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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04
STARTED BANK
WITHOUT CASH
armerS Institution Has
$4,000 Liabilities but No
Assets.
FRANK SHAUGHNESY CASHIER
Expected Officials Father to Make
Shortage Good-Now Doubt Re-
port That Place was Burglarized
and Have Cashier Investigated.

Mount Ayr, Dec. 30.-Liabilities
Of almost $4,000 and assets not one
cent in cash is the condition of the
Farmers bank of Ellston, which bas
not reopened since it underwent a
burglary Nov. 20. AS the bank had
been running only two months, the
creditors are few, and they, hoping
that their claims would be paid by
the father of Cashier Frank Shaugh-
messy, have assiduously guarded the
secret Of the banks condition until
within the past few days.
1t was thought at first that the liza
bilities would not exceed $1,100, and
the elder Mr.. Shaughnesy stood ready
to make the amount good, but later
1t was discovered that the banks
books were no guide to its condition,
and the liabilities have grown beyond
his ability to pay. The amount rs
made up of $4,000 deposits and Of
drafts which the cashier induced per.
sons to accept in payment of checks.
The assets are the furniture and fix
lures.
WHEN IHe SAFE was UloWn OpSn d
month ago the vault was not reached,
and the cashier said $3.50 in silver
was about the amount in the cash
drawer. He now admits that there
was no cash in either receptacles,
and strong suspicious are directed
toward the alleged burglary. The in
sane commission was called to con-
slider his case shortly after the bur-
glary, but pronounced him sane.
Cashier Shaughnesy is about rs years
old. He started the bank with no
capital, paying off $500 in debts with
the deposits in the bank. He had
40 backing, although at first he
claimed heavy capitalists were with
him.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04
FOR THE WEsTRRook MURDER
William Derserser and trump"
Latham Formally Indicted.

William Decserser and Trump"
Latham Formally Indicted.
Des Moines. Dec. 29.-The Polk
county grand jury has formally in
dicted William Denberger and
Trump" Latham for the murder of
Fritz Westbrook. Denberger is in
the county Jail and Latham is in the
penitentiary serving a sentence for
trying to kill his wife.
Fritz Westbrook, well known
clerk in the Harris-Emery store, was
shot down OF. the night of July on
University avenue at the entrance
TO an allev between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets. The shots at
tracted attention and the young man
was discovered mortally wounded.
The asssssins made their escape
without taking anything from his per-
son. The young man was removed
to Methodist hospital. where he
fingered until July IA. when he died.
The arrest of William Denberger
and Trump" Latham was the result
of information furnished detectives
by Mrs. Latham, who claims to have
heard the two men talk the deed ovei
at her home. Latham is now In the
penitentiary serving time for attempt
ing to kill his wife, and William Den
berger is in the conntv tail awaiting
the action Of the grand jury.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04
DES MONIES MAN IS
INDICTED FOR MURDER.

Des Moines, Dec. 28.--William L.
Carter, professional bondsman and
one time farmer, was arrested yes
terday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff
]. w. Ash, for the murder OF Edward
J. Gresser.
The crime with which he stands
charged is the murder Of Edward j.
Gresser, a German farmer, residing
near Avon, seven miles southeast OF
Des Moines. Gresser was the owner
of a tract Of land considerably less
than eighty acres In extent. He was
last seen alive on Oct. Q by several
Of his neighbors.
William l.. Carter is compare
lively young man and has lived in
Des Moines but few years. He
formerly lived on a farm adjoining
the Gresser rarm. Carter, or his
mother, he being sort of business
agent for his mother, owns farm
adjoining the Gresser farm and 1t is
charged that his desire to own the
Gresser tract is responsible for the
murder done. In appearance Car
ter Is man Of about % or 80 years
Of age. He had had business deal
ings with Gresser just before the
murdered man was found, and 1t is
alleged that the signature to a deed
to Gresser's farm, now held by Cart
er, was forged.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04
PUSHES DEPUTY FROM
TRAIN, Then ESCAPES

Des Moines. Dec. 2S.-As he grap-
pied on the steps Of moving train
with James Gillespie, prisoner from
Enterprise who sought to escape,
Deputy Sneriff M. w. Robson was
hurled into the darkness by Gillespie,
who made his escape at the East
Ninth street crossing late last night.
Robson was picked up unconscious
later in the evening and taken to his
home on Des Moines street where he
lay unconscious the greater portion
of the night. The muscles or one leg
are torn from the bone and he may
be injured internally.
Robson went to Enterprise to en-
Join Charles Lamb from approaching
bis wife, who has sued for divorce.
Gillespie was sentenced to five days
In the county Jail and Robson voIun-
teered to bring him to Des Moines.
At the Ninth street crossing Gillespie
started to run. Robson caught him
on the steps they fought fiercely,
then Gillespie threw the officer of
and escaped.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

1t is the law in Vienna that all
electric lights must be raised at least
sixteen feet above the pavement, as
otherwise they are calculated to In
jure the eyesight of inhabitants.
Sheep are becoming less numerous
In various parts of the world. In
Germany the flocks have decreased
over sixty per cent. since 1873; and
this is only an extreme instance OF
what is going on elsewhere. The
increasing price of beef is given as
one reason of the eating up of the
sheen; the dread of tuberculosis is
another.
The Youngest licensed chauffeur In
tbe United States is Master Theron
Curtis. of Attleboro, Mass. The little
automobilist is only ten years old. is
a skillful mechanic, and can readily
repair any automobile. Up to this
date he has not NIT with any serious
accident, although he often drives at
the legal limit Of speed.
London's policemen are not al.
lowed to use their clubs upon pris-
oner unless in self-defense. A short
time ago 1t required eight of them to
overpower and arrest a quarrelsome
soldier
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04
PROGRAM ARRANGED ;
FOR CONVEYING SESSION

Des Moines, Dec. 28.-Lieutenant
Governor Herriott and Speaker
George Clarke Of the legislature de-
cided yesterday that the safest way
to proceed when the session of the
Thirty-first general assembly meets
on Jan. 8, is exactly as if the men,
bers were newly elected instead Of
being followers under the biennial
election amendment.
So the legislature will convene in
separate houses on Jan. and will
proceed to organize by the election
Of the whole list of officers, after the
members themselves have been sworn
in according to the regular formula.
The president of the senate and the
newly elected speaker of the house
will then announce their committees
just as If it were new session and
the message Of the governor will BIZ
received.
Governor Cummins will read his
message to the. houses in joint ses-
sion, probably, as he did two years
ago. ....
Both Governor Herriott and Speak
err Clark expect to reappoint their
old lists of committees. In lie house
list there are a number of vacancies.
These will be filled when the whole
list is presented to the house in ses-
sion by the speaker.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04
BREWERY PETITION
COMES UP S0CR

Des Moines. Dec. 81 Judge A..
H. McVey, in the equity division Of
the court, will in the coming term of
court decide perhaps finally the suf-
ficiency of the brewery petition. The
case will be one of the first to be
heard.
Since the fling Of the appeal from
the finding of the council. there have
been no steps taken in the litigation
by the attorneys for either side, ex-
cept the perfection of the list of sig
natures which both sides expect so
present in substantiatien of their
claims.
In his appeal DR.. I. N. McCash has
made sweeping charges of forgery
against the petition and is thus
placed in a position where he must
?"ove three specific allegations.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

A chaplain Of the English Navy
was giving stereopticon lecture on
Scenes from the Bible" He en-
gagged sailor who had a photograph
to accompany the lecture with must.
cal selections. The first picture
shown, naturally enough was Adam
and Eve in the Garden OF Eden The
sailor couldn't think of any appropri
lte air. play" whispered the chap.
ain. The sailor suddenly had an
'dea. To the delight of the audi
ance the photograph emitted the
familiar strain, There's Only One
Girl in the World for Me-"
The effect of prayers on peaches
was tested by Mrs. John Cade, OF
Leavenworth County, Kansas. She
owns large peach orchard, and last
spring, while her neighbors were
spraying their trees. she was pray
ing for a bully peach crop. She
prayed and prayed; the neighbors
sprayed and sprayed. Mrs. Cade
raised a fine peach crop; her neigh
bors' crops were failures. 1t paid to
pray instead of spray.
Meat trusts are unknown in Austria
liza. Largely for this reason, mutton
sells as low as two cents a pound.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04
MISSING Girl Heir To LEGACY.

Waterloo, Dec. 28.-A legacy of
over $1,000 awaits Miss Ella Dacy II
she can be located. The last heard
OF her was six years ago, when she
was working in a business establish
ment at Seattle, Wash. 1t has been
impossible thus far to find any trace
Of her since then. The legacy is
Miss Dacy's share in the estate of her
brother, Conductor Jack Dacy OF the
Illinois Central, who died at Albert
Lea in April. 1903. All of the estate
has been distributed except the share
due Miss Dacy and relatives are
searching everywhere for her.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04
KILLS HIS BROTHER
BY A PLAYFUL BLOW

Shenandoah, Dec. 29.-Two boys,
Pat and Vincent Rogers, broth
ers, going home from school were
playing by throwing small sticks at
each other, Vincent was hit just be-
aind the ear and dropped into uncon-
seriousness, in witch state he re-.
NAMED about twelve hours, when he
died. The same little fellow had at
various times suffered a series Of &C.
:idents-arm broken twice. collar
bone broken, fingers mashed. fell
from second story window, run over
by a wagon, etc.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04
Mad Doc Scare IN sioux city.

Sioux City, Dec. 30.-There is a re
vival of the mad dog scare here and
the city administration promises to
take drastic measure to protect the
people. Ten people have been bitten
by dogs the past twenty-four hours
and four are seriously Ill. Fully
thirty dogs have been bitten by the
diseased animals. The mayor has
again issued an order to muzzle all
dogs. Many will be shot.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04
COLLEGE CHANGES NAME
Western Will Be Known As LeandeI
Clark ColIeue.


Cedar Rapids, Dec. 30.-The name
of Western college at Toledo has
been changed to that Of "Leander
Clark" college in conformance with
the request of Mr.. Clark, who gave
$4,000 toward the $4,000 endow-
ment fund, which has just been sub
scribed for the college. The change
Of name was formally made at the
Iowa conference of the United Breth-
rem church, which is now In session
here, Bishop w. M. Weetley Of Des
Moines presiding. Andrew Carnegie
also gave $4,000 toward the $150,000
fund and the remaining $4,000 was
contributed by members of the Unit
ed Brethren church. All the con-
ferences have now voted in favor Of
changing the name of the college,
which will be done at once.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04
Arrested At Prison Gate.

Anamosa, Dec. 30.--Just as he
emer'ed from the prison gates after
having completed term OF eighteen
mor-hs for fraudulent banking Edwin
o. Soule Of the defunct Home Saw
ings bank of Iowa Falls, which he Is
alleged to have wrecked, was, re-
arrested on the charge of disposing
or mortgage twice. He gave bonds.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04
Accused OF $1,000 Theft.

Boone, Dec. 30.-F. o. Lockhard,
travelling representative of the Ameri-
can Hide and Leather company of
Chicago in Iowa and Nebraska, was
arrested at Des Moines, charged with
forgeries to the amount of $1,000. It
Is alleged that he juggled figures In
reporting invoices. thus swindling the
company. He failed to furnish $1,000
bonds and was remanded to Jail.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04
BANKER SNYDER
GETS ONE YEAR

Cedar Rapids, Dec. 27.-E. z. Sny-
der, the Olin banker, was yesterday
morning sentenced to one year at
Anamosa by Judge Preston and to pay
fine of 500 and costs. Snyder had
plead guilty to receiving $50 deposits
after the bank was insolvent, and the
several other charges against him
were dismissed. The complaining
witnesses and many people of DIN
signed the petition to the court for
light sentence,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

} The late Edward Atkinson tried to
see on how little man could live;
then died Of indigestion. Burgundy
and terrapin are unsafe when you
have accustomed yourself to turnips
and water.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

Thinking of Mark Twain's recent
birthday-and 1t is a pleasant thing
TO think Of, too-we are reminded that
although he grows old, sis humor
never does.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

Our young friend, Boris, has been
banished from his native land. But
what does he care? There aren't going
to be any musical comedies in Rus
STA for the next few years.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

Maine hunters this year killed
more game and fewer of each other
than for many seasons. By these tao.
tics 1t Is hoped the supply Of hunters
will last as long as the deer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

An epidemic Of humps at Syracuse
university has stopped work in the
department of mathematics for the
time being. And yet it is not unusual
TO see college students with swelled
heads.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

Nicholas Of Russia is having his
funds and other valuables deposited
in the Bank OF England. and II the
American magnates haven't secured
options on all OF them II Is likely that
he win rent a castle somewhere In
uncle Eds" country between now
and spring.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, the
new premier. is commonly known
throughout Great Britain as "C.-B.'
This illustrates one of the differences
between our own and the other coun.
try. Over here he would be called
"Hank."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

That boy who ran from a street car
to give a woman dime she had
dropped will probably never become
great Characteristic Lake Tribune.
Perhaps he thought that she would
reward him with quarter.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

The sentiment against babies has re-
seived such tremendous momentum
Of late that those of US who have az
ready had the good fortune to be born
have reason to congratulate ourselves
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

1t has been decided to postpone The
Hague peace conference. Just at pres
ent the car is too busy trying to get
up plans of peace for domestic use.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

l After he gets used to the new con.
ditions the emperor Of Korea may not
feel so bad. The khedive of Egypt
manages to get considerable fun out
of life.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

=, For long time after you, AL
Conso!" has been the war cry of the
narriageable princesses OF Europe,
but the Princess Ena seems now to
have get ahead.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

II anyone asks who Is to be Presi.
dent OF Switzerland next year you
can say M. Forrer. Swiss Presi.
dent has hard work to be famous. for
his country Is continuously prosper
Gus. peaceful and as free from govern
ment as possible.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

President Castro of Venezuela has
again yielded to France, but he has
reserved the right to make several fu-
ture Weddings necessary.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

Somebody Is trying to get a law
passed providing that nobody in the
United States shall be paid bigger
Salary than the president. We men,
hon thls, not because II interests us.
but because We feel II is our duty.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

The Chicago stockyards gang may
regard as a favorable mention the
news that Archduke Franz Ferdinand
has just killed his 3,000th stag.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

They are to have whipping post in
the District of Columbia. No, not for
boodllng senators-just for wife peat
srs.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

Korea testifies that the yellow peril
Is real. Being yellow nation itself,
t thinks it ought to be an unprejpd:ced
Judge.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

One can easily imagine the joy with
which the sultan of Turkey seized
upon the opportunity to rebuke Russia
for the massacre of Mussulmans.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

London has been darkened by fog
for week. This will make it seem
like home to the Pittsburg heiresses
who have married titles.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

II possible, let that $10,000O00 be
raised for ex-Queen Liliuokalani with
out delay. If she doesn't get it she may
write another book.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

! Mrs. Chadwick has decided to give
up the fight and go to prison. She
might have done this at the start, but
where would her lawyer have come
In?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

A dancing school is to be added to
the University of Chicago. At last the
dancing-teacher will be entitled to call
himself professor"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

In the face of existing prejudice
against the steel ring. it is likely to be
hard work to revive popular interest in
the hoop skirt.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

Yeast-'T believe that liquor has
its uses. but there's a man VINO
abuses it," Crimsonbeak-"Is he
hard drinker or Prohibitionist?"--
Yonkers Statesman.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

It must make a horny-handed son
Of toll feel a bit queer to find himself
addressed as the Right Honorable
John Burns.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

A couple in Ohio were married In
shree languages, but they could be di-
Sorced in one.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

It wouldn't be DR.. Osler theory
Il it did not run counter to the gen.
eral sentiment of mankind.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

There are four cases OF smallpox
in West Union. All are under strict
quarantine. and every effort Is being
made to prevent the disease spread
ing.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

II Gen. Sollogub makes name for
himself in his new position, it ought
10 be a better one than he has now.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

A Camden chemist announces a
recipe for turning silver into gold.
May be hair dye.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-01-04

No one is useless In this world who
lightens the burdens Of It for any ono
else.-Dickens.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-07-13
Turning Out New Products.

The active officers of the Versailles
Handle Factory are very much clated
over their success in the manufacture
Of a new and useful wood product in
their staple establishment which bids
fair to rcyolutionize things 50 far as
this institution is concerned.
Manager w. S. Beard. who is the
main spirit in branching out or this
line. installed new machinery for the
purpose and this week We were shown
a specimen of the new product. 1t
is an insulator pin and bracket used
on telegraph and telephone poles to
hold the glass insulators. These pins
and brackets are in great demand all
over the country and the millions
used far exceed the supply.
While they are cheap and can be
made here from refuse timber and
scraps which would be a loss other
wise. the machinery which Manager
Beard has installed viii turn them out
in such quantities that their produce
ton Will be a big dividend paying
feature Of the factory in the future.
When the market IS fully established
the demand will be never ending. as
the pins and brackets are as essential
as the glass insulator> which are SO
common on telegraph and telephone
poles.
The Handle Factory has already
proven to be a good Investment anc
with the addition Of machinery ion
the manufacture Of these standard arti
clcs the stockholders of this worth,
enterprise ar rest assured that II /
one OF the safest investments the,
have created in our midst. and tn
outcome will be that still greater IA
C~ilities will be necessary to fill tn
demands upon the factory IN the n
distant future.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-07-13
Serious Explosion.

A serious accident occurred at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. II. Hub
bard on North Monroe street last
Saturday night by which Mrs. Hub
bard received injuries Of the most
painful nature possible to endure.
she had a lighted lamp in the sit
ting room which appeared to be clog
gcd up in the burner. 1t Suddenly
took fire around the wick and she
grabbed the lamp and as she ran to
the front door the flames reached the
pent up oil when the lamp exploded.
Although frightened Mrs. Hubbard
retained her presence OF mind and
threw the lamp into the yard, but not
until the burning oil had drenched
one arm and her clothing was on fire.
| The oil was also scattered on the
floor and the carpet and other arti-
clcs were burning. Her son. Doug
las being at home they made a des-
pera,e fight to stay the flames, while
others who saw the blaze outside
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-07-13

The city council has accepted the
Ouigley proposition to furnish the
city power for all purposes at a stipu-
lated price, the power to be generat-
ed on the Gravois by means of crib
bing the water and produce electric
power here through the motor system.
The city council has requested the
Ouigley company to draft an ordi-
narc in accordance with the provis-
ions of the contract which is being
done when the proposition will be
submitted to a vote OF our people.
The ordinance will be ready within a
few days.
Last Saturday the members of the
Ladies' Progress Club were driven to
the campo OF Messrs. Pepper and White
on Gavois where they were the
guests OF Mesdames Pepper and
White in the afternoon and evening.
The outing was highly enjoyed and
a Splendid camp dinner vas served
which fitted the appc,ites refreshed
by the pure country air and natures
surroundings. The ladies paid high
compliment to their sister club mem
bcrs as entertainers. All the members
were present excepting Mrs. Forman
and Mrs. Legere.