Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-12-19
IOWA
NEWS
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1t may prove that an unknown body
found in the river at Burlington may
be that of w. C. Hokamp of that city.
Mrs. Hokamp claims that her husband
ran away, taking with him $500 of her
money. The body will be disinterred
for further Identification.
The o. X. Dick drug store at Rock
well City was broken into and over
$3.50 worth of jewelry taken. The
plate glass window was broken with
stone. A few nights ago before
thieves pried open the door and stole
several watches. officers are investi-
eating.
The jury in the Theodore Martin
damage suit for $4,000 against the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail
road, being tried in the federal court
at Dubuque, for damages sustained
In wreck Feb. %, after being out
twenty hours, reported it's inability
to agree and Judge Reed discharged
1t.
Des Moines has population OF
102,775, if the estimate based on the
! huhibSi VI III huV Now SibJ Va
rectory is correct. This is an in
| new volumne which is ready for
distribution, contains 44,,4S3 names
after deduction of firms, corporations,
institutions, etc.
c. l.. Neumaster, aged "a a promi-
nent young man of Wapello, was in
| stantly killed by the accidental dis
! charge of a shotgun in his own hands
He had gone upstairs to get the gun
and shells for younger brother and
| in lifting the gun it was ischarged,
| blowing the top of his head off. Death
was instantaneous.
Efforts are under way to secure the
release of Holienhors, who was found
guilty of padding pay checks on the
| Chicago Great Western railroad. Mr..
| Hollenhors was taken into custody a
| year ago and placed in the county
! Jail, where he remained almost con-
! tinuously until convicted and sent to
| Anamosa for period of three years.
Walter Wilson, aged about 80, was
killed by the Rock Island miners
! train east of Oskaloosa. The man was
| sitting on the middle of the track and
was picked up by the pilot and car
ried a thousand feet before the body
rolled under the wheels. The tracks
in the snow showed the distance he
| was carried on the pilot He was I'M
married and lived at Rose Hill.
A sequel to the cases of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Scurlock of Boone, who
have both recently secured verdicts
against the city, came about when
both were arrested by the truant Of
| ficer at the instigation of the school
board, being charged with wilfully
| keeping their children out of school
| They will base their defense on the
novel ground that their children were
| not treated well in the schools.
| Two miners from Hiteman were
of whom were injured in accidents in
the mines there. Earl Skeals, shot
firer, is the most seriously injured
and will probably die. He was caught
in fall of slate and besides having
both legs broken, was badly mashed.
| Oscar Rivers, mule driver, is the
other man. He was run over by a
train of mine cars and was badly cut
about the body. He will recover.
Hugh Chambers, well known to the
| travelling men of northwestern Iowa
met with a serious accident at LaiSc
| View. Accidently in the darkness he
stumbled, and in falling his eye was
pierced by sharp wire. He was
taken to a Sioux City hospital, where
the eye was removed Mr.. Chambers
carried accidental insurance and will
get $4,000 for the loss of the eye 1t
is feared that he may lose his entire
eyesight, and if he does he will re-
ceive $4,000 insurance.
Maurice Almy Aldrich, telegraph
editor for the Sioux City Tribune,
was held to the grand jury on the
charge of perjury. Aldrich recently
| sued for a divorce and testified that
his wife; Mrs. Mamie Aldrich of st.
Louis, had tried to poison him. Mrs.
Aldrich at once went to Sioux City
and began criminal proceedings. She
produced letter in which Aldrich
called her a Dear, sweet little girl
at the time he left her at st. Louis.
He is at liberty on bonds.
The claim department of the Chi
cago & Great Western has just sue
ceeded in settling a death claim for
which suit for $4,000 had been COM
| menced in the federal court by Mrs.
| William Gibson for the death Of her
| husband, who was killed in a wreck
which occurred on the Great Western
| near Waterloo, couple of months
| ago. The coroner's jury found that
the wreck was due to either defec-
| tive tire or switch. The company
paid Mrs. Gibson $4,000 and assumed
the expenses of the funeral
The postoffice and drug store of w
S. Bear of Decatur City, was robbed
| The postoffice is in the drug store
Several hundred dollars worth OF
jewelry and stamps were taken be-
sides considerable cash. Since the
fire last summer the drug store and
| postoffice have been in temporary
quarters and it is thought the thieves
took advantage of this opportunity
In few more weeks Mr.. Bear would
have occupied his new building which
would be harder to enter than the
present building. AS yet no clue to
the robbers has been found.
One hundred and twenty-eight OBJ
jections were filed in the auditors Of
fee in Kossuth county against public
drain No. 4, known as the MUD creek
drain" A strong fight was made tc
stop the work. 1t was claimed by
some of the parties interested thai
the benefit assessments were moi
fair. and that in many cases was 6
practical confiscation of the land ir
the drainage district. AT the present
time it looks as though the matter
would be adjusted so that all partie:
| will be satisfied. The contractors ar,
doing good work and the dredging ma
| chimes are working night and dav