Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-05-06
Iowa News
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE STATE.

Charles City, setting apart Saturday,
May ! as day for giving the city a
general cleaning up, the residents are
beginning to make the dirt fly gener.
ally. On almost every street piles OF
rubbish are being burned, yards are
being raked and it is evident that a
large proportion of the work will be
done before Saturday.
There Is much rejoicing at st. Ans.
gar over the verdict Of the jury In the
case of the State VS.. Alma Spencer, a
young milliner well known here, who
was found not guilty Of raising a check
OF which she was charged.
A fire on the Roache farm near
| Cascade caused by lightning resulted
in the total destruction of the barn
with it's contents. The total loss was
nearly $4,000.
The Congregational church at Larch.
wood burned TO the ground and is a
total loss. John Olson, contractor
was sent for by the society and
steps will at once be taken to erect a
| new building.
p. D. Hay, aged 80 years, was found
dead in bed at his home near West
| Chester. A wife and i've children
survive. He was an old settler Of the
state.
Isaac Warner, aged 80, took his life
by hanging himself in the corn crib
on his farm one, mile northwest or
Cantril. Mr.. Warner was the wealth.
lest man in the community. He had
recently given each Of his children a
farm worth $4,000, and owned the
Warner bank at this place.
Maquoketa has a veteran teacher
in the person of Miss Della Barnes,
WHO has taught school for forty-two
years.
Miss Mary e. Barbour, national lee
turer and evangelist of the w. c. r.
u, spoke at Denmark. Her suit case
was left in the cloak room during the
services and some one emptied its
contents and filled 1t with old dirty
! clothes.
Rev. John Longson, pastor of the
Baptist church at Swaledale for five
years, mas resigned.
Leonard Losh was found dead in
barn at the rear of his home near
Woodbine. 1t is thought to be case
| OF suicide, though Losh's relatives
can attribute no cause for the action.
Glea Maxwell of Ames, who made
a sensational escape from Sheriff
Ricketts, on the crowded depot plat
form in Nevada last October, is now
safely behind bars in default Of $4,000
bonds. His relatives at Ames are
making an effort 10 secure the bonds.
Maxwell was arrested in Marshall
| town.
Sixty employees OF the Waterloo
shops of the Illinois Central laid off.
| No reason was given for the cut in
the Waterloo force. The layoff list
included twelve regular machinists,
car repairers, carpenters, and boiler
| makers
Ottumwa, next April will entertain
between 500 and 600 Syrians, mem
bers of the Syrian Christian associa-
| ton.
| A~ In LOO bCC1 oLuS1 GU oh az NV
kHk. The mayor las directed the sa-
looms to obey the law.
lowa's indeterminate sentence law
| is being attacked as unconstitutional
in the case of Nelson Duff, who was
sentenced from DEBORAH for assisting
prisoner to escape from the Winnie
sheik county Jail.
Vic IS
since childhood, c. e. Stewart of Des
! Moines committed suicide.
| The store Of Harley S. Rounds, OF
Sioux City was robbed and then fired
by the robbers. Fire damage was
small.
The Recognized Church of Latter
Day Saints is holding an annual meet
ing at Lamont
| A new telephone service has been
established at Lamoille to resume
the business OF the exchange which
was put out of business by the storm
in January.
a panic in picture show at Cen
terville caused by an exploding film
caused small panic and several peo-
pie were slightly injured.
Hiram Jarrard. iwno came to Mus
catine county in 1886, Is the earliest
resident of Iowa living.
Sioux City.--Raised $500 for the AL
lison monument, being second to
Dubuque, wnl>.. raised $1,000.
John Junken has applied for a
change of venue from Ottumwa claim
ing he cannot secure fair trial here
and it VIII probably be granted.
Mrs. Wilbur Baker. formerly Miss
Blanche Carl, was accidentally shot
and instantly killed by her brother,
aged 10 years, by the discharge OF
shotgun at her home four miles east
Of Farragut.
A number Of the members OF the
Atlantic lodge B. p. o. f. are plan
ming to attend the Grand Lodge re-
union at Los Angeles this summer.
The marriage of Miss Belle Rich
mond of New Orleans, La, to Arch
Hidy, Belle PLANE took place at the
home of the brides sister In Lexing-
ton, Ky. The attachment between the
young people began when they first
met as playmates years ago and has
continued ever since.
The Masonic fraternity of Union
gave banquet to its members and
invited guests. Work in the third de-
gree was conferred on class of three.
p ]. Martin of Waterloo, grand mas
ter. Tor the domain of iowa. was guesr
of honor.