Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-31

1t is proposed to construct ditch
20 within short distance OF Mason
City at an estimated cost of $4,000
| The Atlantic Produce company will
erect feeding house of cement
block
| Des Moines gas company pro-
poses to furnish gas to Colfax and
| Mitchellville.
A gas plant to cost $4,000 viii
be erected early next spring at Deni-
| son.
The Fairfield Gas and Electric com
| pany may remodel its plant at an
estimated cost of $4,000 or $4,000.
The men who own the Lehigh clay
products plant of Lehigh are plan
ming the erection of plant to cost
$4,000.
The council Of Clear Lake has been
asked to submit the question of bonds
to popular vote for the construction
of water works.
Mrs. Will Kelly, notorious police
character of Waterloo, shot her SON
in-law, Fred Cordel, because of a
family quarrel
Christmas week was banner one
for the railroads entering Des
Moines. Not for many years has the
bulk of travel been so great during
the Christmas holidays.
The plans for the Des Moines and
Sioux City interurban road contem-
rlate a line from Sioux City to
Omaha and Council Bluffs and a line
from Sioux City to Des Moils2s, with
branch to Fort Dodge.
Joseph Westendorf and wife, well
known old residents of Haverhill filed
suit in the district court against
the Iowa Central, of which they claim
damages of S2,320 for having been run
into by passenger train in Marshall
town last July.
During the year 1907 there were
nearly one hundred million cigars
made in this state, and the amount
of tobacco required reached 1,8S6,7SS
pounds This is according to govern.
| ment reports, for by weight of ci
CARS made, the system of accounting
III al lObdSIo lCFSLluC 10 tslu5SN'
After Christmas day spent in
riotous living, William Garry, of Des
Moines, finished up the spree by en-
tering the Church of Visitation an0
while ostensbly concerned chiefly
with his devotions created so much
disturbance that the attendants were
compelled to call the police.
Mack Olsen, president of the Iowa
State republican league, was the re
cipient of Christmas present from
President-elect William H. Taft ir
the shape of letter thanking him
and the league for the efficient work
done by them in the recent presiden
tial campaign.
Ames' Jack the Hugger has finally
been arrested and proved to be
prominent young story county farm
er, loaded with too much booze. One
evening just before Christmase, half
a dozen women of the college town
were accosted in darEened corners
and made the object Of a warm EN-
brace from some strange man.
Will Johnson, young man appar-
emily about 20 years old, committed
suicide at the Kiel hotel in Council
Bluffs by using three ounces of car
bolic acid The dead man left not
a scrap Of paper by which he might
be identified, having torn the labels
from his clothing even to the mark
on his necktie.
While changing his trousers in his
home, Joe JCsephs, laborer Of Des
Moines, was robbed of money amount
| ing to $275. After officers had ques-
| toned the persons in the room at
| the time and instituted a search of
! the premises the boards in the floor
of the coal shed were dug up and
! the missing money found secreted
there in an old sack.
Martin Mcnamara of Grafton, who
| was shot by his son, Is dead. Five
balls took effect in the pleuric cavity.
! He was in bed reading when his son
| entered the room. The murderer i'm
mediately took three ounces of chloro.
! form. His condition is critical. The
! father refused to make a statement
! do W lHc CduoC vi lilC olAOOtihS ahu
said he forgave the boy.
Nineteen cars of mail, each car
containing an average of $50 sacks of
mail weighing fifty pounds per sack,
each sack containing an average of
thlrty-five to forty pieces of mail, a
total of 457,000 pounds Of mail was
handled at the Union Pacific trans
fer station at Council Bluffs Deem
Der 81. This did not include two cars
Of strictly registered mail, one east
bound and one westbound, handled
during the same time.
Judge Barker of the district court,
being unable to reach Davenport at
the appointed time, the trial of the
5000 damage case of Oscar Block,
administrator CT the estate of Jens
J.Hanson, was commenced without a
Judge on the bench, both sides agree,
ing to waive the absence of the judge
during the securing of the jury. Han.
son was thrown from his wagon by
unevenness of the road bed and his
administrator alleges negligence of
the city.
Articles Of Incorporation have been
fled by the First Trust and Savings
bank Of Marshalltown with capital
stock Of $4,000.
Friends OF Prof Jesse Macy OF
Iowa college are interesting them
selves in the raising of a fund TO he
known as the Jesse Macy fund. To
be used as the trustees of the col