Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-06-28


along the water front were saved.
has been appointed chief statisticiar
for vital statistics in the census bu
reau. vice William A. King, deceased
DR.. Wilbur was expert special agen
in the same bureau.
| Fasteners are fiocking to Billings
Mont, by the hundreds to register fol
the Grow lands.
William H. Moreland, of Cincinnati
died from burns received while trying
to rescue some money recently sent
home by Jockey Thomas Moreland to
pay off a mortgage.
Secretary Testers statement of the
worlds visible supply of cotton shows
total of 3,252,O11 bales, against
3,457,373 last week. OF this the total
of American cotton is 1,S55,011, against
1,996,373 last week.
The Wisconsin synod Of the Luther
an church received reports that its
churches are in excellent condition.
The printing plant was operating at a
profit Of $4,000.
of Turkish troops surprised a Greek
band of IA, killing six of them. The
remainder escaped.
DR.. Sydney o. Heiskell, quarantine
physician died suddenly on the lawn
in front of his residence at the Balti-
more quarantine station. Apoplexy is
believed to have been the cause of
death.
The Florida Democratic legislative
committee adopted resolution favor
ing tariff reforms as an issue and
strongly indorsing William ]. Bryan as
the Democratic candidate for presi-
dent.
John Fipps, farmer living one mile
west of Redbird. |. T., was beaten to
death with club by John Moore, a
negro, who had been farming a crop
for Fipps. AT the same time Moore's
wife assaulted Mrs. Fipps, injuring her
seriously.
A state senator and several wealthy
stockmen of Montana were arrested by
federal officers on a charge of fencing
public lands. All of them furnished
bonds and will appear before Judge
Hunt in Helena.
The federal grand jury called to look
into the evidence on which charges of
peonage had been preferred against
New Madrid county, Missouri, farm
ers, reported two true bills.
Two earthquake shocks half an hour
apart, slightly damaged many build
ings in Santiago, Cuba. Several per-
sons were slightly injured by falling
articles.
William Jennings Bryan at Trondh-
lem to witness the corora'tLn of King
Haakon VII, practically outlined his
platform for 1879. He SAID: THE next
election will decide whether America
is to swallow the trusts OF the trusts
swallow America. My POSITION is that
{. private monopoly is inGefensible and
intolerable. That was in the Demo-
cratic platform in 1900, similar plank
was incorporated in tn | latform of
1904, and it is the only tcuable posi-
ton"
The Wisconsin supreme court sus-
poses tax upon every transfer of
property, real or personal, lying with
in the jurisdiction of the state made
either by will of the interstate laws of
the state or in contemplation of the
death of the owner and to take effect
after his death.
The Wisconsin supreme court set
aside the decision OF tn, lower court
which entered a judgment of $4,000
against each OF four railroads for al
legged incorrect reporting Of gross earn
ings as charged by Railroad Commits
sioner Thomas.
In an opinion handed down by the
Illinois supreme court it is held that
municipal officers have the discretion
airy powers which they may use in
granting or refusing a saloon license
unless expressly restricted by the Ian
guage of the ordinance.
! The Saginaw team withdrew from
the Interstate Baseball league. The
team will play independent ball.
/ tuberculosis of the lungs and pneu-
monia were the leading causes of death
in the United States, according to
special report on mortality in 1904, is
sued by the census bureau.
Two years at hard labor in the state
penitentiary at Waupun was the SEN
tence melted out to James p. Nolan,
who was Democratic candidate for sec
rotary of state of Wisconsin in 1904. |
He was accused of embezzling $500.
! The Massachusetts house of repre-
sentatives voted to expel Representa-
tive Frank ]. Gethro, of Boston, Demo-
crat, thus upholding the report of the
committee on rules.
Five frame buildings, two residences
and three store rooms, were burned at
Ill. Loss, $4,000.
The Republicans of the Sixth Mis-
souri, district nominated William c.
Atkeson,N of Butler for congress by &C
clamation.
A suicide pact between Mrs. Mary
Behrens, widow, and Edward Gan
ger, who had wife and five children,
resulted in the death Of both, and of
Peter Behrens, the 12-year-old son of
Mrs. Behrens, at Brooklyn.
William Cullen Dennis, of Indiana,
has been appointed assistant solicitor
to the department of state.
Fines amounting to $4,000 and
costs aggregating $1,000 are to be paid
by the International Harvester COM
pany for breaking the Arkansas law.
The corporation admitted it violated