Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-26
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THE NEWS IN IOWA.
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Iowa State college has been noti-
fed that George w. Gait left his en-
tire engineering library to the engin-
eering students. The number of vol
umes in the library is not known, but
it is known that the library is quite
extensive and that 1t contains vol
umes that are priceless along the lines
Of engineering. When the library is
received 1t will be put in the new en-
cheering hall where the students
will have free access to It.
C. E. Campbell of Chicago, shot and
killed himself at the home of Mrs.
Bessie Millikan at Charlton. He was
a persistent sutton for Mrs. Millikan's
hand and had been in Charlton about
ten days, calling on her repeatedly
and pressing his suit. She discour-
aged him and on the night Of the
tragedy he became desperate. He
displayed a revolver and Mrs. Mill
kan, fearing that he intended to kill
her, slipped from the house and went
to a neighbours. Her mother in the
meantime had gone and notified the
police, but when they arrived Camp
bell refused to accompany them and
after some words he stepped into
dark room, lay down upon bed and
put a bullet through his brain. He
is near 50 years Of age and leaves
mother in Chicago.
Mrs. Bessie Becker, wife of Theo-
dore Becker, merchant tailor of
Sioux City, has served official notice
on Magner &c Walsh to appear in the
district court Oct. 10 to show cause
why they should not be enjoined from
conducting a public nuisance, viz:
a gambling house. Becker lost about
$4,000 in Sioux City gambling
houses. Practically all the money he
got from the insurance companies for
the fire which destroyed his store and
stock went across the green tables.
The wife claims part of the money
was hers and proposes to force the
gamblers to return 1t or close their
places. The gamblers, who pay licen-
ses into the city treasury, propose
to stand pat" The action against
Magner C Walsh is only the first of
other actions which Mrs. Becker will
begin.
Charged with the brutal murder of
his wife, Matthew Baldes, farmer,
is in Jail at Orange City. Blades re,
ported heart failure as the cause Of
his wife's death, but the funeral was
called off and Blades put under ar
rest when relatives heard the stories
Of his 12-year-old son and 16-year-old'
daughter, that their father had beaten
and choked and killed their mother
and then ordered them to say nothing
of what they had seen The children
say that Baldes quarreled with their
mother because she had paid 81 in
dues to a church society. They say
that he struck her blow in the back,
from the effects of which she died.
The boy said that he attempted to
defend his mother, striking the father
on the thigh with Ratchet. The af
fair occurred on the farm of Alex
Reichmann, near Hawarden. Baldea
rents from Reichmann. Blades is so
years Of age and his wife was AZ.
w. B. Arnold, founder of Arnold's
park and known to thousands of Oko-
boji excursionists, dropped dead at
Okoboji a few days ago. He had
been painting In his pool hall and
WIS found lifeless on the porch of
the building. He was owner of the
big summer hotel, row Of stores,
amusement places, line Of boats
and the electric light plant. Mr. Arm
old, who was about 70 years of age,
came to Iowa forty years ago and set
tied in the wilderness on the shore of
the lake now known as the greatest
of Iowa resorts. He was a pioneer
in the opening Of that section of the
state, and, throughout the two-score
years that he has lived at Okoboji
has become the friend, not only of his
neighbors, but of hundreds of people
who have visited the lakes during
recent years. Although advanced in
years, he has been exceptionally well
and strong, and his death came with
out warning.
Charles City now has three differ
ent railroad propositions in sight. and
hope that one or more of them will
materialize is very sanguine at that
place. One proposition Is for road
from Cresco southeast to Charles
City and on beyond towards Grundy
Center and Marshalltown. A second
Is the interurban line being surveyed
between there and Marshalltown, and
the third Is the Chicago Great West
ern, which now has line running
from Winona, Mimi, to Usage, in
Mitchell county, north of Charles
City. A corps of surveyors have been
at work for a week and have run J
line from Usage as far as Powersville.
and have located station at what Is
known as Lithograph City, west Of
the Cedar river and about nine miles
from Charles City, where the rich
deposits of Autograph stone and mar
BILE are found in great abundance, anil
where the property Is owned by a
corporation known as the interstate
Investment and Development corr.
pany, the stock of which is in the
hands of Charles City capitalists. Il
is said that the Great Western will
begin work on the new extension
early in the spring.
Heron Worden, an old citizen liv
ing on the county line between o.
Brien and Cherokee counties, was
killed by falling down the stairs OF
hotel at Calumet, breaking his neck
Despondent over lack Of employ
ment, and with his mind affected by
excessive indulgence in drink, Will