Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-05-14
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L. e. Droscoll, aged 40, and Art
Reeves, aged %, were drowned in
Lake Okoboji While out pleasure rid
ing in boat. Searchers have been
trying to locate the bodies, but thus
tar without success. How the acct
dent happened no one knows, nor is
anyone likely to know The men
We're alone and the water was dark.
Their cries were heard, but they
could not be rescued. Their boat was
found capsized
| The Insurance on the Hotel Orleans
on the shores of Spirit lake, which
was destroyed several months ago,
has at last been satisfactorily adj
lusted at st. Paul. John Rurmeister
says that the settlement was effected
by the payment of s17,5Oo OF the total
OF $4,000 carried on the hotel and
contents. While Mr. Burmeister in
formed the adjusters that the hotel
would be rebuilt, it is not known now
whether it will be this season or
next. The place was formerly one of
lowa's best known summer resorts
Frank Holleran, attorney for the
| girl defendant in the murder trial of
Mrs. Irene Dolph, created a sensa-
| ton in court at Clinton when he de-
manded to know the whereabouts of
| William Miller, declaring that he had
| TWO witnesses present who would
swear that Miller confessed shooting
Dolph through the window. Although
1t is a we'll known fact that Miller
has disappeared, little credence is
given the statement 1t is believed to
be calculated to sway the jury.
The Chicago & Northwestern rail-
way has issued orders which will
practically close the machine shops
at Boone for an indefinite time 1t
is understood that this is a part of
a general order shutting down all
| over the system, with the exception
OF Clinton and Chicago The people
or Boone are asking themselves why
this is SO, and many feel that it is
not square deal. 1t is hoped that
the shops will reopen after the June
meeting.
SiX-year-old George Fate, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Fate of Spencer,
was burned to death in a fire in a
neighbor's barn. 1t is supposed that
the lad was playing in the hay, which
was accidentally set on fire. The
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ing was In flames. Then the child's
cries were heard. Nothing could be
done to rescue it until the fire COM
pany arrived, and then with the aid
of streams from the hose the lad was
taken out, but not living.
After eight hours elaboration, a
jury In the district court at Ottumwa
returned verdict finding Leroy Ed
wards, a negro, guilty. OF rape upon
the person of Mrs. Clara Erwin on
the night of Jan. "a This assault
on Mrs. Erwin was the boldest ever
committed in Ottumwa The night
after the assault on Mrs. Erwin a
mob OF 200 men gathered at the
county jail, but Edwards was taken
out OF the city for safe keeping and
had been in the Abba Jail until the
beginning of his trial.
The Enforcement Of the provisions
of the Martin law by the city adj
ministration of Sioux City has been
lnaugurated Upon instructions from
Mayor w. G. seard, Chief of Police
John Dineen has notified each patrol
man that in the future they will be
held personally responsible for the
observance of the law by saloons
According to the agreement reached
with the city council saloonkeepers
twice convicted of violation will be
; deprived of their licenses. In par
ticularly fragrant cases the licenses
will be revoked on the first offense.
The city of Perry on the 5th held
the largest booster" banquet ever
held In any city of like size in the
country. More than 700 men and
women sat down to the feast, which
was spread in the wide rooms OF
the great $4,000 Van Camp milk
condensory piant-the GROWING in
] dustry of the many located in that
city in the past year. There was not
, town in all Dallas county that was
not represented, every township with
in Its borders sent a delegation tc
join in the festivities. and from the
nearby cities of Des Moines, Boone
and Fort Dodge came still Others
with congratulatory messages.