Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-21

nounced his appointments on the
l4th. He retains Deputy Attorney
George b. Stewart Of Fort Madison
and S. s. Wright of Corydon as clerk
A stranger was taken In custody al
Dubuque boarding house with a VIC
lent case Of smallpox. He had been
parading the streets in quest OF a
physician and said he wasn't feeling
well. Officers took him in custody
after hard struggle and landed him
in the detention hospital. He fought
viciously, declaring, 'I'm from Mis-
souri,"
An unknown man killed in the rail-
road yards at Denison was not Jasper
Holman of Webster City as at first
believed. He was identified as Hol-
man through a date book, the only
mark of Identification found upon
rim. Messages were sent to Hol-
mans parents, but it was clearly es-
tablished that Holman is in Cedar
Rapids.
Two accidents Of similar nature
in which both victims lost the great
toe CO their left foot occurred at Ma
son City. dwight Colby, butcher,
let cleaver slip from his hand
striking his toe. Arthur Anderson,
student Of the university, while chop
ping kindling, struck his foot, the
blade sinking into the flesh just back
of the first joint Of the toe.
Mrs. Sarah Williams,a pioneer OF
that section, died at her home at
Lake City at the age of 70 years. She,
with her husband, Larkin Williams,
who survives her, removed to that
place in 1856, and have resided In
the same home for fifty years. MT.
and Mrs. Williams celebrated their
sixty-first wedding anniversary last
November.
A. II. Sniff of Missouri Valley, the
editor who shot M. S. Brundrige fol-
lowing an article in his newspaper,
which resulted in the mans death,
came to Logan on the 18th and was
to stay in Missouri Valley owing to
the threats that had been made
against him, and believed that an at
tempt would be made to do him harm.
He has been living In Omaha for sew.
eral days.
Fire at an early morning hour
destroyed the Logan -four mill owned
by A. Edgecomb e Son, causing a
loss of 100000. The mill Is situated
on the edge of the town on the Boyer
river and efforts to save the structure
proved futile, as the water mains did
not extend that far and the fire de-
rfn1nnt hnln1ncc In M nf
$4,000 covers the loss, which Is total.
The mill is an ancient brick structure
and landmark of the town, having
stood in the vicinity for many years.
Leo Wetherell was found dying in
the Rock Island railroad yards at
Baskerville by Arthur Bradley, the
yardmaster. His skull was crushed
and death came several hours later.
A coroner's inquest Is being held over
the body. A gold watch, some money
and two diamonds were found on the
body. The yardmaster believes that
he was murdered as he was found
several feet from the way car. He
was brakeman on the road and the
theory is that he fell between the
cars.
Mrs. J. Bartlett, who is the mother
of six children, was arrested in a
store at Marshalltown, accused OF
shoplifting. A search of her clothing
revealed the stolen goods hidden in
bag under her skirt. She was
given a hearing and in default of $500
bonds was sent to Jail. A boy, 7
years old, who came to town with his
mother, was turned over to the hui
name officers. The lad, after much
urging, said he was one of six chill.
dren and that he was induced to
come with his mother In order to
help carry the goods home. He said
food and clothing was not always as
plentiful as it might be. The husband
is said to be an employee of the Iowa
Central railroad.
Tragedy entered the Waterloo
street car strike few days ago
when Robert Mcleod, strike break,
er, shot himself to death near his
iather-in-law's home, where he had
been living. The family heard the re-
port of the revolver, and on rushing
to the scene found the man dying In
his own blood. Mcleod had been a
consumptive, and it is supposed Ill
health caused him to end his life
The man had been operating an inter
urban car, and was the motorman OF
the train which was attacked recent
ly by alleged strike sympathizers and
riddled by bullets. He was the target
of the strikers, and the term "scab'
had often been hurled at him while
doing duty on his car.
The ardor Of certain Morningside
college students to serve as detectives
in the cause of anti-saloon league
| which has inaugurated a campaign
| for the enforcement of the liquor
laws in Sioux City, has cooled con
| siderably as result of an unpleasant
| experience on the part Of Jesse Var
Buskirk and George Day, who were
bounced upon by mod of stock yards
men and badly beaten up after &
visit to the stock yards saloon To-
the purpose of securing evidence
| The trouble was precipitated wheI
Day said to the bartender: 1--WE
would like two cups of beer. please
This unsophisticated order immediate
| ly stamped the visitors as "rubes,
and the bartender refused to fill tn,
order. The crowd of saloon support
ers followed the college boys into tn,
street and administered a trouncing
which has put Van Buskirk In bed
The Morningside college authoritie
have refused to indorse this methot
Of securing evidence against the ga
loon.
Six students have been ousted from
the state university on the charge O
drunkenness. In the chapel Presiden
George MacLean deliverd long lee
ture on the evils Of the curse and dc