Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-07-26
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Justice Roujet ID. Marshall, Of the
supreme court of Wisconsin, Is the
high court official referred to In pro
ceedings of the Wisconsin legislative
life investigating committee, when
State Manager j. G.. Albright of the
Union Central Life Insurance com
pany, of Cincinnati. produced CORE
spondence showing that a supreme
court official asked that the life
agents commission for collection OF
the premium on his policy be paid to
him. The authenticity of the CORE
spondence was vouched for by JUS
tice Marshall.
Sheriff Groves, who has In his pos.
session a warrant for the arrest OF
John d. Rockefeller, based on the
criminal information recently filed in
the probate court at Findlay, O., by
County Prosecutor David, charging
Mr.. Rockefeller, as the alleged head
of the Standard Oil company, with
violation of the Valentine antitrust
law, says either he or one of his dep
uties will attempt to serve the war
rant upon the landing of Mr.. Rookie
Teller in New York.
The latest news from Syrian, Rus
STA, is that the city is heap of ruins
Hundreds of persons lost their lives
in the flames. Several men suspected
Of incendiarism were lynched. FOOD
for the starving inhabitants of Syzrar
is being sent from Samara and from
Saratoff.
Fire at Yokohama destroyed LOO
Japanese houses.
The people of Colombia celebrated
the anniversary of their independence
and, in honor of the occasion, the gov
eminent released all political prison
ers. Peace reigns throughout the re
public.
Walter Smith, who gives his HON,
as Chicago, shot and killed Goldi,
Moss, II years old, in the doorway o
her home at Kalamazoo, Mich. Smitl
is rejected lover.
Frank Gotch, claimant of the Amer
lean catch-as-catch-can wrestling
championship, defeated Charles Ole
son, known as the southern champion
in finish bout at New Orleans.
DR.. w. D. McAfee, known in G. A
r. circles in the United States a
leading marcher at national encamp
ments, died at Rockford, ILL.,, after
lingering illness.
President Roosevelt has been elect
ed as honorary member of the Assc
ciate Society of Farnsworth post Nc
10, G. A. r., of Mount Vernon.
Manager McCloskey, of the st. Loui
National league team, announced tina
Outfielder Smoot has been traded t.
; Cincinnati for First Baseman Barry.
r. G. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review
of Trade says: The best news of tn,
past week comes from agriculture
sections where progress is fully main
tanned, harvesting Of winter whea
promising larger yield than expect
ed and of good quality, while corr
and oats exceed anticipations.
Sheriff John H. Traxler arrested
; Livingston Quackenbush, the forme
banker at LIE Seuer, Mimi, and tool
him to Saltwater, where he is t.
serve four year term for fraudulen
banking.
A treaty of peace between Guate
mala, Salvador and Honduras wa
signed on board the United State
cruiser Marblehead, on the high sea-
off the Guatemalan coast.
Fire that broke out at Aberdeen, S
D., in a vacant barn destroyed a quar-
ter black between First and Seconc
. streets, south of Second avenue west
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
J Richard Clair O'Brien, of Detroit
Mich, aged rs years, was drowned IL
: Moosic lake, Scranton, Pa, while at
, tempting to swim across the lake.
John Bailey, a farmer living fou
miles east Of Decatur, Mich, afte
MORALLY wounding with revolver hi,
farm hand, Albert Wood, gave himsel
up to Sheriff Chapel and then prob
ably fatally shot himself.
Claude Leppleman, aged % years
who for nine years has been a clerl
in a drygoods store at Wichita, Kan.
has been notified that he has inherited
, 100000 from the estate of ]. c. In
graham, capitalist of New York city
Dr. Manuel Murbina, one of the bes
known naturalists in Mexico, ant
noted as a botanigt, died suddenly a
the age of 63.
The British cabinet has decided t.
rescind its action cutting down the
naval estimates and to build two bat
tleships of the Dreadnought class.
Congressman Frank B. Keeper, O.
Kingston, was renominated for con
gress by the Republicans of the Third
Missouri district.
One man was killed and four seri
ously injured by log roll in Bige
lows lumber camp near Alpena, Mich
The fourth annual meeting of the
Young Peoples Union Of the Indiana
district Of the German Evangelical
synod of North America. convened al
Mount Vernon. Ind.
Judge Henry Melvin, Of Oakland
CAL, was unanimously elected grand
exalted ruler of the Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks.
Practically the entire business sec.
ton of Wentzville. Mo-, was destroyed
by fire. the loss being estimated al
$4,000.
The state of Wisconsin is to have
a new capitol building in the shape Of
a st. Andrews cross.
The jury in the Hargis-C Callahan
trial at Beattyville, KY. returned g
verdict of not guilty. The men were