Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-06-20
IOWA
NEWS

sailed by two ROBBERS at a. III. anu
choked into insensiblity. This is the
sixth attempt in the last few days to
enter her house. Mrs. Stolte's hus-
band works at night at the North
western round house, but brother
who was in the house scared the rob-
bers away with revolver. The po'
lice have a dragnet out, but as yet the
guilty parties have not been appre-
hended.
Frank Hopecky was killed by at.
tempting to board the fast mail, NO.
Is, at Belle PLANE. He was moving
with household goods from Missouri
to Chelsea. He stopped and called
at the express office for package
not yet arrived. He ordered it sent
to Chelsea. His train did not stop
swing on. The body was taken to
Tama. He is about SO years old.
During the summer library build
| ing and heating plant will be erect
ed on the campus at Drake Univer-
sity, Des Moines. The year 19O6-O7,
| just closing, has been one Of great
| prosperity and the outlook for the
Summer School is very flattering. A
! faculty of more than forty good men
and women have been selected. Be.
! side the regular lines of work, many
new lines are offered this year and
! provision is made for a school for
! children of every grade. The lee
! lures and entertainments free TO those
! enrolled, will be given and together
with the unexcelled facilities offered
by Des Moines to all students the
summer school will prove unusually
| attractive.
Attorneys interested in the settle
ment of an estate consisting of real
| ty valued at S20,000,000, located in
New York City, informed heirs at
! Marshalltown a few days ago that
| they might expect within few weeks
| time to get deeds TO their share of
the property. The property is now
| just released from the terms of a
ninety year lease and reverts to the
heirs. Those interested locally are
Mrs. Xavier La Plant of Clemens,
Mrs. Solomon Bruce OF Marshalltown
Levi Garrett of Conrad, and Steven
Garrett Of Ferguson. The great
grandmother of these heirs owned the
property ninety years ago when the
land was used for farm purposes.
Now 1t is in the very heart Of the
New York business district.
The Marengo & Midland Railway
company has completed its survey to
Cedar Rapids, and this work is now
done from Cedar Rapids to Oskaloosa
via Marengo, Genoa Bluffs, Millers-
burg, Deep River and MonteZuma,
Iowa. A large per cent of the right
of way is already secured, and the
work of securing the necessary aid Is
being pushed with vigor. Arrange
ments for financing this interurban
have been concluded. 1t only re-
mains for the people in the towns
and the country through which the
road is to be built to do their part
and the building of the road is as
sured. Chief Engineer Andrews has
found the route comparatively easy,
the grade kept under 2 per cent
throughout the whole line.
Arthur Blackburn of Clemens, the
wealthy young farmer who was con
victed in November, 1905, on a
charge of committing criminal as
sault on Alta Pearl Scott, then under
age of consent, arrived in Marshall
town upon the solicitation of his at
torney, to discuss matters relative to
the supreme court decision in over
ruling a motion for a new trial. The
penitentiary is now staring the young
man in the face, despite the hard
fight he has made and the money
that has been spent in his behalf. His
attorney intimates that there is still
a method of procedure, even though
his case has reached the last court
of appeal, bit what action will be
taken he refuses to state. Blackburn
has been out on $4,000 appeal bond
since receiving his sentence on Nov
%, 1905, when Judge Burnham or
dered him committed to five years a
hard labor at Fort Madison.
Judge w. G. Clements of Newton
Poweshiek county district court a
Grinnell, by consent of both partie
to the action, took under advisemen
the case of Norman Beaver VS.. Johl
Swecker. An interesting point is in
volved in the action, and is TO tn
effect as to whether or not CONVEX
, sion of property is provable claim
Beaver, who is a wealthy stock raise
and farmer living north of Brooklyn
brought action against Swecker, VIII
is a prominent stock man and grail
.. dealer of Guernsey, to recover on
Judgment for about $500, obtained II
November, 1905. One month afte
the decree was issued Swecker wen
! I'D =
Before his discharge, however, h
listed the Beaver Judgment as one O
e his debts. Since going through bank
q ruptcy. Swecker's father died and lef
e him about $4,000 and Beaver is nov
e seeking to show that his judgmen
: was a nonprovable claim, or in othe
o words, like alimony in divorce case
was one against which one canno
:. bankrupt. AS there is no decision 1
= Iowa on the point involved, the dec
:, sion of Judge Clements will be await
!. !, ed with interest The court did no
' intimate when his opinion might b
handed down
Fort Dodge is aflame with iudis
9 nation over miserable work of tn
!. fire department and inadequate waite
:. supply which permitted handsom
i. 100000 school building to burn t
!. the ground. Hundr Ids Of peopl
!, stopped and looked at the feeble a
:. tempt Of the department coulfed wit
por water pre- ssure and two line {
!, hose. There was ample time afte
:, the department apparatus arrived {
y confne the fire to the attic of tn
= building where 1t was first disco
l. cred, but the dilatory tactics of tn
II department permitted the fire to 81
IL cure firm hold on the structure
which was soon beyond their contro
Nineteen wears old and tho m, a