Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-09

uttering counterfeit money. CLYDE
Robinson, who, 1t is claimed by thu
federal authorities, made the none.
and uttered some of 1t, claims that b.
gave many of the coins to Luken, anc
that it was at the suggestion of Luker
that he made the money. All of these
allegations are denied by Luken.
1t is believed that the fire which
destroyed the Fox, Hutchinson
Lake lumber yards at Iowa City, was
started by tramps who had started to
spend the night in the box car IN
which the fire was first discovered
A couple of Iowa City people going
home from a party passed the yards
shortly before the fire broke out and
thought they heard some one moving
around in the car. They also smelled
tobacco smoke.
A most shocking accident occurred
at Temple Hill near Cascade while
William Weilbacher and Louis Brett
bach were out cutting timber We'll.
bacher lately came from Germany
and not being familiar with the mode
of cutting trees, Breitbach gave him
instructions to stay on the left side
of the tree, Weidbacher is near sight.
ed and while he had one foot near
the tree, Breitbach, who had his face
turned, swung an ak and the sharp
implement was buried into Well
bacher's leg. His companions cry OF
pain was the first intimation Breitbach
had of the accident. Weilbacher is
In q precarious condition, and there
is great danger of blood poisoning set
ting in.
w. B. Mahanna, merchants night
watch in yinton, claims to hold the
Iowa record for big little families
Though it numbers only himself and
his wife and three children, the old
est 16 years and youngest IL, It's as-
gregate weight is almost 1000 pounds,
Mr.. Mahanna himself weighs 240
pounds, his wife follows with 218
pounds, then comes the oldest boy,
16 years OF age, who has 217 pounds
with him, and then Raymond. the 13-
year-old son, with 1873 pounds, and
lastly, with weight not to be omit
ted, comes the 11-year-old daughter,
Hazel, who tips the scales at 100
pounds. Officer Mahanna also has an
other record. He hasn't missed a
Waterman.
Grant park, the front yard Of Micht
gan avenues big hotels, Chicago, was
given over to tragedy few nights
ago, when Charles Gilbert Brockett
80 years old, prominent Mason CT
Davenport. shot Mrs. Ruby Pischzak.
25 years old, wife of bank examiner
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brain. The man died about two hours
later at st. Luke's hospital " The
woman was still alive at last &C
counts, and had regained conscious
ness. At intervals she pleaded. after
regaining consciousness, that her hus
band be brought to her. The police
think compact had been formed be
tween Mrs. Pischzak and Brockett tc
die together. Several notes left by
Brockett show that his act was pre-
meditated.,. Both were rushed to the
hospital.
A fire which broke out at midnight
swept over the big lumber yards Of
Fox, Hutchinson & Lake at Iowa City
and destroyed the entire stock of lum
Der, together with several barns ano
lumber sheds. The loss is estimated
at 500, 900 partially covered by insur
ance. The flames were not under
control at 2 o'clock a. m, but there
was no danger of them spreading tc
surrounding buildings. The fire start
ed in a box car on the Rock IslanC
tracks adjoining the lumber yard ano
spread to lime shed. When discov
cred by a policeman the blaze was
confined to the car, but ii had reach
ed the lumber before the fire depart
ment arrived. All of the horses in
the company's barns were saved, but
most of the other contents was de
stroyed. Fox, Hutchinson G. Lake
are the biggest lumber dealers in the
city. VI
Instead of offering abroad It's pro
posed $150000 issue of bonds for it's
new high school, the Burlington board
of education will probably sell then
right at home. The suggestion was
made to the board by many and was
Immediately taken up by local inyes.
tors and strongly urged. Burlington
has the money-it could absorb rnany
times the amount that will be issued
In order that the small investor may
have chance to profit by this oppor
tunity the bonds will be issued in
three denominations. There will be
500 bonds and $500 bonds and $1,00l
bonds, and they will bear per cent
interest, payable semi-annually. The
members of the board have been max
ing inquiries before they arrived al
final decision, and they found thai
there are many who will take advan
tage of the opportunity and will in
vest their money at home.
Cedar county and the eastern par
of Linn county are much stirred by {
sensational suit which has been com
| menced in the district court of Ced-
county wherein Rev. C. Schulmeistrat
| pastor Of the German Evangelical
| church at Clarence, asks damages
against Miss Emma Harmed and he
farher claiming that they have sland
| cred him. The pastors petition
states that Miss Emma Harmed wa
/ formerly in his employ as domestic
| That afterwards she circulated
slanderous story to the effect that h
| came to her room one night and az
| preached her bed and that on anothe
occasion she woke up and found hin
| sitting on the edge of her bed TIL
charge against the father is that h
wrote letter to the pastor askin
him to call and pay $500 for "doin
mischievous intentions to my daugt
ter, that is not of age 1t Is sal
that this letter will be produced il
court. tf
Mrs. Mary Kale, a much-marrie
woman of Anita, and Zeig Hendri,
who has been paying attentions t
Mrs. Kale for several months, hav
both mysteriously disappeared an
friends and neighbors of both partie
declare they have eloped. Mrs. Kalt
a country girl some years ago, maj
| ripd Kala After a short m q riad LIE