Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-02-13
IOWA
NEWS

any other town OF Its size In Iowa
Large shipments are made several
times a year, the last shipment OF
ninety-one head. for which more than
$11 900 was paid to local horse breed.
ers and growers. Warren county has
a general reputation among horse
dealers for the excellent quality OF
its animals.
Belah F. Wilson, of Middletown,
who was sentenced to serve three
years at hard labor at Fort Madison.
was taken to the penitentiary. Will
son was charged with the embezzle-
ment of SLABS. He was executor of
an estate and used funds of the estate
for his private use. Wilson was a
great worker in the Presbyterian
church at Middletown, having been
superintendent of the Sunday school
and leader of the choir.
Manford Hellingsworth, living with
his mother and sister one and one
half miles east OF Ellston, committed
suicide. He went out Of the house
without declaring his intentions of do
ing violence to himself and soon re-
port was heard and on investigation
he was found with a bullet through
his head. The young man was about
80 years of age and was of exemplary
habits. Nothing at all is known OF his
reason for self-destruction.
Statistics recently compiled at Day.
export show that there are $4,000
Catholics in Davenport diocese. which
comprises the southern half of Iowa.
One bishop, Ri. Rev. James Davis
presides over 1873 clergymen. There
are 154 churches, eight colleges and
academies, one orphan asylum with
$50 children and ten charitable insti-
buttons. There are forty-three parishes
with parochial schools, having an
enrolment of 1908 children.
Coroner Walker, of Boone county,
visited Pilot Mound. where he was
called by the suicide by hanging of
George w. Smith, the prominent
Boone county democrat and candidate
for county superintendent, whose re-
mains were found in his barn by his
wife. No reason could be given for
the rash deed aside from despond-
ency. 1t is understood that the sui.
eide tendency ran in the family.
Coroner Walker decided no inquest
was necessary.
At least one awakened conscience
resulted from the revival meetings
recently held in Pierson. A certain
we'll known man of the town called
upon well known widow and sur
prised her by rendering her money to
pay for certain four hogs which escap-
ed from her pens several days ago.
He explained that when the escaped
they found their way into his pens,
where they staid. He explained fur
Their that he had gotten religion dur
Ing the. revivals, that his conscience
would allow him no sleep, and that sc
felt he must make the best possible
restitution.
w. c. Heisler, wealthy young farm.
er of Grundy Center, who is accused
Of brutal attack on his wife, has
just been indicted for assault with
Intent to do great bodily injury.
Heisler and his father quarreled with
the young mans wife about money
matters. She was terribly beaten and
injured, but she managed to drag her
bruised body to her fathers home,
where 1t was thought for a time she
might die. Mrs Heisler, who was
Miss Ida Scott of Parkersburg, is suing
her husband for a divorce and her
brother-in-law for damages for alienat-
Ing her husbands affections.
For four days Miss Porter, stud.
ent in the state normal school, at
Cedar Falls, slept in spite of the eff.
forts of physicians and nurses to
awaken her, and now everybody is
wondering just what was the matter
with her. She complained to friend
that a drowsy feeling had taken hold
of her. Soon after she fell into a
sleep that seemed to grow deeper as
it continued. All known restoratives,
even electricity, were applied to
awaken her when the sleep continued
day after day, but without result, I'M
til she fi'.ally aroused of her own &C.
cord. The physicians say that she
probably suffered from what Is known
as brain flag in a most serious form.
Claiming to be the adopted son of
William Patton, deceased, George Col
Inns, who resides in the northern cart
of Pottawattamie county, has begun
action to secure possession of the en-.
tire estate of Patton, who died intes.
tate Nov. "a, 1907. The estate
amounts TO property valued at $780,,
o00 1t is set forth in the petition OF
Collins that in the fall OF 1872 Will
lam Patton entered into an oral con
tract with Thomas Collins. father OF
the plaintiff to take George Collins
who was then years of age, care fol
himand educate him and make him his
son and heir. Collins further states
| that similar written agreement was
| drawn, but that he is unable to Ieo
| duce this contract. 1t is stated thai
! Col ms lived with Patton continuously
| during the succeeding seventeen
| years or up to the year 1889, the time
of the death of Patton. Ten heirt
| and two administrators are named a:
| defendants in this action. The estate
of Patton consists of SOS acres o
valuable land in Pottawattamie an,
| Harrison counties, Iowa, and 200
acres of land in Missouri.
William Minai, wealthy and age,
farmer living near West Grove. wa
found hanging in his barn. Minai ha
been in failing health for some tim
and his family feared that |e woul
commit suicide. On the day of tn
tragedy he seemed in better spirit
than ever and went out to do SOM
work. When he did not return
search was instituted ard it wa
found that he had hanged himself.
While in a monster bin partly file
with crushed rock at the States
cement plant at Mason City, an Au
trian labor was buried alive by a
avalanche which crushed him
death.
Information has been filed again.
Attorney Joseph Poster Vt Ottumw
charging him with cheating by falls