Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16

ern train was knocked SenSeleSS and
fell Imply to the floor of his cab.
The accident occurred on the %"
bridge in South Des Moines. Stew
ems fireman stopped the train and
made a search of that vicinity for
the miscreants, but was unsuccessful.
He then brought the train to Des
Moines. Stevens was Immediately
conducted to physicians Office,
where it was found that his injuries
are not serious. He sustained only
a slight scalp wound, but was unable
to continue his run.
A library building is library
building, according to the ideas Of
Andrew Carnegie, and not building
for any old public use. Rockweii
City, which received pledge of a
$500 gift from Carnegie for IL
brary, had visions of putting coun-
Gil chamber and a city vault and
a few other things under the same
roof with the library, but Carnegie's
agents have called a halt to the plan.
In accordance with the terms of the
gift. the city submitted plans of the
building and Immediately afterward
came letter from Mr.. Carnegie's Sec
rotary Directing to the proposed coun.
Gil chamber, ETC., as part of the IL
brary. Objection was also made
to the size and character of the build
ing proposed, it being stated that it
could not be erected for the $500
pledged The legal authorities have
not given up hope of convincing Mr..
Carnegie's agents that they are
wrong.
George True, nighwatchman at the
News Arcade, Des Moines, was at
tackled in the basement of the build.
ing by two men at midnight, bound
hand and foot gagged, robbed, and
then left unconscious on the floor or
the cellar. After an hour and a half
of arduous, heart-breaking efforts, the
man dragged himself to the first
floor of the building and attracted
the attention of William Harris, who
has living apartments there. A white
man and negro, according to True
were the assailants. When the night
Waterman went to the basement of
the building at midnight to register
at the A. d. T. box they sprang at
him from the darkness. He grapplSd
with them, and struck at one of them
with his lantern. He was soon over.
powered, however The two men
| threw him to the floor, tied ropes
about his feet, bound cloth over his
| mouth, and pinioned his arms to his
body. After rifiing his clothes, secur-
ing $3.50, they beat him over the heao
with a blunt instrument and left.
There is every reason to believe
that in a very short time the Iowa
Druggists Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, which was organized at the
state convention in Dubuque last
week will secure the necessary
$250,000 in business to authorize it
to do business. The project has met
with every encouragement and the
druggists of the state are eager to
| take advantage of the opportunity Of
| getIine insurance at cost. The as
ISOLATION is to be conducted along the
i2urance company of the Iowa hard
ware dealer Insurance will be taken
only at the regular board rate in
each city or town, but at the end Of
each year there will be returned to
! poliCy holders in cash all that is left
over after paying losses, establishing
a reserve and paying operating ex-
penses. There will be no salaries for
any officers except the secretary, who
does the work of the concern and a
nominal per diem and expenses for
other officers when engaged in ad-
justing losses or other necessary of.
fetal work.
Judge Clyde has handed down his
decision in the long and much dis
cussed Clear lake water level case
and declared in favor of neither party
to the action, though favoring the
farmers who desired the lake leve
lowered. The wording of the decree
says that water level shall be the
level of the spilway which was put il
in 1905 by the supervisors. This, il
is claimed by the resorters and others
who want the lake level to remain
where it is, will lower the level of the
lake at least two feet and that the
recurrence of dry seasons, similar t
those prior TO five years ago, will
place the lake at low ebb and de
stroy its beauty as a resort. The de
cree provides for the removal o
stones and sand which have been Pill
ed in at the outlet in place of tn
planks which were blown out b.
dynamite a year ago. This will ALLOW
the water to leave the lake at mucl
more rapid rate than at prese an
unless the rains keep up will 500
, make a vast difference with tie quar-
, tity in the lake. Attorney J. E. +
, Markley, who is the attorney for tn
, defendants, says he probably will al
q peal the case to the supreme cour
The lake is, at the present time, yer
beautiful and those who own propert
, along the shore in the way of cottage
! will make a prolonged fight befor
they will permit the water to
lowered The costs in the former a.
q ton will be paid one-third by the d.
: PENDANTS, one-third by the plaintiffs {
!. the farmers, and one-third by the il
tervenor, which is the state of Iowa.
While standing on stepladdt
. picking cherries, Mrs. Adolph Wet
stein of Ames fell and sustained sci
Il Gus injuries. She is suffering wit
e conclusion Of the brain and feal
IL ORC eptertai for her recoyery