Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-21
Mrs. Hannah Oman, 80 years ga. Of

| oAIACl, ~ ySdlo Oiu, ohu hio
wife, Ga. were burned to death at their
home near Mount Victory, 0.
| Henry Phipps is interested in
| Thomas A. Edison's recently invented
| concrete house and Is planning to
build city of cement where rentals
| to working people will be low.
The board of trustees of the Cath
Ollie University of America at a meet
Ing in Washington placed the seal
of disapproval on so-called modern
ism" as serious danger to the
church.
| In the trial of John r. Walsh OF
Chicago for misapplying the funds Of
the defunct Chicago National bank, a
jury was secured and the case of the
prosecution was outlined.
After seven hours and a half OF
argument on both sides of the ques
ton, Judge Hough in the United
States circuit court at New York an
nounced that he would not be ready
| to render a decision on the petition of
the interstate commerce commission
to compel E. H. Hartman to answer
certain questions propounded to him
| last spring in the course of the COM
missions investigation into the so
called Hartman lines, until Deem
| Der 1.
Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou
denied the Wall street rumor that he
had decided to call presently upon the
national banks of the country for ten
| per cent. of their government deposits.
The emperor Of Germany was the
| guest Of the city Of London at the
Guild hall, There were no disturb
ances but the populace was very
chilly.
John Ferris. assistant agent on the
Csceola & Au Sable Steamship COM
pany's dock at Au Sable, Mich, was
killed by robber.
Fire that threatened the entire bust.
ness district of the city of Parsons,
Kan, destroyed 100000 worth of
property.
Six men were killed at South Mil
waukee when a fast Northwestern
train plowed across a grade crossing.
Rear Admiral Asa Walker was re-
tired on account of having reached the
statutory age limit
Superintendent Shelton, of the Ute
Indian agency at Ship Rock, N M,
denied the report that battle took
place between the disaffected Utes
and the United States troops.
Queen Helena of Italy gave birth
to daughter, her fourth child.
Citizens of Fithian, H.. and four
yegg men fought a pitched battle
with revolvers and shotguns. The
robbers were routed before they OBJ
tanned anything of value from the
post Office safe. which they had
blown
AS the result of the inability of
the Northern Pacific railroad to fur
nish cars the coal mines of Bear
Creek. Mont, are compelled practical
|. ly to close, mining being suspended
because Of inability to make ship
| ments.
Theresa Sullivan, II years old, was
ing her f1ance. Michael Lander. She
stabbed him because he refused to
leave his companions
Mrs. Lucy Burris, wealthy woman
| of Wabash. Ind, was sent to jail be.
cause she refused to pay a fine of one
cent assessed by jury for assault
| and battery on farm tenant
Thomas Rinaker, receiver of the
| defunct Enterprise National bank OF
| Allegheny, entered a suit in assumpsit
| in the United States district court
against ex-State Treasurer of Penn
| sylvania Frank G. Harris. claiming
$4,000 with interest from October IS,
1908. This sum, it is charged, was
| paid Harris by Cashier Clark, of the
bank, as a bribe for his part in per-
hitting the promoters of the Penn
| sylvania Development company to
use the funds of the Enterprise bank
and the state.
| Photographs and Official data rep
resenting summers work of the in
ternational boundary commission in
Alaska were lost when canoe cap.
sized in the Bradfield river.
1t was proposed in the Michigan
state constitutional convention to in.
sert an article making voting obliga.
tory, with fine and prison sentence
as penalties.
State Senator Haines' bank of For
est Grove, Ore, did not open its doors
for business because it could not OBJ
tain it's balances from the Merchants
/ Of of nd uvh oh Q1,s
pended payment.
The total equaliZed assessment OF
personal property, lands, and lots in
illinois for the year 1907 aggregates
$1,138, 622 1898, according to reports By
committees of the state board OF
equalization.
The engine and tender o: Balti
more & Ohio train to which was at
tached a private car bearing Vice
President Fairbanks and party re
turning from the funeral of Judge
McComas was derailed at Weverton
Junction. Md.
Signor Alfani. director of the Flor
ense observatory, has given out q
statement that sun spots, each Of
which is IL times the size of the
earth. will about the middle of No
vember cause storms, earthquakes anC
eruptions throughout the country.
! In the historic hall of st. George al
, Windsor Castle, King Edward ant
; Queen Alexandra gave state banque
| in honor of the emperor and empires,
OF Germany and their suite.
: A state convention of Democrats a
J Nashville, Tenn, started movemen
for the nomination of southern mar
: as Democratic candidate for the pres
idency In 1908.
Six persons were injured when tn,
. 1S-hour train from Chicago 70 New