Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-04-25
IOWA
NEWS


The origin Gf the blaze is unknown.
In attempting to board fast east
Round freight at Masonville, Jack
Eehan, blacksmith living at that
place, fell under the wheels. Both
legs were severed from the body and
he died few hours later.
Archt bishop Keane returned from a
meeting of the American hierarchy in
Washington, where he reported as a
member of the committee on secret
societies. He stated it was found
that the religious features Of various
fraternal societies were merely incl
dental and did not conflict with the
church duties of members. No ac-
ton was taken.
Christ Robinson, a farmer living
four miles south of Turin, committed
suicide while insane by hanging him
self in his barn. A telephone mes
sage had been sent to the sheriff ask
ing that he be taken into custody, but
the act was committed before the ar
rival of an officer. Robinson owned
200-acre farm, removing from Har-
rison county about a year ago.
George Bordner, former Cnawa
resident and well known farmer, who
removed to Comanche, Okla, about
six years ago, was shot and killed by
j. T. Morris, a n2ighboring farmer,
while at work fixing up a fence be-
tween the two farms. H. H. Bord-
ner, his father, and Warren Bordner,
a brother, are well known farmers of
MOnona county, living near Blue Lake.
Henry Scoville, the farmer living
near Cromwell who is thorght to have
made an unsuccessful attempt at sui
eide three days ago, is recovering
nicely from the wound, which was
only a scalp affair. 1t Is believed
around TIE countryside that the
shooting in the barn was done by
Scov.lle himself, though the report
at first circulated was that the affair
was a mysterious attempt at assassi-
nation by an unknown person.
Johanna Tobis sson, a young woman
10 years of agJ, residing in Wayne
township, Jones county, is lying at
the point of death from frightful
burns received from an explosion of
kerosene oil while engaged in start.
ing a fire in the furnace at her home.
1t appears that she poured kerosene
On kindling dirs city from large can.
Unknown to her, live Goals still re-
manned in the frebox. The oil ig-
nited, causing the contents of the can
to explode and covering the young
woman with a mass of flames. Mem
bers of the family quickly extinguish-
ed the fire, but too late to save the
life of the unfortunate woman, who
is dying in agony.
Max Hoover, a 20-year-old student
In the college at Ames, had his left
hand so badly mangled in a railroad
accident that amputation of the men,
Der was necessary. Hoover has been
a prominent member OF the football,
baseball and track teams of the Ames
High school for the last three years.
Just how the accident occurred can
not be learned to a certainty, as 1t
appears there were no eye witnesses.
The sUpposition is, however, that he
attempted to board a freight train
east bound through town, intending
to ride out to pasture where num-
Ter of tie boys were playing ball.
He failed to get aboard AMI was
thrown under the train, sustaining in
jurias to his skull, also, but just how
badly cannot yet be told.
Recently City Marshal Kenyon of
Anamosa attempted to arrest Thomas
Peet, who was intoxicated and re-
sisted the officer. 1t is claimed that
he drew a dirk on the marshal, who
deered it necessary to use his club
quite freely on Peet. This he did
with rather effective results. Peet
steadfastly refused to receive medical
attention until violent erysipelas had
developed, which undoubtedly caused
his death. Coroner Chamberlain was
called, jury impanelled and evil
dence taken, after the consideration
Of which tie jury returned a verdict
finding that Peet came to his death
as above stated, and did not censure
the marshal for his actions. Peet
was about so pears old and the pro-
pristor Of a feed stable. He left no
family.
Dan Shafer fugitive from justice
and former Eldora boy, was ar.
rested at Clifford and taken by the
sheriff of Wright county to Clarion
to answer to the charge of burglary
and breaking and entering. He will
undoubtedly land in the penitentiary.
Shafer was arrested at Eldora som 2
three weeks ago for stealing some
merchandise and as he was being
taken to the Jail by Marshal Scurry
shipped from the officers grasp and
skipped for parts unknown. Recent.
ly jewelry store at Clarion was
broken into and burglaTiZed and
Shafer was suspected Of the crime
and after much skillful work the
sheriff of Wright county obtained in.
formation that Shafer was working
on a farm near Union under the as.
sumed name of Frank Smith. The
arrest soon followed. The lad Is but
Is years OF age and has had little
chance to make much of himself His
father is Henry Shafer, known far
and wide as the nine live man." the
electrical wonder" and "Single Wink
Hank" and is the man who figured
in a cutting scrape in Eldora last
tOGi III VI July.
A tragedy occurred at the town OF
Deep River, when Orrie McWilliams
| the 15-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles McWilliams, was choked tc
death. 1t was during the noon hour
at school and as catcher for the high
school team he was practicing for &
game which was to occur at l O'Clock
He had piece of candy in his mouth
and when swift ball ball came II
him he inhaled and the candy wen
down his wind pipe. A professor
who was near advised him to go t,
a physician. He started, but Will,
passing along the street, saiggere,
and was carried into the doC .or's oil
fee. Life was extinct.
At Waterloo Nettie w. Smith wa
given judgment for $4,000 against A