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

His son, Robert, Is held. charged with
the murder.
A professional burglar entered the
dental office Of DR.. B. G. Hess Of At
lantic and carried Off about $35 WORT
of gold filling and some valuable den
tai instruments.
The first real jack rabbit seen 10
those ports since the early days Of
the city, was captured few days ago
by Max Ross, near Atlantic. His grey
hound took after the animal and ran
1t down.
Thieves took advantage of the tenn
porary absence Of the night man at
the Chicago Great Western depot at
Dyersville at an early hour and broke
into the money drawer, ritiing 1t of Its
contents. They secured revolver
and sum of money amounting to
about ST. There is no clue.
David Stevens, aged 38 years. OF
Ottumwa, was instantly killed by be-
ing thrown from his wagon on to the
iron work of the Des Moines river
bridge. Stevens was driving lum-
Der wagon, when his vehicle was
struck by runaway farm wagon.
Stevens skull was fractured and when
assistance came life was extinct
Clarence Hedges of Anita, who re-
Gently lost his livery stable at Atlantic
by fire, was run over by loaded wag-
on and seriously injured few days
ago. He was loading the wagon when
the horses scared and started to run.
1t Is thought that he was injured In
ternally, the wagon passing across his
body from the hip to the shoulder.
Frank Chadwick was held up AMI
robbed at La Porte few nights Ego.
His injuries rendered him uncon-
scious for five hours. His loss was a
watch, $50 in cash, and notes amount
ing to $500. Albert Dawes and For
est Young, two farm boys, were ar
rested. They were bound over to the
grand jury under bonds OF $3.50 each
which were furnished.
The little son of Thomas Moran, a
farmer living near Cascade, is at the
point of death as the result OF having
a cockleburr lodged in his lungs. The
burr caught on his mitten and In try
ing to pull 1t out with his teeth he
drew the thorny burr into his lungs,
where it has lodged so firmly that all
attempts to remove it have proved
futile. He is suffering great torture.
Messrs. Walrath, Beuikler and
Dryer, supervisors of Fayette county,
have just completed mile of the best
highway in northern Iowa. This road
is in section s, Westfield township,
and IL the main travelled thoroughfare
between West Union and Fayette. For
a number of years this mile of road
has been dreaded by the teamsters,
farmers and parties driving for pleas
ure on account of the deep sand. The
cost of the work was $500.
The 3-year-old daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs. Rasmus Frette, young Nor,
wegian family living west of Story
City, met with an awful fate a few
nights ago. While alone in a room
in reaching for something on the table
a lamp was accidentally overturned
and exploded. The flaming oil flew
over the child's clothes and before
the mother could reach its side she
had received burns from which she
died a few hours later.
At the official count by the board OF
supervisors of Lucas county it was
found that the soldiers monument
proposition lost by vote of 60. II
carried in Charlton by a heavy vote,
but lost in the country precincts. II
has been learned that many objected
to the monument being placed in the
court house yard, preferring that IL
be placed in the park, and it is pos
sible that the question may be submit
ted again at the next general election
The Perry brick and tile plant was
sold ON foreclose mortgage to w. H.
McCammon, the treasurer OF the old
company, for $4,000. The mortgage
was held by the Perry Savings and
Exchange bank, the notes aggregating
$4,000 The concern was closed down
two years ago by the bank, the bust
ness being run down owing to alleged
lack of management. Mr.. McCammon
says he will dispose of the plant to
outside parties who will begin opera
tons again.
While hunting with a number oil
boys Ray Hoxie, aged II years, oil
Ottumwa, accidentally received a
charge of shot in his left side, but the
injury did not prove fatal. Twenty
FIVE shot were taken from his body
hn fc Tn
claims he does not know who fired
the shot Young Youder. who was
also out hunting the same day, was
shot from some unknown source
Luckily he was struck by only a few
shot and his injury, while very pain
full, is not serious.
Two extra freight trains on the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul came to
gether in rear end collision neal
Riverside Park, Sioux City, a few
days ago. William Bates, rcIr brake
man, on the first train, was killed
Frank Wood, conductor on the frs
train, was seriously burned. Rober
Sherman, fireman on the second train
was badly cut and bruised. H. Hop
kinson, engineer of the second train
suffered a broken leg. All Of the mel
live In Sioux City. The accident hap
pened near a curve. The second ex
| ira was running at high rate o
speed and the train men found it i'm
| possible to stop 1t after the discover,
| Of the first extra ahead of 1t.
Will Harrell, the man indicted witt
| Lester Burrell for the assault upol