Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25

nSh hoHi TODDlng MIN near the TOuuu
house OF the St. Paul railroad
A disastrous fire occurred at McIn
tire In which the McIntire Drug com
pany's building and stock and the
pool hall were consumed.
Eddy May, a tailor of Oskaloosa
asked County Attorney ]. G. Patter
son to have him committed to the in
ebriate hospital at Knoxville. He walk
ed into the officials Office with the re
quest. and is in jail waiting the order
of court.
Harold Gillet, the 9-year-old son Of
Albert Gillet of Corning, had the sight
OF his left eye destroyed while play
ing with some companions. The boys
were shooting with bows and arrows
and one Of the arrows hit the lad In
the eye.
Charles Courson, of Des Moines, &C
| cused OF killing Alex Wrant, a negro
will go free.
The juniors of the Fort Dodge Y. M
e. A. are already planning for two
| weeks camp, beginning July /, al
Lake Francis, Mimi. They are each
deposfting dollar week with Gen
eral Secretary B. M. Joy, so that they
may have then ten dollars necessary
for their expenses during the two
weeks trip.
3. F. Parker, a prominent farmer
| or Anita, was found dead, killed by
the cars. He had been with a crowd
during the fore part OF the night. A
coroner's inquest is being held. Mr.,
Parker leaves large family.
The First National bank of Shenan.
doah has lost no money by the Rich
ardson failure at Elmira, N. Y. The
bank was in no way connected with
the bankrupt concern and had loaned
1t no money. The Creston First Ma.
tional bank is reported to have lost
S4'OOO by the failure, the loan being
based upon a series of false financial
statements for which F. H. Richard,
son, head Of the Elmira concern, has
been indicted by an Elmira grand
jury.
A full page advertisement in the 10.
cal papers at Anamosa proclaims the
entrance Of the Anamosa National
bank into the campaign for good
roads, that institution announcing that
5000 will be given away in a road,
making contest, to be conducted under
certain conditions named in the ad,
Vertisement. The first prize of 500
Will be paid for the mile of road
showing the greatest average i'm,
provement from the use of a King
drag. Other prizes ranging from $50
to $40 are to be paid.
Because his wife gave him a piece
Of fat meat at their Sunday dinner
Fred Hope, of Des Moines started a
rough house which ended with his
wife bearing several black and blue
marks and Hope landing in jail
Seventy-five dollars and the cost OF
prosecution Is what it cost Ed Erick.
son, a Roland man, for beating lisa.
dore Halverson over the head with a
club until the lad was unconscious
Erickson became angered because a
crowd of boys had trespassed on his
premises, and in driving them off OF
| the lot assaulted the Halverson boy
He was arrested upon a charge OF
assault with intent to commit great
bodily injury, but plead guilty to he
ligher crime and paid his fine
A renewed effort to locate August F
w. Thiemig, wealthy Dubuque con
tractor, who disappeared in Deem
Der is being made He left town while
in possession Of large sum of mon
ey, all his own, but which may have
excited the cupidity of assassins. The
last heard from Thiemig was Jan. Z
1909. He was then at st. Louis and
wrote post card to his wife
The card contained the following
words: "Am sick in an asylum. Don't
know where"
At the annual meeting of the Gil
man Elevator company, a remarkable
showing was made of the company's
business during the four years it has
been carried on The profits in this
time have been put into the business
and as a result the company has q
plant now worth $6,4S6.57, and was
able to declare a 10 per cent divi
dend. Instead of being worth $40, OF
par, the stock is now worth $35 pei
share.
Dubuque council No. SO, knights
of Columbus, passed strong resolu
ton denouncing the association oil
the shamrocks with pigs, reptiles
etc, as an insult to the Irish race as
well as communicates of all creeds
as st. Patrick is recognized as an i'm
mortal by all Christians.
After a hearing lasting the greater
part of the day. Judge Thornell held
that the indictment of H. V. Battey
on a charge of embezzlement was
good, despite Battey's charges of CO
ercion. The grand jury and the coun
ty attorneys testified in the hearing
The latter denied that he had made
any threats or had said anything cal
culated to intimidate the jury. Bat
tey has asked for change of venue
Jeremiah Eddy, a stairbuilding con
tractor, Of Davenport, hanged himself
in new house which he was buildins
to rent on a lot adjoining his own
His daughter, seeking him, found him
there. Financial troubles were the
! causes.
The G. A. r. post at Guthrie Cent
er has adopted resolutions censurine
the legislature for not giving old sol
diers positions in preference to others
81 am a member of the Trimmer
club. cannot swear Of drink or de
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