Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-04-06

the winter, Is now ready 10 return,
but cannot do so because there are no
boats running between Cuba and the
Isle OF Pines. They must wait for the
reinstatement OF shipping service, be-
ing unable to leave the island, though
they are ready to come back to the
United States.
Dan Shepperd, now serving term
in the Fort Madison penitentiary for
killing Chris Womelsdorf, is to have
a trial in the supreme court. Il. h.
Simons, Shepherds attorney, made
the statement that an appeal Will be-
made as soon as possible, but PROB
ably will not come up until the Sep
TENDER term of the supreme court.
Shepperd was found guilty OF man
slaughter, and was sentenced to eight
years at ard labor.
No trace of the missing Indian girl,
who disappeared from the reservation
at Tama two weeks ago, can be
learned. The Indians have searched
the Iowa river as far down as Iowa
City. The general belief is that she
was murdered and thrown into the
river. She was about 20 years OF age
very handsome, and ii is supposed she
was foully dealt with through jeal.
ousy, although there is not he least
eviden q so far as to her whereabouts.
With a crowd of 500 people chasing
them for the burglary of home on
Harrison street, at Council Bluffs, and
.nfronted with high board wall at
the end of an alley, Ed Burns and
Charles Moore dashed into the open
door of a kitchen and demanded the
protection of the astonished house
holder neighbor saw the men enter
the house and at once gave the alarm
and the men were scared away before
securing any plumber. In their at
tempt 10 get away one of them covered
the energetic neighbor while the
other mounted a high fence in the
rear, he in turn performing like SER
vice for his pal. The police took up
the chase and fired several shots
during the long run, the bullets going
wild. The shooting attracted large
crowd and at the finish 1t is estimated
there were not less than 500 men and
boys in the spirited sprinting contest.
The robbers were taken to the station
where they confessed. A search re-
vealed considerable jewelry on them
taken from places Other than the one
visited. The men refused to give an
account of themselves, and it is be
lieved they are professionals.
A sequel in the sensational story
of the buried gold of eccentric James
Monroe at Woodbine was brought out
at Council Bluffs a few days ago. Sew
eral weeks ago Monroe, who is a vet
eran of the Mexican war with no
relatives, was assured he had no posi-
BILE chance for life beyond few
days at most. He willed his farm to
two 'old-time friends and contracted
with a monument firm of Council
Bluffs for the erection of a $4,000
marble shaft over his grave. To pay
for this he directed his two benefi
Charles where to dig and they I'M
earthed s2,700 in gold from the orch
ard But Monroe didn't die. Although
SO years of age he recovered from his
stroke of paralysis and now feels he
has a long lease on life. With the
return of strength came regrets. HIS
first grief came when the county treas
urer demanded and compelled the
payment of $109 taxes on the buried
money. His next setback came when
he attempted to cancel his order for
the monument The contractors had
already commenced work on the
shaft, and refused to settle for less
than $1,000, which he has just paid.
Angered at the train of circumstances
so rapidly depicting his hoard of
gold, Monroe destroyed the will and
has sold his farm for $75 an acre and
declares he will never reveal the hid
ing place of his buried treasure.
The agronomy department of the
State Agricultural college has de-
termined upon the policy of collecting
and furnishing safe seed corn to all
who apply for it, if the supply can be
secured, for experimental purposes.
! This decision has been reached on &C.
count of the large number of inquiries
! received by Professor Holden for
pure bred seed. Professor Holden has
/ issued the following statement about
| the matter:
| "The department has but a limited
! quantity of pure bred Reds Yellow
! Dent seed corn for experimental pur-
poses and Professor Holden desires
| that such as is available should be
| distributed among as many corn grow
! ers as possible or until the supply is
exhausted. The corn has been given
termination test, butted and tipped,
each ear shelled separately, graded
and hand-picked and put in cloth
packages, sufficient to plant one.
! fourth of an acre of ground, or more.
A charge of 25 cents per package will
be made to help defray the expense
of preparing, cost of bags and postage.
BLANKS will be furnished later for
making up report upon growth, ma
turity and adaptability in your section
of the state.
IF parties having good seed corn
for sale will notify the agronomy de-.
partment of the fact, giving name,
variety, color, how long grown in their
vicinity, method of storing, amount
for sale and price per bushel asked,
shelled or in ear, and any other infor-
nation that will aid the department in
referring prospective buyers to them,
their names will be catalogned, compli-
mentary. Professor Holden claims
that inquiries should be referred to
the nearest supply of good seed corn. .
1t seems that an elderly man had
taken a horse to a riding academy to
be broken to IAN old gentleman
pace" an amble, which to the aged
has always been an equestrian beati
tude. AS the riding-master, after sew