Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-05-30

| J. E. Jackson. former we'll known
resident of Iowa City, was killed IL
an automobile accident in Ogden
Utah, by an explosion of gasoline II
machine he was running. He
leaves a wife and children, besides
other relatives In Oklahoma.
An alleged swindler giving the
name of s. B. Seeley, claiming tC
represent the Alabama Land Develop
ment company, fieeced six Dubuquers
out of S. apiece He pretended tc
sell lots in new Alabama towns, ex
acting small advance payments. The
| police are looking for him.
Joseph Headman, an employe at
| the Enterprise mine, near Des
| Moines, met a tragic death while at
work. He had descended the incline
with a car and started the return
trip when mass of clay broke loose,
striking Headman and throwing him
to the ground, infiicting numerous
injuries.
Her mind gone, caused by being
run down by a bicyclist, Waudena
Hunter, little daughter of Mrs. Hun.
ter, of Mason city, is in most cri-
teal condition. The accident oc-
CURED several days ago, but the little
sufferer has not shown any signs OF
regaining reason The child was
struck while In group with other
children while returning from school.
A barn belonging to Michael Joynt,
who lives five miles west of Emmets
burg, was struck by lightning. In
addition to the loss Of quantities Oh
grain, hay and farm machinery, nine
head of horses, seventeen head OF
cattle and forty head of hogs were
lost The neighbors awakened the
family and furnished assistance to
save the dwelling. The loss Is est.
mated at $4,000; insurance to amount
of $1,000.
Justice of the Peace Russell de-
cided test case against Fred owens,
the Comanche fisherman who was ar
rested on the charge of operating
seine in Iowa public waters. Owens
attorneys maintained that the water
of the Mississippi river backed up
into the creek in which Owens was
SEEMING, hence it was federal and
not state water Justice Russell de-
cided that it was state water whether
the river water backed up into 1t or
not and fined Owens for the offense.
A blow across the stomach, which
he received while at play at school,
has rendered Andrew Johnson, the
11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Johnson of Mason City paralytic, so
far as the stomach is concerned The
blow was not severe, and at the time
was thought little of, but a few
hours later bowel trouble developed
and it was discovered that the stom-
ach was doing nothing. The case is
puZZling the phys' cians, as they say
they never saw anything like 1t be-
fore
Judge Matthews of Dubuque in
overruling the motion of the saloon
mems attorneys to strike out and
dismiss Attorney Thorne's action,
gave his petitions priority over all
ether petitions for injunction and the
Rearing is to go forward. An effort
had been made by the saloonmen
and the Law and Order to nullify
Thorne's action and give their petit
tons priority. The court held the
objection as presented inconsequen-
tial and Thorne is now acknowledged
TO have the upper hand.
The saloon of j. H. Kelly at Bar
mum, a small town in Webster county
nine miles east of Manson, has closed
down Indefinitely. owing to the fact
that it was located less than 800
feet from the Methodist church. 1t
was supposed that the saloon was
far enough away from the church to
comply with the mulct law, but re-
cent measurements brought out the
fact that it is only 2SS feet away
from the edifce, hence the action in
closing the place The saloon will
not reopen until a legal location is
found
Hanging from a low hook in the
kitchen door John Ruth of Stuart,
found the almost lifeless body Of his
brother George, boy of 16. The
elder brother Immediately cut down
the stih quivering form, but in spite
of his efforts at rGEuscitation the
youth died in few seconds. The
older brother had been INSTRUCTED in
his effort to enter the house by the
body of the suicide. which was hang
ing from so low a hook that the boy
had been compelled to let his legs
stick cut in front of him, almost at
right angles to the body in order to
accomplish his self obstruction. All
the family were absent from the house
at the time. Temporary insanity is
given as the cause.
1t is said that Nat NJ Hubbard con.
fessed 10. his wife his infatuation for
Miss Cooper and he asked his wife
to consent TO a divorce. Mrs. Hub
bard would not agree to a divorce.
Cedar Rapids people, who live in
Chicago, say that Mr.. Hubbard also
lived there in fiat under the name
of Nathaniel Mead, which merely
omitted his surname from the door
plate 1t was slightly more than a
year ago that a young woman ap
peared in Cedar Rapids and moved
into an adjacent house from which
she asked that the other roomers be
elected. She had plenty of funds
and represented that Hubbard was
her attorney. While he did not
openly visit her, his professional
connection abe it feasible for him
to pay her bills These were large
and were met promptly. . 1t was at
this point that the tongue of the
gossips in Cedar Rapids got to wag.
ging. They did not cease when the
young woman gave birth to a son,
but they only wagged internationally
when she left the city. though Hub
bard was seen about little thereafter.
and now it is known that he was
wheeling a baby carriage in and out
of the little Chicago fiat
James Mccoy, aged II years, who
disappeared from his home in Hume.
| ston recently, was found working in
! the John Morrell Packing plant at
| Ottumwa by Policeman Riggles and
| Mr.. j. N Mccoy, the boys father.