Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-24

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Instantly killed. Dotson is the son Of
A. 4. Dotson, and 1t is supposed he
was going to his fathers home along
the railroad track south of Eldon
when the accident occurred.
Because, as she alleges, Mrs. Ger
trude Wescott Of Grant township,
Cerro Gordo, called her a chicken
thief, Mrs. Annie Hanson, neighbor,
has brought suit for $500 actual
damages, and prays the cost OF the ac-
ton. Both the litigants are wives OF
prominent farmers. Trouble of a
neiShborhood character has been
brewing for some time.
Tossed into the air by an engine,
then alighting on the tender and
thrown aside unhurt was the exper-
fence of Halvor Norem Of Roland,
when train struck his team, killing
one OF the horses. The. young man
was haa!ing corn to the elevator and
did not see the train when starting
across tae track. Save for few
scratches he was uninjured.
The coroner's jury investigating the
death u Fred Nawfa, the murdered
Syrian peddler, at Denison, returned
verdict accusing Joseph and Solo,
man Passan, who are cousins OF the
dead man. Both men are in the
county jail. Strong circumstanttal
evidence was introduced at the In.
quest connecting the Pasan brothers
with the murder and the authorities
are very positive that they have the
right parties.
A sensation was caused at Shells
burg, by the hating of a funeral pro-
cession of William Kibler, war vet
eran, who is said to have shot him.
self, by the coroner, and turned back
to town. Rumors of foul play caused
the action by the Official. The head
was cut open and an examination
made. 1t is said that trouble between
kibler and his wife, in which each
had filed charges of insanity against
the other, may have caused the in
vestigation. Kibler was found dead
in bed.
Ralph Holloway, II years old and q
graduate of the Oskaloosa High
school from which he would have re.
ceived diploma that day, was killed
while operating an elevator In the
Baldaur-Rosenblatt Department store.
In some way he was caught In the
door and was crushed between the
platform and the ceiling of the first
floor. Part Of his body was wedgej
into space less than two inches
wide and his suffering was terrible
until q physician arrived and admits
tered an opiate. 1t was necessary to
secure workmen and cut away the
heavy floor before the boy could be
released. This required nearly an
hour The hoy was taken out alive
but he died enroute to his home In an
ambulance.
1t now developes that George Nc
Gree, who was found lead near Rock,
ford. killed himself, fearing to face
his father after being defrauded or
robbed at Minneapolis. He had gone
there on $1,000 land deal and the
robbery wearing on his mind caused
him to end his life. No papers con-
corning the deal were found On his
person. The coroner's jury delivered
a verdict that he came to his death by
his own hand. He came back to
Mason City and then went to Nora
Junction, and missing connections for
Greene, he started to walk. He had
gone nearly to Rockford when he
shot himself. His clothes had not
been disturbed, the contents in the
pockets were intact, and revolver
lay by his side.
The attempt to punish the lynchers
of James Cullen at Charles City re-
calls the futile attempts to discover
the members of the mob that took
two of the Rainsbarger gang from the
Hardin county jail at Eldora years ago
and shot them. Murder, arson and rob-
berry had been traced directly to the
gang which had for years terrorized
all eastern Iowa, but the courts were
slow In acting and putting an end to
their outlawry. Finally one night the
citizens organized. came to Eldora
and took two of the members of the
gang from the Jail. having battered
down the doors with railroad iron,
and shot them. 1t has always been
believed that leading citizens took
was ever convicted of participating
in the mobbing.
One member of Hose Company No.
2 was killed and three injured in a
collision between that piece of appar.
atus and a street car at the corner OF
Sixth avenue and Walnut street, Des
Moines a few nights ago. Eye wit.
nesses say that the car was going
slowly at this point and was just pass.
ing the center of the treet when the
hose cart, speeding west on Walnut.
crossed front. The horses and front
wheels of the vehicle cleared in
safety, but the car struck the rear
wheels and skidded the wagon around
in such a manner that the body struck
against a post on the northwest side
of the street. Jack and Jack, the ia.
nous Des Mcines fire team, were
hitch ed to the cart. Both horses
cleared the car and escaped unhurt.
Thrown over twenty feet from the
step of the wagon, Pipeman Carlson
struck with terrific force against a
telephone post en- the north side OF
Sixth avenue, his head coming in
contact with its base, Ae died later
in the hospital. ]. l.. Clark had both
legs broken, N. s. Edwards had his
hip injured, and ]. E. Riggs had a
wrist dislccated.
Canine christensen, aged 6s years.
a well to do farmer living near Char.
lotte, was struck by Northwestern
work train ana instantly killed while
walking from Charlotte to his home
He aeaves wife and two children.
He had lived in the county for forty
years.
"a. L. Dunn, a prominent farmer,
was instantly killed near Ida Grove
nv a Chicago az Northwestern train.