Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-02-14
IOWA
NEWS

sparkler,' valued at 5000 fell out
of the pocket of a pair of trousers
owned by travelling man and which
he had taken to local pantitorium
for repairs. The cleaner spent sew.
eral hours hunting the owner up to
return the diamond. A big box of
cigars is now within reach of the
clothes repairer as he works.
The large boarding house of Frank
Collins at Normal Hill, Cedar Falls,
AeJ g elH 40 pellnS Geledmoo ssM
mornings since. Sixteen young lady
students made their escape. The
nremen saved most of the personal
| efrects Of the students and household
| goods. Collins loss is $4,000. This
was the first serious fire in the nor
NAL boarding house in thirty.one
years.
The candle burglar, so designated
trail, and who almost created a reign
of terror in the wealthy residence
section of Council Bluffs few weeks
ago, has been caught at st. Joseph,
| Mo-, where he was arrested while do
Ing "job." His identity was dis.
closed by watch belonging to George
s. Wright, which was stolen from
him by the burglar.
Calvin Curtis, one Of the most
prominent farmers Of Johnson county,
and leading republican, was killed
by the falling Of tree, which a cou-
pie Of men were cutting down under
his direction. Just as the tree start
Cd to crack, n Curtis turned to get
out of the way, but slipped and fell.
His skull was 1shed by limb. Mr..
Curtis was go years Of age, an old
soldier, and unmarried. He was q
| delegate to the last republican state
| convention.
After one of the hottest contests
in the history of Jasper county for
the office of sheriff, the case came to
an abrupt end when the attorney for
| Fred Pahre, who declared he would
| hold the position In the face of all
| obstacles, announced he would with
draw the case. His decision hinges
on the fact that owing to certain evil
aence he had just discovered In
connection with the late Sheriff
Mobberly, his principal decided to
waive the Office in favor of Frank
Russell.
| Mrs. John Asche of Deshler, Neb.,
for the past three months a patient
at Mercy hospital, Council Bluffs,
where she was receiving treatment
for melancholia, was found dead In
a shed near the hospital. The woman
had been home and only recently re-
turned. She had shown an improve
ment in her condition, and as it was
presumed by the hospital people she
had again started for her home, her
absence was not observed or COM
mented upon, until her body was
found and reported to the hospital.
Near the body was bottle contain
ing strychnine. 1t is believed the
woman committed suicide.
Joe Yesger is dead aud G. A. Bris.
bin lies seriously injured in the hospi-
tai in Estherville as result of
wreck in the Rock islands yard at
that place. Both were switchmen
employed by the company. They
were riding the head end of the south
engine which was running at high
rate of speed from the north end Of
the yard to the south when it struck
a car which had been left standing
on the main siding. Yeager was
crushed between the car and the en-
CINE and rod penetrated his body
near the heart Brisbin swung to
the side and escaped death, but is
seriously injured about the hips and
legs
Superintendent w. H. Whalen of
the Iowa division o. the Chicago &
Northwestern railway, and one Of the
most prominent railroad men in the
state, was struck by a freight train
In the Boone yards and badly injured.
He had been in the yards with the
division engineer inspecting some
equipment and was returning to the
city when the accident happened
The men did not see the incoming
train and Mr.. Whalen in stepping out
of the way of passing engine was
caught by the other locomotive. The
injured man was placed in an amb,.
lance and taken to the Eleanor Moore
hospital. 1t is said that his condi-
ton is not dangerous, though the doc
tors have not made a statement. It
is feared, however, his hurts are of a
serious nature
The Des Moines coal fields are be-
ing worked harder this winter than
ever In the history of the local coal
fields. According to coal operators
there is more coal going out of Des
Moines daily now than ever before
and all Of the mines are behind on
the orders.
1t has been learned that Des Moines
coal is excellent for manufacturing
and for railroad purposes and a big
demand is made upon the output to
fill orders from these sources.
Over 1000 tons are being mined
daily. OF this big coal supply but a
small percentage is brought into Des
Moines for local consumption. The
railroads terminating in Des Moines
use large quantities of this coal and
thousands Of tons are delivered
monthly to each of the railroads en-
J tering in the city. While train loads
are being sent to Davenport, st. 10.
I seph, Sioux City, Council Bluffs and
! Omaha to fill orders contracted for nv
big manufacturing concerns.