Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

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is supposed that he had family
troubles, although no definite reason
is known for the act.
Word has been received of the
death Of Henry Haffey in Livingston,
Mont. Haffey, who was formerly of
Muscatine, was killed In the Northern
Pacific shops at Livingston. He was
the son of Mrs. Jessie Tuman, the
woman who, with her husband, was
murdered in lonely cottage in Sher-
fey woods, six miles northeast Of
Muscatine three years ago.
Ben Kinney, a well known livery
man of Herndon. was crossing the
railroad track just east of Bagley
when he was struck by a passing
freight and his team killed and buggy
demolished. He was picked up by the
train men with his nose crushed,
both legs broken and one also crushed
so that it will srobably have to be am
putated. His shoulder Is also badly
bruised. If he is not hurt internally
he may recover. He Is now conscious
and is at the hotel in Bagley. The
place where he was crossing is on a
level stretch and he says that as he
had been driving for several days he
was asleep when he approached the
track.
The oldest railway mail clerk in
Iowa died at his post on Christmas
day. when G. S. Eddy Of Clinton fell
dead in his car shortly after leaving
Davenport on his daily run from
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was In Davenport Christmas after
noon, and said that he twas all tuck
cred out" by the extra labors Of the
Christmas season. Not long after
wards he gave up the struggle and
the mail car that left Davenport with
Mr.. Eddy sorting mail, as he had done
for forty-five years, finished the trip
with his dead body tenderly laid to
one side Of the car by his associates.
Mr.. Eddy was n years old, and en-
tered the railway mail service in Iowa
John Barhyte, proprietor of a res
taurant at Tabor, was probably fatally
stabbed a few days ago by Silas
Yades, who was arrested and bound
over to the grand jury under $4,000
bonds by Mayor Rice. Barhyte lies
in a critical condition. Yades was
taken to Sidney for safe keeping.
Yades was celebrating Christmas with
a good sized Gag" and started a dis
turbance in Barhyte's place. Bar
byte ordered him out several times
and finally forcibly elected him. A
few minutes later, Barhyte stepped
outside and Yades stabbed him in the
back, the rnife blade severing an
artery. Yades fed and was not found
until late the next afternoon, when he
was discovered trying to get to his
brothers home.
return home.
A revision of the law that created
the Office Of the state agent of the
Iowa industrial school is the desire of
Miss Clara Lunbeck, who is the state
representative Of that institution. In
an interview she intimated that an
effort would be made to induce the
general assembly this winter to
change the law. She desires that
children who once become wards of
the state remain so till they are of
age. She does not mean that they
be kept by the state during all this
time, but If released and allowed to
return to their families they still be
under restraint, and then If found
guilty OF any misdemeanor, or for
any reason the state must take them
again, no process of law should be
necessary in order to get them. She
cites case in Des Moines where the
family is convicted of shoplifting.
The children were once in the indus.
trial school, but now that it seems
necessary to take them again, the
same legal steps will of a necessity
be taken, whereas, If they were
still wards of the state, they could be
brought under the care Of the insti
tuition.
Representative M. z. Bailey Of
Ringgold c,urty has prepared a bill
for the amend nent Of the state road
law so that the farmer who works
the roads in front of his farm may re-
ceive compensation therefor. This
is a change which is made possible
by the adoption of the King road
drag, and 1t is heartily endorsed by
the Iowa Good Roads association
which will meet in Des Moines Feb.
Z and s. Mr.. Bailey is the chair.
man of the committee on roads and
highways of the house of representa-.
tives and his position gives him great
influence in the matter Of legislation
on the subject of roads. He has
made a thorough study of the sublec,
during the recess of the assembly
and he is prepared to defend his po
sition. The law which Mr.. Bailey
has drafted provides that the trus
tees Of each Of the townships of the
state shall be authorized to have the
highways under their charge wor1eo
by the King road drag, they shall
have the drag used not less than ten
times ON each road in their Jurisulc
ton. at a cost of not to exceed so
cents per mile for such work. and
they shall give preference to the per
sons near the highways worked in
their townships. This means that
the trustees of the township Will
emnloy the farmers to do the work.
Whales avoid the Gulf Stream and
are never found there.
The biggest wire rope ever made
for traction purposes has just been
completed for subway railroad in
Glasgow. 1t is seven miles long,
four and FIVE eighths inches in cir
conference, and weighs nearly sixty
tons. 1t has been made in one un
spliced length Of patent crIcible
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