Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-04-30
IOWA
NEWS

Observation-Disclosures ts.s.s-@4t1
Flames catching from the candle,
near the dead body of Ira Shidhelm
at Iowa City, set fire to the lace cur
tains, causing a fire which nearly
Destroy l the house where the body
was lying. Only by quick work OF
the part of the watchers was the
corpse saved from the fire.
While in the act OF filing bottle
with machine at the Mason City
Bottling works, Ora Durr. an en-
ploye, lost the sight of one eye by an
explosion of the bottle. The acct
dent is an uncommon one, as the bot
ties used are very STIR z and the
liquid root beer. The flying glass
lacerated his hands as well as face
seriously, and one large piece cut
the cornea of the eye.
Owing to the present high prices
of lumber of any sort, Chickasaw
county farmers have struck upon a
plan to supply themselves with lum.
Der. Along the Wapsie are many
large cottonwood trees, and these
the farmers are having converted in.
to lumber. Chas. Groves, who lives
about three miles south of New
Hampton, has set up saw mill and
is now at work saving the trees into
planks and rough boards that prove
as good as any for rough use.
The contest over the Will of the
late Jacob Epstein, prominent and
wealthy citizen of Burlington, was
begun few days ago. Eugene Ep,
stein, a son residing in Iowa City,
brings the suit, claiming he was cut
off with a dollar by his father at the
behest of the widow, his second wife.
The young man has been estranged
from his parents for years. The
amount of the estate is stated to be
$4,000. Eugene Epstein is in the
clothing business, having a branch
store in Des Moines.
While engaged in trimming trees
for DR.. d. Graves at Gilmore, Charles
Chinland fell and sustained injuries
that may prove fatal Chinland was
standing on a limb while in the act
of cutting off another above him,
when this limb broke, knocked him
off his feet, and felled him to the
ground, a distance of twelve feet.
He alighted on his stomach across a
fence, then struck his head on a ce-
ment sidewalk. The injuries he re-
ceived are largely of an internal ma,
ture and are very serious.
Eighteen wolves were captured
near Wapello last week. Everett
Reed, of C.andview, captured an old
female and six young ones; C. F.
Swygard, of near Oakville, an old fe
male and nine young ones, and Dr.
Paxton captured an old male while
making visit to the country
Wolves seem to be plenty in that
vicinity this year, and the capture OF
the young ones is frequent, but
seldom the old ones are captured
The bounty on the young ones is 81
each, and fc- the old ones SIS.
In order to extend its lines in
Waterloo and the surrounding terri
tory, the Waterloo, Cedar Falls &
| Ido jus
negotiated a loan of $4,000, 900. A
trust deed covering this sum has just
been filed in Black Hawk county and
it conveys the street railway and in
teruTban railway property of the com
pany in trust for forty years to Louis
Boinsot and the First Trust and Saw
ings banks of Chicago. The loan
bears a maximum rate of interest Of
per cent payable semi-annually.
Charged with wife desertion, Roy
Lewis Davis, resident of Nora
Springs, was arrested at Mason City
on the order of the officers at Nora
Springs, who promised to come after
him. But instead of the officers ar
irving for Lewis, Mrs. Lewis came
and was taken to the jail where the
runaway was confined. A somewhat
melting interview followed, in which
the unhappy couple chung to the
bars on either side of Davis cell ant
sobbed pleadings for forgiveness II
each others ears. AS reconciliation
was effected, and at Mrs. Davis re
quest her husband was released, anC
they returned home seemingly happy
Prof. Dickman, vice president o
Upper Iowa University at Fayette, ma,
been making a canvas of the sur
rounding towns in interest of tn,
endowment fund. The endowment Il
to be s150,000 and the last $4,000
will be given by Andrew Carnegie
Prof. Dickman reports the sum a
|, past the hundredth mark and the,
feel perfect confidence that tn
necessary amount will be raised b,
June, which will be the celebration o
, the semi-centennial of the institution
and at which time large number o
, old students are expected home t.
visit their alma mater. The pres
dent, Dr. VIM. Arnold Shanklin, Will
in tie east a short time ago receives
some very good contributions, tn
, largest sum given by any one perso
Z was $4,000, given by Hon. Quintu
Babcock, of Fayette, the president O
the board of trustees of Upper low
university.
The interurban mail between De
Moines and Fort Dodge will begi
: early in May, according to Genera
: Manager ]. l.. Blake, who has jus
) returned from Washington.
Louise Stephen, an S-year-old Cir
ton girl, met terrible death by burr
> ing, her clothing catching fire Will
: she and number of playmates wer
= dancing about bonfire. The cir
, who was the daughter of Mr.. an
: Mrs. Jacob Stephen, was so terribl