Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-09-24

| victim of a stabbing ARRAY that may
cost his life. The supposition is that
/ Smith became involved in a fight, but
he refuses to throw any light on the
| question. He denies suicidal intent
| Property valued at 100000 was de
stroyed by fire which broke out at
a. m, in Pratt's store in Keosauqua
| Sept. H. John Kreiss, Logan Neis
and Edgar Lane were injured when
the roof of a building collapsed. Eight
firms suffered loss with partial insur-
| ance.
Alya Alexander of Modale, Harri-
son county, will have sixty days in
the county jail in Red Oak in which
to think over his sport of sending
obscene postal cards to his lady
friends He pleaded guilty in the fed
eral court here and was sentenced by
Judge Smith Mcpherson
Marshalltown will entertain one OF
the largest gatherings held annually
In Iowa, the grand lodge of the Odd
Fellows and allied bodies, the grand
encampment, and the state assembly
of Rebekahs. The dates for the gath
ering are Oct. 10 to %, covering prac-
tically an entire week.
Andy Boothe, a miner and for thirty
years a resident of ColfaX committed
suicide by hanging himself in the
barn with halter. He was the
father of six children, all of whom
are adults. His wife survives him.
The coroner, after investigating the
case, decided that an inquest was I'M
necessary.
After an exciting voting contest,
Miss Jeanette Fairgraves was declar-
ed queen of the Valley Junction car
nival. The queen had 1888 votes.
Miss Anna Guthrie finished in sec
ond place. The big carnival came to
an end after a successful week. The
fire company has realized consider
able sum from the affair.
The opening of Lenox college was
made the occasion of great rejoicing
endowment by the announcement that
by the announcement that the 100000
| endowment was practically secured
The small amount lacking will be
made up in a few days. To secure the
amount three and a half months in
victory
Little Harlan, the 4-year-old son of
! Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.. Dwier of Nevada,
met with a painful accident at play.
hn Col H.. l.,
| between his teeth and nearly cut it
| in two. The tongue, ii was found, had
| been severed two-thirds of the way
| across. The boy was given cholo-
| form and several stitches taken to
| close the wound.
John NJ. Mcdonald, for the past
| twenty years adjuster and claim agent
! for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
| Paul railroad, has handed in his resig-
! nation He was one of the oldest
! officials of the company, and was
| identified with the settlement of
claims in it's advancement westward
| He was one of the early sheriffs of
Woodbury. county, taking up the duties
when he was II years of age.
| w. r. Cloud, we'll known farmer
of near Gearing, suffered . loss of
! eleven head of cattle because of their
breaking into field and gorging
themselves with green corn. There
7 were fourteen cattle in the bunch
most of them fine milch cows, and al.
| though the services of two well
|
eleven out of the fourteen died. The
loss is estimated by Mr.. Cloud to be
about 5000, besides the damage to the
! corn.
! Rev. George E. Spear, the popular
! known pastor of the Methodist church
| Of State Center, plans to leave the
| pulpit to enter banking. He made
| the announcement to his flock a few
| days ago and at the same time ten
! dered his resignation, to take effect
at the end of the present conference
year. Unsolicited he has been ten
dered and has accepted the position
of cashier of the First National bank
| of Rockford. The change has been
under consideration for some time.
William Bell, an alleged all around
crook, sawed his way out OF the coun
ty Jail at Mason City. An inch ban
was sawed in two with a common
case knife. Sheriff Buchanan was
apprised of the work a short time
before the job was accomplished. but
permitted the fellow to get out and
then nabbed him. Bell made six at
tempts to get through the hole. and
finally accomplished it. At the point
Of bulldog revolver Buchanan made
him crawl back through the opening
he had made.
After working for period of six
teen years, seven days in a week, as
chief engineer at the pumping station
of the Cedar Falls city water works
III. c. Boysen has been granted a two
weeks vacation by the city council
on full pay with the privilege of {
month should he so desire Durin.
the sixteen years Mr. Boysen ha!
been in charge of the city PUMPING
station he has worked alternatel,
night and day and has never lost
day because of sickness. accident!
or for any other reason He started
to work for the city at $40 per montl
and has gradually been advanced b,
the city council until he now receives
$50
Upper Iowa university orens he
fall term with an increased enroll
ment in several departments, notabl
the freshman class and in the acade