Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-16

" Allcn seats b,U0U people. Tne demo
Gratis were entertained there royalty
In 1906.
| It is anGu0hced that all saloons In
Burlington will be put strictly under
the mulct law at once. Attorney Gen.
eral Byers Is to take the matter into
his own hands and will send repre-.
sentatives to see that the saloons
obey the law implicitly.
@. O. Mortensen, janitor of the
Washington avenue school at Council
Bluffs, was about to unlock the door
to enter upon his morning duties,
when some unknown person fired at
him with shotgun at short range.
The load of shot riddfed the heavy
door within a foot OF Mortensen's
head. He has no idea who did the
shooting or of possible motive that
any one could have for wanting to In
jure him.
Great alarm has been occasioned in
eastern Iowa by sudden outbreak OF
spinal meningitis at Wapello and
other points. DR.. A. G. Moerke and
Dr. E. j. Wepman of Burlington were
called to Wapello to consult concern
ing cases there. Every effort is being
made by local and state authorities to
stamp out the disease and prevent its
spreading. 1t is thought to have
reached that section by the way OF
Centerville and Ottumwa, which also
report cases.
Arthur Flanegin, who died under
somewhat mysterious circumptances
at Sioux City few days ago, was a
brother Of T. e. Flanegin, a former
insurance man of Sioux City and Des
Moines. The death indicated poison
Ing, but the Sioux City police are not
inclined to place much credence in the
murder theory. An autopsy was held
and this may be followed by coro-
ner's inquest He became delirious
and was hurried off to a hospital,
where he died In less than twenty
four hours.
Bruised, bleeding and left for dead
under freight car, where it was
hoped he would be further mutilated,
Frank Robbins. a German recently ar
rived in Dubuque, regained con-
seriousness a few morning since and
found himself robbed of 5000 in money
and valuables. Robbins had been
carousing with two new found friends
Fred Thimmish and Nicholas Meyer
eth, both of whom were captured with
the stolen goods on their persons.
They have confessed and they await
the action of the grand jury.
Within short time the receiver
of the defunct and one time widely
known Officer & Pussy bank, will de
clare the last dividend to-its creditors
The last of the assets have been sold
and 1t is estimated that the final
dividend will be about 21a per cent
bringing the total up to &c per cent,
The bank failed Sept. IT, 1900, caus-
ing great surprise, for officer & Pusey
were known throughout the west as
pioneer bankers. The prospect Of
failure fastened the death of Thomas
Officer and also brought on the insan.
ity and death of w. H. M. Pussy.
The crushing of rock at the North
western States Cement company's
plant began a few days ago. the first
in the process of cement making for
Mason City's enterprise. This is the
second step In the making of cement
and storing clay for some time They
use large !nn-ton steam shovel, one
of the largest type in the world
which scoops up the rock which has
beer loosened by blasting. This is
dumped into cars and conveyed to
the mill, where it is crushed to the
fineness of -four, passing through a
system of steel rollors. In about three
weeks the company will begin the
making of cement.
Nicholas Stripe, an old soldier who
makes his home in Clinton and Daven-
port and who has accumulated con-
siderable Of this worlds goods,
caused the arrest of his brothers wife,
Mrs. Anna Stripe, after Re had had a
dream in which he thought she stole
$3.50 from him. Stripe visited the
police station and declared the woman
had robbed him. She was arrested
and disclaimed having taken any OF
the old mans money. Later he re-
turned to the police headquarters and
told the officers that the woman had
not robbed him. He found the money
where he had put 1t. The veteran
then confessed that he had only
dreamed that she had taken the
money. The dream was so realistic
and vivid that the dreamer fastened
to the police station and caused his
sister-in-law's arrest.
For the aggregate sum of 500, 4SC.72,
Jasper county settled the well known
Watt lake bridge accident damage
claims, the original sums demanded
for the victims of the accident being
S33.565. The costs, interest and fees
Will bring the total to $4,000. These
claims have been pending for more
than four years. One of them was
brought to trial. that of Joseph
Slaughter, who was paralyzed from
the waist down, and the plaintiff Sc
cured judgment for the full amount
claimed, $4,000. and interest. This
verdict was confirmed recently in the
supreme court and since then the
board of supervisors has been trying
to compromise the remaining claims.
The accident on which the claims
were based happened July 6, 1904, at
Watt lake bridge, in Sherman town
ship. between Newton and Colfax.
The Slaughter thrashing machine went
through the bridge. which was old
and defective, and Clarence Campbell
aged II, was killed. Joseph Slaughter
paralyzed. and Nell Slaughter. John
Luther and ]. H. Wilson slightly in.
| jured.>
| The state food commissioner has
filed information against four Iowa
City firms. charging violation of the
pure food laws of the state. The Hum.
mer Mercantile company, wholesale
| grocers. Is charged with selling sor.
| ghum that contains glucose. Eager &
Tucker are charged with dispensing
| vinegar that had an undue proportion