Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-06-07

ERNEST hODUiHS, lUc STAY cdI-oiu oSu
Of X. w Robbins of Marshalltown
was scalded to death in a tub of boil.
ing water.
George Rowe, aged 90, farmer
committed suicide near Logan ny
shooting himself through the lung
with shotgun in the road in front oil
his fathers home. He lived but thir
ty minutes. He was sick and des'
opndent.
While sound asleep Miss George
Mooney of Marshall town was at
tackled by thief. 1t is supposed tie
man was seeking to burglarize the
house, but 4 is intention may have
been to commit greater crime The
screams of Miss Mooney and her sis
ter so terrified the intruder that he
jumped through the window, carrying
with him sash and glass. The girls
were SO frightened they failed to get
good description OF the man.
A party of young people from the
first year class of the Northwood High
school, who were going to the pic
mic grounds north of town were driven
into the barn of o. G.. Low to escape
thunder storm. The barn was
struck by lightning and Seymour
Bergeson, aged 16, was instantly Kill
ed. Another boy Of Is was seriously
hurt, and several other badly shocked.
The Bergeson boy was one of the best
known boys in the town, an officer OF
his class and well liked by all his
school mates.
Rather than give her consent to the
mo taV ~ H. q
old Bertha Waltermire. Mrs. Huddle-
ston of Council Bluffs may cause her
son to be sent to the penitenitary.
An information has been filed in the
court sworn to by the girl charging
him with seduction. He and the girl
and the girls parents are anxious for
them to marry, but Mrs. Huddleston
Will not give her consent and as the
boy is under age it may result in his
going to the penitentiary. The case
Is rather remarkable one.
The frequent reports Of runaways
caused by dogs chasing teams, the
digging up of gardens by strolling
CANNES and the not infrequent notice
of men being attacked by angry brutes
has resulted in the order being issueo
~ INC hlShI pOilCS ouudu al DCo
MOines by Captain Miller that all dogs
which are found to be in the habit
of continuing such a practice and the
owners show no disposition to pre-.
vent them, may be shot. The order
was welcomed by the officers on the
hill beats as many such complaints
are made to them.
Charles Deltour, alias West, who
forged checks and secured money from
dozen Fort Dodge merchants re.
Gently, was captured in Los Angeles,
Cal, by Sheriff O!eson of Fort Dodge.
Deltour faded from view after repeat
ing the performance at Jefferson. His
plan was to work for some we'll known
firm a few weeks and secure his pay
by check. He would then forge a
number of checks on farmers and,
after getting them cashed at the
stores, disappear. He is 10 years OF
age and has every appearance of be.
ing bashful, awkward farm hand.
While George Vance, a well known
farmer living midway between Iowa
Falls and Alden. was fixing a guy
wire of the windmill he came near
being electrocuted. The guy wire OF
the windmill crosses the high voltage
electric line that carries the current
from the plant in Iowa Falls to Alden,
and in repairing it Mr.. Vance allow
ed it to slip across the dangerous cleo
trio wire. The current from the
charged wires shot down the guy
wire and Mr.. Vance was taken from
his feet and thrown a considerable
distance. 1t was half an hour before
he realized what had happened. Had
he not had on heavy gloves and been
holding the wire loosely he would
have been instantly killed.
A dispatch from Superior. wis
says: David Doyle. has a deal on foot
for the sale of a large tract of valu
able farm land which will, If con
summated, be one Of the largest
transactions of this nature ever nego
tiated in Northern Wisconsin. The
tract of land in question Is situated
in the vicinity of Amnicon lake anu
includes some 5000 acres. A party
of about dozen Iowa farmers are
the persons interested in purchasing
the property. They have been in
Superior and have looked the lano
over. 1t is highly probable that they
will buy, as they are said TO be sat
isfied with the property and the
terms. Plymouth county men are in
terested.
Official announcement is made by
Rock Island officials of a vastly i'm
proved train service on the Iowa di
vision of the road, which will also give
Des Moines the best passenger ser
vice 1t has ever enjoyed. The change
will be made on June 3. Two new
fast trains each way between Chicago
and Colorado will be installed and the
| equipment CT all trains will be i'm
proved. Under the new time care
the Rock Island will have forty-sever
| passenger trains in and out of Des
Moines each day. Fourteen of the
trains furnish the daily service be
| tween Des Moines and Chicago. The
additional passenger service follows
the completion of many improvements
| in the road bed on the Iowa division
Many thousands of new ties have re
Gently been put in between Davenport
and Council Bluffs, new and heavier
| steel has been laid, and the road bee
reballasted for a great portion of the
distance. The road bed is now in the
best condition il has yer been. Many
thousands Of dollars have been ex
pended for the new equipment to BIZ
put into service, the new trains being