Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-09-05
IOWA
NEWS
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telegram to Waterloo relatives
announced the death at Los Angeles
of Frank G. Tallerday, organizer of
the Tallerday Steel Pipe and Tank
company of Waterloo, now known as
the Kelly Manufacturing company
Mr.. Tallerday succumbed to heart
trouble, with which he was affected
for years.
Lightning struck barn on the Ed
Stumma farm, near Waterloo and
fred It. The building and contents
were consumed and a damage OF
$4,000 was sustained. Poultry, wag-
ons, grain and hay burned up and at
one time the residence was threat
ened. The aged mother of Mr.. Stun
ma was at home alone and was near
ly Frustrated with fright.
DR.. Richard Botsford of Lake City
died early this morning at the hospi-
tai in Fort Dodge where he submitted
to a serious operation for an abscess
on the liver. DR.. Botsford was well
known in Des Moines, being brother
of Gels Botsford. general passenger
agent of the Interurban railway.
The latter, accompanied by Mrs. Bots
ford, will leave today for Lake City
to attend the funeral.
While carrying pan filled with
canned peaches which she had just
filed at the stove Mrs. Everett
Evans tainted Thursday morning and
was severely scalded by the hot
fruit. The sticky fruit juice adhered
to the skin and large spots Of the
epidermis were burned off. She was
found by her children later and help
secured. 1t is probable that. skin
grating will have to be done to
save the woman's life.
While sitting on the floor cutting
a dress pattern at her home in Des
Moines, Mrs. Lutesta Tolliver fell
back and expired in a a few minutes.
She had been suffering from heart
disease for some time. Her father,
Henry Bell, sc years old, still lives
| in Des Moines. He was a slave in
Mississippi, but he bought his free
dom and came north after the war,
| In 1869 the family arrived here, Mrs
! Tolliver is survived by seven child
rem, four daughters and three sons.
With the signing of an agreement
by Donald Fitzgerald of New York
to build the interurban line from
Fairfield, Ia, to Memphis, Mo. with
in a year after conditions are met,
the completion of the line seems
practically assured. The Iowa-Mis-
souri, Traction and Power company
with which the agreement was made
agreed to the conditions These are
not made public. Fitzgerald has
been making a personal examination
of the project for some time, which
was entirely satisfactory. He agrees
to put ND a forfeit up to 5000 900
that the line will be built. The com
pany probably will require not more
than half the amount.
People in the south part of Cerro
Gordo county who live in the vicinity
of Corwith do not believe the story
Of suicide which was given out in
connection with the death of John
Mullin, proprietor of the CorWith
hotel An investigation is now be-
ing made into the affair. Mullen was
found Sunday night Aug. II, at mid
night, in his room with a bullet hole
in his temple, revolver lying at his
side and his hands folded across his
breast. The corouer's jury at the
time found a verdict that death
came from a bullet wound fired by
an unknown hand The ball was
found on the opposite side of the
dead mans head and was just visible
through the flesh. There are many
stories of family trouble, which has
gained currency.
B. F. Allen, for many years lead
ing banker of Des Moines, is accused
exposed California timber land frauds
by Lincoln Steffens in the September
number of the american magazine.
Mr.. Aliens bank formerly occupied
The Register and Leader building,
which he. then owned. In 1875 he
was forced to the wall by the failure
of a big financial institution in Chi
cago. Shortly afterwards he went to
Los Angeles for his health and was
appointed to the office of forest super
intendent! 1t was while holding this
position that it is said he allowed
the government to be defrauded out
land
James Hale, an empioye Of the
Great Western Cereal Company of
Fort Dodge, has just concluded two
weeks inspection of the oats harvest
in the northern half of Iowa. The
mills in this city last year ground
nearly 100000 bushels of oats and
are consequently very large buyers
hence interested in knowing the quail
ity and quantity of the crop. Mr.
Hale is one of their experienced buy
ers and his judgment is regarded a!
, good as applying TO the crop in gen
eral His report to the company is
that the grain will run from 20 to 3,
pounds per bushel owing to crop con
ditions during the growing season
The crop as a bulk will be little
; under the average crop and what i
I known as fair. The small countr.
/ elevators are paying at high as A.
cents for oats which weigh from 2
to SO pounds. The mill price there i
"a to 35 cents. according to grade
. After enjoying an afternoon at tn
v fair in the company of her husband
S Mrs. Gene Powell mysteriously disaI
a peared Wednesday night. Mr.. an
/ Mrs. Powell have been married onl
e three months. To the police Powe
a said that his wife left the fair befor
e he did, explaining that she was tired
Il When he reached home he found sh
G had packed her chinaware and wee
9 ding gifts and skipped. He says h
{ knowns no reason.
3 William Miller, 90 years old. fe
n under Chicago Great Wester
freight train at Sumner. His heat