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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-05
BURNING OIL ovERFLows.
Manager Throws Himself In Mud
Puddle to Extinguish Flames.

Manager Throws Himself In Mud
Puddle to Extinguish Flames.
Waterloo.-Fire in the Standard
Oil company's east side plant here
destroyed $4,000 worth of property.
F. w. Smith, the local manager, was
horribly burned and escaped death
by throwing himself into a pool of
mud and water.
The fire started at about 4 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon when a tank that
was being filled from car ran over.
The oil poured into the Office room
and was ignited when 1t came in con-
tact with gasoline engine. The
building was Immediately mass Of
flames. The tanks Immediately be-
gan to leak, preventing an explo-
sion, but allowing the burning oil to
destroy barns and buildings and one
horse was burned to death.
Mr.. Smith, the manager, attempted
to stop the engine used to pump
the oil when the overflow began,
but before he succeeded the oil reach
ed it and the fire followed. His cloth
ing took fire before he could leave
the building. Rushing out he threw
himself into puddle of mud and
water and extinguished the flames.
He is horribly burned about the face
head and arms, but it is believed he
will recover. There was no insur-
ance on any of the property destroy
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-05
LIGHTNING STRIKES HAY LOFT
Wealthy Farmer and Son of Sheffield
Meet Instant Death,

Sheffield Storck, a promi.
nent and wealthy farmer living two
miles east of town, and son, Harvey,
were instantly killed by lightning Wed.
nesday. Mr.. Stock and son were up
in the hay loft trying to shut a
large door and another son, Otto, was
at the bottom of the barn pulling
on rope trying to help them. The
! lightning hit the father and son in
the top of the barn, killing them in
stantly. 1t also ran down the rope,
burning Otto's hands and side. See
ing the barn on fire, Otto rushed to
the loft and threw the dead bodies Of
his father and brother downstairs,
then carrying them away from the
burning building, he ran into the
barn and loosened the horses and
drove out the cattle. The clothing
on the father was partly torn OFF,
and the boys clothing was COM
pletely torn to shreds. The barn was
built about four year ago, at a cost
of over two thousand dollars and it
was insured in the County Mutual
for s1,70O.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-05
FIFTEEN ARE KILLED
EXPRESS TRAIN AND TRACTION
CAR COLLIDE IN ILLINOIS.
MEET ON CURVE HEAD ON
Telephone Orders, Misunderstood
by Motormen, Said to Have
Caused Disaster.

NATION, ILL.,, Aug. 31.-Fifteen per.
sons were killed and fifty injured in
q head-on collision between an inter-
urban express train, consisting of a
motor car and a trailer, and a trac-
ton car on the NATION and Charles
ton electric line at 1880 o'clock
Friday.
The crash occurred on sharp
curve one mile west of Charleston,
Ill. A confusion of orders received
over the telephone is said to have
been the cause of the terrible acct
dent
The cars approached each other at
high rate of speed, and the impact
was so terrific that the motor car
and the trailer were telescoped by
the traction car. There was no
warning and but few passengers
had time to escape by jumping. The
passengers nearly all of them en-
route to the Coles county fair at
Charleston, were crushed Or manned
where they sat in their seats.
Some of those who escaped death
and we're able to talk, say the scene
at the wreck was grewsome The
dead and dying were damned together
in mass. Women were shrieking
with pain and children were crying
for unconscious mothers who were
thought to be among the dead.
When the news of the wreck reach
ed NATION, special cars were hur-
ried to the scene and the dead and
injured were brought to the morgue
and hospital here. Some of the in
jured are in critical condition and
there is little hope for their recovery.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-05
MOWER CUT FOOT OFF.
Was Cutting Weeds Along Illinois
Central Right of Way.

Fort Dodge.-Charles Bedel, far
mer, aged about IS years, living at
Breda this state while moving the
right of way along the Illinois Cen
trail near Yetter, was fatally cut on
the leg. The machine had become
clogged and the farmer was attempt
Ing to remedy the trouble when the
horses started and the knives of the
mower cut deep into his leg near
the ankle, nearly severing the foot.
Tying the wound as best he could, he
hurried for medical aid and the cut
was dressed. Later the man was put
aboard tain and brought to this
city. The loss of blood and the
shock proved too much for him and
he died on the way from the depot to
the city hospital. The remains were
taken back to Breda and the funeral
will be held there. He is survived
by wife and family. His wife and
brother accompanied him to this
city.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-05
ALLISON is CANDIDATE.
Definite Statement is Given Out At
DUBUQUE

Dubuque.-Senator William B. ALI.
son Thursday announced that he will
be a candidate to succeed himself in
The United States senate. The sena-
tor gave formal announcement Of
his candidacy to The Associated
Press in the following words:
'"The Associated Press is authorized
to announce that I will be candi-
date fore the primaries for the re-
publical nomination for the United
States senate to succeed myself.
Il have invariably so indicated to
friends when Intercepted on the
subject, and l have supposed it gen.
orally so understood throughout the
state that l was candidate for re-
election; but 1t having been inti-
mated in certain quarters lately that
there was doubt on the subject, I
feel that justice to all calls for this
definite statement"
While there has been little doubt
IN Dubuque that the senior Iowa sena.
tor would be candidate, yet the
friends Of the senator are glad of the
explicit announcement. 1t is be-
lieved here that the senator has been
advised by political friends that fur
Their delay in the matter would injure
his prospects and it is stated that
others besides National Committee.
man Hart Of Council Bluffs have
urged him to come out.
1t is thought by his friends that
the announcement will end news
paper gossip of potential candidates.
of all other besides that of Governor
Cummins, and it is at least hoped so
by his friends. No statements are
Forthcoming as to how active cam
paign the senator will pursue, but it
is confidently believed that he will
take the stump if his opponent does
and that contamination is generally
expected here.
Those not committed to the senator
will hasten to point out that if doubt
has arisen, it is because the senator
has delayed making a definite public
statement up to this time.
The Ottumwa police are investi,
eating the supposed incendiary origin
Of fire which destroyed the big
barns Of the Ottumwa Horse Sales
company, located on Myrtle street,
near Church street, in South Ottum-
wa, and also the fire which burned
two barns in the west end. The fire
at the south side barns ragged for
fully an hour. The fire spread through
the barns quickly and for a time
threatened several houses in the
vicinity, but these were saved through
the prompt work of the fire depart
ment. The loss will reach about $6,-
900. with but $4,000 insurance.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-05
WIDOW DEMANDS DAMAGES.
Sequel To Legal Battle Over An In
DoI;ou

sequel To Legal Battle Over An In
surance Policy.
Des Moines.-As a sequel to the
legal fight between C. c. Croweil OF
Des Mbines and his daughter-in-law
over the life insurance lett by the
late Emmett Crowell, a suit has been
brought in district court in which the
young widow demands $4,000 danN
ages from her father-in-law for alleg-
ed SANDER. She alleges that he
circulated stories in Des Moines and
Minneapolis calculated to injure her
reputation.
Young Crowell was connected with
the Northwestern National Life In
surance company at Minneapolis and
when he died he left a life insur-
ance policy for $4,000. Shortly be
fore his death he had borrowed $500
from his father and assigned the in
surance policy to him as security.
Crowell sought to collect the entire
amount of the policy, but the widow
claimed he was only entitled to the
amount he had loaned his son. Judge
Howe. before whom the case was
tried, held in favor of the widow.
Since then the relations between
Mrs. Crowell and her father-in-laW
have been very much strained.
G. G. Crowell was formerly secre-
tary of the old Northwestern Insur-
ance company which was absorbed
by the Northwestern National of
Minneapolis. For a time he was pro-
prietor of the Had and president of
the Des Moines Department Store
company. He now holds the position
of vice president of the Cochrane
Plumbing & Heating company.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-05
EleHTY-FouR MEN DROWNED
Scores of Workmen Perish Whe,
Bridge Falls.

Quebec, Can, Aug. 3O-The great
Quebec bridge collapsed late yester.
day afternoon and now the vast mass
Of steel work lies tangled wreck
across the st. Lawrence channel. A
careful estimate places the loss of
life at eighty-four.
There is scarcely a family in the
villages of Stromuald and New Liver
pool which has not been bereaved
while in some cases five and six men
of single family have been killed
From almost every house is heard
the sound of lamentations of women
The men are gathered around the
approaches to the wrecked bridge tc
help rescue those who still are alive
in the wreckage and to aid in the
search for dead bodies.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-05
SEVERE STORM HITS BOONE.
Hay Barns Destroyed and Cattle
Killed by Lightning.

Boone.-Hay barns were destroyed
and cattle were killed during the
severe electrical, rain and wind storm
which swept through here Wednesday
night. A hay barn of Will Bass, re-
siding north of Boone, was destroy
ed as was a large barn belonging to
Arthur Nelson. A fine steer, the
property of Fred Zturtz and j. N.
Ross was killed by lightning. Wash
outs on the Northwestern between
Denison and Carroll tied up train
traffic for a short time. Two wash
outs on branch near Manning
knocked out the service there. Near
ly five inches, the heaviest rainfall
for years, visited Boone and vicinity.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-05
BUXTON MINERS STRIKE.
BAD Ventilation in Mines Complaint
Made.

lad Ventilation in Mines Complaint
Made.
Buxton.-Fifteen hundred miners
Employed in the mines in this city
Ind vicinity have struck. Bad venti-
alton in the mines which the men
:laim the companies have persis-
ently refused to remedy are given
Is the grounds for the strike. The
Itrike was determined upon at q
mass meeting Of miners. Indications
Ire that the strike will be of short
Duration for officers of the compan-
les have signified their willingness to
meet the miners this afternoon and
arrange for an adjustment of the
troubles complained of. Edwin
Perry, president of the miners fed
grafton, and Vice President w. w.
Wise, both of Oskaloosa, are to ar
rive this afternoon and assist in the
adjustment of the differences. 1t is
expected that the men will go back
to work in the morning
ROOT INSISTS ON OWN PLAN.
lnstructs Delegates Not to Vote.
The Hague, Aug. 24.-General Hor-
ice Porter at yesterdays session of
the committee charged with the ex-
animation of Obligatory arbitration
proposals announced that Secretary
Root had instructed the American
delegation not to vote on the lists
prepared by the various powers CIV
ing the subjects they would agree
Invariably to submit to arbitration,
but to insist on the American pro-
position regarding general arbitra-
ton as being more likely to be ap-
proved and also to keep the PROPOSE
tion regarding international debts
separate from obligatory arbitration.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-05
RICHARD MANSFIELD DEAD.
Wife, Brother and Son at His Bed
side When End Came,

side When End Came.
New London, Conn.,, Aug. 31.-Rich-
ard Mansfield is dead. The best
known actor on the American stage
and one of the greatest actors of the
present generation passed away Fri
day morning at his home, Seven
Oaks, on Ocean avenue.
Mr.. Mansfield appeared for the last
time in New York, in March, after
firing tour of the country in "Peer
Gynt". His health, that had been
failing for some time, gave way and
he sought England for rest, but re-
turned to America within a few
| weeks. Since that time he has been
growing steadily worse.
His death was directly due to a
disease of the liver aggravated by
complications. DR.. Allen, the local
physician who has had charge of
Mansfield since he arrived from Sar.
anac lake stated that his death was
not entirely unexpected, although
this fact has not been made public
During the great actors last mo-
ments he was lying in condition OF
coma and did not recognize those at
his bedside.
There were present at the time OF
his death his wife, his brother Felix
his young son, Gibbs, and the physi
clans and nurses.
| Curiously enough, the great actors
last appearance on the stage was in
''The Partisan Romance" in the role
of Baron Chevrial in which his first
real and lasting impression was
made. His last appearance was
March 90.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Rasmus Hansen who
have been visiting in Washington
state for the last couple of months
returned last Monday and report a
good time.
The rain last Sunday afternoon
spoiled the children's festival which
was to be held Oh the college campus.
A large crowd was present when the
storm came up but the grounds soon
cleared, when the rain started to
pour down.
Why suffer with headaches caused
by eye strains. See DIR. Richards at
DIR. Soe's Office in Elk Horn Monday,
Sept 9th, and obtain permanent re-
lief.
The public school opened here
Monday with Prof. Mcconnell of
Irwin as principal, Mr.. Johnny
Anker as Intermediate teacher. Mr..
Anker will fill Miss Sobolm's place
for couple of weeks and Miss Marie
Grumstrup will teach the primary
room.
Gods most precious gift to the hui
man anatomy is the eye. 1t is too
valuable to be experimental with.
See DR.. Rict ards at DR.. Secs office
in Elk Horn Monday Sept. 9th. He
gives relief for eye strain where 9TH
ers fail.
| Mr.. Hans Rasmussen, wife and
little Ellen have just returned from q
three weeks visit with their children
at Culbertson, Montana They re-
port the Country looking fine, the
land being taken up so fast that the
home seeker must 90 out thirty miles
from the railroad to get claim.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-05
HANeMAN CHEATED OF VICTIM
Pennsylvania Moose Party Decided,
Unsuccessful.

Indiana, Pa, Aug. 31.-The first
hanging in this country for more than
twenty years took place here yester-
day and was not a success, as, owing
to the breaking Of the rope, the opera
ton had to be repeated. The victim
of the law was Carmine Reno, aged
As years and weighing 175 pounds.
The weight Of the man and the drop
of five feet proved too much for the
strength of the rope, which snapped
when the trap was sprung, precipta-
ton Reno to the ground The Jail
attendants hurriedly loosened the rope
around his neck while others adjusted
a new rope to the scaffold, and the
man, already half dead, was carried
to the platform and the lever again
sprung. This time the execution was
successful.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-05
Elk Horn

Grading on the railroad is moving
along smoothly.
Hans Aagaard of Harlan spent
Sunday with his parents here.
R. j. Hansen is having his house
moved,-th one he purchased last
week.
Axel Larsen who has been work
ing for Joe James & Company, left
for the west Monday.
The public schoolhouse has been
given new coat of paint by Thomas
Jorgensen, the painter.
Rasmus Nissen and G. O. Jensen
drove nice bunch of cattle in from
the north last Monday.
The board of directors for the
college met last Monday and looked
over plans for the new building.
If your eyesight has been troubling
you dc MT fail to consult DIR. Richards
the Omaha Eye Specialist who will
be at DR.. Soe's Office, Elk Horn, Mon
day, Sept. 9th.
H. S. Rattenborg and the railroad
attorney were in town Monday look
ing after business of the railroad.
Harry Stevens who has been here
visiting for few days, returned to
Indianapolis, Indiana last Tuesday
evening.
Meta Gregersen who has been at
Omaha visiting her mother who is at
the hospital where she underwent an
opertioD, returned few days ago.
Peter Nissen is busy moving the
old dining hall from the college
grounds 80 as to make room for the
new building which will be going up
DR.. Richards patients are always
satisfied, he guarantees all his work.
Consult him about your eye rext
Monday, Sept. 9th at DR.. Soe's office
in Elk Horn.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-05
MovILLE LAD is A RUNAWAY.
skips Out When Grandmother Comes
to See Him

Moville.-Frank Condit is looking
for his 16-year-old son, Christie, who
has run away from home. Advertise.
ments say that the lads grandmother
Mrs. Louise Condit, of Des Moines,
III years of age, and feeble, has
come here to see him and is greatly
depressed because he cannot be found.
Since the boys mother died, eight
years ago, the grandmother has
shown a special interest in him. He
was last heard from few weeks ago
when he was employed on the farm
Of Bert Mahin, south of here. Young
Condit has run away several times
before.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-05

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DR.. Shoop's Headache Tablets quickly
equalize this unnatural blood pressure,
and pain Immediately departs Write
DR.. shoop Racine Wisconsin and get a
free trial package. Large box, 25 Cts
N. Hansen
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-05

A weak stomach causing dyspepsia, a
weak heart with p-lpitation or inter
mittent pulse. always means weak Sto-
mach nerves or weak Heart nerves.
Strengthen these inside or controlling
nerves with DR.. Shoops Restorative
and see how quickly these ailments dis
appear. DR.. Shoop of Racine Wisconsin
will mail samples free. Write for them
A test will tell Your health is certainly
worth this simple trial. Sold by N.
Hansen.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-05
Got $500 But Missed $4,000.

Waterloo.-While enroute to Wat
erloo to see the Barnum & Bailey
circus. John Emert. Of Dewar was
robbed of a five-dollar bill by an I'M
known picllpocket. Mr.. Emert car
ried $500 in bills in another pocket,
but this was not touched. He was
bringing the money to Waterloo to
make deposit in a bank.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-05
AUTO RAN OVER BLIND MAN.
Barney Ward of Ida Grove Asks
$4,000 Damages for Accident.

@o,UUU OdHageS TOT NccIdent.
Ida Grove.-Barney Ward, the old
time Ida county citizen, a blind man,
who was run over and terribly in
jured in Moline last April by an auto
mobile belonging to the Deere Clarke
Motor Car company, has brought suit
through his attorney, M. M. White of
this city, for $4,000 damages. The
auto was freight truck, weighing fif-
teen tons, and was being run by a
boy of sixteen without a license.
Ward had both legs broken, Shout
der broken, his back wrenched and
his body terribly bruised and for
several months his life was despaired
NJ
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-05
CHINESE THRONE ToTTERs.
Great Disnitaries Are Called by tn

Great Disnitaries Are Called by the
Dowager Empress to Conference.
Pekin, Aug. 31.-With the arrival
of Kuan Shi Kai, communicating chief
Of the Chinese forces, there was held
In the summer palace an unusual
series of deliberations concerning the
conditions of the empire.
The dowager empress has assembl
ed her most important and Influential
advisers, and the arrival of Viceroy
Chang Chi Tung, who came on a pill
grimage from Hankow, was surround
ed with secrecy.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-05
Flames Ravage Mason City.

Mason City-The mammoth barn
at the Northwestern States Cement
plant was destroyed by fire at 5
o'clock Thursday. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000. A vast quantity of
hay, grain, harness wagons and other
articles besides neighboring cottages
were consumed. A terrific wind
drove the flames across the road to
the smaller buildings. The origin Of
the fire is unknown.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-05

Occasion a! headache, belching. bad
taste in the mouth. Lack of appetite
and slight nervousness are symptoms
of indigo stion which, when allowed
to go u ncared for, will develop into a
ca OF dysp.s'+ hsr viii take a long
time to get rid of. DON'T neglect your
stomach At the first indication nf
tronhle take something that will help
it along in its work of digesting the
food , GU eat Kodol Indigestion and
Dvsps psia will do this. Kodol will
make your food do you good aud will
enable you to enirv what you eat
Sold by Nick Doffiag.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-05
BIDS HIS MOTHER GooD-BY.
Then 11-Year-old Charles Lawson
Kills Himself.

Fairmont, w. Va, Aug. 26.-Bid-
ding his mother goodby, Charles, the
11-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. M.
N. Lawson Of Winfield, walked away
from the house Saturday afternoon.
A few minutes later the report Oh
a gun was heard near the house ana
upon rushing out, Mrs. Lawson found
the body of her son with the head al
most blown off. A gun, the barrels
still hot from the discharge, was in
the boys hand. He had committed
suicide.
Cured Hay Fever and Summer Cold
A. j. Nusbaum BatesviIle. Indiana,
writes: Last year [ suffered for
month with summer cold so dis
tressing that it interferred with my
business / had many of the symp-
toms of hav fever. and a doctors pre-
scription did not reach my case, and
1 took several medicines which
see med to only aggravate my case.
fortunately insisted upon having
Foley's Honey and Tar in the yellow
package and it quickly cured me. My
wife has since used Foley's Honey
and Tar with the same success"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-09-05
BIDS HIS MOTHER eooD-BY.
Then 11-Year-OId Charles Lawso
Kills Himself.

Fairmont, w. Va, Aug. 26.-Bid.
ding his mother goodby, Charles, the
l1-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. M.
N. Lawson of Winfield, walked away
from the house Saturday afternoon.
A few minutes later the report c.
a gun was heard near the house ana
apon rushing out, Mrs. Lawson found
The body of her son with the head al
most blown off. A gun, the barrels
still hot from the discharge, was in
The boys hand. He had committed
suicide.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1907-09-14
The BAND ENTERTAINMENT

The entertainment and dance given
last night by the Yerington Band at Owl
hall was an unqualified success in every
particular. The hall was comfortably
packed and the audience was well repaid
for attending. The band boys have
made great progress in their playing and
will compare favorably with any band in
the State. Each number on the program
was well received. After the perform
ance the floor was cleared and dancing
was INDUCED in until late hour. Taken
altogether the boys are to be praised for
the outcome of the affair.