Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-30


Cummins, died at the home of his
parents in Des Moines. Of pneumonia.
The little fellow had been making a
| valiant struggle for his life. He had
rallied from one relapse and was
thought to be on the RICH road to re-
covery.
Charles Keever, young man en-
ployed on the farm of Quincy Adams.
| near Scion, came to Iowa City and
gave himself up = the officers after
lying concealed in haystack for
! twenty-four hours. He was wanted
for an attack upon his employer,
who is a cripple and unable to use
| his limbs. 1t is alleged that Keever
tried to gouge out Mr.. Adams eyes,
| and besides nearly accomplishing
that purpose, injured him severely
on the head. The two men were in
Solen and Keever asked his employer
to sign a note as his security.
Adams refused and Keever said he
would fix him so he could not sign
any more notes.
The body of man supposed to be
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found floating in the Des Moines
river four miles west of Ottumwa.
The discovery was made by fisher
man. Coroner Box took charge of the
body and it was removed to Ottumwa.
Letters in the pockets Of the dead
mans clothes were addressed to Will
liam Stommel, Sewers, Ia, and one
to him at Oskaloosa. Also a certi-
ficate of membership to the Red
Mems lodge of Sewers was found.
The man was apparently about As
years old. The body had evidently
been in the water two or three weeks.
There are no marks of violence on
the body.
Much litigation probably will re-
suit from the disastrous wreck which
occurred at the interlocking switch
plant in Ames on Nov. last, when
an interurban car ran into North
western freight train and many people
were injured. One big personal dam
age suit has already been filed in the
office of the clerk of courts in
Nevada in which it is sought to col
lect $4,000 from two companies.
Others will follow. Grace Williams,
young lady who was a passenger on
the interurban car, through her at
torneys, Wade, Butcher & Davis, has
brought s"it against the Chicago e.
Northwestern and Des Moines, Fort
Dodge G. Southern railway companies
for personal damages in the sum of
$4,000. In her petition she alleges
that the wreck in which she received
her injuries occurred because of the
negligence and poor method of opera
ton of the defendant companies.
Nothing daunted by their hard
kicking qualities, some Industrious
thief has made way with Twenty-Five
mules owned by the Consolidation
Coal company at Buxton. The theft
probably occurred some time ago,
but was only discovered when men
were sent to get the animals from the
pasture where they were put when
the mines closed down. The mules
were fine large animals and valued
at $4,000 Seven of the mules have
been found. Four were at Lovilla,
where they had been sold and three
others were at Buxton, where they
| had changed ownership. Teamster
Davidson is said to have had charge
| has been traced to him. What has be-
come of the rest of the mules is still
! mystery, and the search is being
| continued for them. Davidson was
| in Buxton up to the first of last
week, but now that the officers want
| him he has disappeared
DR.. A. NJ. Golliday, a hermit, WAC
lad lived a misery existence at Bed
| ford for many years, died few days
| ago. He was found amid squalor I'M
fit for the habitation of hogs. He had
once been a brilliant and wealthy
| young physician, but he had become
| a recluse because of unreQuited love.
! 1t was known that in the days of long
| ago DR.. Golliday was rich. He had
no money in the banks, so search
| was made of the premises. 1t soon
! became apparent that the old shack
in which he lived was veritable
treasure house. Money was found in
| every conceivable place. Under his
bed was box partially filled with old
| papers and junk, that panned out
$500. Money was found in pigeon
holes in the Office, among books, and
when the old rusty safe, that appar-
emily had not been opened in years,
was knocked open. the whole inside
! was found to be filled with gold, sill.
yer and bills. The money was car
rie in buckets, baskets and boxes to
the Bedford National bank, where a
count revealed that there was alto.
gether $37,29754. Nor is it supposed
that this is all. Later more than So
600 in gold, silver and paper. was dis
covered in DIR. Golliday's deserted Of
flee, indifferently crushed into an old
paper box and thrown beneath a
counter with carelessness that re-
fected well the old mans indifference
to the world and it's riches in the
days of his supreme misery. And
still the searchers seek for more with
the probability that they will be fur
Their rewarded. A sister, who lives In
Bedford, will probably inherit his
money.
Frank NJ Hartman shot himself In
his bachelor quarters at Ottumwa
His body was found by friend who
failed to gain admission at the door
and climbed a fire escape to secure
admission. Hartman has been i'll fol
several days and it Is supposed thai