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

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Ernest Wilde, a stockman of MN.
rec, 8. D., was found dead from as
phyxiation in his room in no
tel at Sioux City Louis Henricks of
Parker, s. d., his companion, was
nearly dead, but was revived, and
probably will recover. The gas jet
In the room was partially turned on.
Emotional insanity is the defense
to be offered by Arthur Southwell,
| principal In a sensational shooting
ARRAY In barber shop at Council
Bluffs several weeks ago, at which
time he attempted to shoot Charles
Hawkins. The charge against South
well Is Of assault with intent to kill.
| Effie Harrison. daughter of w. C.
Harrison, a farmer living near Aims
worth, was burned to death while in
the company of her father. Mr.. Har-
rison was burning stalks in corn
field, and his daughter was throwing
| fuel onto the fire when Eer dress
| caught. The flames ran UP the front
| OF her garment, burning her 50 Sc
verely that the flesh fell off In places.
| The flames were extinguished almost
Immediately. but they had done THAR
work and the girl died in about two
| hours.
Charles Carnall. an old and promt
nent resident of Arlington, was shot
in the right arm by an intimate
| friend named j. A. Gillard IL a i.s os
! sudden passion. The two men MeS
in field and Gillard pressed his
| shotgun against CarnalIS body and
| pulled the trigger at the instant that
! the other pushed the gun away. The
| load shattered Carnall's arm. Gil
| lard has been arrested and the mat
ter awaits the action of the grand
| jury. Gillard claims that the other
made trouble between him and his
| brother
DavcnCort's famous sponge case"
in which two leading surgeons, DR..
| A. l.. Hagebeck and Or. T. ]. Halter,
| were sued for $4,000 on the ground
that they caused the death of 10
| hannes Arp, wealthy farmer, by
leaving a sponge inside of him after
an operation for appendicitis, ended
in a mistriGl, the jury being dis
| charged after being out twenty-four
| hours. All day they stood IL to l
in favor of a verdict for the plaintiff,
| hut the twelfth man was absolutely
unmovatle. There is talk that the
suit will be tried over.
Mrs. Emily Wordsworth Bressee,
who was Indicted at Council Bluffs
some months ago on a charge OF
| rracticing medicine without authori-
ty. was placed on trial few days
| ago. The defendant testified in her
| own behalf and said she never pre-
scribed for her patients, but that she
| bought composition Of biochemical
| for her husband, kept a quantity on
hand and that when ailing persons
| called at her office she permitted
| them to select the degree os strength
they thought fitted their cases, the
medicine being where 1t could be
examined by hcr callers. The So
called medicine was a tissue builder
and that she knew from hearing lee
lures on hiochemistry and had gained
therefrom a good knowledge of the
medicinal qualities of the medicine, a
product of German professor.
Bussey men are agitating the con-
struction of an electric line to tap
the coal fields in that vicinity and
connect southeastern Iowa towns with
Des Moines. According to their
plans, an interurban 125 miles long
would connect Des Moines, Knox.
vile, OskaloCsa, Buxton, Altia, Bus
say and Ottrmwa. The claim that
the country tapped by the line has
a poprla,ion of more than 100000 ex-
Guiding Des Moines, and this would
be increased rapidly by the building
Of such road. The promoters init
mate that the railroads that would
be affected by such a line are pre-
pairing to prevent its construction.
However, the Polk interests have
long been planning a Des Moines-
Knoxville line and 1t will probably be
one of the first they will construct.
| Abba and Oskaloosa capitalists ex-
pect to soon have a line in operation
between those cities. These will
form two big links in the proposed
system. The Iowa City Press claims
to have definite information that the
projectors of the Iowa City-Davenporr
interCrban will build sooa. The COM
pany organized for the purpose is
called the Iowa City-Davenport Trac.
ton company.
An epidemic Of spinal meningitis
| Is spreading in the northwest part
| Of Appanoose county and much anx-
| iety Is felt for the safety of children.
| There are score or more Of cases in
| the vicinity OF Mystic and surround
| ing mining camps and several deaths
| have already resulted. OF all the
cases reported not one has yet fully
! recovered, and some of the invalids
are now in pitiable condition. In
some families all the children have
| been attacked, while in others but
one has suffered. There are great
fears that the epilemic may spread
all over this section CT the country,
| although the medical authorities say
that while the disease is infectious 1t
is not contagious and may appear
| and disappear In communities widely
| separated. So far there Is no known
positive cure for the disease which
attacks children from l to Is years
| of age and often leaves them deaf
i for life. Centerville is at this time
suffering from an epidemic of the
measles. There is and have been
within the last two weeks over 200
cases In the city, mostly in mild
form and no fatalities have so far re-
suited. There is some agitation for
| closing of the schools below the
seventh grade on account Of the
measles and threatened epidemic OF
spinal meningitis.
The officers at Extra had an excit-
ing man hunt few days ago. Mel
Hubbell was arrested, charged with
the theft of a saddle and an over.
coat, and when the constable ap.
preached him, consented to go will.
lingly. Upon pretext Of wanting to