Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-07-26
IOWA
NEWS


Haven, Conn, now with the Hopkins
school, a preparatory academy for
Yale university, has accepted the
Greek professorship Of the University
If Iowa.
Emil Olson, young man employed
rs groomsman for one of the race
horses which were in Forest City last
week, was drowned in Lime creek
while bathing with a party of young
men. The body was recovered after
about three hours.
1t is announced that out of An
irew Carnegie's $2O,000,000 apportion-
nent for veteran educators, Dr. G. T.
W. Patrick of Iowa City and the uni
ration, will receive $500 year for
he next three years.
A big trap shoot Is scheduled for
Arnold's Park the first week in Sep
!ember. 1t will be given at the beach
Ind the sportsmen will shoot over the
water. The Okoboji Gun club will
have charge of the meeting. Crack
shots from all over the country, In
Guiding Elliott of Kansas City, Budd
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others, will attend.
Fort Dodge and vicinity were visit
ed on the 10th by a disastrous hail
storm and a deluge of water. The
shower of hail did serious damage TO
early oats and uncut hay. Corn was
damaged somewhat in low places
where the stand Is not advanced.
The storm was of short DURATION
but a large quantity of water fell,
soaking the fields.
The Diamond Creamery company
Of Monticello is finishing up its butter
contract for Uncle Sam, having
agreed to furnish $4,000 pounds OF
butter that shall contain 10 per cent
moisture and score 80 points. A gov
eminent inspector is on hand to see
that every churn Is tested, and the
diamond people have furnished the
government a $4,000 bond.
Marshall county is out of debt and
has money in it's treasury besides.
A few days ago the board of super
visors paid off the last Of the outstand-
Ing bonds, issued many years ago.
They had been ready to take up the
bond some time ago, but the holder
would not agree to cancel 1t until 1t
was due. Besides being free from
debt the county Is in excellent con-
dition otherwise.
Fire, evidently Of incendiary origin,
started three times a few days ago in
the house Of George Cunningham at
Boone and in each instance the fire
department successfully extinguished
the flames before they had gained
Roadway. At present Mr. Cunningham
Is out Of the city, the household goods
being packed and stored in the unoc-
cupied house. Oil was discovered on
the walls by the firemen after the
third attempt and the kitchen window
of the house was discovered open.
The dead body Of an old man, the
father Of E. J. Dannat, wealthy
rancher Of Bronson, was found in a
hay meadow four miles southeast of
town a few days ago. In the side
Of his head was jagged hole, evident
ly caused by blow from some blunt
surface. Near by stood a team of
mules hitched to a two-horse hay rake
which the old man had been driving
His death is thought to have resulted
from a runaway or a fall onto the
Lard metal frame Of the rake.
Edward Klein, former inmate of
Coffin Home" at Fort Dodge, who
has been in custody on a charge OF
forging the name Of John Rutledge
to a check, was released through the
signing by Hon. l.. S. Coffin of his
bond for 1000. Klein, while d meul-
Der of the home, forged the check,
using the name of Rutledge, who is a
son-in-law of Mr.. Coffin. Mr.. Coffin
insists that the man has sincerely re.
pented of his last act OF lawlessness.
Klein will again become an inmate
Of the home until the sitting of the
grand jury.
Tramps riding in box car between
Cedar Rapids and Waterloo assaulted
4 man by the name of John Lunger
and boy, Roy Elmer. After robbing
The two they threw them from the
| train while 1t was going at the rate OIL
forty miles an hour. The injured man
Ind boy made their way to Shellsburg
Ind telegraphed to Clinton. The Gin
| ton sheriff arrested one man there and
three others were taken from the
train to the city Jail at Waterloo. All
the men charged with the crime re-
/ fuse to give their names. One is
known to be James Smith from Ala
bama. Lunger and Elmer were badly
injured and robbed of twenty dollars.
Ten years after he killed her mother
while he was almost wreck from
the use Of drugs, W. p. Royce, an en-
ploye of the Sioux City Gas and Elec.
lric company, was married few days
ago to Miss Loretta Hendrickson.
Miss Hendrickson is the daughter OF
Nellie Patton, whom Royce murdered
In fit of jealousy, Nov. "a, 1895.
Rev. w. G. Moore, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church Of LeMars, per-
formed the ceremony at LeMars.
Royce was sentenced to twenty years
In the penitentiary at Anamosa after
the murder, but was parolled, and
later was pardoned. Since then he
has led the life of a model citizen.
The first Off cial position sacrificed
on the anti-pass altar in Hardin coun.
ty was the one held by DR.. N. C.
Morse of Eldora, who resigns as a
member Of the county insane commits
sion, after holding the position for
years and being a recognized author.
ity on mental diseases. DR.. Morse Is
surgeon for the Iowa Central road,
and in that capacity holds an annual
pass over the road. The new law pro.
small or large, from riding on the
| toll fat. 4.