Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-06-09
GEN ERAL NEWS.

The Ohio Bankers association met
in annual convention in Columbus,
Governor Harmon delivering the ad-
dress of welcome.
A record breaking attendance
marked the opening of the convention
of the American Foundrymen's asso-
citation in Detroit, Mich.
Henry Lemm, wealthy fish dealer of
Pekin, ILL.,, broke down in the face of
a cross-examination by States Attor-
ney Burke of Sangamon county and
confessed all the details in connection
with the raising of the $500 fund to
bride Springfield legislators. He
wealthy fish dealer, as the man who
raised the fund
One of the largest melons" ever
sliced for the delectation of stock
holders will be cut by the Singer
Manufacturing company, which has
called a meeting of directors to de-
clare $30,000,000 stock dividend to
its shareholders. The stock dividend
10 100 per cent.
The railroad rate bill passed the
senate by vote of so yeas to II
nays. 1t now will go to the conferees
of the two houses, to be nodded into
law. The new law will take effect 60
days from the date when it is ap-
proved by the president.
President Taft has consented to re-
ceive at the White House a delega-
ton of railroad presidents who seek
an interview with him regarding the
proceedings instituted by the govern
ment against the Western Traffic as
ISOLATION.
Private Henry F. Fry of the Four
teenth Artillery company, at Fort
Moultrie, near Charleston, S. c., was
killed by Private ]. T. Murray of the
same company in fist fight.
Edmund A. Guggenheim, nephew of
the Colorado senator, was sent to the
Tombs prison for an hour and fined
500 in New York for automobile
speeding.
In a statement at Boston, DIR. J. H.
Kellogg of Battle Creek, Mich, said
that If the present ratio of increase
in insanity is maintained everyone In
the world will be mentally incompe-
tent by the year 2175.
George A. Ross, formerly of the
Producers National bank of Cleve-
land, was released from the Columbus
penitentiary after serving a ten-year
term for violation of the banking
laws.
President Taft officially announced
the appointment of Charles Dyer Nor
ton OF Chicago, as secretary to the
president to succeed Fred w. Carpen-
ter. Also the acceptance of the place
by Mr.. Norton was announced.
According to advices received at
the state department the blood of the
foreign devils is being sought for
by the resurrected Boxers of China.
A boy mistaking a caller at his
fathers house in Middletown, N. Y,
for burglar, fired bullet that re-
suited In a wealthy residents death.
Senator ID. w. Holstlaw, who con-
fessed to the Sangamon county, ILL.,,
grand jury to accepting $1,000 to vote
for Lorimer for senator and 500 as
his share Of the Jackpot" and $1,000
for his vote on state house furniture
sent in his resignation as senator
from the Forty-second district.
When the senate at the instance
of Mr.. Overman of North Carolina In
corporated into the railroad bill an
anit-injunction amendment the way
was paved for Democratic support OF
the administration railroad measure
and the shortening of the time fol-
discussion assured.
A Canadian steel company, capital
lied at s25.000.000. has been organ
tied In the dominion. and further
merger is In prospect.
Mrs. Dora Il. Doxey. accused OF
poisoning William ]. Erder, denies on
the stand In st. Louis, that she com
mitted the crime.