Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-04-29
| Iowa News
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE STATE

ALL PARTS OF THE STATE.
| Rev. John Longson, pastor of the
Baptist church at Swaledale for five
years, has resigned.
1 Leonard Losh was found dead in a
barn at the rear of his home near
Woodbine. 1t is thought to be case
OIL suicide, though Losh's relatives
can attribute no cause for the action
Glen Maxwell of Ames, who made
a sensational escape from Sheriff
Ricketts, on the crowded depot plat.
form in Nevada last October, is now
safely behind bars in default of $4,000
bonds. His relatives at Ames are
making an effort to secure the bonds.
| Maxwell was arrested in Marshall.
town.
! Sixty employees of the Waterloo
shops of the Illinois Central laid off.
No reason was given for the cut in
the Waterloo force. The layoff list
included twelve regular machinists,
car repairers, carpenters, and boiler
makers.
Ottumwa, next April will entertain
between 500 and 800 Syrians, mem
bers of the Syrian Christian associa-
ton.
| The lid has been ordered on at Keo-
kuk. The mayor has directed the sa-
looms to obey the Iaw.
Iowa's indeterminate sentence law
is being attacked as unconstitutional
in the case of Nelson Duff, who was
sentenced from DEBORAH for assisting
prisoner to escape from the Winnie
sheik county Jail.
Disheartened because of an illness
since childhood, G. E. Stewart of Des
Moines committed suicide.
The store of Harley S. Rounds, Of
Sioux City was robbed and then fired
by the robbers. Fire damage was
small.
Boone are charged with selling liquor
to an Indian who was taken around
by secret service men.
The s. c. Hanson Lumber company
at Perry has taken over the lumber
yard of H. G. Moolin & Co.
The oldest house in Wapello county
is situated in Ottumwa. 1t was built
In 1S47 by Joseph Leighton. 1t is not
now occupied.
The Recognized Church of Latter
Day Saints is holding an annual meet
ing at Lamont
A new telephone service has been
established at Lamoille to resume
| the business of the exchange which
was put out of business by the storm
| in January.
| A panic in a picture show at Cen
terville caused by an exploding film
caused a small panic and several peo-
pie were slightly injured
Hiram Jarrard, who came to Mus
catine county in 1856, is the earliest
resident of Iowa living.
All thought of foul play in the death
OF Mrs. II. Roy Sigler, wife of form
er resident physician of Mason City,
but lately of Minneapolis, was dismis-
sed when an autopsy was held over
the body and it was found the woman
had taken lysol.
Fire in the college gym at Grinnell
caused a damage of $500, but the
structure was saved.
Sioux City.-Raised $500 for the AL
lison monument, being second to
Dubuque. which raised $1,000.
John Junken has applied for a
change OF venue from Ottumwa claim
ing he cannot secure a fair trial here
and it will probably be granted.
Arnold Sanders, of Alton who lacks
two months of completing his course
in high school, made application for
the principalship OF the Tacoma
schools and has the notice of his
election in his pocket already, at a
comfortable salary. This is the only
instance where 4 high school gradu'
ate of the Alton school has been
elected to a similar position without
a teaching experience.
The Elks have let the contract for
their new club house to cost sS6,60O
at Marshalltown.
Nicholas Brs. of Farmer City, I'LL
nois, will establish a concrete factory
at Missouri Valley being prepared to
turn out the finest goods by June Is
Mrs. c. NJ. Swearingen and Roscoe
Williams, banker, had pistol duel
on the street of Sidney. The woman
fired first. She claims to have been
defrauded in land deal. She is now
under $4,000 bonds.
Fred Brad and Boyd Allen made
their escape from the Monona county
jail They pried hole in the brick
wall. A posse was formed and after
thrilling chase, captured them five
miles north of town.
Mrs. Wilbur Baker, formerly Miss
Blanche Carl, was accidentally shot
and instantly killed by her brother,
aged 10 years, by the discharge OF
a shotgun at her home four miles east
of Farragut.
The Masonic fraternity of Corning
are planning to observe st. Johns
day, June "a. Speakers and lodges
from the surrounding country will be
invited and there will be large mum.
Der TO celebrate the occasion.
Martin Mease, of East Peru, aged
Is, the son of a well known farmer,
was found dead in q ditch under his
dead horse. He had been missing
since Sunday night when he took a
girl home from church.
The city of Mt. Pleasant is the
plaintiff in suit to quiet the title to
the city park or public square and
the county of Henry is the defend
ant. The city sets forth in the pc
tition that for ten years it has held
undisputed possession of the park and
that it's claims are much clearer than