Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-28
IowaState
- Il News

The special train of the Iowa state
Dairy association will start at Indian
ola on Oct. 26 and complete the It'll
nerary at Glenwood on Nov. IL. The
following towns will be visited en-
route: Knoxville, Abba, Fairfield,
Mount Pleasant, Bloomfield, Center
vile, Corydon, Leon, Mount Ayr, Cres-
ton, Bedford Clarinda, Red Oak and
Sidney. H., E. Colby and e. X. Shoe
maker will make the trip with the
special train. Prof. II. G Van Pelt,
state dairy expert, who makes his
home in Waterloo, will also be a
member of the party, as will j. N.
Munsey. Prof. r. X. Bliss will be the
principal lecturer from the college at
Ames.
Casper Mehuis, who pleaded guilty
at lie Mars, was sentenced by the
judge to thirty years in the penitent-
larry at Anamosa. Mehuis fired five
shots at Anna Wengler, the bullets
lodging in her body, on the afternoon
of April IA while she was at work in
q field, because she refused to keep
company with him. The girl has re-
covered, although two of the bullets
are still in her body.
Mrs. Matilda Ratliff, wife of George
Ratliff, former sheriff and treasurer of
Madison county, died at her home in
Winterset of heart disease. Mrs. Rat
lift was born in Ohio in 1912, was
married to d. G. Ratliff at Winterset
in 1864, where the family has resi1-
ed ever since. She was the mother of
nine children, seven of whom still
live, four sons and three daughters.
Miss Laura Haas, the Iowa City
girl who recently fell heiress to an
estate of 100000 is making prepare
tons to spend the winter in Cali
fornia. She will be accompanied to
the far west by Mrs. William Mar
shall. After much time spent in pro-
bate courts Miss Haas has come into
full possession Of the fortune left her
by her uncle.
While at work in a stone quarry at
Fort Madison, Charles Donanue and
Glenn Maxwell, prisoners in the state
penitentiary, escaped. They made
their escape while the guards were
busy and were not missed until the
rounds were made an hour later.
Donahue was serving sentence for
entering and breaking and Maxwell
for assault.
A report from Hubbard stated that
Charles r. McClern of Iowa Falls was
seriously if not fatally injured there
by being caught in the machinery at
the Buck elevator. The report stated
that his legs were badly crushed and
that several ribs over the heart were
broken and that he was injured in
ternally.
Clad in rags, the same she wore to
bring her closer to the people in her
work in the slums of London, Eva
Booth, the white angel" as the Lon
don poor call her, and commander of
the Salvation Army in America, gave
her famous talk In Rags at the
Auditorium in Des Moines.
The Northeastern Iowa Teachers
association in session at Cedar Rap
ids elected A. Palmer of Marshall
town, president; Miss Jessie Rule of
Clinton, secretary; Thomas Irish of
Dubuque, treasurer; w. A. Brandon
burg of Mason City, chairman of the
executive committee.
Robbers, believed to be the same
| that robbed Dr. Door, of Fort Dodge,
a few nights ago, entered the offices
| of DR.. |. d. Lutz and DR.. E. E. Holmes
at Boone and stole about two hun
dred teeth, gold, etc. The men had
keys which fitted the doors and left
no trace.
Damages for $4,000 are asked from
the Union Pacific Railroad company
| for the death of John Johnson, who
was crushed to death April 5. 1909,
under a dump" car which fell from
fiat car in the company's yards in
| Council Bluffs.
| Eugene Parker, aged IS, son of
Mrs. Rose Parker, primary teacher
at Harlan had his spine dislocated
and his face badly cut when he lost
the side of the road and turned turtle
| Anderson Brothers canning factory
has made the greatest pack of toma'
toes since opening their establish
meIs in Oskaloosa The quality OF
the vegetable remained extra good
from first to last.
Ben Sloan was found guilty of tie
murder of James Wallace. Wallace, q
young man, fell in with a gang Of
hobos and after a fight on the plat
form of a car was found dead at the
side of the track.
The Rev. Charles w. Coffman, wnt
has been pastor of the Christian
church at Rockwell City for the pas.
year, has given up the charge ant
will go at once to India to resum,
missionary work.
Mrs. Eva Reynolds, envoy Of tn,
Salvation Army, who was seriousl
injured in runaway accident in lie
high, is now getting along nicely AM
Is expected to recover.
. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dearborn
= Lamb, of Waterloo, celebrated thei
: golden wedding anniversary. The
I have resided at Waterloo for owe
forty-fve years.
At meeting OF the stockholders G
: the Farmers Savings bank at Sa
> City it was voted to increase tn
y capital stock of the bank from $40
900 to $4,000.
|. II. ]. Bearman, foreman of constru,
l. ton for Contractor w. ]. Zftterell Z
t Boone, was taken suddenly i'll wit
6 bowel trouble, and an operation wi
e be necessary.