Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-05-16
IOWA
NEWS

driving the animal to pasture.
While the town of Beacon was de-
populated because of circus in Os-
kaloosa two large dwelling houses
burned together with their contents.
The loss is $4,000.
George F. Waterman, an employee
Of the Litchfield factory at Waterloo,
was killed while attempting to board
an Illinois Central freight train to
ride home to dinner. His head was
badly crushed. He had been married
but three weeks and his wife is pros
| trated.
The Iowa City council passed an
ordinance assessing special tax OF
$1,000 upon all dealers who handle
malt liquors manufactured outside OF
The state of Iowa. This is thought to
be the first instance in Iowa OF a
city taking such action to promote
home industry. Many claim that the
ordinance is unconstitutional.
Ray Eslinger, aged Is years, the
son of E. N. Eslinger of South o.
tumwa, died from blood poisoning,
resulting from an accident last Fourth
of July. To celebrate the Fourth
young Eslinger laid a revolver car
fridge on the railroad track and
struck it with hammer to make it
explode The ball entered his breast
and physicians were unable to locate
it. He has carried the bullet in his
body ever since and it caused blood
poisoning.
Frank Krejci of Cedar Rapids was
struck by a Northwestern passenger
train coming into the city and was
instantly killed, the body being badly
mangled He appears to have been
asleep on the track, and it Is sup
posed he was drunk. He was a night
fireman at the Sinclair packing plant
and left home, saying he was going
| fishing. He leaves wife and seven
children. The wife arrived on the
scene with her little son and went
frantic at the sight of the mutilated
body.
One thousand dollars for a dogs
bite was what the jury at Algona
awarded J. B. Pulls, whose daughter
Maggie was attacked and bitten in
January by canine belonging to the
Powelson brothers. The case came
from Wesley and aroused much COM
ment. The verdict is for the full
amount and the case was on trial
the second time after a jury had al
lowed Pulls only STAG for damages.
The families are neighbors and the
dog is said to be vicious one. 1t
Is possible the case will DE appealed.
Following the conviction of Fred
Moore, the 15-yearold boy arrested
for forgery, his aunt, Mrs. Harris
Chrissinger, went to drug store,
bought some strychnine, went home
and committed suicide. The boy is
to be sent to the industrial school
at Eldora. He had told the author.
tiles that he had no relative living
except his father, who he says is an
employee Of the Des Moines street car
company. When the time for trial
came, however, it developed that his
aunt was a resident of Oskaloosa.
Mr.. Chrissinger is an employe OF the
Oskaloosa Harness factory.
A. E. Frampton, the we'll known
farmer and horticulturist of Boone
county, has been conducting some
experiments with corn, and has come
to the conclusion that the farmes will
DO better by selling their seed corn
after being shelled rather than on
the ears. Seventy pounds to the
bushel have been allowed in selling
corn on the ear, fourteen pounds be-
ing allowed for the cob. Mr. Tramp
ton during the past few days has
been Smelling his seed corn, and in
weighing the cobs finds that the
average weight of the cobs from a
bushel of corn is only nine and three
quarters rounds.
A scent piece in the pocket OF Rus
sell Williams. lad IA years old, Of
Council Bluffs, is all that saved his
life a few days ago. Russell and
some boy companions were en- route
home from a park when they en-
countered Lafayette Daily, man EN-.
ployed as a trucker by the Union
Pacific. The boys tauntel Daley,
when he turned on them, pulled re-
volver of 3S-caliber from his pocket
and fired into the crowd. The bull
let struck the Williams boy, which
DETECTED by the money in his pocket
and lodged in his leg Information
was filed against Daley, charging
him with intent to kill. He was ar
rested and lodged in Jail. Daley is
married.
The will of James c. White, de
ceased, just admitted to probate il
the district court of Benton county
makes Miss Beatrice Stephanek Of
Belle Plaine sole beneficiary. Mr.
White was a retired farmer, whose
wife died several years ago, leaving
him alone in the world without an!
near relatives. Mrs. Stephanek'!
mother, who is a widow, did worf
for the old man, and the 17-year-olC
daughter being of a sweet and happ!
disposition, was very kind to hin
and cheered his lonesome hours
Miss Steph..nek is a handsome youn.
lady and has excellent natural talen
as a musician The result was, tina
Mr.. White left everything to the lit
tie girl who had been kind to him
After paying all costs and expenses
and the per cent income tax, Their,
will be left upwards of $1,000 TO
Miss Stephanek.
The Corn Products MANUFACTURER!
company of Chicago has sold to
scrap iron company of that city tn
glucose plant at Marshalltown. TIL
price paid was 100000. The plant ha
not been operated for five years
Harry Salot, held at Waterloo OF
the charge of Obtaining property I'm
der false pretenses, resides in Du
buque. He is a son of George Salot
real estate man. His father has beef
i'll for some time. Meanwhile a hal
dozen suits to recover on a promis
sorry note have been filed in equity
It is claimed at Salot's Office he viii
be able to liquidate in full. He ha
been reputed wealthy man.
Train No. of the Milwaukee CO
lided with the gasoline car owned b