Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-12-28

trated I've. and his recovery is doubt
full. Until few weeks ago he was
an inmate Of the inebriate ward of
the Cherokee hospital, and 1t is
thought that in a fit of dependency
he committed the deed. Mr.. Morse
has a wife and one child.
George Jays drug store at Shenan.
doah caught fire from spontaneous.
combustion in the basement and was
ablaze for two hours. The FIRE de-
partment conquered the fire, but the
stock of goods was ruined by fire and
water. A hole fourteen feet square
was burned through the floor. The
stock was worth $4,000 and 1t was
insured for $4,000.
James Renne of Troy township
Wright county, was accidentally snol
in the right leg and will likely be
obliged to have the limb amputated
Mr.. Renne is prosperous farmer
and is 72 years of age. He and his
son were after load of wood and
took gun along, which was accident
ally discharged, taking effect in the
right knee.
Joseph Shinski, an old and wealthy
citizen of Sheldon, fell from a ladder
while engaged in making some re
pairs to his house and broke his arm
in two places and otherwise injured
himself internally. He is in critical
condition, but fcpes are entertained
for his recovery. Mr.. Shinski is
among the wealthiest men of Sheldon
and for many years was leading
merchant.
Rev. William A. Sunday closed his
remarkable series of evangelistic
meetings at Burlington on the 18th
in the presence of seven thousand
people packed into the tabernacle
with at least five thousand outside
unable to get in. The results of his
meetings are $500 converts. The
people of Burlington have given him
free will Offering that will amount
to over $4,000.
A destructive fire at Keokuk de
stroyed the box factory OF Harrison
& Deitz, situated in the lumber dis
trict. Mr.. Harrison claims that there
is total loss of $4,000. He says
that he has $500 insurance on the
building, but only $500 on the stock
The firm has a large shipping trade
and extensive orders in hand fol
boxes from Detroit and other points
besides from local trade. The orr
gin of the fire is a mystery.
Eight hundred creditors of the OF
ficer & Pussy bank of Council Bluffs
which failed in 1901, are soon to re
ceive their final dividend. In addi
ton to $4,000 which the receivers
have on hand, about twenty pieces OF
real estate in that city are to be solo
and tract on the outskirts of Chi
cago is expected to bring in from
$4,000 to $4,000. There will be about
$40 900 for distribution in the windup
The previous dividends have aggre
gated 81 IL per cent, or about $3.50,
co., and this one will maze the total
about 60 per cent. The bank had
several hundred thousand dollars OF
worthless assets in tn" shape of notes
that are not collectible. Both mem
bers of the old firm are now dead and
their estates have gone into the fund
for the benefit of creditors.
At the international live stock ex
position at Chicago, C, r. Coverdale
of the Iowa Agricultural college car.
ried off the individual honors for
Judging cattle, sheep AMI SWINE, wnlle
]. A. Main of Ohio was first in judg-
ing horses. In the all around judg-
ing Iowa came third, Kansas fourth,
Texas fifth and Michigan sixth. First
prize for the Hereford breed went to
f. A. Nave, Attica, Ia. William d.
McCavish, Coggan, la, took four
prizes in the Berkshire class. In the
exhibition Of Chester Whites, Iowa
Agricultural college took four firsts.
In the corn judging contest, the stu.
dents of Iowa Agricultural college
won first prize, Nebras' Agricultural
college won second honors and the
students of the Kansas Agricultural
college third pace.
Hugh Stockin and Walter Walker,
horse thieves from Cassville, Wis,
are in custody in Davenport, after
being captured in peculiar manner.
They came to Davenport seeking sur
gical attention for Stockin, who had
that they had been held up by rob-
bers near lie Claire, Ia, as they were
driving to Davenport Stockin was
sent to Mercy hospital and Walker
to jail as suspicious character. 1t
was soon found that they were want
ed in Cassville for stealing the team
they had driven to Davenport. Then
it was found the men had also burg.
larized store at Eldridge and that
Stockin, who was going through the
store while Walker was watching out
side, left the building by side door
and was shot by Wal er as he came
around the building. Walker mistak
ing him for a stranger. Wal er
confessed and took the officers to the
spot where their booty was hidden
F. E. Scoville, a wealthy stockmar
living near Carlisle, was found dead
in a room of the Teutonic hotel al
Chicago. The room was filed with
gas, which had escaped from an oper
Jet. 1t is believed that death was
due to an accident.
The trial of e. E. Snyder, the Olin
banker, came to a close on the 10th
| when the defendant changed his plea
to guilty. He was charged with fraud
ulent banking and having received de
posts when he knew he was insol