Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-09

| III minnesota, iowa and the TWO la
kotas and about thousand are avail
able. The wages offered by the farm
srs range from $175 to SO day and
BOARD, but the jobs go begging.
X. G. Dun Coos Weekly Review of
Trade says: Trade reports are espe-
cially gratifying from the northwest
and other points that are dependent
upon agricultural results, but all sec
lions of the nation enjoy great pros
perity and there is scarcely discord-
ant note in any of the dispatches
Scarcity of labor is the only serious
complaint.
Timothy Sullivan, of Detroit, and
Herbert Walker, IL years old, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Walker, of
Swan Creek, Mich, were drowned in
Swan creek near the Walker home 1t
is believed they fell into the water
while reaching for pond lilies.
The governor of Samara was in
stantly killed by bomb thrown by an
assassin who was subsequently arrest
ed. The governors head and feet were
torn off by the explosion
At Pensacola, Fla, an investigation
of the alleged peonage at the Jackson
Lumber company's camp at Lockhart,
Ala, resulted in three men being held
to the United States court for trial
under heavy bond
Attorney General Moody in accord
ance with the policy heretofore deter
mined on, has directed further prose
cutions of number of railroads for
violations of the federal safety APP
! pliance acts.
"Cy' Seymour, the center fielder
whose release the New York National
League club paid $4,000, refused to
! don uniform in the game against
st. Louis, claiming he is entitled to a
share of the money paid Cincinnati
| for his release.
! David Hoover, United States collec-
tor of customs at Gateway, ont, and
| Quon Lee, a Chinaman, were bound
over to the federal grand jury in
bonds of $4,000 each to answer to a
charge of conspiracy to smuggle Chi
nese into the country.
In runaway accident near Lehigh,
Iowa, two children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Axel Johnson were killed, and two
more children and the mother were
badly injured.
The Minnesota state railroad and
warehouse commission entered an or
der compelling the railroads whose Of
| ficials have given testimony in the
merchandise rate hearing, which has
! been in progress during the present
year, and which was lately resumed,
to (h'oduce at the office of the COM
mission all records on which their
statistics have been based.
E. A. Gage, son of Lyman ]. Gage,
| former secretary of the treasury, com
mitted suicide in tourist hotel at
| Seattle by shooting himself through
the body with a 3S-caliber revolver.
Endorsement of William ]. Bryan for
olution calling upon the national Dem
ocratic committee to investigate the
charges made against National Chair
mon Thomas E. Taggart and demand
| his resignation If they are proven,
and the nomination of Charles Fl. Kim
merle, of Cassopolis, for governor,
were the features of the Michigan
Democratic state convention.
The Missouri state board of railway
and warehouse commissioners refused
to grant an increased freight rate on
furniture and agricultural nipple,
ments.
The Goldfield Athletic club guaran
tees a purse of $4,000 for contest
between Cans and Nelson, and 10000
| for Britt and McGovern on Labor day
At meeting of the executive com
mittee of the William j. Bryan recep
sue reserved seat tickets to Madison
Square garden, New York, where Mr.
Bryan is to deliver his address.
A disastrous fire broke out in the
grounds of the international exposi
ton at Milan and two of the finest
buildings were destroyed.
Miss BERTHE Schneider, of Milwau
kee, rescued Miss Claire l.. Corwir
from drowning in the Chippewa river
at Chippewa Falls.
]. G. Wellington, a saloon keeper
was killed, w. j. Cooke, a Judge OF
election is fatally wounded, and a
third man less seriously injured in q
fight at Memphis polling place.
Emilio Alvarez, discoverer of the
Rhinoscleromo Ca disease of the
nose) bacillus, died at San Salvador
He was well known as a physician
James B. Postlethwait, employed in
the clerical department of the Mich
igan Central company in Detroit, died
after having tasted 40 days for the
benefit fhis health.
The Mckinley syndicate secured a
license from the secretary of state OF
Illinois to incorporate the Danville &
Eastern Illinois Railroad company, tc
construct an electric railroad from
Danville through Vermilion county.
Clifford S. Hixton, a bookkeeper foi
the Union Trust company, is in jail
at Pittsburg charged with embeZzle
ment. Hixton is said to have made q
confession in which he says his pecu
lations will amount to about $135,000
The state of Illinois secured judg
ment against former State Treasurer
Henry Wulff and Floyd X. White
more, his bondsmen, for s6,532.40. The
suit was filed by the state of Illinois
to recover fees held by former State
Treasurer Wulff
The Negro Young Peoples Christian