Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-09-09

A terrible accident befell Miss Ma
bel Woods, the 20-year-old daughter
of Robert Woods, living two miles
west of Irwin, Shelby county. The
father rose and started fire in the
kitchen stove In the morning and
went out to milk The daughter then
rose, and 1t is believed found the
fire practically out and poured a lot
of kerosene from can on the smoul.
explosion occurred. When found the
clothing of the unfortunate young wo.
man was in flames and she was I'M
conscious. She can not possibly live.
The convention of the keystone
League of the Christian Endeavor
held at Ackley proved big success
with twenty-five ministers and twelve
visiting delegates. The following Of
ficers were elected for the ensuing
year: President, Rev. Thos. Koch;
vice president, Rev. A. r. Schmalle
of LeMars, Ia; recording secretary,
Miss Carrie Hahn of Hinton, Ia; cor
RESPONDING secretary, Miss Elizabeth
Schneider of Merrill, Ia; treasurer,
Miss Lucretia Piehn. The next con-
vention is to be held June 1919, 1910,
at Defiance, Ia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Coppersmith,
instantly killed three miles west OF
Newton when their touring car top
pied over the brink of high fill In
the road and rolled to the bottom Of
the grade. Mr.. Coppersmitk's neck
was broken and his wife's head
smashed by the weight of the heavy
automobile. Mrs. H. Snyder, who was
riding with the Coppersmiths; escap-
ed practically without injury. though
she was unconscious for time as
result of the shock.
n. d. Burrill, an old gray haired
man hailing from Corning. was found
wandering about the streets in one
of the residence portions of tu!s city
with his head cut, nose broken and
badly battered up and his clothing
covered with blood and dirt. He claim
to have had $50 on his person, which
was missing when the officers took
him in charge. 1t was also learned he
had been indulging in the Glowing
bowl earlier in the evening and was
seen fiourishing a roll of greenbacks.
Four years ago Benjamin Kearney
of Farragut purchased the Simon
Crosser farm of 100 acres for 500
per acre. During the past four years
he has cleaned up $4,000 each year
from the farm, and last week he sold
the farm for $3.50 per acre to Bert
Doane, thus clearing $4,000 on the
rise in the land. Where is there any
other legitimate business in which a
man could make as much Gear mon
ey? Mr.. Doane recently sold his larm
near Shenandoah for 5000 per acre.
Will Iowa saloons situated within
half mile of agricultural fair
grounds have to close during the en-
tire time the agricultural fairs are in
progress this fall, or only during the
afternoon hours OF the days of the
fair? This is question raised by
County Attorney w. J. Keefe of Clinton
and has not been passed upon. He
has written Attorney General Byers
asking an opinion as to this phase of
the law enacted by the last general
assembly.
Woodbine is now noisy with the
hammer and trowel six days in the
week. The new brick and stone ST..
500 library building, and the $4,000
yril ln Cd
by the contractors. The library build
ing to be completed on or before De-
cember, l; the normal school building
on or before April /.
The county auditor of Clayton coun-
| ty has paid bounties on 4,974 wood
chucks and 249 rattlesnakes, amount
ing to $1,243.5O, at 25 cents each for
Mr.. and Mrs. Grounding and family.
and so cents each for Pa and Ma
Rattlers and babies.
Taking advantage of the low rates
| to the state fair to come TO DeS
Moines for medical treatment. George
Beardsley, a young man FROM Du-
buque was robbed Of all bis money
while on the train.
Roland Curtis, aged 10, was almost
Instantly killed in Columbus Junction
while in friendly scuffle with com
panion He fell on the side walk,
breaking his neck.
| Two hundred and fourteen dollars
and twenty-five cents per acre was
paid by John Palmer for the twenty
eight acre farm of George Livingston
near Monroe.
Fifty-two years ago Hon. Lemuel
Dwelle settled at Northwood, Worth
county. August 16 he celebrated his
S5th birthday at that place.
Jessie Martin sold his farm rear
Odds to Mrs. John Hauenstein for
SITS an acre. -.."
A. E. Swisher, former president OF
the Iowa State Bar association, com.
mitted suicide by hanging. His act
is said to have been caused by wor.
ry over financial troubles. The body
was discovered by his daughter. He
had been dead for some time.
Great preparations are being made
in Modale for the Modern Woodmen
picnic to be held there September Is
A large attendance is anticipated.
Mrs. Ambrose Jeffrey, so. of Cedar
Rapids was run over by a street cal
in Des Moines and died soon after
reaching Mercy hospital
A large barn belonging to Abe Ken
. nedy, seven miles southwest Of Man
chester, was struck by lightning and