Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-27
IOWA
NEWS

| w. Harvey NOFelly WdTeTOOLuS dl
Fourth and Court avenue, Des Moines
that he attracted the attention of the
officer on the beat. Wallace was ar
rested in the warerooms still covered
with splinters of glass from the door
he kicked down to effect an entrance.
Slight improvement has been noted
In the condition of M. Lyon, suffering
| from broken back He was injured
In handcar deraiment accident on
the Chicago, Burlington e Quincy rail
road near Wick. Ia, and was removed
to Des Moines three days later for
| treatment. A single vertebra Is fac.
tured and the attending physicians at
Mercy hospital hope for his recovery.
A messenger boy is needed al the
Des Moines weather bureau and the
United States civil service commits
sion has announced an examination
for September 10th to secure one.
The examination will be held at the
postofice building, and any boy be-
tween the ages of 16 and 20 years.
who is citizen Of the United States
Is eligible.
The fourth annual session of the
Harlan Chautauqua closed success
fully with gross receipts of more
than $4,000. The big days of the
Chautauqua were those on which the
crowds were entertained by Congress
man Champ Clark, Hon. Jacob A. Riis,
and will Carleton. A few rainy days
cut down the receipts somewhat. but
the management will pay all debts,
and have a small surplus besides. A
stronger programme than ever is be-
Ing planned for next year.
Accused Of having sent obscene post
cards through the United States mail,
w. Elfert of Lester, Ia, has been ar
rested by federal authorities. Upon
arraignment in the United States dis
| trict court, he was held for the grand
| jury in $500 bonds. The cards which
the accused man is alleged to have
sent were introduced in evidence.
They bore indecent pictures as well
as obscene writing. If found guilty,
he will be fined $4,000 or sentenced to
FIVE years in federal prison.
Are a mans teeth worth $4,000?
This question must be answered by
the courts, and If they are, the Rock
Island road must pay Earl Mozena
that amount. While at work in a car
on the defendants road unloading tile
a switch engine bumped into the car
and threw MoZena to the floor of the
car. He claims his teeth were knock.
ed out and that he sustained other
sprains and bruises for which he
asks $4,000 for being compelled to
wear false teeth the balance of his
life.
Stepping into his store, in which
the postoffice was also located after
business hours, Postmaster Franks of
Fraser was surprised to find Lewis
Berry, a lad of IA years, busy
| filling his clothes with articles stolen
! in the store. He searched the boy
and took all property from him, after
which he had him placed under arrest
He wired the circumstances to the
headquarters in Washington and they
in turn wired a postoffice inspector
in Des Moines to give the matter his
attention. The lad was taken before
Judge Lee, at a special session OF
court at Boone and sent to the re
formatory at Eldora for an indefinite
period. None of the postal funds had
been molested.
The feature of home coming" day
at Thornton on Aug. &c will be base
ball game played by two mines of this
neighborhood, one made up of the
Hartwig brothers, the nine boys Of
the same family completing the line
up. They are young farmers of this
vicinity living south of town, but
have taken enough time from farm
work to get some skill on the dia
mond. They are all big fellows and
play fast ball and are the sons OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hartwig, pio
neer settlers. A pick up nine NORTH
OF town will play against them. e. G
Dunn of Mason City is to make tht
address of the day. There will bt
a series of street sports and a biz
barbecue dinner.
Officers are looking for a youn!
man by the name of D. H. Dogges
who recently conducted movin:
picture show at Sac City. Tie sooI
gave up the show business, for ii wai
too slow money for him. He had
team of horses and he sold them t
Phil Rogers for $3.50. There was /;
mortgage of 500 on the team which
he doubtless Intentionally forgot
Leaving Sac City he succeeded i!
cashing check for $25 on al Earl.
bank and worked the same scheme
at Schaller. Both checks were draw.
on the Farmers Savings bank of Sa
City, with which bank he had no az
count whatever. The holder of tn
mortgage laid claim 10 the team o
horses and Mr.. Rogers had to pa
the mortgage In order TO hold tn
team. 1t is said that Doggert's wifi
has a forty-acre farm near Villisca.
Harry Clark, of Rochelle, H., fire
man on the Rock Island read, wa
killed by his engine. While he wa
working under il helpers started II
His skull was crushed.
Out alone in an oats field il ute
darkness while one Of the worst elet
trio storms OF the season was raging
is the awful experience Of the littl
1 2-year-o'd daughter, Margaret, Of Nj
and Mrs. James Mccain. The chil
6 was lost for twenty-four hours, durin
{ which tine the parents were almos
rf,l
the little ones exposure is in doubt