Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-03-12
IOWA
NEWS

| Whiting has been revoked by the
town council, to take effect July /,
| 1903.
c. c. Fahan, prosperous farmer
living northwest of Lake City, was
picked up dead in his hog lot, having
died of heart failure.
Myrick Pullen, an Onawa boy, is
congratulated in letter by President
Storms of the Iowa State Agricultural
college on being at the head of the
honor students for the year 1908, with
an average of $40.
While pouring kerosene on the
kitchen fire to make it burn Ella Hal
verson, aged IS, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. S. A. Halverson, of Marshall
town, was badly burned about the
head, eyes and hands.
When the grand jury for the March
term of court assembled at Dubuque
Judge Matthews announced that there
was not a single case to be presented
for investigation. This occurrence
is almost without parallel in Dubuque.
Albert Kiene, for thirty years book
keeper for the Fred Haak Cigar COM
pany, Of Davenport, was signally
honored by his long time employers
when he left to make new home IN
Texas. He was presented with a
check for $500 and fine set Of sill
verware richly engraved.
Charles Benham, of Muscatine, re-
ceived word from the sheriff at Guth-
RE, Okla, that Harry Jones, wanted
at Muscatine ON a charge of the
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Wrinkle, Dec. 4, has been arrested at
that place. Guthrie authorities have
wired for more definite description OF
the suspect who is held for identifi-
cation.
Because his wife was unable to
make both ends meet on a salary Of
s12 week, Robert Weihe of Sioux
City, has commenced divorce proceed
ings in the district court. Weihe said
he was constantly berated for not
drawing a larger stipend, his better
half claiming the amount was not
sufficient to keep her supplied with
pin money.
Plunging through sitting smoke
and fame, Mrs. Tim Turpit. aged 10,
rescued her aged husband from their
burning home near GAINESVILLE. The
couple awoke to find their residence
in flames and escaped in their night
clothes. The husband returned to get
purse containing $25, and when he
did not appear his wife, though weak
from Illness, rushed into the fire and
dragged him unconscious to a place
of safety.
Jorgen Petersen, who was arrested
at Nevada a few days ago for wife
desertion, got a dismissal Of the
criminal action against him by paying
his wife, Mrs. Johanna Mare Nelson
Petersen, the modest sum of 500 and
furnishing her money for transporta-
ton for herself and child to Denmark,
Mrs. Petersen's native country. Mrs.
Petersen also agreed to dismiss the
suit for divorce that was recently
filed against her husband. Mrs. Peter
sen expects to leave for the old
country within few days.
John Plank, a farmer so years OF
age living six miles north of DEBORAH,
committed suicide by hanging himself
in the barn. The cause for the deed
Is attributed to dependency owe,
| financial difficulties. He leaves wife
and large family of children. He
was seen in DEBORAH during the day
buying different articles for his family
and did not appear respondent.
| There was to have been a public auc-
| ton at his place March 5 to sell all
his personal property, he having dis
posed of his farm some time ago.
Judge Reed of the federal court at
Dubuque decided the famous case of
the stockholders Of the Interstate
Investment company against the Of
ficers and the directors OF the same
concern in favor of the plaintiff. The
company's home is in Charles City
and the stockholders claimed that the
| funds expended by the officials for
stock in the Radie company of New
York were Illegal, and the court in a
sweeping decision. took the same
ground in judgment against the of,
ficers rendered for the sum of $4,000.
While hunting along the Little
Sioux river northeast of Kingsley,
young James Boelon was badly fright
ened to discover the dead body of a
man In a pasture. Evidence taken
at the coroner's inquest indicates
that it was the body of Otto Klingbiel
who disappeared from his bachelor
home several weeks ago. Nearly
three weeks ago Klingbiel bought a
Jug Of whisky in Pierson and started
home with it. 1t is believed thaS
while he was drunk he fell into the
liver, then crawled out and froze to
death.
Because the mother Of Harry W.
Benton. Is years old, congratulated
him on his approaching nuptials, In.
stead Of giving her consent to his
marriage, the county clerk of Wood.
bury county has refused to issue him
a license to wed Miss Ethel Katherine
Dunn, aged 8 years. Being under age
the clerk demanded a letter OF con.
sent from his parent, but the letter
congratulating him on the coming
event from his mother, the clerk did
not construe as her legal consent
When he learned the license would
not be forthcoming Benton said he
would have to wait until after Lent as
there would not be time to receive
an answer from his mother, who is a
resident OF South Dakota.
While walking in the dark from the
Iowa Central depot to the Continen
tai hotel. Judge Frank Eichelberger
Of Bloomfield, had the misfortune to
fall over an obstruction on the side
walk and break his left arm and Is
row laid up for three weeks at the
Continental hotel.
Sigourney has had moral house
cleaning as a result of a series oi
sermons by the Rev. Mr.. Pace, of the
| Methodist EpiScOpal ehurch All the
clot machines have been put out OF
business, the billiard and pool rooms
have been closed to minors. and al