Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-01-14
e. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
IOWA
NEWS

The short course at Ames Is well
under way with al attendance OF
about 900.
Peter Hjalniver, Bulgarian, in
Jail at Osceola for attempted murder,
nearly dug his way out OF the jail.
While hunting in the mountains
Eugene Smith of Marshalltown in
jured his leg. Blood poisoning de-
veloped ard fears are entertained for
the outcome.
County Attorney Armltage has te-
gun war on slot machines at Creston
and says they must go, also all card
games in cigar stores and gambling
rooms. All places have been given
legal notice that they must so out OF
business before Jan. IL.
Twenty-Five head of cattle perished
in = fire, OF unknown origin, which
completc'v destroyed barn on the A.
Fl. McVey form, west of Des Moines;
N@ther the building nor the cattle
were insured.
After fifty years of public life, Jus
tice of the Peace William Christy of
Des Moines has retired from office.
AS a tribute to his long public car
reer, East Des Moines attorneys pre-
scented him with gold G. A. R. but
ton.
James Stevens, laborer of
Marshalltown was arrested by the
police in charge of obtaining
money by false pretenses. Stevens
was taken into custody on complaint
of the Railroad Y. M. C. A., which al
legged that Stevens secured money on
check for $500.
The Miltons AK handle factory at
Bloomfield, which employs about fifty
hands burned to the ground with
about $1,000 worth OF ak handles, and
it was only with prompt aid that
several residences were saved. The
insurance carried on the factory was
about $l,500.
Thomas Hughes young farmer
who came to this country from Wales
two years ago, has been taken into
custody to prevent him from killing
himself. He went to a physicians
office and pleaded to be given poison.
Hughes Is now at the county jail,
pending an inquiry into his condit!cr
A small sensation was caused, at
Ida Grove by the resignation Of ii.
NJ. Terbune, county treasurer. WHO
had just assumed charge OF the Of
fee. Owing to Ill health he deemed
it best to give up the cares or tire
office. /. N. Sheorer, who has served
continuously for the past thirteen
years, was appointed for the term by
the board Of supervisors.
In the district court at Storm Lake
N. A. Christensen, druggist at Alta,
was enjoined from selling liquor and
his permit cancelled. The action
was brought by Rev. G. o. Kidder and
others. The term Of court will be
interesting, perhaps the most interest
centering on the case for breach Of
promise brought by Emily Hampton
against George Slade, wealthy bach
elor. She is asking for $500.
At a meeting ut Ames "f about 400
of the leading bats growers OF the
state an Iowa grain growers associa-
ton was organized. This will en-
deavor to aid the work oF breeding
improvp1 varietiessefcess AMI secur-
ing increased yields in much the same
way that the ccrn growers assoc. a.
ton is improving the corn crop.
Especial attention will nc rliI to
securing varieties adapted to different
parts of the stat'
A narrow escape from probable
fatal injury resulted to DR.. and Mrs.
A. A. Noyes, old esidents of Mason
City, who we're run down by swiftly
moving bus team and painfully in
jured. DR.. Noyes was trampled upon
and was seriously bruised about his
limbs and back. Mrs. Noyes escaped
the horses feet, but has a badly in
jured back. DR.. Noyes is well
known Iowa physician, having been
a practitioner in this state for the
past fifty years. He helped organize
the Iowa State Medical association
years ago He was the pioneer doc
tor in Mason City, arriving here the
day the first railroad train entered
the city.
A temporary Injunction was grant
ed by Judge Clements preventing a
sheriff's deed being issued to Mrs.
Dora Cook for a large farm near
New Sharon, formerly owned by E. s.
Knowlton. This is another chapter
in the biggest law suit ever tried in
Mahaska county, and the case is still
pending in the supreme court. The
sarm was the chief asset when Mr..
Knowlton failed In the implement
business at Oskaloosa about five
years ago. The Kingman Plow com.
pany Immediately brought suit to
protect their claim, but thirty other
defendants and claimants were drawn
INTO the suit and sixteen different
lawyers represented parties during
The trial of the case. The injunction
restraints action until the supreme
court rules on the original contro
versy.
John G. Steele. pardoned Thanks
giving day for the murder of Jacob
Werner of Melrose, died at the home
OF his daughter in Eddyville.
]. ]. Harrington, of Fort Dodge
present trustee clerk for johnson
last September sued Albert
Meyers, his predecessor, for interest
due on school funds. The case was
tried b fore Judge r. M. Wright at a
special session of court, and was in
the name of all trustees Of schools.
Judge Wright has just handed down
his decision in the case by which