Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-08-01


decisive vote Of ITO to 40 against
This insures the building of the linz
via. Marengo.
Mrs. James Hughes of Mason City
was thrown from a buggy in a runa
way and her skull fractured in two
places. She may not live. She Is
a pioneer and is 70 years of age.
Miss Esther Taylor, aged %, OF Wa
pello, committed suicide at the Heyer
lie acid. The tragedy appears to have
been the result of an unhappy love
affair.
Godfrey Schank, resident near
La Motto, was instantly killed at
Dubuque in the demolition of a barn
in which he was working. The storm
which struck the vicinity resembled
tornado.
After two mile sprint across the
country, Mason City policeman with
horse and buggy captured house
breaker. He gave the name of John
Snyder. On his person was found a
bunch of skeleton keys, files, saws
and quantity of cayenne pepper.
The body of Lyle Conkings, the lad
of 10 who was drowned at Eagle
Grove, was found eight days after
his sad and untimely death. The
body had come to the surface and was
found at a distance of about 100 rods
down stream from where he went
down.
Herman Prestin, young man of
Wheeler township, Cherokee county,
has been adjudged insane and taken
to Cherokee. few days ago he at
tempted suicide and nearly succeeded
In ending his life He drank large
quantity of horse liniment and kero.
sene and tried to finish the job by
cutting his throat. He was found ly-
ing in an unconscious condition, and
was taken to a physician.
While workmen were tearing down
the old water tower at the city water
works at New Hampton, the derrick
with which they lowered material fell
A rope attached to it caught John
Sack and jerked him off the platform
where the tank had stood. He fell
about 100 feet. His head struck upon
large rock and he was instantly
killed. Sack was young man, about
22 years old, and was well liked in
the community.
A friendly scufiie engaged in by
J. Fl. Colgan and j. /. Farmhouse of
Valley Junction resulted in the form.
er's death. He passed away about
half an hour before the time fixed
for removing him to Mercy hospital
for an operation. During the scuffie
Colgan slipped and fell to the floor
with Farmhouse on top of him. He
complained of a severe pain in the
abdomen and a physician was called.
He made an examination and found
evidence Of serious internal injuries.
S. A. Barnes, a former resident OF
Cedar county, but for the past twenty
years residing in Iowa City, died at
the home of his son near West
Branch. His death resulted from an
injury TO his foot which he had sus-
tanned while attending horses. Blood
poisoning set in in the wound and
caused his demise. Mr.. Barnes had
been associated with the race, horse
world in that part of the state for
number of years and until his 18th
year took an active part, as he won
several races during that season.
Charged with being implicated In
the murder of the Chinese proprietor
Of chop house in Omaha, July IT,,
Basil Mulan, Is years old. was ar
rested at Lenox by Detective Malhane
of Omaha. Mulan admits being pre-
sent at the time the murder was
committed, but declares he is innocent
of participation. He blames his com
panions in the restaurant, and says
robbery was the motive. One hun
dred and twenty-five dollars was Sc
cured. Mulan is former inmate OF
the Eldora reformatory, as was also
one of his associates.
That the proposed electric line
from Fort Dodge to Spirit Lake is
not exactly an "air line" road is evil
denced by the great interest which is
being taken in it by the farmers in
the territory through which it passes.
The farmers in the country north and
northeast of Manson are especially
enthusiastic in the project and are
already buying stock and assisting
in the purchase of right of way One
farmer, Michael Kelly of Lizard town.
ship, Pocahontas county, has sub
scribed 5000 in cash to aid the pro-
ject, and William Walsh, anothsr
farmer, has subscribed for stock and
been appointed a director in the
company. Meetings are being held
regularly by the farmers along the
proposed line and no little rivalry
exists between the different neighbor-
hoods to get the railroad to come
their way" The line is being pro-
NOTED by a gentleman named Miller,
from Detroit, Mich, and he has the
assistance of prominent business men
and farmers in the territory through
which the road will pass. The pro
posed road will leave Fort Dodge and
run north along the Des Moinss river
to a point about eight miles north
of the city. At this point the new
company has already purchased a
tract of 40 acres, as a site for a new
town and place to bridge the river
From this point the road will run to
either Clare or Pioneer with chances
strongly in favor of the latter, pro-
vided the business men and farmers
offer the proper inducements. From
Clare the road will run four miles
west. thence north one mile. thence
west to the Walsh farm. from whence
1t will bear northwest to Pocahontas.
From Pocahontas it will run due
north to Emmetsburg and from the
latter place will meander northwest
10 Spirit Lake.
Murder in the first dsgree is the
charge that confronts Burt Pell the
Young man who hit John H. Lepiey
of Clifford back of the ear. resulting
In the victims death few hours
later Pell was arraigned before
Mayor Ingledue and entered a plea