Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-04-18

Of the big decentralization drainage
district were all rejected by the
boards of supervisors as being too
high. Deputy Surveyor Fairchild will
have charge of the work until an en-.
gineer Is appointed.
The conference of the Latter Day
Saints at Lamont decided to rebuild
the Herald publishing house, recent
ly destroyed by fire at Lamont. This
decision was largely influenced by an
offer of $17,400 toward the rebuilding
fund from citizens of Lamont. A sub
stantial fire proof building will be
| erected at once. The question Of per-
hitting members of the church to be-
| long to secret societies was again
| discussed, but no action was taken.
new railroad company has been
| o'Sanized at Pella to build and oper-
ate line from Waterloo southwest.
The road will be known as the Water
100. Pella & Southwestern and passes
Grinnell, Tama and other points
northeast Of there. From Pella 1t will
pc built southwest, crossing the wa
bash near Howell, and thence either
| by way of Knoxville or Attica to
| Charlton. The road will tap some OF
the richest coal fields in the state and
furnish direct outlet to the north
and south. Much of the stock has al
ready been subscribed and no trou-
Die Is anticipated In financing the
| venture.
The Cerro Gordo County associa-
ton has leased OF w. E. Brice thir-
| ty-two acre tract OF land lying d.
rectly south of Mason City for fair
| site. BY the terms Of the lease the
| association. pays Mr.. Brice 5000 per
| year for ten years and at the expira-
ton OF that tie the land Is to be
| appraised and tue association Is then
| to pay per cent of the appraised
valuation. After the second year the
| association may buy the land at $500
! per acre. Mr.. Brice reserved strip
| 100 feet wide along the right of way
OF the Northwestern road, which he
| says will be utilized for right OF
| way for an electric line to be built
from Rockford.
Fire of unknown origin almost de.
stroyed the residence Of LATE Young,
| at Des Moines. The loss is esti.
mated at about Sic, 900, of which two
thirds Is covered by insurance. Mr..
| Young had not yet arisen when the
flames burst forth from the roof. A
servant discovered the blaze, and be.
fore it could gain much Roadway
| has turned in the alarm. Owing to
the distance from the central fire
station, the fire had obtained good
| Roadway before the wagons could ar
| rive and get stream on the build
| ing. Many new and valuable furnish
| ings which Mr.. Young had recently in
stalled were destroyed by. the flames,
although the greatest damage was
done by the water. Most Of Mr..
Young's household effects, including
curios and books, were saved.
One day in the Anamosa pen is the
remarkable sentence imposed upon
Samuel Dellltt, an Is year old youth
accused of forgery at Davenport.
The young man was also ordered to
pay a fine of s25 and costs and to
work the fine out in Jail. This is
about the lightest sentence the young
man could receive under the charge,
and it was intended to let him off
easy. Dellitt is lad about 16 years
Of age and was accused of passing a
check on III. II. Cheney, the restau.
rant man, who died a few days ago.
The lad seems to have borne a good
reputation before and it was on this
account that he received such a light
sentence in the hopes that with an
opportunity to mend his ways he
would hereafter lead an honest life.
Dellitt made no denial of the charge,
but told the story to the Judge, who
gave him the light sentence.
Because Jurors read the newspapers
accounts of the trial. the conviction
of d. F. Game for conspiracy to as.
sault non-union laborers and perpetu.
ate a strike at the Cudahy packing
house in Sioux City was reversed by
the supreme court. A new trial
should have been granted by Judge
Wakefield on account Of the alleged
misconduct of jurors in reading the
newspapers. 1t is held by the court
that the Indictment was not bad for
duplicity, but the testimony showed
that the jurors read the newspapers,
including the reports of the pending
trial. The accounts are said to Lave
been written in sensational manner,
though perhaps unobjectionable as
news to the general public. The
court speaks we'll of the fairness OF
the reports, hut, nevertheless, they
were communications which the court
should have excluded from the jurors.
The unconscious influence may have
been prejudicial to the defendant.
Ralph Holland of What Cheer is the
victim Of matrimonial complexities
such as few men experience. Until
last year he was a confirmed bache-
lor and lived with his parents near
Keswick. Then he went to Oska-
loosa and fell a victim to the charms
of divorcee with three children. He
married her and has been an ideal
husband and stepfather ever since.
The past winter he moved his newly
acquired family to What Cheer anu
bought a home for them. Recently
the younger son fell i'll and the
father, whose name is Bob North and
who lives in Kansas, was telegraphei
for. He came to see the child, but
his visit ultimately resulted in his
deciding to take the children home
with him. The mother agreed to IL
provided she could go too. And it
was finally mutually agreed that she
take her belongings and go with the
children and the former husband en-
rloy her as his housekeeper, the last
husband retaining the title to her un.
til the divorce courts are invoked
again.
H. Fair, farmer residing near
Des Moines, drove serenely along thI
Ingersoll line right of way In the
neighborhood of Twenty-secont
street. The motorman of an east.
bound car wanted TO use the same
track at the same time Fair and hia