Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-11-03
Iowa News
NEWsY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE STATE.

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suffered hemorrhage on the streets
of Denver, Colo, died there.
Mrs. George Roger, wife of well.
TODD retired farmer, died suddenly
at Dallas Center of apoplexy.
Mrs. William Laing, 20, was found
dead in bed at her home in Miles.
Death was due to heart trouble.
Chris Kroeger, &c, who was kicked
by a horse and seriously injured,
died at his home near Clarence.
Henry Rathje, residing near New.
hall, who was injured in a runaway
accident died the following day.
William l.. Fountain, one Of John
SON county's first settlers died at his
farm near Lone Tree, aged So.
The I. o. o. F. grand lodge voted
$4,000 to establish a retreat for aged
members of the order at Mason City.
John Shearer was indicted on a
charge of having killed Henry Lucas
on the night of July 16, at Mason
City.
The First Methodist Episcopal
church at Atlantic was filled Sun.
day night to do honor to the memory
of Jonathan P. Dolliver.
Evangelist Grin Hamilton and his
corps of workers opened a series OF
meetings at Creston in a tabernacle
built especially for the work.
The first hunting accident of the
season occurred at Cedar Rapids when
Ray Pickerell, bartender, received
charge of shot in the knee.
Postmaster Walpole of Storm Lake
has been notified from Washington
that free city mail delivery for that
place will start in the spring.
Rev. David Elsea for the past five
years pastor of the Creston Christian
church, has accepted call to the
First Christian church at Ottumwa.
E. M. Ray. one of the six prison.
ers being taken from Cedar Rapids
to Fort Madison, escaped from the
train about ten miles from Fort Mad
ison.
At meeting of the stockholders
of the Cornbelt Packing company the
directors authorized the erection OF
a plant for the third time at Fort
Dodge.
Miss Grace Yerington, for the past
two years city librarian at Storm
Lake has resigned and will now act
as librarian of the Waterloo public
library.
It is feared that Miss Tirzah Nc.
Cracker, who was seriously injured
when a train run down buggy in
which she and her father were riding.
will not recover.
Eugene Herley, 70. of Mason City,
who has pounded iron for IS years.
and is admitted the oldest black.
smith in the United States has re-
tired from the business.
The Rev. John A. Longson, present
pastor of the Baptist church at Nora
Springs, has accepted the call to the
Baptist church at Sheffield and will
begin his pastorate Nov. 20.
Miss Emily Barrick, 45, unmarried,
taken seriously sick in Waterloo,
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old home in Jayesville, died at the
Presbyterian hospital in Waterloo.
Wall Lake will be seined soon and
all the large fish such as catfish.
pickerel, bass and carp will be shipped
to eastern markets and the lake re-
stocked with fish that will bite bet
ter.
Report of the treasurer of the Iowa
Presbyterian Synodical society shows
that the women of that organization
during the past year contributed more
than $4,000 to the support of for
eign missions.
The following rural carriers have
been appointed: Marathon, Milton II.
Cobbs; substitute, Charles Keller;
Sigourney, Chas E. Hickman; Wat
erloo, William S. Graham; substitute,
Charles r. Corr.
Postmasters have been appointed
for Iowa as follows: Cedar Bluffs,
Cedar county, Charles C. Smola, vice
E. L. Wallick, resigned; Fenton, Kos
suth county, Frank Bailey, vice T. ~.
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Judge Jackson discharged the jury
in the case of the State VS.. Attorney
M. v. Cannon Of Davenport, in which
the charge is larceny of $4,000 by
embezzlement after the jury had bal.
loted for % hours and failed to
agree.
After blowing the safe of the Gal
va State bank and the Conger & Ball
elevator at Galva, robbers stole the
team Of the Methodist preacher and
got away. The yeggmen got only
S35 from the bank, and 500 from the
elevator.
William Bowen, who three weeks
ago purchased the electric light plant
at What Cheer, was killed at the en-
CINE house Of the plant by coming in
contact with live wire. Eleven
hundred volts passed through his
body, causing instant death.
Funeral services over the body of
the late Mrs. Jennie B. Weeks, wife
of the Hon. E. w. Weeks of Guthrie
Center were held from the residence.
Rev. ]. F. Davis, pastor OF the M. e.
church assisted by Rev. Myer of the
Boone NJ. E. church, conducted the
services.
Mrs. ]. P. Dolliver has been APP
pointed Administrative of the estate
of the late Senator Dolliver upon her
filing bond for $4,000, twice the
valuation Of the senator's personal
property. This bond was required by
law.