Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-06-14

a Wisconsin mne. In some unac
countable manner he became en-
tangled in the machine and had hi
skull fractured and an arm broken a.
result
James Pursell, cook in Troop H
Eleventh cavalry. was nearly killed
by an unruly horse at the army post
Pursell was riding one of the horses
at the rifle range when the ANNA
suddenly reared and fell on its back
Purseil was crushed beneath the body
OF the horse and sustained a broker
| collar bone. He was taken back to the
army hospital where his wounds were
dressed
Beck Bennett, well-known youhs
man who had the contract for the road
grazing in Warren township, Wayne
county, died of injuries sustained
while endeavoring to stop a runaway
He left his six horses standing in the
road while he went to get drink.
They started to run away and he
grasped the bride of the beasts. He
was thrown under their feet and
trampled.
Kidnapped, forced to rink some
poisonous drug and left in a lonely
wood for dead, is the sensational ex-
perience Of A. M. Boyce, prominent
South Ottumwa real estate man. Mr..
Boyce lies in his home in a critical
condition barely able to relate the
story Of his strange adventure. Cou-
pied with the supposed attempt on Mr..
Boyce's life comes the story of a
singular and probably successful at
tempt on the life of his son, Raymond
Boyce, who disappeared from his
farm near Bellville, Kas., a month
or SO ago. and who is still gone.
Whether the attempt on Boyce's ll1e
is the working out of a plot to do
away with the son and father Is
question yet to be solved.
A fine pleasure launch, owned by
Milton w. Bailey of Clinton, was set
on fire at midnight few nights ago
and burned to the waters edge, the
hull and machinery going to the bot
tom after the burning craft had float
ed several miles down the stream.
The Northwestern bridge crew heard
an explosion on board the launch and
saw a man hastily leave the boat AMI
disappear on the river bank in the
darkness. The firemen were called
and a stream of water was thrown on
the boat, but before the blaze was
eXtinguished the cable parted and the
boat floated away, the fire burning
brilliantly as IT. disappeared around a
bend in the Mississippi. An attempt
was made to recover the boat, but the
men feared another explosion and al.
lowed the boat to drift away on the
current. The boat was worth $3.50.
1t is believed that the fire was start
ed accidentally by a hobo who went
on board the craft to spend the nigh.
and who ignited the gasoline when he
tried to light his pipe, hastily leaving
the boat after the explosion.
Resolutions passed by the Iowa
Liquor Dealers association at it's an.
nual meeting at Council Bluffs con.
denim the supreme court of the state
for it's decision upholding the mulct
law and declaring it unlawful for any
saloon keeper or bartender to be in
his place of business between 10 p
m. and 5 a. IN. The ruling is pro-
nounced q usurpation of personal
liberty. For the purpose OF securing
legislation more favorable to all liquor
interests an alliance with the Iowa
Brewers association was urged The
saloon keepers instructed their eXecu
tive committee to use its influence
toward bringing about harmony and
united action of the two bodies. In
order to accomplish the desired re
suits, the plan of supporting friendly
legislative candidates without regar.
to party was favored by President c
A. Stephens of Cedar Rapids and
others. The next convention will be
held at Burlington. The annual re-
port of the president, c. r. Stephens
of Cedar Rapids, showed that $50 oul
of 1900 dealers in Iowa now belong
to the association. Three hun ired
have joined within the past year.
About $50 attended the meeting.
Building progress at Des MONIES
during the summer is threatened by
the action of the sheet metal workers
who walked out and served notice on
their employers that they would not
go to work unless their request for
so cents a day increase was granted.
In but one plant is it known that the
demand was acceded to. About sew.
enty-five workmen are affected by the
strike order. Work all over the
city will practically stop, as nearly
all of the timing shops and cor
nice factories employed union work.
men. The shops were all busy be.
cause of the building which is going
on and the necessity of these men
taking part in the construction of
practically every house or store build.
ing which is being constructed. Some
fear is felt that the building opera.
tions of the season may be tied up
as the result of the sheet metal men
walking out. No nonunion men can
be put to work, as it would involve
the entire building trades. Just as
soon as a piece of work was done by
nonunion men on house which was
being built by union carpenters, paint
ed by union painters, and plastered
by union plasterers, these men would
stop work and the whole situation
thrown into chaos.
Roy Spence of Fairfield and Chase
Sampson of Mt. Pleasant while steal
ing a ride on a Burlington freight
train each had their right leg crush
ed III wreck near Burlington. Spence
! will lose his leg.
Theodore Christensen, representative
of Clinton county in the state legis.