Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-11-12

in Mason City. The gas jet was turnet
about onefourth on.
An ordinance will soon be pre-
sented to the Des Moines city coun
ell taxing automobile owners $50 pei
year on each machine.
Frank N. keenan, OF Shenandoah
has been appointed assistant superin
tendent for Iowa of the National Corn
exposition. He Is an enthusiastic
stock and corn expert, having taken
several courses at Ames college and
is fully competent for the position to
which he has been appointed.
Jacob Hoffman. aged 70 years, who
claimed Dubuque as his home, was
found dead In the corn crib on the
farm Of H. N. Smith at Holy Cross,
by a son Of the owner of the farm.
The body was still very warm, In.
| dicating that dissolution had &C.
Cured but short time previous.
The Ladies Federated clubs Of
Creston scored victory recently by
their Tag day, receiving 1921 given
cheerfully by both country end town
people for the support of the rest
room that has seemingly become one
| of the permanent features Of the
town.
At an interesting Marshaltown high
school students election, conducted
by all the classes in civics, Taft was
| named as president by a vote Of 80
to IA for Bryan and 2 for Chain. For
governor, Carroll received 80 ana
Waite 10. Good, for congress, re-
ceived 30, Tracy Il; Van Law for
senator, 80, Stanton l..
Fear of insanity was the cause of
the suicide of Ed Kripner at Iowa
City on Oct. z6. according to infor
| nation which has just COME to light
through the finding of a letter. Dear
Folks: Don't worry about me. I'm
all right. I'd rather be dead than
crazy" formed the contents Of the
note.
Miss Flora Scbramm Of Burlington
received word that her brother. Fred
who has been travelling in Iowa and
Illinois, jumped from a bridge at
Bishop Hills, ILL.,, with suicidal intent
and was drowned in ten feet of wat
er. Before he committed the deed
he informed the mayor and others
standing near that he had sister in
Burlington, then took off his shoes
and coat and jumped. No attempt to
prevent the deed appears to have
been made.
Five prominent Des Moines real
estate man and two residents of other
states have been indicted by the grand
jury for the alleged unlawful manip-
ulation Of mony entrusted to them
as organizers Of the Texas Land COM
pany 1t is charged that the men in
dicted led the investors to believe
that their money was being invested
honestly in tract Of Texas land. 1t
is claimed that the indicted men in
stead of putting their own money in
to the corporation boosted the price
of the Texas land and then took stock
with the difference between the actual
value of the land the valuation they
put upon it to the investors.
Convicted Of having made malicious
threats to extort money, Charles
Abeldt, resident of Oakland, was
| sentenced by Judge Macy, at tho
Avoca session of the district court
to two years in the state reforma,
tory in Anamosa. The complaint
was made by a man named Pullen.
who resides in Oakland and by whom
| Abeldt was employed. According t.
evidelce presented Pullen won't 10
Abeli:s house to see him about some
matter. He was invited by Mrs
Abeldt to enter the house, but had
hardly done so when Abeldt rushed
in and accused Pullen of Improper
conduct toward Mrs. Abeldt, threat
ening to kill Pullen If the latter did
not pay 1925. Pullen paid the money,
it was stated. bet On the following
day caused the arrest of Abeldt.
Deputy United States Marshal!
Phelan took Ivis Dentrich, alias
Harry Dawson, to Fort Dodge
from Meservey where his ares,
was effected. He is charged with
having burglarized Chicago Grea.
Western stations at Swaledalo
| and Thornton. and the United States
Iostoffice at Thornton. Dentrich was
taken before Commissioner Johnston,
but waived preliminary hearing. He
was bound over under $500 bonds to
await the action Of the grand jury.
| which convenes next Tuesday. Be-
| ing unable to secure that sum he
was committed to the county Jail to
await further action. Dentrich con.
| fessed to burglaries when pressed
He acknowledged that he had forced
an entrance which was confirmed by
the discovery of some of the stolen
articles on his person. All three bur;;
laries were effected en- the night OF
| Nov. 2. Dentrich is founding sent
west from New York. He was ono
of two carloads Of children sent out
by the benevolent organization to find
homes In Iowa. The children wer,
brought to Webster City twent'
years ago and he was taken from
the officers a1d adopted by a well-to
do farmer by the name of Mcfarland,
who lived Ear Stanhope. He re
manned with his foster father until
a few years ago, and. following tn ;
death Of Mcfarland, has been knock
ing about fer himself.
For Illegal selling of booze william.
Biederman and Will story CT CRATIC,
were fined $50 and 500 respectivel!
by Worth county court
The second annual exhibition OF