Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-10-03
IOWA
NEWS
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over the finding Of many valuable
pearls in the Coon river near Grant
City. Men, women, boys and giils
are spending their leisure hours hunt
ing for valuable stones. Fran and
George Scott of Lake City foufd one
pearl which they sold for $3.50. while
M. J. O'Brien, an Illinois Central
| employee, found one In clam valued
at $1,000. Agents have been buying
| the pearls.
| Dell Hoes Of Marshalltowl, Great
Western brakeman, was badly hurt
in an accident at Gladbrook. While
switching he was on top Of the car
| to set brakes, and the engine backed
in with a string of cars just as his
| lantern went out. He could not see
| how close he was approaching the
cars and was unprepared for the jar.
He was thrown between the cars, sus-
| tanning a fractured left collar bone
and a badly bruised left hip, which
may be broken, and his right leg and
ankle are sprained and bruised. A
car wheel passed over the small I'm
ger Of his left hand, smashing 1t SO
badly that amputation was necessary.
He was taken to st. Thomas hospital
az Marshalltown.
The Benton county grand jury has
returned an Indictment against VIM.
Stout for murder In the first degree
of Frank Stewart on the evening OF
| Sept. 14th. Stout was conducting a
moving wagon outfit which was
:amped near Vinton at the time the
crime was committed, and Stewart
| was visiting the outfit when the two
became involved In a quarrel which
resulted in Stout striking Stewart
over the head with jug, causing
! fatal injury. In addition to the
charge of murder, an indictment has
| been returned against him for keep
ing a house of i'll fame, and Bertha
Montgomery of Cedar Rapids, the
/ woman who was with him, has been
held on the charge of resorting TO a
house Of i'll fame.
Fire starting in the basement de-
stroyed the general store OF r. g.
Pinney, Of Albion, entailing loss OF
$1,000. There is insurance to the
arrount of $4,000 on the building and
goods. The flames were discovered
by a passerby, who at once gave the
alarm. Owing to lack OF fire protec-
ton of all kind no efforts worth men
tioning could be made to fight the
| fire AID the rescuing OF portion OF
the stock was all that could be done.
About $1,000 worth Of boots and
shoes on the lower floor were saved
and a smalY quantity Of queensware.
Dense smoke and flames soon filled
the building and the work OF salvage
came to an end. The store was the
only large one in Albion.
"In most cases where defendant is
found guilty and appears for sent
ence there are circumstances by rea
son of which the court instinctively
feels sympathy for the defendant. but
this case is peculiarly lacking In
such respects. 1t Is the opinion OF
the court that society Is jeopardized
by the presence within 1t of persons
whose actions and ideas follow the
trend yours have and reform Is
needed. Such were the remarks Of
Judge Lee of the district court o.
Webster county as he sentenced Johr
z. Fuller to one year In the peni
Tertiary at Anamosa for wife deser
ton. The case is the first on record
In that court under the new law
The jury in the case returned yer
dict of guilty after celebrating IF
teen minutes. An appeal has beer
taken and bond Of $1,000 provided
A quartette on an Illinois Contra
train was breaking the law by play
ing jackpots at quarter limit. ant
for a time all went merrily. Their
suddenly AL Roach, man Of un
known habitat, but on his way t
Dakota, picked up four tens. HI
proceeded to bet them. Two other
dropped out, but one, the fourth
stayed In. Raising back and fort
went on until all at once Roach grew
| suspicious. He called. The othe
man laid down four Jacks. H
reached to sweep in the stakes
Roach also reached and lande
souarely on his nose A genera
row ensued with the result that tn
four wound up In justice court a
Cherokee. Two OF the men, Pa
Hamel and Herman Snyder, were o.
their way to Cherokee to plaster tn
Catholic church and are now er
gagged at that work. Roach Is on hi
way to Dakota and has sworn Of
playing poker.
During the old settlers reunio
and home coming celebrations a
Charlton. a horse and buggy belong
ing to Mr.. Shore, who resides mort
Of Charlton, was stolen from tn
hitch rack on the public square. wher
: the horse had been tied but a shor
time. The next day the horse wa
found running loose In the suburb
but no trace has been discovered c
the buggy. On the following evenin
another buggy was stolen from |
front of McGinnis' feed barn abou
dusk. The buggy was a new on'
valued at $50. and was the propert
Of Lawrence Mccain of Derby.
the buggy were two new overcoats.
good lap robe and new bride. M
McCann's two sons had driven
Charlton to attend the celebration
and had placed the horse In the bar
where II was being cared for. TIL
, owner has offered 4 reward OF 81
for the recovery of the buggy an
the apprehension OF the thief.
After months of agitation. tn
teachers Of the Dubuque city school
, have been accorded a 10 per cen
: raise OF salaries by the school boart
b To lie for ten long, terrible hour
; wrapped In shroud OF white alb;
tross within the narrow confines {
l. a coffin. to see through the glass CO.
ering over his face the glimmcr {
, candle lights from the inches of tn
v rock walls Of the cellar in which h
was incarcerated, was the horrible e:
perience of Roy Lorraine, studer
OF the Dubuque High School. The be
was the victim OF high school fra
ernity initiation.
Elmo White. lad only II years
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