Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-02-07
IOWA
NEWS


Ray Wyatt had all the fingers cut
from his left hand while operating a
corn shelter near his home at Voor-
heis. His brother, Bill, endeavored
to stop the machine and was injured
by being hit In the face by belt.
Edgar Skinner, a brakeman on the
Illinois Central was Instantly killed
at Cherokee while attempting to
remedy a defective coupling. He was
caught between an engine and coal
car and instantly killed. The body
was badly mangled.
Mrs. Mary Peterson of Waterloo,
while dressing a chicken pricked her
finger with broken bone. She
thought nothing Of the injury for
few days. Her hand began to swell
and she consulted a physician. She
is in a critical condition.
The Panama city water tank which
provided water for fire and domestic
purposes. burned few days ago, re-
sulting in spectacular exhibition.
| The fire resulted from an oil stove
| that had been used in an attempt to
thaw out the pipes. The loss is to-
| tai.
j. Brown of Kansas, after an abb
| sence from his law Office of several
days, reappeared at Council Bluffs
few days ago and filed twenty addi-
tional suits against saloons and re-
sorts. No one has yet been able to
associate Brown with any organiza-
ton or individual.
BY an explosion of the acetylene
gas lighting plant in the basement of
the First National Bank building of
Sibley, Martin Schneider was badly
burned about the face and sustained
serious injuries to the eyes. He was
Immediately taken to Sioux City,
where he will be placed in hospital
for treatment.
Gug Gaskill, the 9-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gaskill Of
Atlantic, was seriously injured while
coasting. He ran into a rusty iron
rod that had been part of fence anu
cut terrible cash in his leg, the rod
literally tearing the flesh from the
bone, until twelve stitches were neces-
sary to mend the injury. There is
danger of blood poisoning.
AT the trial of boy bandits before
Judge Eichelberger at Centerville
Adlai Stevenson was sent to the re-
form school at Eldora and Earl Stew
enson and Albert Stewart were placed
In the custody of Mayor Wyckerff on
good behavior, their parents standing |
bond for them. Earl wanted to go
with his brother to the reform school,
but 1t was thought best to separate |
them and that when out from the in |
huence of the other brother he would |
reform.
Forty-nine indictments have been |
returned by the grand jury against |
saloonkeepers of Clayton county for |
Wllltully maintaining nuisances and |
conducting liquor traffic in open viola |
ton of the mulct law. Sseriff Dit |
mer has served summons on the |
Elkader salooIkeepers to appear at |
the April term of court and will serve |
every saloonkeeper or partner in said |
saloons with like summons. A $500 |
bond is required of each person for |
his appearance.
The Citizens Gas and Electric COM
pany Of Waterloo won it's case against |
Garfield Lumber company, involving |
10 cents. Canfields asked 10 per |
cent rebate on a bill amounting to |
2.40, which the gas company gives |
when bills are paid before the tenth |
OF the month. The Canfields sent |
check on Jan. IL for $2.25 as full pay
ment. The gas company protested |
the issuance of a receipt and took the |
matter into justice court to collect 10 !
cents, thereby establishing a prece-
lent. The costs in the case, which |
was by jury, amounted to over $40.
Milton Ward of Chillicothe COM
mitted suicide at his boarding house
at Abba by drinking carbolic acid.
He was 46 years of age and son OF
the late DR.. Ward of Wapello county.
He was plumber and formerly lived
in Ottumwa, where he belonged to
the fire department Part of the
time he was employed In Abba by
the Lowell Construction company calk. |
Ing water mains for the water WORKS
system recently installed. He was
formerly married but his wife cloped
with a man whom Ward had be-
friended.
1t is believed that one of the Iris-
oners held at Burlington for the muf.
der of John Gavin, near New London.
recently, has made a clean breast OF
the crime. But the confession is
Kept a profound secret and no idea
OF its nature can be secured. The
statement supposed to be the comics
sion was taken down in shorthand and
transcribed and is now in the hands
Of the Henry county officials in Mount
Pleasant. 1t is believed thar Zlm-
mer made the statement and that
while admitting that he was an active
participant in the crime Grimes, the
negro, did the actual killing. This
comedies with the general belief OF
tho people of Burlington, and in the
neighborhood where the crime was
committed.
While hunting near Marengo, the
16-year-old son of T. e. Coover was
accidentally killed. The lad had been
shooting game and in some manner
his gun was caught in the brush, dis
charging the contents into his body. |
Ben Thompson of Mount Pleasant
was arrested at Ottumwa on the |
charge OF shooting at Burlington flyer |
No, just east of Mount Pleasant on
January 3. Thompson has been in |
the insane hospital once and his mar. |
ents had him before the commission.
ers recently, but he was released. No
harm was done to the train beyond |
damaging the window in the coach.
The Butler hotel the best hostelry |
In Boone, and one of the best known |
In the state, was burned to the ground
few nights ago. The loss on the
building is given as about $4,000 with
Sio,VVO insurance. The loss on fur.