Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-21

Miss Martha Kirkman and Clyde Fall
coner, and Miss Lulu Kirkman and
Frank Buholtz, were the contracting
parties. Five hundred guests were in
attendance at the wedding, and a
banquet was served In a large tent
especially erected for the occasion.
In the evening dance was INDUCED
In by the young people, and again
nve hundred guests were entertained.
Rev. A. Y. Cupp was the officiating
clergyman.
Katherine Sweeney, the year old
daughter of Dennis and Emma
Sweeney, principals in the New Say
lor murder and suicide tragedy OF
Oct. 5, was delivered into the care
and custody of an aunt, Anna Mccall
OF Cedar Falls, by Probate Commits
sioner James O'Brien of the district
court. The little girl was left alone
with no one to care for her and per-
sonal property to the value of $1,000
which had to be taken care of. The
aunt wanted the little girl, and
upon filing application and a bond
for $4,000 was appointed her guar
dian.
Claiming that the affections of his
wife had been alienated w. Lou Ma
loney of Marshalltown, filed an action
for $4,000 damages against Otto Rad
loft, well known stock buyer. The
action is brought on two counts, in
Hyct oil iy,c
won the affections of Mrs. Grace NJ.
Maloney, and in the other that the
defendant had had improper rela-
tons with Mrs. Maloney. On Oct. A
Maloney brought suit against Mrs.
Maloney for divorce. The Maloney's
have one child, Z years old. Radloff
is married.
John Sherod was held to the fed
eral grand jury at Council Bluffs after
twenty alleged fraudulent letters
held by him had been shown to the
court. They were letters written
over the name of Shaffer Brothers
with Sherod as salesman. These let
tiers were written to cigar manufac-
turers getting samples of their goods.
Sherod had three thousand cigars
when taken up. 70. +
Stevens A. Coldren turned over to
the board of trustees a deed and alb
stract to the old Seymour place in
Iowa City for Johnson county's old
ladies home. He has insured 1t for
a period Of years at $4,000. His gift
to the county will be Immediately re-
modelled and completely furnished
for old ladies. 1t carries out the wish
of his aged mother.
Sister Mary Leontine, in charge of
the ST. James convent, died at Wash
ington after an illness of four days.
She came to Washington in Septem-
Der from Lourdes academy, Burling-
ton, where she had taught five years.
High mass was offered for the re-
pose of her soul and interment took
place in the Catholic portion of Elm
Grove cemetery.
Three business blocks burned in
Williams entailing a loss of $4,000,
with little insurance. The buildings
Hillock and Carder, a restaurant, the
Whistler law Office and the Talcott
warehouse. A part of the belongings
in the law Office and warehouse were
saved, the rest being totally des-
troyed.
Five men giving the names of Gabe
Shut, Will Shut, J. Shut, James
Decay and Fred Decay, registered at
the Dewey hotel in Boone 1t is
! charged that the men got drunk and
burned the curtains bedding and the
rugs in the suite Of rooms they occu-
pied. They made their escape before
the landlady could call help.
G. w. VAIL, who tempted suicide
at Boone recently, after his $4,000
home had been burned to the ground,
mission and adjudged insane. He
was taken to Clarinda. His 6augh-
ter is i'll at the family home with
| pneumonia.
George Powers, a well known farm.
| er near Liscomb, was fatally injured
when struck by an Iowa Central train.
Powers was driving one team and
| leading another on the way to the
river to haul sand. One wagon was
demolished and the horses injured.
Although served with formal no
| tees of the DEGREES of permanent in
functions, four saloonists of Marshall
town, who are affected by the de-
| crees, refused to close their saloons,
acting on the advice of their attor-
! neys.
Perry Cummings had his foot
drawn into threshing machine and
his foot had to be amputated above
| the ankle. He drew himself out of
further danger before assistance ar
rived from Milford.
A terrific thunderstorm ragged near
Boone. Lightning struck a $4,000
house in process of construction on
the farm of George Wahl, two miles
north of the city. 1t was completely
destroyed.
John Smeltzer, slayer of Detective
! Frank Delmege, was sentenced to a
life term at Fort Madison penitentiary
| at hard labor by verdict returned
in criminal court commanding the
| term.
Charles Sauerman, former member
Of the Jasper county board of super
visors, has sold his 24O-acre farm
north of. Colfax for $3.50 per acre. He
paid about $83 per acre in 1903.
]. w. Remmerd of Sheldon bought
I of o. Hedquist a half section of land
i near that nlaca for S1sn rn- aa.a