Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-06-13
IOWA
NEWS

Moines won the laurel wreath at the
field games conducted by the Travel
ing Millinery association delegates In
Colfax, Tuesday afternoon. She dis
tanced all competitors in the potato
race and then won first place in the
fifty-yard dash. After the dash she
was escorted about the arena by a
committee amid the plaudits of the
assembled multitude.
/ Peter Isenhour, hobo, aged 81, at
tempted suicide at Waterloo by drow-
ming. The water being chilly, he
changed his mind and went to the po-
lice station for dry clothes. He had
threatened to kill himself the day be-
fore, but the officers did not think
he would make the attempt. He tried
to buy poison at a drug store also.
He claimed to officers that he fell into
! the river.
A wearisome long winded play for
time on the part of the attorneys for
the saloon men in the liquor injuc-
ton cases at Dubuque caused Attor-
ney Thorne, the plaintiff, to threaten
to secure copy of the record and
take the matter direct to the supreme
court, demanding an immediate hear
ing. The attorneys for the saloon
men started what seems an intermin-
able argument, bolstering their claim
that the prohibitory amendment is un-
constitutional.
Over 600 Masons from all parts of
the state of Iowa are at Clinton for
the sixty-four.l annual convocation
of the grand lodge. Monday after
| noon the corner stone of the new
temple, which will cost 100000, was
laid by Grand Master William Cleve-
land of Harlan. George L. Carton
of Des Moines was marshal of the
day. Several hundred more dele
gates to the grand lodge are expect
ed tomorrow.
Accused of having stolen twenty
one silk dresses valued at $780, John
McAnna, a coal miner of Des Moines,
was arrested last evening by, Detec-
tives Frace and Simon. The theft is
alleged to have been committed late
Tuesday afternoon in a saloon on the
east side. Sam Cohen was the man
who was relieved of the package con-
tanning the dresses while he took a
| drink at the bar. The property was
| discovered hidden beneath a pile of
boards in an alley near the saloon.
1t was seized and held for evidence.
The place was then closely watched.
In few minutes McAnna was seen
In the vicinity acting mysteriously
| about the pile Of boards. He was i'm
mediately put under arerst.
In plain view of many of his fellow
workmen, who were powerless to
save him, Swan A. Lundstrom, miner
employed at the Coaldale mine south
east of Des Moines, met tragic
death Wednesday evening. At the
| close of the days work the men were
rushing for the cage, and in so doing
crowded LMndstrom back. He was
only partially within the cage when
1t started upward, throwing him to
the sharp rocks below His body was
crushed and cut fearfully. Coroner
Newlen was called, and after an in
vestigation 1t was found necessary to
hold inquest, which was set for Fri
day night. The, dead man was one of
the best known miners of the city and
resided at 405 Scott street, where he
leaves wife, and son.
Roy H. Mcguire, who was killed
under an Illinois Central train at
Manchester Wednesday, is a Webster
City young man. His parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. d. MCGUIRE, reside here
The son was born and raised in Web
ster City. His home was in Waterloo
where he leaves wife and one child.
Mcclure was a fireman on the ILL
nois Central, having freight run.
The accident which cost the young
man his life occurred while the train
was switching in the yards. Mcclure
had clambered upon car and as his
section of the trim moved off down
the yards he lost his balance. falling
between the cars. The body was
ground under the wheels. McGuire,s
mother, who is well along in years,
is Frustrated over the death of her
on. He was the oldest child and his
mothers idol
Experts In the employ of the Stand
ard Oil company, experts in the en-
ploy Of the government inspection
service and others from Omaha, Sioux
City and Chicago have made an in
spection of the oil, portion of which
| caused four deaths In the family of
Lee Chapman near Pisgah a few days
| ago. and none of the number Is will
| ing even to hazard a guess as to what
kind or grade of oil 1t was. They are
not satisfied that it is either gasoline
or kerosene. 1t has qualities and APP
pearances of both but when the usual
tests are applied nothing develops
10 oct IN
make a test of the oil was Deputy
State Oil Inspector l.. B. Cousins of
| Council Bluffs. Mr.. Cousins said: 81
| found queer situation. The oil had
no odor OF gasoline but answered in
a mild way like gasoline to tests of
| holding a match over 1t. l sent a
! the manager of the store, had been
using the same oil In his store lamps
and other people had been using 1t,
but one person reporting 1t had act
| ed queerly. Immediately after the
accident at the home of Mr.. Chapman
Mr. Strong told all to whom he had
sold any of the oil and 1t was laid
aside"
Judge Withrow, in the district
court, today handed down a decision
which holds that legal publications in
Sunday newspapers are unlawful and
not sufficient under the law of the
state. which holds all kinds Of work
not necessary or for charity, to be
unlawful on the Sabbath day. The
decision effects all notices published
in Sunday issues of'papers In Iowa.
Horace Hamilton, a negro. was shot
In the railroad yards at Muscatine
Wednesday night by tramps when at
tempting to board train. The as,
sailant ecaDed. The bullet entered
Hamiton's nose and passed down
through the mouth. He will recover
At the annual meeting of the alum