Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-02-28
IOWA
NEWS


Miss Sarah Perkins, aged SO, drop
ped dead on the streets of Waterloo
Wednesday night. Death was caused
by heart failure. She was an old resi-
dent.
Epworth Leaguers from all over
Iowa will assemble in Des Moiness.
February % for general mass meet
ing to discuss state convention plans
and all offices Of the work.
1t is believed here that the Fred
Elgin shot by mistake for a burglar
In Butte, Mont, Is Fred Elgin of Cen
terville, who went to Denver month
ago to work in drug store.
The most notable sale of Poland
China hogs ever held in Tama county
was conducted by A. B. Fox at Traer.
He sold forty-nine head at an average
price of $70.50 each. Bidders were
present from nine different states.
While trying to put out the flames
caused by an. overturned lamp, and
to save her little brothers and sis
tiers left in her care, Lizzie Eapstet;
daughter Of farmer near Perry, was
burned to death.
Judge Howell sitting at Iowa City
nullified the Johnson county grand
jury Monday, declaring that it was il
legally drawn. Prisoners will be in
dicted by new grand jury in May.
Burt Brechtbill, young farmer liv-
ing near Green Mountain, attempted
to commit suicide by taking strych-
nine this afternoon. Dependency is
the alleged cause over a love affair.
Directors and owners of the Inter-
State Electric Supply company, now,
with headquarters at Sioux City, are
contemplating removal and relocation
OF the headquarters in Des Moines.
Charles Carter of Perry, while as
sisting with some work with a wood
saw, got Ais right hand caught in a
buzz saw and the entire hand was
badly lacerated. 1t is feared the hand
Will have to be amputated.
Asking $4,000 as damages for in.
juries sustained by being struck by
q freight train on their right of way,
Patrick Grace began suit in the Des
Moines district court Thursday
against the Chicago Great Western
The Simpson freshmen defeated the
freshmen from Drake university OF
Des Moines by score of two to one
IN debate on municipal ownership.
The victors had the negative and de-
clared cities with population of over
10000 should not control public utili-
ties.
DR.. Moerke of Burlington, member
OF the state board of health for this
district, who has been summoned to
Reosauqua, in Van Buren, county,
finds that there are nine cases of
smallpox there now, but all Of them
of mild type.
Mrs. S. M. Tenney, the wife of
very prominent and wealthy Ida coun-
ty citizen, died suddenly this morning
OF grippe and heart trouble She
was taken sick while assisting at the
cooking school in connection with the
county Institute, and no one realized
even this morning that she was in any
Danger. Two hours later she was
dead. She leaves a husband, two
sons and two daughters
M. M. Beashor Of Newton received
letted Thursday from a man whose
name he will not divulge but who
mas a1ter twenty years paid meat bill
OF 30. He neglected to send interest,
however. In the letter accompanying
the remittance the sender says he has
recently acquired fervent religious
convictions.
Guy Holtopeter, aged IA years, was
Killed Thursday under the wheels of
an Illinois Central switch engine in,
the Waterloo freight yards. His right
leg was severed at the hip. He was
taken to the Presbyterian hospital,
where he passed away that evening.
He was the only son of Mrs. Jane
Holtopeter, a widow in poor circum.
stances. He tried to leap on the en-
CINE and fell between it and the ten,g
der.