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

The steamer, which phys between
the resorts on Carp lake, was on the
way from Iceland to Fouche on its
early morning trip. Between thirty
and forty passengers were on board
At 80 the boiler of the steamer
blew up, hurting many into the lake
| and scalding others.
C. /. Springer, of Des Moines, has
| brought suit in the district court at
| Council Bluffs against the Pond Realty
| company, of Denver, for $500.
Springer claims that sum is due him
from the defendant company as com.
| mission on land in Colorado which he
says he sold to a man of Woodbine.
Ia, for it.
A severe electrical storm visited
Indianola few nights ago, doing con-
siderable damage. A. G. Guy, the
prominent horse buyer and auction.
Ger, lost two fine horses by the light
ming. Ben Shaver, living mile and
half east of town, lost three cows
and several pigs, they being killed by
bolt which struck the rods on the
barn.
Louis Berry, a 14-yearold lad OF
Frazer, was sentenced for an inde-
terminate period in the reform school
at Eldora. He was discovered by Post
master Frank in the act of stealing
money in his hardware store. The
postofhce funds were locked in the
safe and youi.g Berry barely escaped
federal prosecution. Clarence Smith
Of Madrid was also sent to Eldora for
stealing bicycle and pumping trains.
In the face of the theory that light
| ming never strikes twice in the same
| place, Mrs. Lillian May Scott, Of Vim
| ton, visiting friends at Cuccaras, Col.
was shocked the second time by
| lightning, and the last time fatally.
| Mrs. Scott went to Colorado a month
| ago to visit a sister living at Cucca-
ras, and three weeks ago was struck
| by lightning. She had just about
| recovered when she was struck again
the last shock killing her.
The ]. W. Martin clothing store at
Mystic was burglarized and a nan
| about 60 years of age, was captured
| with the stolen goods, an overcoat,
suit Of clothes and pair of shoes. He
had also broken into Ashroths
Smiths grocery, but secured little
of value. He refuses to give any
name and is evidently professional;
| as he carried various tools and keys.
He is now in the county Jail await
ing the action of the grand jury,
which convenes Sept. 8. He is man
past 60 years Of age and when the Of
ficers came upon him north of the
city he hid in the weeds
Lingering for eight weeks with
broken back, Charles l.. Dahlmer of
| Ogden, Ia, died early on the morn
ing of the 10Th at the Methodist hos
pital, Des Moines. He was 81 years
of age and unmarried, leaving two
brothers and a sister in Ogden. After
being employed practically all his
life in a country store at Ogden, Dahl
mer started to work in the mines and
had only been in the employ of the
mining company week when the
fall of slate broke two vortebrae and
three ribs. After a weeks suffering
he was removed to the Methodist hos
pital, where he slowly sank until
death relieved his agony.
Finding a dynamite cap in the yard
few days ago, little Esther, the
youngest child of Mrs. Pete Back
strom of Lehigh, placed it over the
head of nail and struck it with a
hammer. The explosion that follow
ed was sufficient TO badly mutilate
one of the child's hands, the thumb
and first finger being painfully LAGER
ated Both were amputated at the
joint. The woman lives near a large
brick and tile plant, and it was at
first supposed that the child had
been playing around there and found
the cap, but the child insists that she
did not find the cap at the clay pit
but in her mothers yard How the
dangerous explosive came to be in
the yard is mystery.
Two sensational divorce cases have
been flied in the district court at
Mason City. Mrs. Christina Chriss
wife of Fred Chriss, for several
months past owner of the SuGdell
cafe, fled suit on the ground CT his
attentions TO dining room girls. The
sequel OF the alleged actions of the
!, husband has been a separation In
which the husband was literally
; driven from his home. To prevent
the drastic legal measures threatened
by his wife. he has remained in hid.
| ing. Mrs. Chriss has since disposed
, of the business. II is said Chriss is
running a restaurant in Des Moines.
strong fifteen years ago Mrs. Susie
! Aldrich, of Clear Lake, brings action
for divorce against her husband be-
: cause of cruelty and inhuman con-
/ duct caused by drink. Lennus Aid
: rich the defendant, is prominent
property owner OF Clear Lake. ard in
: her plea for alimony Mrs. Aldrich al
( leges that her husband owns a store
building, some city lots. drug store,
: aggre eating a snug sum, and she
: prays for legal division of the prop
erty and the custody of the children.
In the course of two hours yester-
5 day five different ircipient blazes
5 were extinguished about the fremont
:. hotel at GAINESVILLE which has le. to
the conviction that an attempt was
made to fire il. Landlord Newman
;. has discharged every employee in the
house.
2 George W. Bilbo has sold 40 acres
. OF land in the southern ead OF Beaver
tOp pShiD pnlk county In E~Joor