Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-12-05
AS John Zimmerman and prnIl

Stork were preparing for q Thanks
giving hunting trip, the gun of Storl
was accidentally discharged, the con
tents lodging In Zlmmerman's fore
head, causing instant death. The &C
cident happened at Buffalo, ten miles
west Of Davenport. The dead man
was Rock Island tailor.
There are six Japanese students In
the University of Iowa this year
Three are taking graduate work, two
undergraduate, and one academic,
Miss Fatisu Hori, the only girl and
the first Japanese woman to enter the
university, is preparing to teach in
her native land. All of the Japs are
good students, and several are earn
Ing their way In the university.
Thieves entered the coop where
thirty fat turkeys were penned up for
Thanksgiving at the Crawford hotel
at Fort Dodge, the night before
Thanksgiving and stole all OF the
fowls for the next days feast except
one, too lively to be captured The
loss was not discovered until the next
| day and 1t was found necessary to
scour the farming communities In
automobiles to secure a supply of ma
tional birds for the guests Of the hos
telry.
John Peterson, lad 16 years old,
whose home is In Villisca and who
works in Omaha, accidentally killed
| J. 0. Meservey of Lincoln at Council
Bluffs. Meservey was walking on Six
| teenth street and lodged around a
wagon just as young Peterson came
down the steep hill at that point on
his wheel. The coaster brake on the
| wheel gave way just at the brow Of
| the hill, and not having time in which
to turn away from Meservey, the boy.
riding at great speed, ran squarely in
to the man. Young Peterson went to
the police station and surrendered.
The boy is greatly distressed. The
police were satisfied with his story
and that Meservey's death was purely
accidental.
Developments that Captain Kulp of
Company B did not personally receive
the second and third kilograms sent
him by Adjutant General Thrift are
confidently counted upon by his
friends in Davenport to result In his
acquittal by the oSurt martial that has
bSSh SdiiCu W lIy
stands loyalty in support of the young
militia captain and money and infiu-
ence so far as they can be exerted
| will be offered without stint to sup
port his defense. The belief Is grow
Ing In Davenport that by the time
the court martial meets the demand
that he be made an example of will
have largely cooled, and declarations
to this effect can be heard on all
hands. Given a little time, Daven-
port expects to win out in this con-
test with the state authorities as II
has In others.
Smarting under the assertion that
lie is political philanthropist, term
applied by George Mclean, president
OF the Key City Gas company, while
on the witness stand in the case at
| Cedar Rapids, Mayor Schunk of Du-
Juque announced in a signed state
ment that he would sign no ten year
extension of the Key City Gas COM
pany's franchise. Some time ago the
company petitioned the council for
an extension of ten years of its pres
ent franchise. now expiring In 1922.
1t was granted by the council, but the
mayor refused to sign unless compen-
sation was granted. Mclean offered
gas free to the city between 1922 and
1882. Schunk demanded immediate
compensation. Mclean refused, and
the mayor has now announced that
negotiations are off. The mayors
statement Is caustic.
After a fiercely contested fight In
the district court lasting several
days. Sioux City jury found DIR.
George B. Wood guilty of malpractice
and assessed the damages at $3.50.
1t was alleged that Wood. who is an
advertising specialist. had performed
needless and wholly unnecessary
operation Upon A. Christopherson. the
plaintiff. H. A. Evans, who at one time
was a regular practicing physician,
was attorney for the plaintiff, and a
large number Of regular physicians
testified against Wood, and 1t seems
likely that a determined effort will
be made to rid the city of the evils
incident to the practice of such doc
tors. Attorney Evans has other cases
OF like character pending against DR.
Wcod and In the prosecution of the
cases will likely have the assistance
OF prominent members of the Sioux
City medical society.
The trouble at Crescent between
the school teachers and school direc,
tors has broken out In new spot.
Shortly after the fall term opened
the teachers threatened to strike IL
their pay was not increased. One
teacher quit and the matter was fin.
ally compromised with the others af-
ter considerable discussion. It has
been the fashion to heat the school
building with wood. 1t was upon the
question of wood and coal heater
that the present trouble developed.
This fall the directors laid In the
needed supply of wood, which was
stored In the school basement The
principal, Miss Belle Ward, recently
complained of the old stove and want
ed hard coal heater installed. In.
stead, the board purchased a new
stove exactly like the old one, except
that it had drum. Miss War j
enormously objected when the men
arrived with the stove. and when
they insisted on carrying out their
orders, Is reported to have locked the
door on them. They set up the 6tove
AID made their escape. She then
had the new stove taken down and
moved out Of the house and set up
the old one again. Threats of resig
nation have been made, but have not
been carried out, and the result Of
the controversy remains In doubt.
The annual meeting of the directors
OF the Southwestern Iowa Grain and
Stock Judging school was held in Red
Oak few days ago and the time for
holding the winter term was set for
the week commencing January Is
Last year the school had an attend
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