Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-23
IOWA
NEWS

Dodge for new pottery, to cost $50
600, to be ready for operation Aug
l. 1t will employ twenty-five expert
enced men.
Mrs. Joseph Kloos, the wife of /;
prominent merchant of Malcolm, fel
from her back stairway and was
probably fatally hurt. She had gone
after a pitcher of water, and while
on the way up the stairs her foot
slipped, she lost her balance and fell
about sixteen feet
Will Jones, truckman ct the Car
| diff Gypsum mine of Fort Dodge, was
| killed by large rock falling on him
from the roof of the engine room in
which he was working. The fall
was caused by a assure at the rear.
supporting timber, which allowed
the rock to give away. Jones' skull
and ribs were crushed. He was %
years Of age.
The Peters livery bus was struck
by Rock Island train at Wapello,
and was completely demolished, one
of the horses being killed. The
driver had backed the bus to the de.
pot platform, tied the lines to the
hind wheel of the bus and left the
team. When the train approached
the station the team backed over the
platform and onto the track.
The Sioux City Traction company
has filed with the city council a
resolution asking for the calling OF
a special election at which a SPECIAL
ordinance providing for extension
and renewals of street franchises
will be voted on. The company has
withdrawn its offer to build over.
head tracks over Wall street, but Will
contribute $4,000 toward the build
ing Of a general viaduct.
The Golden State Limited of the
Rock Island had a miraculous es-
cape from a wreck four miles east
Of Let's, the engine tender jumping
the track at a bridge while the train
was running at high rate of speed,
and tearing up the ties and earth for
a distance of nearly half a mile
Fortunately the remainder of the
train stuck to the rails or there
would have been a serious catastro
phe.
Judge Benson, of Dubuque, decided
the citizenship case of Frank Horin-
eek in favor of the latter. An objec-
ton was made to his naturalization
by Assistant United States District
Attorney bearing, of st. Louis, on the
ground that Horincek was under age
when he announced his intentions of
becoming a citizen. The Judge de-
clares that this reason is insufficient
1t is reported that bearing will bring
up the matter in federal court. Horin-
eek is student in the local semin-
airy.
Conductor A. Neff, OF Oskaloosa
was run over and fatally injured in
the Iowa Central yards at Oskaloosa.
Both of his legs were crushed near
the hips and his injuries are such
that he cannot recover. He leaves a
wife and one child at Oskaloosa.
Conductor Neff was injured while
standing on track waiting to leap
on the caboose of his own train. He
was intent upon his own train and
had his back toward a switch engine
that was approaching him. The
switch engine crew did not see him,
and their engine struck Neff hard
and crushed him before anything
could be done to save him.
Mrs. Sarah Schoenthal or 40 AS
bury street, wife of Frank Schoenthal
who left her home a few nights
since saying she was going to visit
a neighbor, has not been seen since.
Her clothes were found in a bundle
on barb wire fence a half mile
from the house. The search con-
tinuel throughout the night and is
still being prosecuted. Every hole,
thicket and stream has been ex-
amined, but no clue has been brought
to light. The general supposition is
the women became temporarily de-
ranged, though she seemed in usual
health when she left home. She is
SO years old. Her domestic life SO
far as ascertained was happy. Her
disappearance furnished an intense
sensation.
The annual junket of the city coun,
Gil of Sioux City over the streets Of
the city to determine the amount of
needed repairs, nearly ended in a
tragedy. The automobile in which
was seated Alderman Krumann, Han
Ion, Kerby and Bayne, met with a
mtshap in returning from the Leeds
district. The machine was being
driven at high rate of speed when
the metal hood was torn from it's
fastenings and hurled into the faces
of H. B. Groves, who was acting as
chauffeur and Alderman Krumann.
Their faces were badly cut by the
sharp edges Of the metal. Mr.. Groves
was momentarily stunned by the blow
and the car narrowly escaped b, ~ag
ditched, which would have meant
death or serious injury TO the mem.
bers Of the party, as the car was
travelling at fifty-mile gait.
Another death has occurred In the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. Sandyand
Of Gilman as the result Of cerebro
spinal meningitis. A few days age
2-year-old son died, and now the
same disease has taken son years
old.
William Huntrock, wealthy farm
er living near Collins, committed sui
eide by hanging himself from the
beams of one of his barns or his
farm. There was no known cause
for his act, unless he was driver
thereto by the terrific headaches witt
which he was periodically afflicted
He leaves wife and six children.