Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-08-05
Iowa Brevittes
NEWsY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE STATE.

ALL PAhIS VI I6E SIAtE.
An accident occurred at the fair
grounds at Rockwell City which will
probably result in the death of the
3-year-old child of the proprietor OF
n of the attractions. The people
connected with the show went out for
an evening to another attraction,
leaving the child in charge of one
of the. attaches. In some name the
child came within reach Of a leopard
which seized it and badly lacerated
the child about the throat. A deep
cash was cut in the child's windpipe
by the animals teeth. Physicians in
attendance fear the wounds will
prove fatal.
DR.. Horssmann, a Dyersville physic.
ian who spent several days in the
Des Moines Jail at his own request,
that he might overcome the craving
for morphine, is at IN asylum at Du,
buque. Judge Benson heard evidence
on the case holding judgment in abey.
ance pending further developments,
Horstmann is not improved.
About the time Tama Jim Wilson
became secretary of agriculture in
McKinley's cabinet he made the pre-
diction that it would not be fifteen
tie up in a ~stupendous system every
county seat in Iowa. His vision over
shot the condition somewhat, but a
little time added will get the answer
as he predicted.
Rev. E. G. Roberts, pastor Of the
Christian church, at Mason City, ten
dered his resignation to the congrega.
ton after two years p~astorate. His
resignation was a complete surprise
to the membership, as his .~pastorate
a a successful n He is a gradu-
ate of Drake university, 1905, and
was pastor five years in Lake City.
Theodore Hentges, a stranger, 80
years old and single, was killed at
Emmetsburg by a west bound Mil
waukee freight. The body was mutt
lated almost beyond recognition and
was found by Gle depot agent. His
mother resides in Dubuque where the
body was taken for burial.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Elliot living
west of Grinnell lost their eleven
months old boy by drowning in a
wash tub in the kitchen of their home.
The mother had left the for a
few minutes and, when she returned,
she found the ~lifeless body of the
child at the bottom of the tub of
water.
Dead in a hay NOW, almost stand
ing on her head, the children of Mrs.
Theresa HoffricHter, found their
mother. The family lived OF a farm
in Clay county. For some time Mr..
Hoffrichter had not beer well. 1t is
thought that she went to the barn
and was gathering eggs and went to
the hay NOW. STOPPING over where
there was a deep hole in the hay 1t
is thought she was seized with heart
trouble and fell headlong.
]. E. McClintock of Colfax, presi-
dent of the Epworth league assembly,
has resigned because he is to make
his future home in Spokane, Wash.
Other members of the board whose
terms expire at this time are F. L.
Early of Newton, c. w. Cheney OF
Cedar Rapids, F. B. Hooper of Col
fax. A. L. Morse of Iowa City, c. c.
Keister of Mitchellville, Rev. J. c.
Pike of Monroe and Rev. c. L. Nye
of Woodbine.
The Hampton association of Des
Moines was organized by ~ffty-ive
former residents of Hampton, who
held a picnic at Grand View park. The
following officers were elected: Pres
ident, Henry Gray; secretary, Mrs. ].
A. Cook; treasurer, Mrs. Paul Jones,
A four-page newspaper, devoted to
the work of the Trimmer clubs in
Iowa will be issued next year by
Samuel Saucerman, founder of the
Trimmer movement at Des Moines.
firing of the laxness of the life
of single blessedness, Mrs. Matte
Spelling Collins and so on
for the seventh time took the mar
rage vow. At the age of Al years she
| stands at the head of the list of those
who have kept the courts working
nights getting out marriage licenses
and divorces. Hubby No. Z is Fred
Sterling, a check clerk at a mine
north of Des Moipes.
While walking down Walnut stree
- To-. NIoiaac E~onl Couin IVA
seized with an epi!eotic fit. After stag
gering into the middle of the street
he fell directly beneath the hoofs o.
a passing team. Despite the efforts o.
the driver the horses walked over the
body of the unconscious man, ant
it is considered a miracle that he wa'
not crushed. When Sawin was pulled
from beneath the horses it was found
that he had received but slight in
~juries.
Clarence, the 11~-year-old son o
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Hardin, residing
four miles west of Knoxville, wa
seized by a third attack of append
citis. He suffered the first attacl
in August, 1908, and the second II
March of the present year.
Miss Mildred Price, for the past tw'
years instructor in Lamont college ant
now teaching Greek in the universit,
summer session, has engaged 10 teacl
Latin and English next year in a co
lege near Pasadena, Cal.
Emery Misner paid $4,000 for
place of eleven acres at Atlantic.
spIendid house ard plenty of frui