Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-17
IOWA
NEWS

NeOld, AnCreW runner, StOcKndn
was struck and almost instantly
titled. The dead man is prominent
stock raiser.
A peculiar accident happened at the
arm of Bert Hahblin, a few miles
Iouth of Manchester. While attempt
ng to pull a shoe upon the baby's
Got servant girl, employed in the
iamblin household, dislocated the
,hild's hip.
Adjutant General Newman Of the G.
A. r. says: az, thin the next ten
years it will be necessary to dishand
the Grand Army of the Republic, as
the present inroads into the ranks OF
the veterans by death are fast depict.
Ing the army"
For thirty years postmaster OF
Jobes, Audubon county, James S.
Jobes, for whom the station was
named, is dead at the age of 81 years.
He operated the postofiice in his home
until the rural route displaced 1t. He
came to Iowa in 1864.
The announcement is made that ex-
State Treasurer G. S. Gilbertson, will
go to Minneapolis this spring to en-
gage In the land an loan bus:!ess until
he can dispose of his widely scattered
intrests in the northwest. He will re-
main in Iowa until about April.
w. F. Fold of Washington, D. c.,
representative of the postal depart
ment, Is in Clarinda for the purpose
oil 60, thn
| office provided for by a special act or
congress last summer. The site TO be
selected by the government Is to cost
Uncle Sam the magnificent sum OF 81.
TWO sites have been rendered by the
people and no little interest is being
manifested on the part of the several
donors, as to which location will re-
ceiVe the plum.
Seven men were injured, one seri-
ously, by hand car collision on the
Northwestern. The men, thirty-two
In all, were returning to Marshall
town from work west of town. They
were racing madry when the first car
Jumped the track, the others piling
up. The men were employees of the
Hall Electric company and were put
ting in the automatic signal service
Of the Northwestern. Ben H. Tlora-
man Of Cedar Rapids, the only one
dangerously hurt, is in the hospital.
After eluding pursuit since Dec. Fl,
Brakeman Ed Owens of Creston has
been arrested at Chadron, Neb., and
brought back to Creston to answer to
the charge Of having been one OF
three men who slugged a farmer
named w. S. Smock of Cromwell and
his son on the streets of Creston on
the above date. Owens stated that
he would return without reluisition
papers and officer Exline was dis
patched and brought his prisoner to
Creston. This is the case which &C.
casioned so much agitation In Cres-
ton, the business mems club appeal
ing to both the city council and the
board of supervisors to offer a reward
for the conviction Of the guilty par
ties.
About 600 people attended mass
in the German Methodist
church at Charles City Sunday even
In to protest against the lynching OF
James Cullen. Addresses were deliv-
cred by Rev. Nathaniel Pye of the
church, Rev. Wilson Denny
Of the Congregational church and DR..
F. e. Hirsch, president of Charles City
college. All Of the speakers depre-
Gated mob violence, but no recommen-
dations were made concerning the
prosecutions of the members of the
mob. Dr. Hirsch's address was con-
sidered the principal one. He said
that too many murderers were de-
clared insane and were dealt with
too leniently, and that he could I'M
derstand how such tendency would
affect the minds Of people intensely
incensed by such crimes. He said
that while he had no good word for
Cullen. mob rule was dangerous in
that It led to anarchy and general dis
regard of law.
Two attempts were made early on
the morning Of the 18th to burn the
home of DR.. J. N. Patterson, presi-
dent Of the Burlington Civic fedora
ton which is now actively engaged
in pressing suits against local saloon
keepers for violating the mClct law.
The family was aroused about
o'clock by a dense smoke in the house
and an investigation disclosed bum
die of oil soaked rags burning in the
outer cellarway. A second fire was
kindled in the same manner through
an outside window In the pantry.
Both fires were eytinguished before
they had done much damage. 1t Is
believed the work was that of SYM
pathizers Of the saloon men, and 1t is
the third exhibition Of lawlessness in
connection with the suits. The first
was the personal assault of B. e.
Jones, a leader in the Civic Fedora
ton; the second was the assault on
attorney Price of Abba. who was in
Burlington in connection with the
mulct cases. Mrs. Patterson has re-
ceived a warning to stay out of the
house as It will be blown up. NUmer-
ous letters of threat have been re-
ceived by DR.. Patterson and other
leaders In the movement.
At en- enthusiastic meeting of the
Booster club of Vinton $4,000 was
subscribed In about thirty-flve min
utes for the bgilding of new rail.
road to connect with the Milwaukee
road fourteen miles south Of that
city. The attendance was over
six hundred, and by reason of the fact
that the town has long been hampered
with only one railroad system, the
Rock Island, the citizens We're eager
to sign their names to the stock list.
It is confidently expected that the road
will be built in the spring ~ either
Van Fcrne or Newhall and be in oper-
alton ~ fall.
TIL. missing Hasen brother, wanted
for {, murder of the Syrian peddler
fnnnn dead near Denisnn Was nnntn-