Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-25

out Injury.
Lawrence Rush was instantly killed
at Winterset. He was a teamster en-
ployed in hauling coal to the tile
plant. He was walking alongside Of
his loaded wagon when he slipped
and fell under the vehicle, the wheels
passing over his neck. His neck was
broken. He was about 40 years old
and is survived by wife and several
children.
George Clarence Acker died in the
Atlantic hospital as result OF In
juries received by kick from
horse a few days ago. The horse he
was trying to hitch up kicked him in
the abdomen, directly over the place
where he had been operated upon for
appendicitis some time ago. He lay
for three days In terrible suffering
before dying.
Judge Scott Of Newton fined John
Young and James Crawford Of Sewers
$1,000 each and costs of prosecution,
including attorneys fees for County
Attorney Cragan, for keeping liquor
nuisance in Sewers. They were each
indicted some time ago, but arrests
were not made until. the present
month. They pleaded guilty and were
not represented by attorneys.
A petition has been filed with the
clerk of the Harrison county district
court by which Charley Bitterli brings
suit against Sherman DUNCAN for
damages in the gum of 5000. Both
parties are of the vicinity of Lagan
and the plaintiff claims that DUNCAN
sold him horse that did not belong
to him and that the real owner ap-
peared soon after the transfer and
took possession of the property.
Through a mistake, Mrs. n. p.
Jones of Mason City, was given
dose of washing soda in place of salts
by her husband, who was attending
her during sick spell. On finding
his mistake, Mr.. Jones fell in a dead
faint at the side of the bed, from
which he was aroused by members OF
the family. A physician was hastily
summoned and after some quick work
the patient was relieved from the eff
fects of the soda without suffering
serious harm.
NJ. M. Bliss, wanted since last June
by the authorities of the state peni-
Tertiary at Jefferson Ciy, Mo-, from
which place he escaped, was captured
by the city marshal at Anita, and
was placed in the Cass county jail
awaiting the arrival of the Missouri
officers. He was sentenced to i've
years for forgery and had served two
and half years of his term when he
escaped, while working on a boiler
at the prison. He had been in Anita
but a few days, coming there from
Griswold.
Judge Hutchinson Of Larson sen
fenced Tom Davis, negro, to life I'M
prisonment at the Anamosa peniten.
tiary. Davis was a circus hand with
Campbell Brothers, and on the night
of June s assaulted Miss Josephine
Willmes of lie Mars. Miss Willmes,
whose mother is proprietor of hotel
at LeMars, was returning home about
10 o'clock p. m, when a negro jumped
out of an al!eyway and assaulted her.
Davis was captured soon afterwards
and was identified by the girl. For
several hours a mob of citizens sur
rounded the Jail and threatened to
lynch Davis for the crime. The pos
sibility of the girl being mistaken in
her Identification of her assai,ant is
said to have been all that prevented
the crowd from dealing out mob veng-
eance to the negro.
A team belonging to James Scott
of Alton township ran away on the
main street and collided with buggy
In which Miss Carrie Ward was driv-
ing. She was thrown out over the
dashboard and one of the horses,
weighing 1900 pounds, fell on her
head. Several men caught hold or
the horses and Miss Ward was taken
from beneath them and carried to
the office of a physician where an ex-
animation was made. No bones were
broken and the only apparent injury
Is a bruise on the right side Of the
head and on her nose. The buggy
she was in is a mass of kindling
wood. Mr. Scott had left his little
boy in the wagon to hold the horses
while he got some apples out of a
car on the side track. They became
frightened at the train and started to
run. The boy escaped uninjured.
Grover Fluke was arrested at Char
iton on the charge of threatening the
life of Will Barger. He was taken
before Justice Stone and bound over
to the grand jury, his bonds being
fixed at $1,000. Mr.. Barger testified
that when he went to his Office on the
| 18th Fluke was there and accused
| him of speaking i'll of his (FlukesO
wife, and Of writing ner insulting let
| tiers, and that Fluke pulled a gun and
| said that he was going to kill him.
Then Fluke offered to spare his life,
and said that he and his wife would
leave Barger alone and would leave
town upon the payment of $1,000. Bar
ger refused, but upon Fluke's renewed
| threat to kill him, said he would
give him $500. Barger then told Fluke
| to follow him to the bank and wait
outside for him. Barger went into
| the bank, out of the back door and
upstairs to c. p. Connell's office and
| telephoned to Justice Stone. The ar
rest of Fluke followed, when a re.
volver was found upon his person.
Fluke admitted that he had threat.
ened to kill Barger.
Constable ]. E. Ryan of Clinton is
the hero of a runaway episode, and
1 eight girls think they owe their lives
to his bravery. The young ladies
were out in three seated rig when