Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-30
Iowa News
NEWsY iTEMS GATHERED FROM
/ ALL PARTS OF THE STATE.

and Mrs. A. Il. Cook, former residents
of Oxford, has been stricken blind
Her parents took the unfortunate girl
to Iowa City and an effort is being
made to bring back her sight. Miss
Cook attended school few days ago
and it was while reading her lesson
that one eye failed her. She hurried
home and shortly afterward the other
eye lost it's sight. The victim is in
perfect health otherwise, seemingly.
Miss Elsie Lincoln, was the for
tenate Des Moines woman who pulled
down the $3.50 check from John Rey-
nolds of Boone, for the return OF his
wife's jewels, lost three months ago
in the Boone depot of the Chicago &
Northwestern railway. Miss Lincoln
gently denies that she had the good
fortune to find the lost jewel bag, but
the secret has slipped out.
Death claimed w. d. Lee of Toledo,
Ia, who was prominent in Republican
politics. He was formerly chairman
of the Fifth district central commit
tee. He was 60 years of age. Death
was due to heart disease. He was for
many years editor of the Toledo
Chronicle a paper his father founded.
He was postmaster at Toledo for
eight years.
Word just received in Dubuque an
nounces that William Parberts of
Grundy Center, student at the Du
buque Presbyterian Theological semi
nary, has been awarded the scholar
ship Of the board of education. 1t car
ries with it 5000 a year and tuition.
The reward is the result of three
days competitive examination given
in Dubuque.
Roy Plank, %, killed himself with
a shot gun at his fathers home at
Primghar after leaving a note giving
reasons for his act. The note is kept
secret. He was to have been married
to Miss Tillie Hospe, daughter of
neighbor, the first of the year.
A fire started in the hotel at Milo
and before it could be checked the
hotel and Halterman's gate factory
and Cora Hollingsworth's restaurant
and Miss Myrtle Monroe's millinery
store were entirely destroyed. They
were partly insured.
George B. Sherman, a man who
came to Fort Dodge before the front
Ter troops had been taken away pass
ed away at the hospital 1t is recorded
that Mr.. Sherman built the first store
in Fort Dodge.
State Labor Commissioner Van
Duyn has begun a campaign against
the employment of messenger boys
who are under the age of 16, provid-
ed for by the child labor laws of the
state.
Secretary Garrett Of the state board
of parole estimates that at the Janu-
airy session of the board, there will
be about 149 applications acted on
or taken up. The appeals are about
all in and the docket made up.
John Carey, aged so years, an Os-
kaloosa mine worker stepped on the
cage of the Bolton coal mine alive
and well, to go down to his work.
When the cage reached the bottom
of the shaft Carey was dead.
A. w. Bundy, Great Western sec
tion foreman at Readlyn, has been
arrested on complaint of a special
agent, but was released on bonds
furnished by his father, who is an
old employe of the company.
The dead body of Joseph Spencer
of Morse was found south of that
place. 1t is evident that while re-
turning home he was struck by Rock
Island train No. &c, going south. He
uyifn nd
The saloons at Missouri Valley are
running again. A short time ago a
petition to revoke the petition of con.
sent was secured but when it was
canvassed it was found that it was
at least 100 names short
Alma Kurz, 20 years old, of Des
Moines, who sought death by chloro-
form week ago to scare her sweet
heart, Fred G. Over, was united in
marriage to him by Rev. F. w. Hodg-
don.
The retail harness dealers of Iowa
met in convention at the Pythian tenn
pie in Charlton for the purpose Of
effecting state organization.
Frank Sporer, constable of Crock
er township was killed by miners
during a union meeting at Oralabor,
nine miles from Des Moines.
Walter Whitbeck was denied a new
trial by the state supreme court and
as a result must serve the sentence
imposed upon him by the district
court of Fayette county for the murd-
er of his aged father, Arrow Whit.
beck, on the farm near st. Lucas,
March IS, 1908.
John Wolf, farm hand, at LeMars
died from gunshot wounds received
while hunting, together with his EN-
ployer. He was leaning on his gun
talking, when it discharged, the shot
tearing of his right ear and lacerat
ing his face.
Mrs. Minerva Wakefield, of Ottum
wa was burned to death in her home
Her clothing caught fire WREN the
gas In the stove exploded throwing
open the door. The flames caught or
her dress and although she wrapped
herself in a quilt she was burned t.
death.
Charles Sanderson, an old time fire
man of Council Bluffs, has been plac
cd on the retired list by the board o.
trustees nd will receive pension O.
$25 month the rest of his days. HI,
was fireman before the establish
ment Of the paid department.
Miss Nellie Brewster, daughter o