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


OF the men were painfully burned.
Henry Thompson, from near Tabor,
who recently convulsed the commun-
ity by accepting $50 from his wife,
the consideration on his part being
that he would make himself scarce,
has filed suit for divorce, alleging
cruel and inhumar treatment He
asks that the court will also give him
permanent alimony. Mrs. Thomp-
son, formerly Mrs. Accord. is quite well
to DO.
Stuffing pay roll is the charge laid
at the door of Claude Johnson, who
has been section foreman for the Chi
cago Great Western at Reinbeck for
a number of years. He has always
eeen regarded as reliable and had the
confidence of his employers and fell
low citizens. He was bound over to
the grand jury and his bonds for APP
pearance fixed at $500. He owns
property in his home town and his ar
rest was great surprise to those
who have known him for years.
Kossuth county is widely excited
over the assault of a 12-year-old girl
near Algona by Joe Mccain, tramp.
He is lodged In the county Jail and
| trouble is feared, efforts being taken
by the sheriff to strengthen the guard
around the Jail as precaution
against possible lynching. Mccain
went to the public school and called
out the daughter of Michael Hub
bard, telling her that her folks sent
him and told her to come home at
once. He had a livery team near at
| hand and drove two miles south OF
Algona to an old slaughter house,
where he assaulted the girl. He then
drove to Burt and sold the buggy, but
was later arrested.
Lars Larson, a farmer 35 years old,
living near Sciola, an inland town
nine miles north of Villisca, was
killed while cutting timber on his
farm. He and George Ricabaugh, a
rsighbor, were cutting logs for saw
mill, the lumber from which was to
be used in a building for Larson. In
telling tree, the branches caught on
another tree, near by, breaking on a
large limb which struck Larson on
the head, crushing his skull and
smashing the brain, causing Instant
NSS<ih. Idl SOu dt one llIlS "do q |
merchant and postmaster at Sciola |
before the postoffice was discontinued |
at that place. The dead man leaves |
a wife and child.
The Whiting trophy does not go |
this year to a single corn grower, but
to the five Bennett brothers of Ames. |
Pan Pascal Of Dewitt, Clinton county, |
is the winner of the grand champion
ship for single ear. Incidentally he |
showed what Professors Holden and
Shambaugh pronounce the best ear
OF corn they ever saw. The fourth |,
annual convention Of the Iowa Corn
Growers association at Ames was
most successful of them all. This is a |
conventional thing to say OF associa- /
ton meetings, but 1t Is emphatically
true In the given instance, for never
before have things been so well In
point of attendance. of exhibits, Of in
terest and Of everything else.
Conductor Hicks, who runs through
Webster City over the Northwestern
line, had close call at Lohrville in
Webster county from being shot upon
his own train. 1t Is the second SIM
liar incident to occur at Lonrville, and
Northwestern passenger trainmen
are coming to have a wholesome fear
of that station. The attempted shoot
ing occurred just as Condctor Hicks
train was leaving the Iohrville sta
ton. The crack of a revolver was
heard and a bullet went crashing
through one Of the coaches, entering
and leaving through window. Hicks
was standing in the aisle and was
rarely missed. Only a short time
ago a similar incident occurred with
Conductor Burley's train.
Fred Novel; a Syrian peddler, was
found dead alongside a creek in a
brush patch about four miles north.
west of Denison. Novel; was last
seen in Denison on the 9Th. About 4
o'clock en- Sunday morning, his ped.
der wagon was run into by an Iii.
nois Central freight, but Novel; was
not to be found, and none of his mer.
chandise was near the wreck. On
Tuesday some hunters found Novelrs
body with two bullet holes in his head,
his skull crushed, and pockets rifed,
Novel; had over 5000 worth of mer-
chandise, and 1t Is q plain case OF
murder for the purpose Of robbery,
but. so far there Is no clue as to the
guilty parties. An inquest will be
held Wednesday morning
A single ear of Reid Yellow Dent
corn, weighing nineteen ounces, sold
at the Iowa State college on the 10th
for the phenomenal price OF $3.50.
which Is at the rate of $3.50 pc:
bushel. Each kernel Is worth over 13
cents. Dan L. Pascal of Dewitt, a
member Of the Iowa Corn Growers
association, who grew this remark.
able ear, was its purchaser at the
sale. which has eclipsei all previous
prices for corn and thus established
a worlds record. The only other SEN
sational bargain was over the ten ears
that won the Whiting trophy. This
collection was grown by Bennett Bros. !
OF Ames, and was re-bought by them
for s31. The single ear that ranked
second to the Pascal ear was Of the
Silver Mine variety. grown by Harry
Hilton of Malvern. Iowa, who came
into its ownership again by purchase
during the auction. This ear will be
given to the Iowa State college after
the Red Oak institute is over.
Just before the adjournment Of the
board of supervisors of Monona
county few days ago, temporary
writ Of injunction. issued by Judge
Oliver Of the Monona county district
court. was served on both old and new
boards. restraining them from issuing
warrants in payment of the bills re-