counties show that there will
be no substantial falling off in real
and personal property values this
year.
w. c. Scott, of Creston, a well
known implement dealer and a travel
ing salesman for an agricultural imple-
ment house, shot himself through the
temple with fatal results. Despond-
ency was the cause. He was in his
usual health during the day. al
though a trife downcast. He went
to his house in the afternoon and re-
tired to his bedroom. Shortly after
wards a shot was heard, and with a
bullet crashing through his temple
he fell to the floor dead. He had re.
sided in Creston ten or twelve years