Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-18
IOWA
NEWS

Iowa people contributed about S..
100000 to the volume of business done
by John D. Rockefeller and his asso'
ciates last year, by the purchase oil
Kerosene oil and gasoline alone.
Charles J. Dart, an aged farmer in
the southern part of Sac county, COM
mitted suicide by shooting. lie had
been living with a daughter and was
known to be mentally deranged.
James Crumme committed suicide
at his home at Ottumwa by shooting
himself with a 22-ca,ibre rife. He
was found by his daughter, who went
to call him for supper. He had been
alone in the house for some time,
the children being at school and his
wife at work. He had been drinking.
Fifteen cases of diphtheria and one
death so far have been reported in
Mason City. One school district
abandoned school in the country as
one pupil came down with the dis
ease. Six of the cases at the Odd
Fellows Orphans home are now i'm
proving.
Fred Geisel of Boone was shot in
the abdomen by a neighbor lad, Fred
Fowler. The bullet entered the boys
abdomen and glancing up followed the
seventh rib around to the left side
and then passed out and entered the
ieShy part of his arm and passed
completely through the arm, making
four holes in it's course. The boys
condition is serious.
The residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles McCosco, near Iowa City,
burned and Mrs. McCOscO, trying to
save a sick child, barely escaped. The
family had two children and both were
taken very sick a few days ago. One
died, and it funeral was just Leld.
A hot fire kept in the house on &C
count of the child set fire to the
framework.
Within a week of the day announced
for her marriage to William Cohn of
Chicago, Miss Esther Morgan, pref.
ty 19-year-old Sioux City girl, eloped
with Will Lennon of st. Paul, Mimi,
sweetheart of former days. A bel
boy at the Chicago house. where Miss
Morgan was living with her guardian,
was employed to steal her clothes for
her. The couple has gone to st. Paul.
The Rev. c. S. Cooper of Abba was
indicted by the Monroe county grand
jury on the charge of criminal libel.
The indictment states that Mr.. Cooper
had articles printed in the Dial OF
Progress, the official paper Of the Iowa
Anti-SalOOn league at Des Moines,
which wrongfully attacked County At
torney A. c. Parry and Attorney w.
E. Giltner. The trouble was occasion
ed by a petition for saloons in Abba.
The hearing of five young men of
Melrose charged with gambling was
held before Mayor Norton and each
was fined S. and costs, which amount
ed to about $8.75. The participants
were located in a barn on the prem
ises of James Roney by the night
marshal, Ed Mcdonald. All paid their
fines and were released. The authori-
ties are determined to put a quietus
upon gambling in Melrose.
Burglars cracked the safe of the
Shugart Ourr Seed company at Couu-
Gil Bluffs a few night ago, and car
only SIS in money in the safe, but a
number Of valuable papers are mis-
sing. Nitro-glyCerine was used by
the cracksmen and although the force
of the explosion was sufficient to
damage the building it was not heard
by workmen 200 feet away. so thor
oughly was the safe muffled with
sacks of bran.
The city of Creston is in the throes
of a unique strike, IT'S students hav-
ing walked ont of the high school and
refused to return except upon condi.
ton that seven of their school mates
who have been suspended by Princi.
pal Vain should also be allowed to
return. The seven in question were
suspended for publishing a paper
which they termed The High School
Examiner. The parents are with the
pupils and the outcome cannot now
be foretold.
Axel Carson. stage carpenter OF
the -Four Corners of the Earth" COM
pany, who was shot by George Ray at
the Grand opera house at Dubuque,
Is Des Moines man. III feeling be-
tween the men is of long standing
After the performance the men had
words and came to blows Ray had
Carlson down and was beating him.
Ray drew a revolver and shot Carl
son in the hip. He Is now in the
hospital and may lose a limb. Ray
was arrested, and at his hearing was
eXonerated on a plea of self defense
While Charles H. Lemen, a vel
known bridge builder residing at Sac
City, was working on the Ninth street
bridge in that city. an accident oc-
Cured which resulted in probably IA
tai injuries to Mr.. Lemen, severe in
ilries to John Krager, and slight in
hiries to Ashley Richardson. A tenn
oorary platform had been constructed
nom the bridge and a wagon road of
cravel was run upon it for the pur-
pose of filling a tubular pier. This
h:atform gave way, catching Mr.. Lem.
81 under a beam, crushing the end of
hiB right arm and almost sevenng the
urn from the shoulder, besides in.
llcting severe wounds upon his head.
Xr. Krager received a scalp wound
extending almost from ear to ear, but
viii recover. Two other workmen
1arrowly escaped injury.
Joseph Rittinger, a farmer living
gear Dyersville, was held up by burg
"a IS on the outskirts of town and re.
lie we'd of his money. He failed to
comply with the request at first, but
vi en- they flashed a knife on him he
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