Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-11-22
IOWA
NEWS

Dubuque police are satisfied that
the man who forged the deed on A.
Brackenschmidt Of Quincy, ILL.,, secur-
ing $4,000 and making his escape, is
the John Hoover who secured $4,000
from Dubuque real estate man
year ago by the same method and
later feeced a Rockford, ILL.,, bank out
Of $4,000. The descriptions tally ex-
actly.
Judge David Mould of Sioux City
decided the $4,000 breach of promise
case brought by Mrs. Vietta Davis
against r. e. Purslow, wealthy bach
elor, against the plaintiff. Mrs. Davis
brought suit against Purslow last
year, but settled later for SIS. She
came into the courts second time, al
leging the acknowledgment OF the re-
ceipt for settlement to be forgery.
The signature was held valid.
Ray Hoxey and Tommie Yoder, two
boys who were shot while hunting
near Ottumwa are both improving and
are expected to be out In few days.
So far the relatives of both the boys
have been unable to ascertain by
whom the shots were fired which re-
suited in the wouDding Of the lads.
Both boys were hunting in different
vicinities. Hoxey claims that upon
looking around after he was shot he
When Republican State Committee
man George s. Wright of Council
Bluffs awoke a few mornings since,
he found burglar had robbed him Of
gold watch and sum in cash. The
robber had carried lighted candle
about the house, drippings from
which were found everywhere. Num-
erous large splotches on Georges bed
ding indicated the robber had thor
oughly examined the surroundings at
his leisure without awakening his vic
tim.
o. c. Treadway, the oldest living
member of the Sioux City bar, was
convicted of grand larceny at Valeu-
tine, Neb. Judge Grimes has not yet
set the penalty. Treadway has ap-
pealed the case to the supreme court
Of Nebraska He was found guilty Of
offering for sale at the Sioux City
stock market a steer branded in his
name, which had previously been
branded by another ranchman. Tread
way owns ranch near Valentine.
The board and lodging of female
bulldog is worth 81 per month, accord
ing to decision made at Sioux City
lieving the dog was the property Of
her husband, who was killed In a
fight, Mrs. Bridget Killian boarded
him for five months. When j. j. Ca
hill, the real owner, who loaned it to
Killian, sought to regain possession Of
the animal, Mrs. Killian refused to
give 1t up. Cahill took the dog by
force and Mrs. Killian sued him for
It's board.
DR.. C. M. Steffins has received word
from Andrew Carnegie, stating that
he has given $4,000 more to the en-
dowment fund Of the German Presby-
terrain theological seminary, in course
of completion in Dubuque. The fund
donated by the fasteners is $4,000
with the understanding that the
amount would be duplicated. Mr.. Car
negie two years ago gave $4,000, and
the last donation brings the total Sc
cured to $4,000. The balance is in
sight. The institution opens early
next year.
An unusually large number of defec-
tive ballots were found by the Clinton
county board of supervisors. 1t is es.
timated that fully 500 defective ballots
were found Then, too, hundreds Of
ballots were marked in the square OPP
posite the name of the gubernaJorial
candidate, with no other marks on
the entire ticket The supervisors re-
ceived the smallest vote of any offic-
ers on the ticket. The candidates for
that Office are at the bottom of the
tickets, and many voters grew tired
before completing the marking of the
big ballot, and left off toward the bot
tom.
Scandinavian Lutherans of north
ern Iowa are much interested in the
disposition of the estate of the late
Rev. |. M. Dahl of Winnebago county,
a pioneer preacher Of the northwest,
whose will was recently probated dis.
posing of an estate of more than $780,
900, much Of which is given to church
and missionary features of the denom-
ination. Among the requests are
81 900 to the United Lutheran foreign
mission, $1,000 to the johannesburg
Mission society of India, and 600 acres
of fertile land in the county which
goes to the trustees of the Waldorf
college at Forest City, for that insu-
tuition receives the bulk of the prop
erty.
A farmer named Lahr, who lives
near Worthington, had a duel with
chicken thieves. The constant bark
ing of his dog awakened him and he
discovered light in his chicken
house. Several men we're caught In
the act of placing the fowls in sacks.
The farmer opened fire on the ma.
RAIDERS, and, after exchanging few
shots, they fed, leaving the sacks be.
hind. The next morning the sacks
and quantity of corn were missing
The farmers are considerably wrought
up over the amount of petty thievery
that is being carried on in that vicin
ity. Chickens have been stolen to the
| num"er Of several hundred and vigil
lance committee may be organized.
Joseph Reies, aged 35, Of julien, Du
buque county, appeared before the in
sanity commissioners few days age
and asked to be adjudged insane. He
said he suffered from temporary aber
ration. He felt an attack coming or
! and wished to he incarcerated in iai