Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-05-28
IOWA
NEWS


were burned to the ground, three fine
horses were killed and all the grain,
hay and farm implements destroyed,
The loss will reach $4,000 with insur-
ance amounting to $1,000.
James Sherman, assistant manager
of one OF the larger hotels at Fort
Dodge, died after being unconscious
for four weeks. His illness was
caused by the shock of pulling teeth,
an operation performed when he was
in a weakened condition. Sherman
was conscious for an hour few days
before his death and then told his
family that he would not recover.
A peculiar feature of the runaway
in which J. N. Martin of near Atlantic
was mixed up was the fact that the
! old gentleman was on his way to
| blast some Stumps, and had in the
| buggy some half dozen sticks of dy-
Mantle. The team became frightened
at an automobile and ran away,
turning the buggy over, throwing the
| old man out and badly bruising him,
but not exploding the dynomite.
Unconscious for twenty-four hours,
P. o. Burch, who runs pantorium at
Mason City, lies between life and
| death from the effects of gas fumes
and poison. While playing with his
children at the supper table he collap-
sed and bears all the symptoms Of
strychnine poisoning, though how it
was administered is unknown. A day
or two ago he fell at his desk after
finishing cleaning a suit of clothes.
The Turner and Turk Ali match at
Grinnell again went to Turner by for
felt After twenty-five minutes
work the Turk broke from Turner and
backed over the footlights, striking
| on his head in the pit. He was
carried to the dressing room, doctors
were called and they reported frac-
| tured skull. The doctors stated that
the Turk was not able to return to
the mat and might never return, as
| he may have paralysis Of the spiral
| nerves.
On the ground that where voters
have passed upon the question of al
lowing saloons to do business, saloon
keepers can only be enjoined from
the illegal sale of liquor, Judge Boil
linger of Davenport, has permitted
the eleven men against whom perma-
| nent injunctions had been issued, to
| resume business providing they COM
ply with all the requirements of the
mulct law. With the single exception
that they may again enter business,
the injunctions stand over the en-
Joined saloon keepers in all it's sever
! ity By its provisions, they must
abide by every requirement of the
| mulct law. A violation means con-
tempt of court, carrying with it fine
of not less than 5000 nor more than
$1,000, or Imprisonment for not less
than three months or more than six
| months or both fine and imprison-
ment. Attorney Betty on behalf OF
the Civic Federation, announces an
| appeal will be taken to the supreme
court, but inasmuch as Judge Boil
| fingers modification of the decree
was based largely upon former ruI-
| ings of the supreme court, the at
torneys for the saloon keepers are
not fearful of the result of any ap-
peal.
The cyclone that struck twelve
miles south of Shenandoah covered
a space six miles long by half mile
wide, but it did terrific work. Fiji
! teen dwellings and barns were total
| ly destroyed, large trees pulled up by
the roots or the bark peeled off, a
pump was pulled out of the well,
orchard and shade trees torn down,
horses and cattle killed. A wagon
! load of dead and wounded chickens
could have been picked up on the
road. 1t is a rich farming district and
| the housese were good, but houses
and contents were wholly destroyed
not thing left. A section of Lone
Willow school house was found in
a grove a quarter mile away, but the
rest could not be found. But only
three persons were seriously hurt:
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Higgins and Mr..
Balleen. Mrs. Higgins is still in a
critical condition. In most cases the
families saw the twister and ran to
cellar or cave. One family was bar.
ricaded in their cave and a neighbor
had to cut them out. Claus Meyers
and family found themselves in their
cellar in company with a horse that
the storm had brought from the barn
some distance from the house. The
family of J. w. Daily saw their
neighbours houses in the air and ran
to the Turlock house, protected by a
hill, and from there saw their home
demolished. In this neighborhood
five homes were plotted out. No esti
mate can be made of the damage
done. A thousand people were view
ing the ruins next day, and over
$1,000 was raised to relieve immedi
ate distress. 1t was the most destruc
tive storm that ever visited that
region.
Union county paid out $101 fol-
wolf bounty and $44.45 gopher bounty
during the spring months.
A small tornado hit Livermore a
few days ago, wrecking the building
of the Livermore Brick and Tile com
pany and moved the home of Herb
Cooper from its foundation. So fan
as known no one was injured. Reports
from rural districts are that many
small buildings were damaged, but
: no stock killed. The district travers
ed by the storm is between Arnold
Station on the Minneapolis & st
Louis and Livermore.
A severe rain storm at Montoul