Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-30
IOWA
NEWS

Marshall county, at recent hearing
declared DR.. H. l.. GetZ to be sane.
and dismissed the action pending
against him, the information in which
was filed by E. L. Mack, secretary
Of the Elks lodge.
In the presence of his child wife
and Is months old baby, Louis Hall,
aged 20 years, of Fairfield, emptied
both barrels of double barreled
shotgun into his heart, dying instant
ly Family troubles are believed to
have been the cause.
An important capture was made at
Centerville when Sheriff Clark and
the city police arrested Bud Oyerton,
colored, wanted in Haywood county,
Tenn, for the murder Of Sheriff
Wiley Coleman. Overton was going
under the name of William Bell and
was staying at the home Of James
Overton, his brother, when arrested.
He does not deny his identity and Of
fers to go back without raquisition
papers but the officers thought best
to wait for them and he is being
held In the county jail awaiting the
arrival of the Tennessee officers.
Niholas Pickard, of Conroe, Tex,
is not the William Pickard wanted in
Wapello for the murder Of William
Leets near Grand View twenty-nine
years ago. Handcuffed and linked
to the arm of an officer, Pickard ar
rived from Texas few days ago. All
day old time residents of Grand View
who were intimately acquainted with
the murderer gazed at him through
the bars and shook their heads. He
was not tie men. Further than this
he established the fact that he was a
resident of Mansfield, o., at the time
OF the murder, and proved this fact.
Sherman Leets, son Of the murder
ed man. when he saw that injustice
had been done the old man, bought
his ticket back to Oklahoma and
gave him 500 in cash.
p. X. Dahl, Fort Dodge physician,
who was indicted by the grand jury
on the charge Of manslaughter for
the death of Mrs. Dora Bowen,
popular musician, appeared before
Judge Wright in the district court
and offered plea Of not guilty. The
court room was practically free from
at the time. and the attor-
neys for the accused took advantage
of this opportunity. The case Is
scheduled for trial in the fore part OF
February AS an aftermath to the
sensational indictment of Dahl, Floyd
Bowen, husband Of the deceased
woman, has filed damage proceedings
against him for $4,000. The allega-
lions set forth in the damage case
are the same as those charged In the
has employed the best of legal talent
to fight the case.
Muscatine county is completely dry
for the first time in the history OF
the county and not drop of liquor
can be bought or sold. Some time
ago the saloons of the city of Mus
catine were closed and it will be
many months before they will be re-
opened. AT Stockton two saloons
fiourished, however, and last week in
the case of Elliott VS.. Refine and John
Thiel, asking for permanent In
juction to close the saloons owned
by these men, Judge Jackson gave a
decree for the plaintiff. From the
present indications many of the sa-
looms will make no attempt to open
until summer, as 1t is feared no sign
ers could be secured for petitions.
The ministers have announced that
the list of signers will be published
as soon as the petitions are filed.
Much of Lucas county's money was
deposited in the failed First National
bank OF Charlton by County Treasurer
Wright, and the bondsmen on the
county bonds, through their attorney,
J. C.. Mitchell of Ottumwa and through
the county board of supervisors as a
formal medium, recently asked Con-
troller Ridgely to allow all of Treas
urer Wright's deposits over $4,000
which was all he was instructed by
the supervisors to deposit under his
$50 900 bond from the bank-to stand
as a preferred claim, and be paid
back to the county in full. This would
amount to $4,000, and would leave
the remaining s25, 200 to stand as an
ordinary claim. This would leave the
men on the county bonds with much
smaller amount to forfeit, but word
has been received from Controller
Ridgely that he would not allow the
claim as preferred. Attorney Mitchell
expects to take the matter into the
federal courts.
After one of the most remarkable
courtships on record, Horace Duncan
of Rapid City, South Dakota, was
to Mrs. Laura Hurd Shaw at
the Hotel Vendome. The bride had
agreed to marry Duncan on Saturday
morning and the groom had room
decorated for the wedding breakfast
but she failed to appear. Duncan
hunted her up and she said she had
decided she did not want third
term in matrimony. He argued all
morning and managed to coax her
to the county clerks Office at
o'clock, but she baked again. Fin
ally she signed the record, but at the
Justices office she baked again just
before the justice pronounced the
word Then the bride agreed to be
married at the hotel but "ducked" on
the way and left Duncan alone. He
found her again and pleaded all day
she capitulated He is a ranch
owner at Rapid City, S. d.
William Reimer, who lived near
Elkader, while hunting, in crossing a
wire fence accidentally discharged his
gun, blowing the top of his head off.
His body was found hanging on the
fence by a brother who went in
search of the missing man.
Fred Anderson, aged IL years, was
drowned in the Des Moines river at
Ottumwa while skating. His brother,
Leonard. aged years. and Charles
Withrow, who were with him. were
nearly drowned while trying to save
him. They were rescued by men who
heard their cries for help. The body
of the drowned boy has been recov-
cred.
DR.. E. E. Richardson. one of Web
ster City'S most prominent medical