Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-06

Shields G. Gale, Alton druggists,
| charging them with illegal sale OF In.
| toxicating liquors, and against the
owner Of the building, Luther Walker.
The plaintiff asks to have the nui-
sance abated and perpetually enjoin.
ed. A second suit, similar to the
first, has also been begun against A.
b. Mcdaniel ct al, at the same place.
Ben Bear, living southeast Of Iowa
Falls, is dead as a result Of gangrene,
following the pairing of corns on one
of his feet. The deceased was a son
OF Andrew Bear and short time ago
underwent an operation in which the
toes and portion of the side of one
OF his feet were removed, hoping to
check the gangrene. The operation
was not successful, however, and the
spread Of the poison terminated IA
tally.
G. Thorpe, local manager for Swift
& Co., has been arrested by Grinnell
authorities and Is now held on
charge of embezzlement. The specific
charge makes note Of but 500 and
oShiS SShloy buS II pIOUdUIS ludt
several hundred dollars Of the COM
pany's funds will be involved. Thorpe
1t is alleged, has been going a fast
clip for several weeks. He is mar
ried and having lived in Grinnell for
several years, has become quite prom
inently known among the business
men of Grinnell.
After lingering in an unconscious
state for five hours, Arthur Presley,
carriage painter living at Stuart,
died at Mercy hospital, Des Moines,
from the effects of injuries received
in the Rock Island railroad yards at
Fifth street. AS he attempted 70
throw himself onto the rods of bag
gage coach Of Rock Island passenger
train No. Z, as it was pulling from
the station Presley caught his foot in
frog. His body fell clear of the
rail, but the wheels passed over his
left foot and mashed it to a pulp.
The skin of his left leg was also torn
from the knee down. He sustained
several deep wounds in his head, and
1t is believed the skull was fractured.
Judge James w. Bollinger of the
Scott county district court ruled that
the Iowa mulct law was unconstitu-
tional in its provision that in trials
for the violation of the liquor and
gambling laws, mo witness shall be
excused from giving testimony on the
ground that his testimony would tend
to render him criminally liable or ex-
pose him to public ignominy." In
the trial of Leonard Smith, a Prince
ton saloonkeeper, prosecuted by the
Davenport Civic federation, the feder-
alton sought to make Smith a wit
ness as to his own violations of the
law. Attorney I. Petersberger sub
mitted to the court section 8 of the
constitution of the United States pro-
viding, THAT no person shall be COM
PEELED to be a witness against him
sef in any criminal case" Judge Boil
linger, after argument, decided the
Iowa law was in contravention of the
constitution, and excused the defend
ant from testifying.
A dispatch from Des Moines says:
With a brewery now in operation
and almost ready to place it's brew
on the market, Des Moines Is reach
ing out for a distillery. Little has
been done thus far in the way of ne
gotiations but down in the southeast
ern part Of the state much is said
regarding Des Moines' chances for
transferring a distilling plant from
Oskaloosa to the capital city. The
plant is that of the Hoover Distill-
ing company of Oskaloosa, one of the
oldest distilleries in the state. A
portion Of the plant was recently de-
stroyed by fire and this caused the
owners of the concern to seek a more
favorable location. 1t is understood
that Des Moines was favored from
the first and representatives of the
distillery have visited Des MOTIFS to
look over the situation here and 1t is
said that commercial organizations
of Des Moines have become interest
ed in bringing this business concern
to Des Moines.
Eagle Grove has just passed
through a horse stealing circum-
stance, and young lad who gives
his name as Henry Johnson is now
in the care of the sheriff of Wright
county. Young Johnson is a resi-
dent of South Dakota. He came to
Eagle Grove a few days ago to work
for a relative. He stole a horse be-
longing to the electric light company
and a delivery wagon belonging to
one Of the grocery stores. He struck
out In the night, going north to Rem
wick, which place he reached about
9 o'clock next morning. Here he
sold the outfit for S. and stated that
he was going to Elmore, Mimi, to
visit relatives. 1t now seems that at
Elmore he stole a couple of bicycles,
sold them and then went on.to Blue
Earth, at which place he was cap
tured and brought back to Eagle
Grove. Johnson has the appearance
Of being peculiar, and made many
odd statements. He says they will
likely send him to the reform school,
and adds that he don't care mucn,
as he has never been to school but
little" Then again, he never made
| any effort to cover his tracks. The
| horse he took was very unpreten-
tious, and the delivery wagon was
| painted and lettered.
A one year old baby playing with
matches at Iowa City managed to set
| it's clothes on fire and was seriously
| burned about the face, arms and
| chest. 1t was the little daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Goss.
Lyle Crinklaw, aged 8, of Marshall.
1 tnwn ipiurod his