Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-10
IOWA
NEWS

drinking carbolic acid. He was sew
enty-five years old.
Merton Boyack aged IS, had his
hand shot off and sustained a bad
scalp wound by the accidental dis
charge of gun while hunting rabbits
near independence.
Edward McGrath, foreman Of the
steam filters gang at the Morrel
packing house at Ottumwa, fell fifteen
leet while at work on some pipes and
was instantly killed.
City Marshal Wood of Vinton, while
attempting to arrest George Kennedy,
local party who is supposed to have
partaken of more liquor than his
share. shot him in the leg with 49,
cahbre revolver, seriously wounding
Kennedy.
The Dubuque police are looking for
Dutch Kaufman, a local character,
wanted in charge OF assault The
anair occurred in downtown saloon,
where Kaufman and John Spooler en-
gagged in an alteration. Kaufman
I'drew a knife, slashing Spoilers coat
and inf1icting flesh wound. Kauff-
man has not been seen since the af-
fray.
MT. and Mrs. w. S. Smith, former
residents of Sheldon began a quarrel
at Council Bluffs and in a scuffle over
the possession of a revolver the gun
was discharged grazing Smiths ear.
Both were arrested. The woman was
held under charge of shooting with
Intent to kill Both tell conflicting
loo lD,,~ ILL
cause
Believing she had killed her baby,
whom she cut with the scissors while
putting it to bed, Mrs Alex Bellamy,
living near Leon, swallowed a large
dose of carbolic acid. dying shortly
after. She cried to her husband that
she had slain the infant, and before
he could prevent, drank the poison
Doctors claim emotional insanity was
the cause.
Mrs. Laurella ]. Baldwin, daughter
of John Hayes, we'll known farmer
and stock raiser living near Wood
| burn, has brought suit in the district
court against her husband, Ralph
Baldwin, we'll known farmers, for an
accounting of property and $4,000
damages. She charges that the elder
Baldwin, and his father, ]. r.
her youthful husband and that the
two of them conspired to swindle her
out of her property.
John Houston, who resides at Perry
and is employed at Coles elevator,
met with peculiar accident. He was
engaged at the elevator helping a
farmer unload wagon of corn when
the scoop the farmer was using slip
ped and struck Houston blow with
its sharp edge just above his eyes.
A cash about an inch and half long
and reaching to the bone was cut in
his forehead. He was rendered medi-
| cal assistance at once, and it is not
thought that the injury will be serious.
The. Rev. Charles Cooper, the Abba
preacher on trial for libel, was found
not guilty. The case has been one OF
the most bitter ever fought in the
history of Monroe county, and grew
out of the fight made by Mr.. Cooper
against the liquor interests. Shortly
before the trial his daughter was TAX
en- to the Mount Pleasant asylum,
said, by her father, to have been made
insane owing to the alleged persecu-
| tions against him. 1t is not known
whether he will bring counter action
against his opponents.
While working on the lower land
ing in the colliery of the Big Jim
mine at Seymour, George Jones, Jr.
| the son of Superintendent Jones, fell
to the bottom of the shaft and was
Icrushed to death. He had been work
/ ing on the upper level and in some
manner lost his balance, and before
ne could recover, Slipped off the stage
TO a@horrible fate $50 feet below. The
body was picked up at the bottom of
the mine mass of broken bones and
flesh. Death must have been instan-
| taneous as he was quite dead when
found. He was only 10 years old.
All the employees of the Wilson ho-
tel at Mason City went out on
strike taking with them the women
cooks, scullions, and bell hops. The
trouble arose over some disagreement
between the walters and the head
waiter, the former thinking she was
| too overbearing. To make the tie-up
complete the strikers wired two girls
that were members of the force who
were out of the city not to come back
to work until the matter had been ad-
iusted. The bell strike caused some
|inconvience, but Landlord Byers is
dlling the vacancies with other girls
After eating hearty supper, Benz.
Jones, wealthy and we'll known citI-
zen of Fort Dodge, walked rapidly
down Central avenue, bowling to
friends, and suddenly fell from a
stroke of apoplexy without uttering a
word. People passing rushed to his
assistance, but he died in the arms OF
a friend who was first at his side.
The street was crowded with people,
EN- route to a ball in the armory.
When lifted to a sitting posture he
groaned twice and expired. The de-
ceased was 6S years old and native
of Wales. He had been resident Of
Fort Dodge thirty-six years, and was
well known, having retired from bust
ness twenty years ago.
Eli Kaufman, proprietor of one Of
fl,a laroaSt oantc furpicbioo ho,cao