Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-09-10

$1,000 he was remanded to the grand
jury. His victim is holding his own
but the result of his injuries will no,
be know n for two days or more.
The Rev. Francis Wesley Evans
one of the oldest pioneer Methodist
ministers in the state, died at his
home, 1879 East Ninth street, Des
Moines, on Sept. 3rd, aged 70 years
following severe attack of appen
dicitis. The Rev. Mr.. Evans was not
only one of the oldest members OF
the Methodist conference but was a
charter member in the Odd Fellow
lodge in the state and a pioneer
Mason.
Fred Parker and Galen Wise, Of
Iowa Falls have been taken before
the United States commissioner on
the charge of violating the federal
laws, the two men being charged
with selling intoxicating liquor with
out license. The men were ar
rested at Buffalo Center, and upon ex-
animation were held to the federal
grand jury, which meets at Fort
Dodge in November, and gave bonds
for their appearance then.
Gen. Granville M. Dodge, whose
residence is in Council Bluffs, but who
is known and loved throughout Iowa,
led the Hawkeye veterans in the
great parade of the Grand Army of
the Republic in Toledo. The Iowans
were proud to march behind the dis
tinguished soldier and all the state
will be proud to learn that General
Dodge's health would permit of the
long march. Unmounted, he walked
three miles at the head of the Iowa
column and was as fresh at the end
as when he started.
Smothered to death In large
barrel of oats was the unusual death
which befell a 2-year-old child of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Stulik, who lives
one mile7 west of Williamson. The
babe was playing in the yard when
it fell headforemost into the barrel
containing the oats. The little fellow
managed to get out of the barrel and
was observed by an older sister, who
called her mother, saying that the
baby's face was dirty. Mrs. Stulik
responded to the call and found the
child gasping for breath. Its mouth
nose and ears were filled with small
grains of oats, and though physi
clan was summoned at once the babe
died from strangulation.
John D. Lawson, aged farmer living
four miles south of Ames, was struck
by a freight train and seriously in
injured while crossing the Northwest
ern tracks at Kellogg street. One OF
his legs was badly crushed and he
was severely bruised about the heaG
and arms. 1t is not thought that the
injuries will prove fatal, though the
shock was a. severe one for so old ;
man. His team was so badly mutt
lated that they had to be shot. The!
were fine Percheron mares that h
had been offered $500 for 2 few day
ago.
Mrs. May Hartzinger OF Lincoln
Neb.. who claims to be the common
law wife of ]. H. Peters, telephon
| lineman who recently came to Stor
! City with another and younge
| bride, attempted to shoot hin
here. She arrived on an early trail
from her Nebraska home and in
mediately hunted him up and aske
to speak with him. Upon his re
fusal to have anything to do wit
her the woman fired on him, one c
the bullets grazing his arm as h
ran. The others he escaped entirel
| by lodging into nearby ale!
! When the woman was arrested sd
! gave her name as Mrs. Mary Har
Finger and her home as Lincoln, Neb
where she keeps a beading hous;
She says she picked Peters up whe
he was down and out, staked him fo
$500 of her hard earned money an
lived with him for three years a
his wife, though she had neglecte
going through the legal ceremonies
Ruth Hoover, so years old, traine
nurse and companion to Mrs. S. DaviC
son, 1926 Oakland avenue, Des Moine'
tried three times to kill herself an
was finally taken screaming out {
the water on the south bank of tn
river at the foot of Fourth street &
. o'clock in the morning. For tw
hours the woman had been arousin
people by her shrill screams. Seen
ingly, she had tried to drown herse
in the old Zoo lake. She had take
most of a two ounce bottle of chlor
form. And she had finally waded I'M
the river, fully clothed, and struggle
down stream for 200 feet before he
clothes caught on the brush at ii
edge of the river and kept her he:
out of water. She declared that ST
was tired of living and resents til
efforts of the police to save her. Mis-
Hoover has been a housekeeper an
companion for Mrs. S. Davidson fl
nine years. She has suffered fro
stomach and nervous troubles fl
several weeks, and Mrs. Davidson b
lieves that her sufferings alone wel
responsible for her attempts to ki
herself. Miss Hoover left the huu'
early in the evening and she was ne:
seen by the men who pulled her fro
the river.
Walking on the tracks Of tie CT
cago &c Northwestern railroad col
pany in her sleep, it Is believed, MI
, Peter Schmidt of Clinton, receive
wounds which are hourly expected
| result in her death. The woman
, LETT arm and leo were ont off and h