Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-21
IOWA
NEWS
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Northwestern fast train and instantly
killed.
Fire at Charles City destroyed the
tank factory owned by w. d. Burn
ham and operated by his son, Alfred
Burnham. The loss is about $4,000,
with $4,000 insurance. The fire orr
ginated from kettle of boiling tar.
The jury at Logan brought in yer.
dict for $4,000 for Lee j. Chapman
for the death of his wife and three
children, caused by gasoline ex-
store keeper who sold the oil for
$4,000.
jain Small, young man OF Rax-
ter, had narrow escape from death
In jumping from moving passenger
train. He tripped as he jumped and
fell with such force that he was UNI
conscious when picked up. No bones
were broken, however, and unless he
was internally injured he will recover
soon.
Benton county boasts of the cham
pion lightweight corn husker of the
state. Carl Deitrick, a 14-year-oid
boy, living a few miles south of Via
ton, recently picked fifty-three bushels
of corn in three hours and fifty min
utes. This far exceeds the amount
picked by any other youths in the
county.
Claude Grice, of Red Oak, who was
struck recently on the head with a
four pound scale weight in the hands
of George Baker. is dead. Baker, who
was out on bonds, was Immediately
re-arrested on the charge of murder.
Bail was fixed at 100000, which he
could not give, and he was taken to
Jail.
Mrs. p Fiscus was driving down
hill near the village of Redline when
the buggy in which she was riding
was run into by a team of horses,
over which the driver had lost con-
troll. Mrs. Fiscus was thrown from
the buggy and badly bruised and had
a very narrow escape from being
killed. The buggy was wrecked.
Maurice Cahill of Cedar Rapids has
served notice of suit for $500 dam
ages against Robert n. Hanna of
Spencer, for assault. Both are stu
dents in the college of law of Iowa
university. There is no doubt that
Hanna commenced the fight, which Is
said to have arisen because he was
jerred by his classmates for wearing
side burns"
of measles, is the fate of pretty Hattie
Henderson, 17-year-old miss Of
Marshalltown. The girl has been
Sentally deranged ever since suffer
Ing an attack of the measles several
months ago, when the disease was
epidemic in that locality. Miss Hen
derson was arraigned before the COM
missioners and taken to the Independ-
ence Hospital.
So closely did her husbands half
brother resemble her husband, who
deserted her fifteen years ago, that
Mrs. Mile Goodenough, meeting the
former in the street, caused his arrest
on charge of bigamy, declaring him
to be William Goodenough, the miss
ing husband. The wife could not be
convinced of her mistake, and the vic.
tim was forced to prove that he was
Henry Smith, farmer, and only half
brother of Goodenough. The latter's
whereabouts is not known.
Amos Schroeder, a wealthy farmer,
living four miles southeast of Pleas
antville, was kicked by horse. His
shin bone was crushed into a pulp
and 1t is expected that amputation of
the limb will be necessary. Mr..
Schroeder and his family are subjects
of an unusual combination of afflic-
tons. He himself is blind, one son is
a cripple, one daughter is totally
blind, and another Is almost blind On
account of the advanced age of the
injured man the accident may prove
doubly serious.
Judge r. P. Howell of the district
court at Iowa City heard arguments
pro and con on a motion for a new
trial in the case of John Garfield vs..
the Rock Island Railroad company
This case was tried recently in Iowa
county before Judge Howell and a yer.
dict was returned for $4,000 for the
plaintiff. Attorney Parrish of Des
Moines, who is representing the Rock
Island, is asking for a new trial be,
cause of certain objections to the in
st.uctions of the court and because OF
tn excessiveness of the amount
award. Judge Wade still appears fol
the plaintiff in the matter.
The work of securing leases of Goa
lands for the Fairfield, KeosauQua &
Memphis inc urban road goes stead
!'y on. These coal Ia: DIS are convent
eltly located along the proposed in
tern ban route. 1t is these coal lands
that give assurance that this roat
viii be reality In the not far dis
tant future. 1t is said the matter o.
the giving Of a $2O0.00G bond as {
guarantee of the building of the roac
has been fill, ]. This is another i'm
nortant step in the right direction
The reported changing OF the route
according to which the interurbar
was to run through Cantril instead o
Milton is denied. The people In ant
near Milton are reported as havins
made such satisfactory arrangement
| that 1t Is no longer q matter of doubt
| II doubt existed that the interurbaI
will follow the route as first proposed
viz. through Milton.
About forty or fifty men are sal,
to have walked ont at the Thompsoi
! Starrett company, which Is buildin,
the new storage building at the glu
cose plant at Davenport, the excus
being cut In the wages from 40 I,
S7h cents per hour 1t is stated tina
the union wage scale in the city i
:7la cents per hour, but that the com
pary hired men for 40 cents pc
hcuI, Thinking thus to secure bette
r7en. Tsic. 1t is claimed by a repre-
sentative Of the company, was foun,
to be IMPACT cable. and as a consf
quence the scale was cut down t
3712 cents ag2'n. and as a result be
tween forty and fifty men walked ont
Christopher Evcrhart died at Cir
toa, aged leo. He was born in Ger
nany, Oct. S, 1907, came to Americ
N Ais youth end operated farm /
Ci'lto2 county for many years.
Mss Louisa NJ. Julch of Hunger