Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-05-13

the lesser crime Of manslaughter. His
bond was fixed at $4,000. which he
will be able to furnish.
The trial of John r. Dobbins, at
Council Bluffs, charged with compile
ity In the alleged robbery of Banker
Ballew of Princeton, Mo-, of $4,000
by J. G. Mabray and associates, was
postponed until the September term
of court at the request of the de-
Tense
A dual track and field meet will be
held at Milton, May Is, between the
Milton and Bloomfield High schools.
Seventeen death claims were paid
by the Iowa Mineworkers, District No.
10, at Oskaloosa, for the month of
April. Seven of them were for wom-
en- and ten for men.
The Colfax Athletic club will send
baseball team for a trip through
northern and northeastern Iowa the
coming summer.
Word reached Cedar Falls that Emil
Trott, aged %, of Keokuk, and a
graduate of the normal school, stud
ent at Wisconsin university, drowned
at Madison. He was out rowing on
the river with young lady and the
boat upset.
Mrs. G. B. Anderson, a well known
resident of Burlington, aged "A, was
struck and instantly killed by Bur-
lington train.
The attorneys of the Burlington
bar, in special session, paid eloquent
tribute to ire late J. w. Blythe Thorn
as Hedge, former congressman and
lifelong law partner of Blythe, deliv-
cred a beautiful eulogy to his late
friend
George w. Carpenter, of Des
Moines, died at st. Joseph's Mercy
hospital in Webster City. He suffered
a stroke of apoplexy.
Elmer Soderbeck, 16, of Gowrie,
hanged himself to rafter in his ia
theirs granary, fearing his father
might be angry because he had had
slight runaway.
During the recent storm in Tennes-
see A. F. Coleman, who formerly
lived at Corning, had all his property
swept away and himself sustained
such injuries that he will not recov-
er for some time.
John Slezak, the Iowa City man
who attempted suicide by shooting
himself through the head, will re-
cover from his injuries, but will lose
the, sight of both eyes. 1t is known
that Slezak had been planning the
deed for two weeks, and it is expect
ed he will make another effort when
he RECEIVERS sufficiently.
Steve O'Brien and Archie Hanlon,
Iowa's base ball team this year, are
the star twirlers of the University of
Guthrie county products. Hanlon for
merly pla. l on the Guthrie County
High School team at Panora and o.
Brien is from Stuart.
The Creston fire department has
received it's new racing wagon, which
it is expected will be used in the
firemens' tournament to be held at
Osceola July 3 and 4, and with it's
speedy team and the new rig the
department expects to win some of
the money and honors at that time.
DR.. w. P. Nicholas, pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Mt. Pleasant,
has definitely concluded to resign.
Recently he served notice upon the
congregation that his resignation
would be handed in.
Mrs. Robert Lynn is lying at her
home in Fairfield in a very serious
condition as the result of a fall she
sustained at the H. d. Dysart home.
John Vance, an elderly man who
resides at Charles City, went into the
country to call on a sick friend, James
Cooley. While there Mr.. Vance as
sisted in caring for his friend. Dur
ing his visit he was suddenly taken
with a hemorrhage of the nose, and
in stopping the flow of blood in some
way he imbibed a germ from the sick
man, and is now suffering with a
severe case of blood poisoning.
Unless something unexpected oc-
ours, Cherokee is going to have an
establishment of the state national
guard within a very short time. Guy
in this matter and has everything in
VI. Gillette has been the moving spirit
, readiness for the organization. Dr. L.
| A. Wescott has commenced making
physical examinations for admission
, under the instruction of Major Jepson
of Sioux City. ..
D The capital stock Of Burlington's
n corporation SS,640,500, according
| to the new Zorn directory of Burling
8 ton. The directory contains 1928
I names, which gives the city of Bur
lington a population of 27,64S. The
/ names and residences have been cor
|. rected to date and the book is reli
:. able.
r The income Of the city OF Trael
t next year will be from $1,000 tC
: 81, 300 more than it has been, because
of the increase in moneys and Greats
e The assessor and city council have
h been doing little work in the ta1
; ferret line, and as result, $4,000 in
n moneys and credits have this yeal
e been assessed more than in former
years.
e delegation of Cambridge people
l. consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Blu
r land and daughter Martha, Mike ant
l. Ole Berhom, Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson
n and one or two from Slater, Ia, viii
start on a visit to Norway on May
RI ha oppa comp two nnnthc