Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-11-28


The mother was away from home
and when she returned she found the
children nearly suffocated and they
were resuscitated only by the hard
est efforts.
John Scheffler, recent proprietor oil
the Manhattan gambling house OF
Council Bluffs, was acquitted of the
charge of having caused the death OF
James Lankton, In the district court
The jury was out but a short time
Lankton was shown by the evidence
to have been the aggressor In the
fight with Scheffier. which resulted In
Lankton's death.
Siam. town located In the south
western part of Taylor county, was
practically wiped out OF existence by
fire. Altogether seven buildings were
consumed which included all the
business buildings Of the town. Ora
Scriener was the heaviest loser, his
stock invoicing about $4,000 being
burned. The fire originated in
Scriener's store but In what manner
1t Is not known.
In order to prevent what In the past
has been too frequency of wrecks.
the Milwaukee company has ordered
the block system established between
Mason City and Sanborn. The system
Is working on the east division, but
not west of Mason City. The system.
IL strictly lived up to, will prevent
collisions of all kinds. A few days ago
serious accident occurred at San
born, In which the enginemen were
badly hurt, and an engine and three
cars sent to the scrap heap.
Lyman Lowery of Conway was lodg-
ed in jail at Bedford. under thirty
days sentence. Lowery was arrested
at Conway, but when the officers
started with him for Bedford to put
him in jail, they were surrounded
by a mob who rescued the prisoner.
Lowery was again arrested the next
morning by Sheriff Humphrey, who
had gone to Conway to make further
arrests. The crime Is serious one
and some half dozen young men are
likely to find themselves inside the
county Jail.
Certain suspicious circumstances at.
tending the shooting of Mrs. Emma
Pesnick of Creston has led to an In.
Vestigation by the coroner of Union
county. Mrs. Pesnick died as the re-
suit of her injuries. The unfortunate
woman was found unconscious by her
husband with a bullet wound In her
temple and a small rife lying by her
side. He secured physician at once
and an operation was performed, but
her life could not be saved. Her
70 o,,l 10, dc,
Investigation, but the supposition is
that she committed suicide.
An early morning fire destroyed
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. s. C. Prin-
die at Mount Pleasant Park, near
Clinton and the aged couple were
saved from cremation only by tiny
bell which had been given them by
their neighbors In the spiritualists'
city, with instructions to ring In case
they required aid. The old people are
practically helpless, the woman being
totally blind and the man partially
so. But the aged spiritualist realized
his danger and rang the bell vigorous
ly. William John Ward, one of the
ening to the burning cottage sue
ceeded in getting the aged couple out
before they had been injurd.
Although admitting she was never
married to the defendant Mrs. Lillian
A. Patrick has began suit at Council
Bluffs for divorce against Eugene
Patrick, a travelling man. In her Pc
tiuon she says no marriage ceremony
was ever performed. At Newton,
Iowa, on January IT. 1893 she says
they entered into marriage contract
and legal ceremony was observed to
the extent of securing marriage H.
cense. She says further that they
have lived as husband and wife both
In Cedar Rapids and in Omaha. She
says she has been a member of a
number of women's clubs and asks
for a liberal allowance that she may
maintain herself in the manner to
which she has been accustomed.
Two criminal cases and two divorce
cases are on file at Vinton resulting
directly from the Martin Pritchard
elopement, which caused q sensation
in that city. Martin is in Jail await
ing a preliminary trial on charge of
conspiracy with intent to commit an
Illegal act, and Ike charge has
been made against Mrs. Pritchard
Divorce proceedings have been com.
menced against the pair by the de.
serted husband and wife. respectively.
alleging Illicit relationship, and In
the Pritchard case asking for the Gus
tody Of the children. The arrest of
Charles Martin and Mrs. Grace Pritch.
ard at Cedar Rapids caused no little
sensation and brought to light a
scandal involving four Of Benton
county's most prominent families.
Martin and Arthur Pritchard, the lat
ter the husband of the runaway wife,
live on neighboring farms just south
east Of Vinton and are we'll to do
farmers. Martin drove up to the
Pritchard farm while Mr.. Pritchard
was out working and took away with
him Mrs. Pritchard and her 3-year.
old daughter. They came to Vinton
and took the train south. Later the
irate husband, finding his wife and
daughter missing, found out the true
situation and came to Vinton anu
placed the matter In the hands oil
Deputy Sheriff Seeley. The police
at Cedar Rapids were notified and the
stated by reliable authority that
Pritchard several years ago started
Martin out in farming, that he was
| practically without anything. ant
through his friendship with Pritchart
he secured goodly sized loan.
Guilford Croker eldest son of tn,
late F. r. Croker, the cashier OF tn,
First National bank Of Charlton, wht
recently committed suicide, has beer
appointed administrator of his father
estate, and has furnished bond o
$500 Mrs. Croker has also beer
appointed guardian of the three mino
children and has been required Il
give bond OF $4,000.
Frank Balluf, formerly saloon
keeper, created almost panic on tn
streets at Iowa City by threatening