Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-04
A. D. LAS, an old and respected

streets as usual the day he was strick
en- down. 1t is said Of Mr.. Las that
he never missed a service at the
Methodist church CT which he was an
old member, when the weather would
permit of his going.
Henry Ilson of Dixon, Scott county,
temporary chairman of the republican
county convention at Davenport, died
on the night Of the goth, at Saint
Lakes HOSPITAL from apoplexy, brought
on by the excitement of the con ZEN
ton. Before the convention az
journed, Olso left the hall and sew
eral hours later was found uncon
scious on the street. lie was removed
to the hospital but died without re
gaining consciousness.
The German American Central as
ISOLATION Of Davenport has decided to
circulate through the senate and pre-
sent to the legislature at it's next ses.
sion, petition and memorial asking
the repeal of the prohibitory and
mulct laws on the ground that they
are unjust and fail to subserve the
cause of temperance as well as a well
regulated license and local option law,
which the legislature will be asked to
adopt in their stead. The association
has resolved to question all cav didates
for the legislature in that pair of the
state as to their attitude toward the
liquor laws and what the German
American citizen terms his personal
liberty"
Earnest Sage, a stock raiser, was
nearly devoured by a ferocious hog
while attempting to drive the animal
into a pen at his home near Waterloo.
The hog was of the Tamworth spec-
les, which had been imported from
England and known as great fighter.
1t had strayed into cornfeld and
Mr.. Sage and his son endeavored to
capture the animal. The hog attacked
Mr.. Sage and he fought it off with a
ptchfork. In the melee Sage was
thrown down and the SOW fastened
its teeth deep in the mans arm. The
son rushed to his assistance and bur.
led the tines Of the fork in the pigs
neck and turned its head enough to
allow Mr.. Sage to rise. He will sur
vive.
Warden W. A. Hunter of Anamosa
penitentiary died on the 3Oth, OF
Bright's disease, after an Illness OF
about a year. He leaves his wife and
one daughter to mourn his death. Mr..
Hunter had Eeen warden of the peni-
tertiary for about twelve years, hav-
ing first been elected By the legisla-
ture and afterwards retained by the
state board of control because of his
extreme efficiency. He lived for many
years at Newton, after leaving the
army, having worn the blue during tle
war. Later he went to Relle PLANE
where he was engaged for many years
in the electric light business. 1t was
while he was a resident there that
the Legislature elected him warden of
the penitentiary.
County Attorney Jesse A. Miller Of
Polk county visited Eldora, where he
spent several days looking up evil
dence in the Dickinson murder case.
1t is stated, though Mr.. Miller would
give out no information on the point,
that he has secured the names of a
from there who will be subpoenaed by
the Polk county grand jury if neces-
sary. 1t is the concensus of opinion
among members of the Polk county
bar that there will be either two or
no indictments returned in the case.
In order to indict Dickinson the only
charge which can be preferred against
him is that he procured the illegal
operation to be performed on Irene
Blydenburgh. In order to hold him
to this it must be proven that it was
done and by whom. This will necessi.
tate the duplicating of the persons
who actually did the work. If Dickin-
son is indicted it is generally consid'
cred probable that there will be an
other indicted at the same time.
A dispatch from Grundy Center
says: Grundy county will raise
enough potatoes this year to furnish
the whole state with tubers If called
upon to do so. Every farmer, rea,iZ'
ing the prolific yield Of the Harvest
King and other popular brands OF
potatoes, planted from five to seventy
acres and the digging is now commenc
ing and there are many fields which
are yielding 800 bushels to the acre
There is a great demand for potatoes
this year from the south and buyers
are on the ground from points in Kan
sas and Missouri and will buy every
| bushel that is hauled to market al
towns in this End Hardin county. Al
| present 35 cents is the market price
and many farmers will have from SOC
to 10000 bushels to sell. Last year
| car load after car load Of the tubers
were shipped south from Grundy Cen
| ter and one firm at Wellsburg made a
big amount of money in merely hand
ling rotatces for southern buyers
| The farmers who have so large fields
are unable to obtain help to dig their
potatoes this fall and have been
obliged to purchase expensive diggers
| for the work. These diggers sell In
the implement market for about 500
apiece and already one Grundy county
dealer has sold twenty machines and
| has orders for more. At the rate OF
| 800 bushels to the acre one acre OF
| ground in this garden spot Of Iowa
viii ray for itself this season, for land
| is usually rated in Grundy and Har
din counties at 800 per acre. Last
wear was a bur,Der crop raised, but
1906, with an excellent yield Of corn
where in many fields the yield will
| be 100 bushels to the acre, farmers
in this part of Iowa will have the best
| season in years.
Two bloodhounds and Sheriff ]. IL
Cremer in fifteen hours captured Asa
Smith, the robber of Con Davis, the
| Batavia farmer ont of whose VoSl