Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-11-01
IOWA
NEWS

John McDermott, expert meat In
spector at the John Morrell packing
plant in Ottumwa, was taken suddenly
i'll while at work and died two hours
later Of heart failure. He was 40
years old and leaves wife and three
children.
To escape the brunt of brawl,
Clifford Belden of Dubuque and Her
man Wecker of Milwaukee, foreign
ers, crawled under a box car, which
was struck by a train, killing one
and injuring the other The men
were staying in a shack near the
river.
The Maring grocery and produce
stores at Centerville suffered heavy
fire loss. The meat and produce de-
partment was Quilted, while the gro
Gerry department was badly damaged
by smoke and water. The damage will
reach $4,000. The fire was caused by
defective wiring.
Prompt action on the part of doc
tors saved the life Of Willie Ryan,
aged Of Dubuque. The lad ate pea
nuts. Shortly afterwards violent
pains In the abdominal region devel-
oped. Physicians were called the
patient was removed to Finley hospi-
tai. His condition steadily became
more alarming and an operation was
decided upon and his appendix was
removed. A full sized peanut kernel
was found in the organ. The patient
will recover.
There Is trouble in the Osceola high
school. A few days ago four girls
and one boy, all of prominent famil-
les, played truant and were suspended
by the superintendent. The board
ordered them to apologize to the school
and teachers, and they did so, all but
William Walker, a village cut-up, who
made matters worse with a funny
speech. Because the board is consid-
tring his case, the students hung the
superintendent In effigy and the feel
ng is high.
Asking damages for injuries re-
:eived by falling from a bridge scat
!olding, A. Garfield OF Des Moines,
itarted proceedings to recover dam
lges in the sum Of $1,700 from
Thomas Phee Garfield claims that
ie was at work on a bridge being
constructed by the latter, and that
he platform scaffolding was unsafe.
While wheeling a cart full of brick
ind concrete across the scaffolding, 1t
gave way, and precipitated him to the
ground several feet below. His limbs
we're badly lacerated, he claims, and
ie was injured internally.
The Rock Island is making another
bid for the transcontinental mails. A
Encouragement of the fast mail sched-
ale now makes it possible for the
company to land New York mail IN
Denver in forty-four hours. Hereto
fore the Colorado flyer arrived in Den
yer at $3.50 p. M, and under the new
schedule the train will arrive at 1925
a. m. In connection with the Twenti-
eth Century limited, the eighteen
hour train of the Lake Shore, this
will make forty-four hour mail route
between the far east and Denver. In
this connection the Rock Island is
said to be trying to show the govern
nent the folly Of transferring the
mails at Chicago destined for points
n the far west.
Claude Fisher. accused accused OF
assaulting Miss Minnie Baker, the
daughter of prominent farmer living
one mile south of Mapleton, was TAX
en- to Mapleton on a Northwestern
train from Ida Grove, where he had
been taken for safe keeping, but was
not removed from the train owing to
the fear of the authorities that there
might be an attempt to lynch him.
Justice J. e. Scott of Mapleton read
the charge against the prisoner while
he was seated in the train in charge
of an officer. The prisoner waived ex-
animation and was held for trial at
the November term of court at Onawa.
His bail was fixed at $4,000. Fisher
was taken on to Onawa by Deputy
Sheriff Anthony and placed in the
county jail. The hearing only occu-
pied a few moments. A large crowd
was at the station but no attempt was
made to harm the prisoner.
1t is possible that within the next
few days the remaining squadron Of
the Eleventh cavalry at Fort Des
Moines will be ordered out to aid in
the suppression of the uprisinb of the
Utes in Wyoming. Col. c. H. Murray,
who is in command Of the forces at
the post during the absence of Col
onel Thomas in Cuba, has received
orders from headquarters in Omaha
to hold the troops in readiness for I'M
mediate service. In accordance with
these orders. Colonel Murray will at
once proceed to make all necessary
preparations. so that II the orders to
move are received, they can be obey
ed at a moments notice. This will
mean that rations and tentage will be
prepared, accouterments ana horses
placed in the best of condition and
nothing left neglected to insure the
serviceability of the command. ''If
ordered out | will have just 11S men
at my command available for active
service" Colonel Murray said recent
ly. -Four troops are now at the
post, and of these not over twenty
FIVE men will be left behind II we
leave for active service"
Cora Role, a twelve-year-old school
girl of Manchester, has proved her
self heroine by stopping a frantic
runaway team. The young lady had
Just left the school house when q
team attached to a wagon load OF
lumber rushed past the school house.
The girl stepped in front OF the