Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-25

tered the front door. The family was
absent at the time.
Screaming at the top of her voice
enveloped her, Pauline Judson, an
11-year-old girl of Ottumwa ran into
the street, the breeze tanning the
fire at every step. 1t Is probable that
the child will die from the burns
which were caused by the sudden
flaming up of gasoline when she was
trying to light fire at the home OF
her grandmother.
Ernest Cole, a prominent and
had a miraculous escape from death.
While crossing the bridge over the
Cedar river his horse was struck by
lightning, throwing it against the rail-
ing. The animal, together with the
buggy, fell into the river thirty feet
below. Cole jumped from the buggy
as it fell into the stream, and despite
the swift current swan to shore. The
horse and buggy were not recovered.
One death may result from the pic
mic held at Richardsville on July a.
One of the features of the celebration
was the big dinner and that is what
caused the mischief The chicktA
that was served was poisoned in some
way, whether from disease or in the
way it was cooked is not known, but
number of people who partook OF
it became very i'll. One of them, Mrs.
Jochum a farmers wife, has been in
serious condition ever since, her
death being daily expected.
With a hook in his mouth, Cecil
Wright, the little 8-year-old son of
Ed Wright, an ice man of Council
Bluffs, was dragged through the street
at he back of an ice wagon. He is
permanently injured. The, little fel.
low was riding on the back of his
fathers ice wagon. He slipped and
fell out and, in falling, an ice hook
attached to the wagon by chain
caught in the roof of the lads mouth,
His attempts to cry out were not
heard, and he was dragged for fifty
feet before his plight was discovered.
Cresco White, famous football play.
er and next years captain of the state
university squad, proved hero at
Muscatine when he jumped from the
deck Of a government boat into the
Mississippi and after a heroic strug.
gle saved the 5year-old son of Ralph
Tohey from a watery grave. White
was standing on the boat when he
noticed the little boy floating down
the river in a skiff. Suddenly the
boat capsized and White dove into the
water, swan a distance of so yards
and reached the boy just as he was
about to sink.
At the recent regular meeting Of
the board of supervisors of Harrison
county, their previous action in
ordering the auditor to strike the
moneys and credits in the sum of
$6,140 of William Brayton from the
assessment books of Logan was re.
considered and a resolution was pass.
ed resembling such action, it being
considered that they had exceeded
their jurisdiction. Just previous to
this resolution and after their first
resolution, the board had been sued
by interested parties in the district
court in this matter.
While bathing in the Floyd river
at Sioux City, Stephen Reback, aged
SO years, Russian who has been
working for the Armour Packing COM
pany, fell from tree which hung
over the river into twelve feet of
water. He was drowned before help
could be secured by the three other
Russians who were with him. None
of the men could swim. The body
was recovered three-quarters of an
hour after the accident The drowned
man came to this country from Rus
STA about two months ago. He leaves
a wife and four children in Russia.
]. F. Williams and William Mac
Ian of Ames, were struck by lightning
and knocked unconscious. Both mar
rowly escaped being instantly killed,
for the bolt which stunned them
struck the hay track in the top of the
barn where they had been working
two minutes before. They became
frightened at a flash that scorched
their hands and stopped work. They
descended and sat on some beams
in the hay NOW. About two minutes
had elapsed when a ball of fire struck
the comb of the barn and burst, run
ming the entire length of the barn.
Both the men below were knocked un.
conscious and did not recover for
half an hour or so.
Laboring under the hallucination
that his services were badly needed by
the local Three-I term Ted Cavanaugh
a well-known railroad man of Cedar
Rapids, and former semi-profession
al player, has been taken to his old
home in the vicinity of Greene where
medical treatment, rest and quiet are
expected to restore his mind. Mr.
Cavanaugh had been acting In q
strange manner for some time. He
became interested in baseball anC
this interest increased until it be
game he was seen walking from lef
field with Ben Davis and on severa
occasions has Deen with the men II
their warming up practice. A few
days ago he became imbued with the
idea that his services were badly
needed by the home team and comm.
to town purchased complete base
ball outfit and suit. Cavanaugh wa!
for years one of the players in thu
T. NJ. Sinclair team of the Ceda
Rapids City league and afterward
played with semi-professional team
over the state.
The overriding by Judge Bronson O
Dubuque of County Attorney Nelson
demurrer to the answer filed by for
mer County Attorney T. ]. Fitzpat
rick practically winds up the lon,
sensational casce which has been ii
court three years. Fitzpatrick collect
ed $1,000 from the board of super
visors in excess of his salary for es
ira services rendered the county. |
| Is alleged the board was without at
| thority to enter into such contract
| 1t was in denial of this claim tina
the answer filed by Fitzpatrick, an
10 which demurrer was presented b