Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-04-15

hands OF a receiver. Mr.. Miller states
that the company owes him $10,036.1S
and is in an insoiyent condition, being
unable to meet any of it's obligations
and has many judgments against it.
Fred C. vetter, a button manufac-
turer Of Muscatine, went to his garage
while 1t was dark and lighted a
match. An explosion followed, which
threw him down and blew the door
from its hinges. The building burst
into flames and before the fire could
be quelled the structure was destroy
ed and the motor car ruined beyond
repair.
Hereafter being mayor of Fl. Dodge
will not be as appealing to many as
previously because of the fact that
with the increased salary the city will
expect the head of the municipality
to spend eight working hours each
day in accordance with the new ordi-
nance. The mayor h.-- be expected to
do something other than preside over
police court and attend council meet
ings.
A few weeks ago Joachim Spaiti,
of Pleasantville died. He was a very
eccentric individual and during his
lifetime, collected large storeroom
full of relics. An auction sale of the
articles brought prices which collect
lively would not have paid the taxes
on the building in which they were
stored. There were many rare curl
os, coins, spinning wheels, swords and
musical instruments, many of them
100 years old.
William Cupp, who lives with his
mother south of Winchester, was ser
iously hurt while removing the shoes
from a horse. The animal suddenly
kicked, striking him in the face,
breaking his lower jaw and shoulder.
The wound on the jaw makes it nee.
essary to feed him through tube and
to provide air for his lungs in a SINH.
liar manner.
John Benishek, the 14-year-old sen
of Mr.. and Mrs. Vaclay Benishek, re-
siding at Chelsea, was brought to Ce-
u.
hospital, suffering from gunshot
wounds inflicted accidentally while
playing with a shotgun.
J. NJ. Wellburn, postoffice inspector,
has been at Perry checking up the af.
fairs of the Office and looking after
matters in relation to an extension Of
the territory covered by the carriers.
For some time an accurate account of
the time put in by the carriers has
been kept and it Is found that a little
more territory can be added to each
of the routes, and an additional mum.
Der OF families served.
Because he would jump on the en-.
gines as the older boys did, little
James, known among his playmates
as Jimmy" Hill, of Ottumwa, lost his
left leg a little below the hip joint
by being run over by Burlington en-,
CINE.
Alderman Fry of the Third ward In
Knoxville was elected by the use Of
campaign doughnuts, it is claimed. A
bakery worked a day and a night
turning out doughnuts in an effort to
supply sixteen for each voter in the
ward.
The new water works proposition
was endorsed by the people of Win.
.terset. n. o. Lucas was elected may.
or again. The council has three re
publicans and one democrat on it.
Conscientiously opposed to the sum
moning of a physician, with one lit.
tie girl dead, her sister, aged 2. near
death, and four children critically i'll
of diphtheria, is the situation at the
Isaac Welton home near Sweetland,
that impelled Z. G. Miller to seek an
order from the court to place the
family under the direction of Sheriff
Benham. The order was granted, and
a physician and an officer went to the
home.
Jacob Wurtle has bought thirteen
acres of unimproved farm land just
east of Belle PLANE from Daniel Rusk
for $3.50 per acre. This is the record
price for land of this class in that
county.
When w. H. Petersmeyer of Chero'
kee, went to the bath room for his
clothes, where he had left them the
previous evening, he didn't find then.
They had vanished. Later he found
the habiliments on the front porch,
where sneak thief who had entered
the house during the night and left
them after abstracting from them a
gold watch and a purse containing 81
Exchanging five good $40 gold Ger
tificates for five worthless $40 gold
pieces and then waiting two days for
bank cashier to tell them the coins
were clever counterfeits, was the ex
perience of Simon Bros. of Council
Bluffs. A stranger walked into the
Central store while the Saturday night
rush was in full swing. Seeking the
manager of the establishment he stat
ed that he had five $40 gold pieces
that he wished to exchange for five
SO bills, which he wished to send out
in the mail that evening. He was
accommodated and went away With
the real money slowed safely where
the "phony stuff had been.
Hampton is agitating the question
Of free city mail delivery and bases
i:c claim upon the showing made by
the postoffice for the last year.
After successfully evading the gov
eminent officials for nearly six years
Robert NJ. Bagley, formerly postmas
ter at the town of Dixie, In Grundy
county, was taken to Cedar Rapids
from Aldenbridge, and lodged in the
city Jail. He was accompanied on his