Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-08

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The body which was washed up on
the banks Of the Mississippi river
| near Rockport, ILL.,, few days ago
was the remains of John Reese of
Davenport, who so mysteriously disap-
peared from that city ON his wedding
day, Oct. rs, of last year. John Reese,
An uncle. has identified the remains
beyond question.
During a thunderstorm at Burling-
ton, lightning struck the home of
Peter Mesmer on Sunnyside avenue
and tore out one side of the building
and also wrecked a portion of a large
greenhouse near by. Mrs. Mesmer
was seriously but not fatally injured.
s. H. White died at Audubon re-
suit Of severe injuries sustained by
going through a bridge near that
place with a traction engine.
Mrs. Ellis, wife of President FL
lis of Tabor college, received a tele-
gram from her husband, who is in
Boston, stating that Andrew Carnegie
had given $4,000 toward the 100000
| endowment fund. President Ellis
| recently spent several months on the
Pacific coast and expects gifts
amounting to about $4,000 from
friends of the institution there. The
remaining $4,000 will probably be
raised during his present trip east and
| from Iowa friends of the college.
]. d. Yeomans, exinterstate COM
merce commissioner, was in Onawa a
| few days ago and made arrangements
| to ship the balance of the horses
| left at the Onawa Park farm to his
2,4O0 acre farm in the Shenandoah
valley, Virginia. He sold the Park
| farm this winter to the Onawa Fair
association. This marks the close of
| one of the best known horse breed
ing farms in Iowa. For years the
| Onawa Park farm enjoyed great
reputation, and produced some OF the
fastest horses bred in Iowa.
The big glucose plant in Marshall
town, which formerly employed 800
men, but which has been shut down
for a number of years, is being dis
mantled and the costly machinery
taken elsewhere. There Is no prob
ability that it will ever be again OPP
Grated as a glucose factory. There
Is a prospect, however, that the trust
may put the huge building to other
purposes. The giant has been a
nemesis to the city for years and the
cause of endless litigation besides the
sinking of 100000 in building sew
age disposal plant for which the city
now has no use. 1t is understood that
the trust will also dismantle the
plants at Peoria and Rockford, it be-
ing claimed that the capacity of the
other plants is ample to supply the
trade.
| A Jury in district court at Oskaloosa
returned the most unique verdict in
local history. 1t awarded A. G..
Knowles 55 cents damages against
Emma McFadden for injuries sustain
ed from the bite of dog. The plain
tiff sued for $500, S. for medical at
tention and the balance for lacerated
feelings. The case lasted three days
and for five hours the jury tussled
with an obdurate member who would
not accede TO the desire of the others.
The obdurate one wanted to allow Mr..
Knowles one cent, but business heads
on jury finally prevailed and plaintiff
was methodically allowed % cents for
turpentine used on the wound and 10
cents each for bandages. The at
torneys and judge were convulsed
with laughter when they heard the
verdict.
With his skull crushed almost to q
pulp, his neck broken, his limbs, hor,
rioly mangled and lacerated, and the
body frozen stiff from the nights ex'
posure, the corpse later identified as
Martin ]. Murphy, was found on the
Illinois Central right of way by labor
ers going to work near Fort Dodge
The deceased was further indenti
fed as Jack Murphy, an expire fight
er, who defeated Sellars of Marshall
town a few years ago. Murphy was In
Fort Dodge few days previous and
showed a large roll of bills. He left
Tor Manson, saying that he was going
to see his girl. Nothing more was
seen of him until his body was found
No money or valuables were found
on the body. Death no doubt was
due to a train, but whether it was
the death dealing instrument of Grim
lnals is not known.
Stretched prone upon a beautiful
rug before the fireplace CRATE, pill
low under his head and magazines
and newspapers lying about him
Clinton Wyckoff was found dead il
his home at Webster City by neigh
bors. Grief over the death of his wife
six weeks ago had brought on an ag
gravated attack of heart trouble
which caused death. Because of hi:
heart trouble the neighbors had KEEP
close watch upon him and upon hi!
failure to appear outside, an invests
cation was made, which revealed thu
dead body. Wyckoff was one of the
most prominent citizens of the cit!
and leaves an estate Of over $4,000
to an only. sister, who resides IL
Geneseo, Ill.
HE carved out his own fortune
Nonsense! He married it." "Wel
he had to cut out a lot Of othe
fellows, didn't he?"-Ex.
Attorney Hiiiyard of BOWS pleade'
guilty to the charge of forgery ant
will soon receive his sentence from
Judge Evans in the district court con
vened at Clarion. 1t is thought tina
his mind is unbalanced.
Amber Fern Prowse, daughter o
John Prowse of Manchester, die,
from the effects of a fall from wa
gon. The little girl was riding hom
from school with some companion
and in jumping from the wagon sh
sustained injuries which caused he
death. The child was only year
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