Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-09-13
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IOWA
NEWS

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his death a short time after the ac-
! cident. The remains were brought
! TO Clinton, the home of the deceased,
for interment
AS result or worry over her nus
band being sent to the state hospi-
| tai for the insane at independence,
Mrs. William George Of Iowa FAILS
attempted to end her life by hanging.
She was discovered before she hao
succeeded and has been sent TO the
! asylum. II is thought that her rea-
son was dethroned by pity for her
aged husband. The couple are pioneer
residents of Iowa Falls and well
| known.
c. J. Rohde, buttermaker OF 'he
Hazelgreen creamery southwest Oh
Manchester, won the highest score IN
the butter contest, the competitors
Of which submitted samples for eXhl-
bition at the Interstate Live STOCK
fair to be held at Sioux City Sept
10 to IS. The scoring, which was
done by Prof. G. l.. Mckay, the but
ter expert at Ames, showed that
Rohde's score was 80 per cent. 5. w.
! Laird of Walker was close second
with a score of 9S1s. Butter samples
were submitted from three states,
the third score going to Minnesota.
Much interest has been aroused
by a sensational damage suit which
will be tried at the October term OF
court in Franklin county. The par
Elephants are T. W. GaUlke and &. w.
Gardner, two prominent Morgan
township farmers. The action IS
brought by the former to recover
damages from the latter, who is al
| legged to have publicly called him
names, made malicious threats, and
accused Mr. Gaulke, who claims %
have always been noted for his hon
esty and integrity, Of stealing his
wood. Mr.. Gaulke asks $4,000 dam
ages. A large number of witnesses
, haye been subpoenaed.
Like a second Enoch Arden, Juo'
son E. Lathrop returned to Lake City
! from the Klondike to. find his wire
! believing him dead and married TO
another man. For fourteen years he
! had not been heard from and his
! family had given him up for dead.
Mrs. Lathrop to make doubly sure
secured a divorce and was married
nine years ago to I. w. Sheaman of
| Aberdeen, South Dakota, a wealthy
stockman. His two daughters he
found faithful and Lathrop showered
golden gifts upon them. He has pur-
chased a fine residence for a home.
Lathrop brought back letters of cred
it for half a million dollars which he
made in gold mines in the KlOndike
, and he owns an interest in thirty
! valuable mines.
Ten thousand people were in Fair
field on the 3rd and as many more on
the 4th to attend the two days re-
union of the Jefferson County Old
Settlers association. The two days
were one round of pleasure for every
body, fun and frolic being at their
height, and yet the serious side of
the event was by no means cast in
! the shadow, a number of orators who
brought reminders from pioneer times
! being present. Nearly every factory
and business house in Fairfield was
I represented in the parades both days,
making in all about a hundred floats.
There was a baby show, many novel
contests and moving pictures at
night. The display of relics was one
of the largest ever shown at a local
reunion. Each day at noon big pic
mic dinner was held in the park,
which was covered with diners, who
were furnished with coffee and roast
beef by the association. The beef was
barbecued, fifteen quarters Of beef be.
ing roasted each day for the occasion.
After attempting to kill his wife in
his drunken frenzy, shooting and ser,
iously wounding DR.. A S. Stevens.
who interfered in the woman's de-
tense, and standing off officers and a
posse of citizens armed with rifles
and shotguns for several hours, Aug,
ust Kruger was finally captured at
his home in Hancock, and was lodged
in the Jail at Avoca. Kruger is wound.
ed in the left breast and thigh with
rifle bullets and in innumerable
places all over the body with small
shot. DR.. Stevens is wounded in the
shoulder, legs and head, but, though
feverish, will recover. James Dun
can, Jesse Sidebottom, Frank E. John
son, Harry Jones, Elmer Alexander
and others were struck by flying shot
during the siege of the Kruger house
but are not seriously hurt The house
is literally riddled with shot and bull
let's, every window pane being shat
tered. Kruger is wealthy retired
farmer, rated at from $4,000 to $40,
900. He had been drinking all day
and made the attempt on the life oil
his wife. The woman escaped AMI
DR.. Stevens, who heard her call fol
help, came down the road Just as
Kruger appeared on the porch. Stew
ems called upon Kruger to lay dowr
his gun, when the crazed man opened
fire. After shooting Kruger retreat
ed to his house, where he was sur
rounded by a posse Of twenty mer
under the direction of Deputy Sheriff
Jack Grace. A continuous fire wa!
kept up, Kruger replying vigorously
from various points of vantage. Fin
ally a breastwork of barrels filled
with sand was improvised, under GOV
er of which the attacking party ap
preached the house, until near enough
to make a rush. The capture Of
Kruger, badly wounded, resulted
Damage to the extent of $4,000 wa
caused by fire in the Sauer bakery a
Clinton. The flames broke out abov
the fursace in the bake shop, and tn
interior Of the shop was destroyed
together with two upstairs sleepin
apartments. About $1,000 worth O
flour that had been stored in an Ut
stairs apartment was burned or d.
stroyed by smoke and water, an
thousands Of loaves of bread, bun!
pies, cakes and doughnuts floated i
! tho accumulation of watar IN tba fire