Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-06-20
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Mrs. NJ. Stolte of Boone was as
sailed by two robbers at 8 &c IN. and
choked into insensibility. This is the
sixth attempt in the last lew days to
enter her house. Mrs stolte,s hus.
band works at night at the North
western round house, but q brother
who was in the house scared the rob
bers away with a revolver. The no.
lice have dragnet out, but as vet the
guilty parties have not been appre.
hended.
Frank Hopecky was killed by at.
tempting to board the fast mail. No.
Is, at Belle PLANE. He was moving
with household goods from Missouri
to Chelsea. He stopped and called
at the express Office for a package
not yet arrived. He ordered it sent
to Chelse,.. His train did not stop
there and he met death trying to
swing on. The body was taken to
Tama He is about SO years old.
During the summer library build
ing and heating plant will be erect
ed on the campus at Drake Univer-
sity, Des Moines. The year 19O6-O7,
just closing, has been one Of great
prosperity and the outlook for the
Summer School is very fattering. A
faculty of more than forty good men
and women have been selected Be.
side the regular lines of work, many
new lines are offered this year and
provision is made for a school for
children of every grade The lee
lures and entertainments free.to those
enrolled will be given andS together
with the unexcelled facilities offered
by Des Moines to all Students the
summer school will prove unusually
attractive.
Attorneys interested in the settle
ment of an estate consisting of real
ty valued at S20,O0O,0OO, located in
New York City, Informed heirs at
Marshalltown few days ago that
they might expect within few weeks
time to get desls to their share of
the property. The property is now
just released from the terms of a
ninety year lease and reverts to the
| heirs. Those interested locally are
Mrs. Xavier La Plant of AClemons,
Mrs. Solomon Bruce of Marshalltown,
Levi Garrett of Conrad, and Steven
Garrett of Ferguson. The great
grandmother of these heirs owned the
property ninety years ago when the
land was used for farm purposes
Now it is in the very heart of the
New York business district.
The Marengo &, Midland Railway
company has completed its5survey tt
Cedar RAPIDS, and this work is nov
done from Cedar Rapids tosOskalooss
via Marengo, Genoa Bluffs Millers
burg, Deep River and Hontezuma
Iowa. A large per cent q the RICH
of way is already secured and tn
work of securing the neces sary sid il
being pushed with vigor. Arrange
ments for financing this interurba1
have been concluded. 1t only re
mains for the people in the town
and the eoantEgg tJhrq}HHgh r5 Tsaatehs Il q
sured. Chief Engineer Andrews ha
found the route comparatively easy
the grade kept under 2 per cen
throughout the whole line.
Arthur Blackburn of Clemens, tn
wealthy young farmer who was col
victed in November, 1905, on
charge of committing criminal al
sault on Alta Pearl Scott, then unde
age of consent, arrived in Marshal
town upon the solicitation of his a
torney, to discuss matters relative t
| the supreme court decision in owe
ruling a motion for new trial TIL
| penitentiary is now staring the youn
man in the face, despite the har
fight he has made and the none
that has been spent in his behalf. H
attorney intimates that there is sti
method of procedure, even thong
his case has reached the last cou
of appeal, but what action will |
taken he refuses to state. Blackbu1
has been out on $4,000 appeal bon
since receiving his sentence on No
%, 1905, when Judge Burnham o
dered him committed to five years
hard labor at Fort Madison.
Judge w. G. Clements of Newto
sitting in adjourned session of IL
Poweshiek county district court
Grinnell, by consent of both parti,
to the action, took under advisemel
the case of Norman Beaver VS.. JOB
Swecker. An interesting point is i
volved in the action, and is to IL
effect as to whether or not a conve
sion of property is a provable clai1
Beaver, who is a wealthy stock rails
and farmer living north of Brookly
brought action against Swecker, wi
is prominent stock man and gra
dealer of Guernsey, to recover on
judgment for about $500, obtained
| November, 1906 One month aft
the decree was issued Swecker we
into bankruptcy and was discharge
Before his discharge, however, |
listed the Beaver judgment as one
his debts. Since going through ban
ruptcy, Sweckers father died and lie
him about $4,000 and Beaver is no
seeking to show that his judgmel
was nonprovable claim, or in 9TH
words, like alimony in divorce cas-
was one against which one cam
bankrupt. AS there is no decision
Iowa Oh the point involved, the dee
sion of Judge Clements will be ava
ed with interest. The court did n
intimate when his opinion might i
handed down.
Fort Dodge is aflame with indi
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