Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-05-02

| Neal Serfling, living near Granger
in the north part Of Howard county,
was found dead in his field. He was
| looking for a lost lamb and 1t is sup
| posed that he had an epileptic fit, to
which he was subject.
Ottumwa is never again to have
any little, short policemen. and not
| any very old ones either. The board
| of police and fire commissioners have
| announced that applicants for posi-.
| lions on the police force from now In
| must be at least five feet, nine inches
| tall and not over As years of age
Fresh alarm over the epidemic OF
| spinal meningitis which is prevalent
in southern Iowa and northern Mis-
| souri,, was occasioned at Creston by
| the death of the little 2-year-old child
| Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Wallace, well
| known residents. This is the first
| death from this disease which has
occurred in Union county.
Dell Huckins, an unmarried man
| and a lifelong resident Of Howard,
| was found dead beside the road about
| five miles south of Cresco. He was
| hauling eggs for a local merchant,
| and his seat on the wagon was To-
| Gated upon a double box. The indl-
| cations are that his team swerved
to one side In crossing a culvert ana
| the wagon was driven off the bridge,
throwing Huckins to the ground and
breaking his neck.
Fire at Charles City destroyed
Wooibnry's livery barn and fourteen
horses were smothered. Five others
were rescued, but two were after
ward shot. The cause of the catas.
trorhe is supposed to be an electric
| wire. The loss is about $4,000 with
| no insurance except small amount
on the building. Four of the horses
| belonged to farmers and were in the
stable temporarily. A favorable wind
saved many adjoining buildings on
Main street, where the barn was 10.
Gated.
Effie Harrison. daughter Of w. c.
Harrison, a farmer living near Aims
worth, was burned to death while in
the company of her father. Mr.. Har-
rison was burning stalks in a corn
field, and his daughter was throwing
fuel onto the fire when her dress
caught The flames ran up the front
| OF her garment, burning her so Sc
verely that the flesh fell off in places.
The flames were extinguished almost
Immediately, but they had done their
work and the girl died In about two
hours.
A lightning storm passed over Stan
ton few days ago and struck Has
Hauson's barn, one of the largest In
Iowa, and burne.i 1t to the ground.
The ensuing fire burned hay, oats,
corn, wheat, implements, buggies,
horses and cattle. Ten head of
horses persisted. Two horses ran out,
but were badly hurt, their ears and
tails being burned off. One bull val
ued at $500 and some calves were also
lost. The total loss was $4,000. Mr..
Hanson had insurance, but it will not
cover the loss. He had left for Chi.
cago with cattle the night before.
Barney S. Ward of Ida Grove, Ia, q
member of the firm of Hastings &
Ward of Des Moines, was run over
by an automobile truck in Moline, H.,
and is now lying at the city hospital
in Moline in serious condition. The
auto truck was loaded with 1000
pounds of iron and steel, had four
men aboard and weighed $500 pounds
itself. Both Mr.. Wards legs were
broken, his collar bone fractured, his
back was bruised and wrenched, his
scalp cut and internal injuries are
feareu. Ward had been In Moline
three weeks experimenting the con-
struction of model of street
sweeper by one of the big factories
there.
The Davenport police after several
days seach, located Mrs. Pearl Juer-
gensen of Minneapolis and her three
children. two of whom had been kid
mapped by the mother from their
grandparents home in Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Juergensen were di.
vorced recently, and the father was
given the two older children. He is
I travelling salesman, and while away
from home left them in the care OF
his parents. About a fortnight ago
i: they disappeared and it was discov
! cred that the mother had Kidnapped
I them. She was traced to Galesburg
, and to Chicago, and then to Daven
!. port When the Davenport officers
:. found her she wept bitterly and be
; came hysterical when the children
!. were taken from her. The tots cried
I piteously as an officer and family
j friends started back to Minneapoli:
! with them.
:. Many depositors of the Seymour
: bank are selling their certificates fol
e as low as 65 cents on the dollar t,
,. other banks. The Italians are mucl
Il alarmed ana rather than await tn,
, outcome Of the winding up of tn,
banks affairs are putting their Ger
d tificates on the market AMI sellin,
|. them for the most they can secure TO
t them. One bank in Centerville ha
= purchaser over $4,000 of evi ience 0
n debt against the defunct bank in tn
Y way of certificates ana the whole cos
J. is not over 20 cents on the dollar
/. The failure of the Seymour bank i
n resulting in large increase In BAN
p deposits in Centerville, many Wayn
. county people sen,ing their money (
n that city for derosit who had bee
O sepos!ting in Wayne county hanks a
t Seymour and other towns. The
l. PER cent interest paid by Wayn
4 county banks will be withdrawn.
II is said, and the rate of be offere
in the future
s Mrs. John Kringle of Durango, d,
If buqCe' county, was thrown out Of
D. rig, the team being frightened Sh
If alighted on her head. Her neck an
al jaw were broken anil death was II
|. Simultaneous.
q Deputy Uniteit States Marshal P I
4. Phelan of Fort Dodge arrested e,
r Anderson, a farmer living sorth {
v, Moorland, on the charge of embezzl,
ar ment. Anderson is alleged to hav
,r received letter containing a chez