Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-09-07

been pastor of the Bangor Friends
church for the last three years, has
resigned to join the Methodists.
The Northwestern railroad has Of
fered to donate a lot and $4,000 for
aY. M. C. A. building at Boone, pro-
vided citizens pledge a similar
| amount.
William II" 1r, young farmer re-
siding near Melbourne was instantly
killed Thursday by lightning while
| riding on the top of load of oats In
his fields.
Max w. Emmert, captain Of the
company at Atlantic, and A. B. Bry-
ant, captain of the company at New
ton, have filed their designations with
the adjutant general.
The Iowa Quakers at their forty
third annual meeting at Oskaloosa
Thursday sent a telegram of con-
graduation to President Roosevelt
for consummation Of peace.
Douglas Jones, a blacksmith OF
his hand at the wrist as the chief re-
suit of getting it caught in a thresh-
ing machine.
Governor Cummins Monday honor
ed a requisition from Nebraska for
William OKeefe, now in custody at
Sioux City. O'Keefe is charged with
burglary committed at Goodwin,
Neb.
B. E. Porter of Ames, a graduate
of the 1905 class in the animal hus-
bandry department of Iowa State col
lege, has been elected an instructor
in the animal husbandry department
of the Maryland state agricultural
school.
In plain sight of his sister and his
aged father, and within a minute af-
ter jokingly telling them goodbye to
step across the street on business,
Jesse Pentico, young man % years
of age, was struck by an east bound
fair grounds car at East Second and
Locust streets last Tuesday night and
instantly killed.
David Pryor, residing three miles
west of Newton, received a telegram
stating that his son, Homer Pryor,
had been found dead in his room at
Moline, III. ThN body was badly de-
composed, the young man having
been dead for nearly two weeks before
being discovered. The cause of death
was not stated and his relatives are
greatly aroused over the mystery sur
rounding the young mans demise.
Pryor was plumber
J. w Essex of ls'ion, was killed
and frightfully manged under the
wheels of a freight train on the Des
Noines Union tracks at the middle Of
he river bridge last Saturday night.
Essex was a special state fair police
nan and seemed to be lying on the
rack and unable to get out Of the
way. A switch engine backed two
freight cars over his body and the
,rakemen heard the crunch of the
wheels as they ground through the
iesh, severing arms and legs. An
/ explanation of the mans actions and
he reason for his being on the bridge
difficult. Whether he was lying on
he tracks with suicidal intent or
whether he fell across the rails just
III Time W SSL Caught, Tie
ire unable to say.
The assessment of the cattle OF the
tate of Iowa this year discloses the
act that they are valued at a less
igure than ever before in Iowa, ex-
| sept one year, 1895, when there were
hard times to burn, and the people
we're too hard up to eat meat. The
average assessed taxable value this
sear is $500. The actual value would
be four times that figure. In 1895 the
assessed and taxable value-the 25
| per cent law was not passed until
! tS97-was but s4.96. 1t is we'll known
| that the assessment of 1895 did not
| represent 20 per cent of the value of
| The stock. The total assessed value
| If stock for 1905 is $39,S61 ,694. The
actual value. Is four times that fig
are. 1t is the least since 1899, when
the assessed value was $36,072,742. In
| 1889 it was $4,000 $50, but the 40
| per cent" rule was then in effect.
Mrs. Anna Williams of Clinton has
| brought suit against Edward Graesle,
a well known young Clinton man,
employed as pipeman in the central
station of the fire department, for
! $4,000 damages for alleged breach
of promise. The plaintiff in her suit
declares that the defendant kept
company with her for twelve years,
during which period of time he called
| upon her on an average of five times
| week. She AYERS that on Deem
| Der, 25, 1899, she and the defendant
entered into verbal agreement to
be married after the lapse of reason
able time but that the defendant re-
| fused to carry out the terms of the
| pact, disseminating his visits to her
| home last January, and giving her
to understand that he would not mar
ry her. Because of this treatment
the plaintiff declares she is entitled
asks the court to grant her verdict
for that sum.
Rev. VIM. A. Shanklin, former pas
tor of st. Luke's Methodist church Of
Dubuque, has been elected president
of Upper Iowa university at Fayette.
An amended petition has been flied
in the suit of the Hawkeye Gold Min
ing Co. VS. The State Bank of Iowa
Falls at Cedar Rapids claiming $685.
1879. The bank claims the entire fund
has been drawn out.
Josephine Dvorak of Milwaukee
has brought suit at Iowa City against
the Rock Island for $4,000 damages
for injuries received in the Downey
wreck.
The Chicago Great Western may
begin the construction of its new