Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-16

evenings since, doing about $1,000
damage. 1t was fully covered by in.
| surance. There was moving pic.
ture entertainment going on at the
| time the lightning struck and the
church was full OF people. Great ex-
| element prevailed among the women
and children, and several tainted, but
no one was hurt.
The city council of Webster City
has adopted a resolution pledging the
support OF the city to the ex-
tension of the Des Moines interur
ban line from Boone to Webster City.
The resolution pledges the council to
do all legally within it's powers,
which means the granting of fran
chise and the securing Of the right
of-way to the Boone county line. The
larger part of this right-of-way will
be donated
Letters from c. NJ Stewart, a form
er resident of Mason City and in the
drug business, but for the past nine
years in the Klondike region of Alas
ka, indicates that he is en- route home
and that he has Necently disposed OF
his mining interest there for In the
neighborhood of 100000. Mr.. Stew
art has evidently struck it rich. He
is now in San Francisco where he is
closing the details of the deal and is
expected to come east in week.
The death of Matthew Van Buren,
of Sanborn occurred recently and re-
of the old settlers and a prominent
citizen, Matthew Van Buren, was a
cousin of President Martin Van Blu
rem, and was born in the Mohawk val.
ley, N. Y. Aug. IS, 1922. In his earl
| Ter life he was an earnest and SUI.
cessful educator, and among his pri-
vate papers there was found a teach
er's certificate issued to him sixty
! three years ago He was an enthusi-
astic temperance worker and was be.
loved by everybody. His death was
due to an accident, resulting from
fall he received some time ago. and
from which he never recovered. A
widow and six children survive him.
Postmaster Joe Smith of Graf has
resigned, and that place is temper
arily without a postoffice. 1t is hoped
that his resignation has put an end to
series Of sensational episodes which
almost had their termination in MUIR
der The carrier of rural route No.
22, Joseph Woodhouse, has been the
cause of much of the trouble and bad
blood has existed between him and
Postmaster Smith for some time. The
climax came recently when Carrier
Woodhouse made a murderous assault
upon Smith witt a revolver The car
rier was disarmed before accomplish
ing his design and is now bound over
to the grand jury. Since this trou-
BILE occurred Smith refused to allow
Woodhouse to carry the mail. Albeit
he had orders from the department
to do so. Smith was firm, although
it is a serious offense to hold up the
United States mail, and so he re-
signed The mail has been delivered
by stage from Durango to the farmers.
Apparently crazed over religious
matters, Ed Younker, an engineer in
the Great Western yards at Council
Bluffs, made such a hostile demon
stration at the Lake Mlnawa resort a
few days ego that officers found it
necessary e resort to arms and Youn-
ker was shot and killed. He has a
wife and two young children. Youn.
ker went to Council Bluffs only two
weeks ago from Joliet, Ill. He seemed
to have notion that he had mission
to close the amusement resort. He
went to the lake armed with a big
revolver, and made inquiries for the
manager, William Byrne, asserting
that he extended to fix him. Officers
disarmed Younker and elected him
from the grounds. He went uptown.
bought two more revolvers, one OF
them an automatic shoulder gun, and
returned to the lake, renewing his
threats. This time he refused to be
dsarmed. One officer had him in GUS
tody but Younker kept his shoulder
gun ready for business and refused
to give it up. Deputy Sheriff Clarence
Wollman tried to approach but Youn-
ker warned him back at the point OF
the weapon. Wollman drew his own
revolver and ordered Younker to
throw up his hands. The deputy sher-
if then fired a shot that struck
Younker in the right shoulder. At
the same time four other persons in
the rear opened fire, one Of these
bullets entering below Younker's left
shoulder and penetrating his heart.
George w. Hoffmeier of Knoxville.
who is known the country over for
the fine bloodhounds he raised, died
in Newton on the 7th from dose of
poison accidentally taken. He died
in awful agony although physicians
did everything in their power to al
leviate the pains. Being of rugged
constitution the patient fought of
the end for many long hours in the
face of overwhelming odds. On the
9Th. shortly after his arrival in New
ton. Hoffmeier complained of feeling
sick. He opened his suit case and
took out a bottle of what he supposed
was medicine. He drank portion of
the fluid and in few moments was
seized with terrible cramps. He
called the landlord and the latter
summoned medical aid. Physicians
worked over the man until he died
the next morning. Everything known
to the medical fraternity was done
| but in vain Up to the last moment Mr..
Hoffmeier insisted that the poison had
been taken accidentally. The general
! impression is that such is the case
! Hoffmeier was about so years old and
leaves a wife and three children. He
lived for many years at Knoxville,
where he raised took of all kinds and
blooded dogs. His hobby was to raise
bloodhounds.
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