Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-05-23

A verdict was returned at Cincin
natl against Col. C. j. Bronson, of Lex
ington, KY, In suit to recover $29,
600 lost in dealings in stocks through
Morehead & Co., local brokers. Bron
son claimed that the method of dealing
was, in fact, gambling and was there
fore illegal and he sued to recover
William F. Riley. of the Chicago &
Northwestern road, headquarters in
Chicago, was unanimously elected
president of the Railroad Association
of Special Agents and Police of the
United States and Canada at the clos
ing session of the convention.
The federal grand jury at Denver
has returned indictments against IL
men charged with land frauds. Judge
r. e. Lewis ordered warrants issued
for their arrest. Most of the warrants
must be served out of town, and. until
the arrests are made, no names will
be given for publication. Bail was sci
at $4,000 in each instance.
Irving Talley, colored, an expert
bank note raiser, was sentenced here
to 20 years in the federal prison al
Atlanta, Ga. In addition a $4,000 fine
was imposed. Talley pleaded guilty
to having raised a two dollar note to
$40.
Sims NJ Gilmore, farmer, who
was shot at Jonesville, S. c., by his
neighbor, James w. Callahan, follow
ing quarrel, died.
During a circus performance at Clay
City, Ind. section of seats gave way
precipitating $50 persons to the
ground. About 20 people were injur
ed, five seriously. For a time the
audience was-on the verge of panic
The Rev. John Lewis Clark, pastor
Of Bushwick Avenue Congregational
church, New York, admitted to the
trustees and deacons of his church
that he had committed wrong in
marrying William Ellis Corey and
Mabelle Gilman and begged forgive
ness of his church. He said he has
returned Corey's fee, which is stated
to have been $1,000. The trustees
consented to forgive the minister
| uc. hoHluS SludCh Dlcduu VI SudIl co
ton was wrecked on Ossabaw island
near. Savannah, Ga, and the captain
known to the crew only as Capt. AL
BERT" is missing Three negroes OF
the crew were saved.
j. w. Bass, magazine writer and
southern social leader, was killed in q
runaway accident at Chattanooga
Tenn.
The famous Grassmere farm con.
sisting of 220 acres, near Lexington
KY, which is known all over the
world as the breeding place of the
Warfield shorthorn cattle formerly
owned by the late William Warfield
was sold to Foster Helm for $49,500.
The steel steamer Saxon, owned by
the Pittsburg Steamship company
stranded during fog on the north
side of Caribou island, Lake Superior
The steamer is in bad shape and it is
feared will be total loss.
The special grand jury called to in,
vestigate the killing of DR.. Wayne Nc.
Coy by Capt. Davis has returned an
indictment against Davis for murder
in the first degree. The sheriff has
gone to Fullerton, KY, to arrest Davis
who is out on a $1,000.
Mamie Ruff, 16 years old, and Ruby
Garner, six, were drowned in Shoal
creek, near Joplin, Mo. They were
members of boating party of five.
The stream was swollen by the recent
rains, and the boat was overturned in
the swift current
Five of Montgomery Qll.) coun.
tvs best known and richest young
| farmers were arrested and imprison.
ed, charged with murder, following an
investigation into the death of Lola
Nance, daughter of John Nance, a
farmer. 1t Is charged the girls death
was caused by an illegal operation.
The men arrested are Taylor Phipps,
Byron D. Davis, William Sharp, Oran
X. Allen and Cullen Allen.
One of the largest burglaries in the
history of the City of Mexico was
committed when band of robbers
broke into the large jewelry establish.
ment known as La Acacia, in Refu'
ness district of the city, and carried
away goods valued at $4,000.
case of yellow fever in Guatemala
caused the marine hospital service at
New Orleans to quarantine Puerto
Barrios, Guatemalas eastern seaport
against passenger traffic to the Unit
ed States. The case Of fever is Sc
miles away from Puerto Barrios and
in the interior.
Abraham Ruef, former political boss
Of San Francisco, astounded that city
by pleading guilty to extortion. He
will be sent to prison. In a remarka
Bile statement he barred his soul, tell
Ing Of the political ring he created
and how, unwillingly, he says, it drew
him into maze of corruption.
The president plans criminal action
against E. H. Hartman for his railway
deals based on finding of special in
vestigators.
Clashes between counsel during ex
animation of jurors in Haywood tria
at Boise forced the court to interfere
and presages a bitter contest.
Storms and frost in various local.
ties caused damage, snowfall in the
northwest establishing new record
The Illinois senate passed resolu
tion to adjourn to October Is without
taking action on the deep waterway
bills, and 1t becomes known that the
interests of big Joliet power com
pany block legislation.
Orrin W. Potter, retired steel mag
nate, who recently underwent an op
Grafton, Is said to be critically Ill a.
his home In Chicago. His recovery /.
doubtful, physicians say, because o.
his advanced age. He Is 70 years old