Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18
IOWA
NEWS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

1 any danger OF a spread OF the blaze
in the engineering sheds and Iowa's
historical capitol building, built near
! by in 1916, was not particularly en-
| dangered by the flames. Chemicals
started the fire, which did consider
! able damage to the valuable engineer
ing machinery in the basement. A
fire destroyed the old medical build
ings on the same night six years ago.
While opening packing case con.
tanning springs d. B. Adams of Man
son, nearly had his eye put out. He
and his son-in-law, C. r. Dewitt,
store room Of the Adams & Dewitt
store and Mr.. Dewitt cut the wire
combining the springs, when the other
end burst the box open and the
boards flew up, cutting Mr.. Adams
face and eye. Two pieces punctured
the eyeball and it is thought that ne
will lose the sight Of the eye.
Because of alleged insolvency and
misappropriation OF funds, the stock
holders, principally located in this vi
cinity, and headed by G.. w Brett of
Mason City, have asked for the APP
pointment of receiver for the
Farmers & Mechanics Savings bank
Mason City, have asked for the APP
pointed d. w. Telford Of this city
Stockholders residing in Waterloo
were the only DIRECTORS to Mr.. Tel
ford, but did not persist. The funds
of the bank have been sadly dissipat.
ed. No one is mentioned as guilty of
the alleged displacement of funds.
Rake is located in a thriving farm
| ing community in Winnebago county.
Worn out by long nights of worry
and anxious vigil spent over the bed
of his little son, who succumbed to
pneumonia, Harold Mckinney, the
father tainted as he leaned over the
coffin in his home in Des Moines to
take one last look at the lifeless form
of his boy. The pathetic scene oc'
| Cured just as Undertaken Newlen
was about to remove the body from
the house When the services over
the remains were concluded at the
home, 1892 walker street, Mr.. Nc
Kinney, weak and nervous from
nights of watching, stepped to the
coffin to view the remains for the
last time. AS he leaned over the
bier he was seen to grow white, faI-
ter and before assistance could reach
him, he fell. The scene SO con-
trasted with the unusual quietnes.
that it almost caused panic for a
moment but the presence of mind of
Mr.. NewleD preserved order The
man was revived in a short time.
Frank w. SeaInands, the Kamrar
rural mail carrier who was so SER
iously shot in an accidental manner
/ by some boys out hunting. is re-
covering as rapidly as could be ex-
pected and it is hoped will suffer no
permanent injury from the wound.
1t was a narrow escape, however,
and it is to the fact that the bullet
struck a glancing blow that the lads
may thank their lucky stars death
did not result. The shooting occur
red near the J. B. Kennedy farm.
! One of the Kennedy boys and a De-
| Groot lad were squirrel hunting with
| a 22-calibre rife. Seamands was
| driving up the road when the lads,
not noticing him, both shot at some
birds on the fence. They were firing
! directly at the mail wagon and one
of the bullets passed through the
open front of the wagon, striking
Seamonds in the head. 1t passed
through his hat, the inner band and
some wadding and struck Seamands
just in front of the fight temple. SO
great was the velocity it flattened it.
self against the skull and tore itself
across the forehead.
The granite monument marking the
original site of the old Fort Des
Moines was dedicated by Abigail
Adams chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, with approp
rate military ceremonies. Soldiers
from the Second cavalry and the regi
mental band stationed at the new
Fort Des Moines participated in the
exercises.
The smonument stands at the
northeast corner of the children's
|
1t has been placed upon a little mound
and surrounded by an iron fence
forming an enclosure about fifteer
feet square. Immediately behind the
monument there has been placed /;
flag staff; from which the stars ant
stripes will wave on all fair days.
The credit for the erection of this
monument must be given TO the Abb
gail Adams chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution. They first con
ceived the idea about five years ago
when Mrs. w. d. Skinner was regen
Of the chapter.
During her regency the matter wa
kept constantly before the chapter
and when her time as head of II
chapter expired she was made chair
man of a committee of twelve I
make the necessary arrangements 70
suitable marker for the site of oil
Fort Dies Moines.
The Western Grocery company O
Marshalltown closed a deal by whic
John T. Hancock Sons, wholesal
grocery house, of Dubuque, the oldes
in Iowa is taken over by the frs
named concern.
t Fred Stellar, prominent Ottumw
; man, has been made defendant
what promises to be one of the mos
sensational suits of the year. G.. A
| Orr, an engineer at the Morrell pacl
ing plant in a petition filed in the di'
I trict court asks $4,000 damage
] from Stellar for alleged alienation {
his wife's affections.
George w. Hayziett, mayor of l.;