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

alongside the track. An examination
of the injuries by the hospital physi-
claus showed them to be fatal. The
superstition is that Bently tried to
board a fast west bound passenger
and the vestibule prevented his gain
ing entrance He evidently hung
on until exhausted and then drop
ped, as his hat was found some dis
lance east of where the body was
found The injuries consist of deep
cash in the head.
Settlement of the proposition to
establish the joint ditch system for
Harrison and Pottawattamie counties
has been postponed to June is. The
two boards of supervisors concluded
their combined session and they
started from Missouri Valley on trip
over the country through which the
proposed bitches will run. A great
many property owners are opposed
TO the undertaking, but the majority
favor it. The Northwestern railroad
while not opposing the construction
of the bitches. has filed a protest
against the cutting down of its dam
age claims for bridges from $4,000 to
$4,000.
Word has been received of the death
of Miss Nellie Fulmer, who died at a
hospital in Charleston, w. Va, as the
result of injuries received from the
explosion of an alcohol lamp. Miss
Fulmer was well known in Des
Moines, having been bookkeeper at
the Savery hotel. When the hotel
changed management recently she ac-
companied the former proprietors to
Charleston, where she was employed
as bookkeeper in their new hotel there.
Her people lived for many years in
Abel, but have now moved to Canon
City, Colorado. Miss Fulmer visited
in Abel a week previous to the acct
dent, and went from there back to
Charleston.
Judge Kelley of the district court Of
CerrO Gordo county sentenced the
Elks lodge of Mason City to pay fine
of $500 for keeping a nuisance. This
is the outcome of the raid made some
weeks ago by the deputy sheriff. in
which several bottles Of whisky, wine,
gin and beer were secured. At the
formal hearing before Judge Smith
the lodge pleaded guilty to the charge,
but Judge Smith, being a member OF
the order asked Judge Kelley to pass
sentence, which he did, making the
customary fine for Offenses of this
kind in Iowa. The lodge has dis
carded all intoxicants from their
buffet, ginger ale being the strongest
Stimulant Obtainable.
An anonymous letter received at
Red Oak a few days ago by Elmer =.
Thomas. attorney for the civic fedora
ton of Omaha, who is conducting the
prosecution of the Denison trial
makes dire threats if the trial does
not result in Dennison's conviction.
IF you do not win this case" the
letter says, your house will be blown
up, your family killed and Shercliffe
will be marked man" Neither
Thomas or Sherciffe are in the least
affected by the letter, which is WRIT
ten on plain paper, in a plain envel-
ope addressed to Elmer f. Thomas,
and bears an Omaha pOstmark. It
is supposed that it comes from some
over-zealOus member Of the civic
federation.
As a result of 500 employees quit
ting work the immense plant of the
American Can company at Davenport
has been shut down. Manager Sher-
wood was waited upon by commit
tee of the WOrkmen, who presented
demands for the recognition Of their
union, the discharge of all employees
| who would not join it at once agree
ment by the company to employ only
union men in the future, and 20
! per cent advance in wages. Manager
| Sherwood responded that the granting
! If the demands was out of the ques-
| ton, and the union Immediately de-
2lared a strike. The company claims
IT'S ability to resume operations with
imported workmen. The local plant
! Of the glucose trust employing several
hundred hands, depends on the can
| factory for cans for its produce and
would be seriously handicapped by a
| prolOngat:on of the strike.
Sensational charges were made by
| A. J. Wilson, receiver for the First
| National bank at Storm Lake, in his
testimony in the trial of w. E. Brown
at Sioux City. According to figures
shown to the jury by Mr.. Wilson
Browns report to the comptroller at
the close of business on November
II, 1908, showed resources of $296,
5000, while Wilson's figures taken
from the books of the bank for the
same day show resources of S276,
1873. The receiver also testified
that while Brown had sworn to the
comptroller that his personal liabil
tiles were only $7,592,2S, he hat
found them to be $69,912. Mr. Brown
also showed that the personal liza
bilities of the officers of the banl
were 81, 147.92, and Mr.. Wilson show
ed them to be 75,2S7.S3. The receive
testified that Brown swore that tn
Security Trust and Savings bank o
Des Moines owed the Storm LAX
bank s5,308.30, when in res!ity
owed the Des MONIES bank that much
A number of other discrepancies wer
shown in the testimony Of the re
ceiver.
Charles Novotne, prominent youni
farmer residing near Melborn, wa
killed in a runaway. His team be
came frightened and he lost contro
Of them. He was dragged for a cor
siderable distance and his body man
gled. He was unmarried and has n
relatives in this section.
Adjutant General Thrift has ordere
the muster out of the National Guar
company at Osceola and the music
in of a new company at Crestor
This is Company l of the Fifty-fiftl
regiment and the same designation
will be taken by the Creston organ
! zatiOn