Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-02-20

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City, and who was caught In Omaha
a few hours later. was sentenced t.
five years in Anamcsa.
A rain of burglaries struck Council
Bluffs few nights ago. Six attempts
were made and two of them were
successful The raids were all in the
residence portion of the city. The
burglars were evidently in search OF
jewelry, as number of watches,
rings and other kinds of trinkets were
| taken.
Ptomaine poisoning believed to
| have been caused by impure milk,
nearly resulted in the death of mem
bers of the family of Harry w. Elliott
| of Sioux City. A 5-nonth-old baby
| first gave evidence of being poisoned
and a physician was called. Before
his arrival both Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott
| became affected. They will recover.
Lookout, Frank, I'm going to shoot
you," we're the words uttered by H.
| year~old Jesse Flower, of Marshall
town, as he picked up a 22-caliber
| ride and pointed it at his playmate,
| Frank Haddock, of the same age. The
'gun that wasn't loaded" went off,
the ball striking Haddoek In the left
breast, piercing the lung. The lad'-
condition is critical and he is not ex-
| pected to live. Haddock Is the son o.
Charles Haddock, a prominent farmer
of Marietta and Flowers nearest
neighbor.
A year in the penitentiary or q
chance to get out of town on the run
was the choice offered by Judge Boil
linger, of Davenport, to Leonard
Chapman convicted Of theft. Chap
man was told that If the sheriff caught
him before he got out Of the city he
would have to go to Anamosa for
year. So he left the court room on
run and never stopped until he got to
the bridge leading across the Missis-
sippi river to Illinois and liberty. His
| sprint led through the business part
of town but he out ran every one who
tried to stop him.
| State Senator J. A. De Armand of
Davenport, has announced his candi.
dacy for congress, to represent the
| second congressional district of Iowa.
Senator De Armand, although he
spells his name differently, is a
brother of Congressman De Almond
Of Missouri. He will probably be the
nominee to contest for the seat now
| occupied by A. F. Dawson of Preston.
Senator De Armand is a prominent
| physician of Davenport, has been
active in democratic politics and has
! filled local offices and represented
Scott county in the Iowa legislature.
After hundred school children had
marched past the coffin Of dead play
mate at Fort Dodge, it was learned
that the little girl had died of
malignant type Of diphtheria. AS a
result, tho whole neighborhood is il
a state of fear, and the school board
| and physicians are exercising every
precaution to prevent an epidemic.
| The case was diagnosed by the at
| tending physician as tonsilitis, but
the second child later developed
dangerous case of diphtheria. Woh-
| konsa school has been fumigated and
| the home of the deceased child quar-
| antined. Much anxiety is manifested
| in the home of the hundred children
| who attended the funeral, which was
| public.
A man killed at New Hampton by
the Chicago Great Western train has
been identified as Nat Randall, for
mer resident Of New Hampton. He
had been working at Devon and got
on the train at that place. When the
train was brought to a stop he was
found hanging by the feet from the
air brake apparatus between the bag
gage car and tender. 1t was dis
covered that he had been dragged for
nearly a mile when his head caught
in the frog of switch, cutting the
back Of his head. At the same time
the weight Of his body broke the air
hose, bringing the train to a standstiI
He is survived by half sister, who
resides at Stacyville.
1t is likely that Fort Madison will
have one of the most unique celebra-
tons ever held in Iowa this spring or
| summer. The city is 100 years old in
| April, and the suggestion has been
| made by the Rev. Edward Fl. Rudd
! that the event be suitably celebrated.
! There Is plenty of sentiment in such
a suggestion, and it is probable that
| action will soon be taken regarding
| it. Old Fort Madison was a heavy
| stockade built on the present site of
| the city by the United States soldiers
| in 1903. IL was the first structure
| GECCItu III IlldI part vi Lut ". L
| is believed from best information that
the stockade was built in April, but
it is not absolutely certain, and there
| fore the celebration may be approp-
| riately held any time this year
A gasoline lamp in the home Of
George High, of DIN, exploded with
terrific force, completely disrupting
the house but leaving the inmates I'M
injured as far as the explosion was
| concerned. Mr.. High was seated di-
rectly under the lamp when the acct
dent occurred, and was only stunned
by the explosion, but he was very
badly burned about the head and
face from the gasoline. Notwithstand-
ing his great shock, he rushed out,
rolled in the snow, extinguished the
fire about his person, and then valiant
ly fought the fire in the house and
succeeded in putting 1t out before 1t
had done any damage to speak Of.
The force of the explosion raised the
roof of the house foot, knocked the
brick chimney into fragments, crash
ed through the adjoining parlor door
and burst open the entire east end
of that portion of the building. The
dwelling, which was a very comfort.
able and commodious one, Is so badly
wrecked that the family has had to
move out. Mr.. Highs injuries are
not thought to be dangerous.
The Floyd county grand jury re-
turned an indictment against Carl
Alleman and Arthur and Maurice
Eland, for breaking into a Northwest.
ern freight car at Vail, one against
John Weber for receiving and con-
i cealing stolen nropertY and one