Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-02
IOWA
NEWS

The city council of Roland passed
an ordinance requiring the laying OF
cement gutter and curbstone on
Main street, and workmen are already
constructing the improvements.
Andrew Carnegie has ayen $4,000
to the Charles City college, condition
al that the college raise an additional
$4,000 for an endowment of $4,000.
The latter amount is practically as
sured
Carl Lundberg, aged years, living
at Des Moines, in attempting to break
a colt, received injuries which result
ed in death. The animal kicked the
boy in the stomach, causing internal
injuries.
Dick, the 6-year-old son % John
Cockrell, south of Oskaloosa, was
handling a 32-calibre rifle when the
weapon was accidentally discharged,
the ball striking his little S-year-old
brother just back of the ear, passing
through the brain and causing instant
death.
While removing sparrows nests
from the roof of his residence. Will
liam B. Heats, an employee of the
Iowa State Normal School at Cedar
Falls who had just been given two
weeks vacation, fell from ladder
distance of fourteen feet and broke
his right leg just above the knee.
Marshall county is out of debt and
has money in it's treasury besides.
A few days ago the board Of super
,visors paid off the last of the outstand-
ing bonds, issued many years ago.
IThey had been ready to take up the
bond some time ago, but the holder
would not agree to cancel it until 1t
was due. Besides being free from
debt the county is in excellent con-
'dition otherwise
Two young men giving their names
as Allen and Wagner were arrested
at Albert Lea, Mimi, by Sheriff Hold
rem of Mason City on a charge of
breaking and entering freight cars
In the Mason City railroad yards.
Allen is known as Shorty" a petty
offender. Wagner is believed to be
one Of the gang Of safe blowers who
operated Mason Cnty last winter and
later at Marshalltown. Both were
jailed, as they refused to accompany
the officer without requisition papers.
These will be obtained soon.
Three accidents occurred at Allan
tic few days ago. Chas. Sharpe was
seriously injured by a brick falling
twelve feet into well and striking
him on top the head while he was at
work walling up the hole. 1t cut q
cash several inches long, requiring
seven stitches to sew it together. B..
B. Baker cut deep cash about five
inches long and an inch deep in the
heshy part Of his arm on the ragged
edge of a brick, and e. Coker cut
his hand on badly rusted knife. 1t
is feared that his wound may result
in blood poisoning.
! George Wolberd, who disappeared
from his boarding house at $40 Sixth
avenue, Des Moines, was discovered
AT work for the Ware Construction
company along the new interurban
line between Granger and Perry. He
left Des Moines, according to the
records Of the employment bureau
from which he secured his position
1t was stated by him when he lei
that he didn't have to work, but that
he did 1t so he would know how II
ever it became necessary. His disap-
ipearance without explanation had
aroused suspicion of foul play.
A fast eastbound Rock Island pas
senger train running at rapid rate
near Nicola, ran into a handcar in
which six men were riding and smash
ed the car and sent tools, dinner pals
and pieces of the car flying in all
directions. The men were coming in
from work and being so near to the
station were not aware of the near
ness of the danger until it was on
them. They had barely time to jump
from the car and get at safe dis
Itance. This same gang Of men met a
like accident short distance east or
where this one occurred on July A.
! The announcement is now made
from Mount Pleasant that Judge w. l..
Babb of that city, regent of the State
University of Iowa, will remove from
the state, going to Aurora, Ill.,, to be-
come general attorney for large
manufacturing company. This state
ment was sent out from Iowa City at
the time Of the last meeting of the
board of regents, but 1t was immed-
lately denied by Judge Babb. His re-
moval will necessitate the selection
of a new regent from the First dis
trict, and it is believed that the
choice will fall on Hon. J. J. Seerley
of Burlington.
With fitting ceremonies and in the
presence of 1000 people the corner
stone of the new 100000 edifce of
the First Methodist church at De,
Moines was laid on the 23d. The
beautiful and impressive church rit-
in charge of the pastor, DR.. Z. T.
Hagerman. John Bailey superintend-
ent Of the brick construction on the
new church, had charge of the laying
of the stone. In doing the work he
fused a trowel which was first used by
his grandfather in laying the corner
stone of a Methodist church back in
England many years ago. 1t was also
the same trowel which the Rev. Mr..
Reymer used in placing the last stone
in the tower of the present Methodist
church.
, A smooth fakir has been In Web
ster City selling, or attempting to
sell, diplomas to horseshoers. He
has been followed by representa-.
tive of the Horseshoer's National as
lsociation, who will apprehend him il
caught and put a stop to his activi-
ties.