Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-15
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To prevent the filing OF custer pro
ceedings, G.. w. Jackson OF Ottumwa,
resigned as sheriff of Wapello county
BY vote of 5S5 to 267 Mason City
voted to give the Mason City and
Clear Lake railway, a % year fran.
chise.
Bows will have an electric light.
ing plant in operation before the close
of the summer. II present plans ma.
terialize.
V. Carlson, brakeman, was knock
ed from freight train at Moscow
and seriously injured. He failed to
notice a low bridge
Verne Langendorf lost his right eye
at Plainfeld when an unruly colt he
was leading, kicked him. The eye was
torn from the socket,
The residence OF Guy NJ. Gillette, of
Cherokee, was partially wrecked by
a dynamite bomb which was placed
under the front porch.
Citizens of Buena Vista county win
vote on Nov. 8. on the erection OF a
county hospital, II carried. the hos
pital will be built next spring.
Sadie Zarser, 80 of Burlington, has
sued Dr. Harry Zarser, 30, for div.
orce. They were married In 1908. She
charges cruel and inhuman treat.
ment.
Vera Fogg, IA, an orphan, who has
made her home with the Miller fam.
lily, three miles south of Grand Mound
committed suicide by drinking car
bolic acid
Fire OF unknown origin ruined Mrs.
Emma Baird's $4,000 home at Iowa
City. Mrs Baird while carrying out
goods, fell down stairs and suffered
severe injuries.
Pensions have been granted Iowans
as follows: Susan C. Carpenter, sig;
Emory Case, $40; Sanford II. Gan.
son, $15; Margaret Kundreth, sig;
John II. Liehr, 1924; Rachel A. Sieber,
$12.
John Mccall, a resident OF Pilot
Grove township about five miles east
OF Elliott, committed suicide by
shooting himself in the head and
neck with double barreled shot
gun.
lnfantile paralysis claimed it's first
victim this year In Sioux City. Clifford
McCracken, the 4-year-old son of John
r. McCracken, OF Morningside, died
after suffering with the disease for
three days.
The election OF Mrs. Grace Eick.
elberger OF Fairbanks, over Mrs
Laura Skinner, OF Winterset, was
marked by close ballot at the meet
ing of the Pythian Sisters in the Y
M. c. A. building at Des Moines.
Deputy J. f. McKaig has been dis
charged from Fort Madison peniten
tiary for cruelty to prisoner. Nc
Kaig has been connected with the
institution for rs years. Orders for
discharge came from the board OF
control.
Clarion reports the fourth case Of
infantile paralysis In related families
all the children being under 3 years OF
age. The two new cases developing
are little son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Henry and a daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
Bert Lewellyn.
Two children are dead, another IA
expected to die, while the mother
and two children are painfully in
jured as the result of the explosion
OF a gasoline iron at the home OF
Chas. Currey, near Scandal, two
two miles west of madrid.
Claiming that while he was trying
to save a part of q piece OF mach.
inery for his employer and thereby
lost half Of his hand, ". j. Thomte
has brought suit against s. II.
Thompson, owner Of a cooperage
plant at Fort Dodge. for $4,000.
Brig. Gen. A. j. Miller, one of the
prominent pioneers of Iowa, died at
his home at oxford. He was a mem.
Der of the Iowa monument com.
mission and was In the famous
march of Sherman to the sea I'm the
civil war. He was 80 years old.
William Hall, aged 68, a member
OF the Marshalltown soldiers home
from Nora Springs, died at the home
hospital Of paralysis. Hall was ad.
mitted only few days ago, following
a second storke of the disease. He
served in the Thirteenth Wisconsin
light artillery.
new gas company was granted
a franchise at Cedar Rapids at a
special election, the majority being
303. Only about one-fifth OF the city's
vote was polled.
Governor Carroll and Judge William
II. McHenry addressed the members
OF the Polk County Old Settlers as
saciation at their forty-second an
aual picnic at Mitchellville.
An auto booster club, composed OF
some of the leading citizens of Storm
Lake has heen formed. They will
work in behalf of the Dubuque to
Sioux City Riyer-to-River road.
Bert Van Choiack was accidentally
shot and killed at Abba by Herbert
Oswald, while the two were examin-
ing couple Of revolvers at Oswald's
home.
Internal injuries received when
horse kicked her, resulted in the
death OF Edna, the ~ year old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ. Bell OF
Creston.
Peter Paveglis, Well known young
man who has been living with his
mother in Bussey was instantly kill