Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-12-13
IOWA
NEWS

Myron Clark, who killed his wife
at Sioux City by cutting her throat
from ear to ear with razor a month
ago, was sentenced to life imprison-
ment In the penitentiary by Judge
David Mould. Clark pleaded guilty
OF murder in the second degree.
The Des Moines county board OF
supervisors has decided to purchase
twenty-seven voting machines, one
| Tor each precinct, at cost of $500
each. A contract Is now being drawn
up and 1T is believed that the pur-
chase will be authorized at the next
meeting.
Brother Carlos, for FIVE years n
member of the trappist monastic or
der and known to the world as Thorn
as McGovern, was picked up on the
highway near Dubuque insane. Close
| application in penitential duties is
said to have wrecked his mind He
was receiving treatment at Mercy
hospital.
The announcement of the engage
ment of Miss Maude Moore, a prom
inent society woman of Sioux City,
| 10 RI. II. Helmwick of Kansas City
| was thesu rprise Of the season in
Sioux City society circles. The be-
throthal Is the elimination of a ro-
nance lasting seven years in which
the principals communicated with
each other only by mail. Mr.. Helm
WICK is an insurance manager in Kan
sas City.
A narrow escape from drowning &C.
| Cured at Clear Lake by the overturn-
ing of an ice boat driven by E. H.
Bates, accompanied by his sister,
Laura. The craft struck an air hole
and tipped over, throwing the occu-
pants into the water. They chung to
the rigging till rescued half an hour
later by Milwaukee Section Foreman
Martin, who came in an ice boat.
Both were so benumbed with cold
they were scarcely able to hold on
longer.
Emma Ripke, who was placed on
! trial at Council Bluffs for the alleged
murder of Frank Keith Potts, was in
a state of mental distress throughout
the day bordering on nervous col
lapse. Not before had she been con-
WINGED that her statement that Potts
had committed suicide would not be
accepted as the truth and that she
would not be released without the
formality of trial. Her tragic posi-
ton was revealed to her with such
suddenness that she could hardly
realize the truth, and when she did
the shock was severe.
Jacob Haudenschield, republican in.
cumbent OF the Office of county au-
ditor in Dubuque county, was defeat
ed on the face of the returns by 63
votes by Theodore Scharle, democrat,
and few days ago the former filed
statement of contest. Haudenschield
demanded q complete recount Of the
county vote for auditor. The state
ment declares many votes cast fol-
him were counted by the judges fol
his opponent, though no specific in
stances are cited. The date for the
beginning of the canvass was not de
cided.
! Michael Shondel of near Birming
ham state that his wife's affection.
I have been alienated by Walter David
, son of the same place and is OF the
opinion that $1,000 will allay thu
suffering of the wounds in his heart
Both men are prominent in the vicin
= ity in which they reside. In his
4 petition Shondel states that about ;
t year ago his wife began to respond tt
!. Davidson's attentions, and in tina
time the couple have taken stoler
buggy rides together, and once came
: to Fairfield to attend the theater IL
r each others company. The two Wen
9 to Aledo, ILL.,, and Burlington at ont
. time, where, it Is said they passed
= as husband and wife.
On the charge of stealing two heaC
: of cattle from a pasture belonging t.
= James Arvel, John Clark of Batavi;
has been bound over to the gran,
Q Jury. Bonds of 5000 were furnished
s The prosecuting witness agains
e Clark is his brother, William. Thi
q move that may land his brother II
|. prison is said to be the work o
!" revenge for a black eye received a
Johns hands week ago when tn
two brothers had quarrel. At thu
time clubs were used viciously ant
q 1t is said that the encounter narrowl!
n escaped ending fatally. The Clark
t are sons of George Clark, a promi
4 nent and wealthy farmer of Jefferson
, county.
> Miss Irma Jolls, aged II years, o
= Black Hawk county, gave her teach
L er, Mrs. Bertha Bailey, thrashinl
IL which ended in the arrest of hersel
and father and a fine of $50 and cost
II upon the father. Mrs. Bailey wa
a chastising Miss Jolls' younger broth
=. err, aged IL years, when Irma inter
:. fered. Mrs. Bailey was struck re
u peatedly and thrown between
e couple of seats, causing laceration
T. Of her face, two discolored eyes an
n numerous bruises. The services Of
"a physician were required to dres
Mrs. Bailey's injuries, and she threat
" ems civil suit for damages. Irm
10 Jolls is a muscular, athletic youn
d girl who had finished the regula
S. school course and was taking pos
"a graduate work at the time of tn
trouble. She has been suspende
from school, which is Benningto
q. township.
\. Andrew Morgan, aged 55 years
a. while going to Cedar Falls to pu
chase some soap and other supple
: with which tn do some twenty-fiv
70 family washings at his laundry, drol
1T ned dead from apoplexy on the Ceda
river ice bed, which he was crossin,
Albert Flower was accidentally an
DR. seriously wounded while huntin