Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-02-06
IOWA
NEWS

| Frunk Pierson, aged 20 years. be-
neving that he was to be prosecuted
for taking IS from Rock Island girl.
committed suicide at Clinton, swal.
lowing carbolic acid.
Miss Katie Dorsey, a young lady
1 school teacher of Cerro Gordo county,
while en- route from her home to the
county superintendent's office to take
an examination, froZe both hands and
her arms to the elbow.
F. s. Catlin and the Theo Bonn
Drug company, of Mason City, were
| fined each $500 by Judge Smith for
the illegal sale of liquor. Both had
been indicted by the grand jury for
selling to inebriates, and after the
case had been pending for several
weeks, decided to plead guilty and
pay the fine.
| There Is an interesting report In
railroad circles, to the effect that the
Rock Island will soon make another
cut in its train service on the lines
north of Iowa Falls. 1t Is stated that
the passenger which goes north at
noon will be run over the Forest City
branch via Germania. thus enabling
| the company to cut out one train on
| the branch and reducing the service
| for the towns along the line to one
train each way daily.
At a dark crossing near Princeton,
north bound Iowa & Illinois inter.
urban ended the life of one man and
perhaps fatally injured two other
! men. George Barlow, Henry Hen.
| erickson and an unknown man were
riding across the tracks in a buggy.
They were struck with terrific force
| by the car. George Barlow was In
stantly killed, and Hendrickson was
| fatally hurt. The latter, with the un.
known man, was taken to a hospital
| at Clinton.
The Presbyterians of Marshalltown
are planning a semicentennial cele-
bration in connection with the dedi.
| cation of their new $4,000 church, to
| be held some time in July. The church
will have attained the fiftieth ami.
versary of its organization in March
but no formal exercises will be held
at that time. Preparations are now
under way for the joint semi-centen.
NAL and dedication, and some OF the
leading men of the denomination In
the country are expected.
| Because he "whaled" her 9-year-old
boy with a ruler, Mrs. James Lowrey
filed a warrant for the arrest of Sup
erintendent Mullin of the Fort Dodge
city schools. Mrs. Ray Brown, who
was supplying the place of the regular
teacher, was unable to handle the boy
and she turned him over to the super
mtendent, who administered a dose
of old fashioned discipline so vigo.-
ously that his mother claims the serv-
| ice of two physicians were necessary
The hearing was continued, no date
being set.
John Kephart, a farmer residing
near Munterville, south of Ottumwa,
arose from bed, reached for his shot
gun and fired charge of shot into
his heart, dying instantly. A few
months ago Kephart had his father,
aged 95 years, sent to the county poor
farm, where he died shortly after
ward, and the criticism of his neigh
bors over this act, coupled with con-
tinual brooding over it, is given as
the cause of Kephart taking his life.
Kephart was 60 years old and leaves
wife and eight children.
Ed Phelan, one of the proprietors
OF the Phelan lunch counter, at
Estherville, committed suicide by
shooting. The revolver, 80 calibre,
was put into the mouth and dis
charged, the bullet lodging in the
brain. Death must have been instan-
famous. No positive reason is known
! for the rash deed, but 1t is supposed
that worry over not being able to get
a settlement with the Northwestern
railroad, for which he worked about
a year ago, and in whose services he
lost leg, was the cause.
Bert Swan, a we'll known man re-
siding with his family eight miles
east of Missouri Valley, committed
| suicide while DR.. Devore of Missouri
Valley was In the house, having been
called by the mans wife. The man
cut his throat and died in a few min
utes after. Swan has been acting
in strange manner for some time
his peculiarities being attributed to i'll
health. DR.. Devore took dinner at
the Swan home, taking note of Swans
condition, whom he concluded was
mentally unbalanced At the close of
the meal Swan left the room. DR..
Devore became suspicious and follow.
ed Swan few moments later by a
bloody trail leading through the house
and summer kitchen to spot outside
OF the house, where the man Lay dy.
ing.
After two days Of the hardest
fought legal battle seen in years,
Judge r. NJ Wright of the district
court at Fort Dodge dismissed the
jury and himself decided the case Of
Judson Wells against the Western
Union Telegraph company in favor of
the plaintiff. Wells secures a verdict
against the company for over $4,000
!, and accrued interest. The plaintiff
sued the company on a claim trans
ferred to him by Schriver Bros. Of
Britt, who through alleged careless
ness lost $4,000 on a check given to
them and certified to by wire. The
case has been tried twice In the dis
trict court. twice In the federal courts,
and each time appealed, 1t was car
ried to the United States court Of az
peals, set aside, and new trial
ordered, which resulted in the above
vel Get.
Peter Carlson, an employee OF james
O'Conner, railroad contractor of
Glenwood, dropped dead in the city
jail at Council Bluffs. Carlson haI
been arrested for drunkenness. Carl
eon had been working In Wyoming
for O'Conner and only recently re-
turned He was unmarried.
Chris Meyer of near Colony, was
attacked in a stall by a vicious stall.
lion. He would have been killed had
not Mrs. Meyer come to the rescue.
Tint flesh was torn from his body and
one arm badly lacerated. The animal
is known as man eater. Meyer got
him for a song. protesting thes he
was an animal tanner.
Because there is no money in the
electric light fund of the city treasury.