Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-11-26
IOWA
NEWS


of A. B. Russ, near Buffalo Center.
He tried the new government serum
and saved all but two Of his herd.
Rev. Mack Pursley was found
guilty of assaulting Gabrielle Harris
aged H. by jury in Judge McHenrys
court at Des Moines. Both are ne
groes.
The state of Iowa sold the old
camp ground, a tract of 100 acres
near Fort Des Moines, for s2s,210 to
Mr.. Ford. The farm cost less than
$4,000.
At the school for officers Of the
Fifty-sixth regiment, Iowa National
Guard, held in Fort Dodge, a resolu-
ton was adopted asking Governor
elect Carroll to retain Adjujtant Gen.
eral Thrift during his administration.
Fred Bailey, alias Thompson, want
ed at Milan, Mo-, where he is charged
with seduction and attempted MUIR
der was taken back to that city after
being arrested by Chief of Police
Jones at Boone.
Curl of Oakland Mills left home say
ing he was going to Burlington to
look up a location. He has not been
heard from since. Foul play is sus-
pected.
In a fire that destroyed several
business buildings in the town of Am
Der, six miles west of Anamosa, Ma
than J. Streckel, carpenter was
burned to death in the sight of help
less neighbors. Booze" was respon-
sible for both the fire and his death.
On Tuesday, Nov. II, the Modern
Brotherhood of America supreme of
flee of Mason City reported that the
100000 mark had been reached for
the year 1908, the first year in the
history Of the order that that volume
Of business had been done.
A fifty-fve acre tract of land and
roadway eighty feet wide and a
quarter mile long leading to t from
the end of Ward street in South OF
tumwa, has just been donated to the
city for park purposes by A. c. Leigh
ton, wealthy citizen of Ottumwa.
After taking nine ballots, the jury
in the manslaughter case at Marshall
town against Edward Henry, for the
killing of Matthias Skeie disagreed
and was discharged by Judge Brad
shaw. The entire nine ballots result
ed in nine for acquittal to three for
conviction.
For a murderous assault on Girls
L>ker his hired man, Thomas Hill, a
prominent farmer near Clear Lake,
is under arrest. He pounded Bitkers
head with a stone, knocking out his
teeth and laying open his face and
scalp in many places.
Harry F. Pierce, well known cit
izen of Council Bluffs, who is listed
as real estate man, filed a petition
in voluntary bankruptcy, scheduling
his liabilities at $575,447. The assets
listed consisted of an equity in an
Idaho mine of doubtful value. There
are about fifty creditors. The petit
ton was Immediately referred to w.
S. Mayne, referee in bankruptcy, who
adiudged p cree a bankrupt.
The tenth annual farmers short
course in livestock and farm crops
work will be held from Jan. to Jan.
16, 1909, at the Iowa Agricultural COL
lege at Ames. This course has been
planned especially for the busy man.
Many special features have been adj.
ded to the work this year, including
animal diseases, farm machinery,
soils, horticulture and poultry work.
A civic federation has been organi-
zed at Centerville with a membership
of over 500 citizens and work has al.
ready commenced, resulting in an in,
dictment being returned against the
| Eagle lodge for maintaining a nuts
ance and bringing into court of two OF
| the most notorious bootleggers in the
| community and forcing them to pat
| over $500 in fines that were assessed
against them at the last term of court
and the additional fine of $500 being
assessed against one of them for con
tempt of court in breaking an injunc
ton against him restraining him froL
selling intoxicating liquors.
One man was fatally injured ant
several others were badly beaten In ;
battle between a city marshal's poss,
of Murray and a gang of Bulgarian;
at the car occupied by the latter, wht
are workmen employed by the Bur
lington railroad near here. More thai
fifty shots we're exchanged between
the parties of combatants, but tn
victims of the fight were not shot
but beaten in hand to hand conH.ct
The trouble arose from a raid of tt
Bulgarians into Murray in the at
sence Of their boss and their shoplift
ing. Later search warrants were is
sued and the marshal and a party C
six deputies made their way to tn
car. The Bulgarians il.mediateI
opened fire and desperate light 70
lowed.
Frank Dedina was held after
preliminary hearing to the gran
jury at Mason City under $500
bonds, charged with the murder {
Mike Cummings. Albert Dedina an
Vince Nayatal, who were arreste
with Frank were released.
t The Des Moines National ban
: completed arrangements to take owe
D the business of the Security Loan al
r Trust company of Des Moines as sos
5 as thernew bank building is complete
Q on Sixth and Walnut streets. TT
u company will install one of the faT
est and most complete systems
safety vaults in the west.
v Walls of the new Y. w. c. A. bull
I ing in 'Des Moines are now up al
It the real size and appearance of Il