Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-04-14
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Oh MS vile DecemDer q, lSUS, jury
was called at Logan and opening state
ment made by counsel, after which
the jury was instructed to return q
verdict Of not guilty, for the reason
of insufficient evidence to convict
Marley was Immediately arrested and
taken before Justice Case where he
was given thirty days for assault and
battery. Mrs. Marley met tragic
death December last at the home on
the George Weatherly farm near Mis-
souri, Valley, for which the stepson is
now serving life sentence at Fort
Madison. At the time when Mrs. Mar.
ley was fatally shot it was alleged
that Mr.. Marley struck her down and
thus prevented her from making her
escape.
DR.. John c. Parrish, author OF the
latest volume in the Iowa biographical
series, being published by the State
Historical society, and at present as
sistant to Prof. B. F. Shambaugh, has
accepted position with Beloit col
lege as professor of American history
and politics. DR.. Parrish is son OF
Prof. l.. w. Parrish of Cedar Falls,
who was killed in the wreck near
Green Mountain only few days ago.
DR.. Parrish spent the last year in
Paris looking through the archives
there for data upon the early his.
tory of the Mississippi valley.
Locomotive firemen on the Iowa
Central will receive an increase in
pay and better working arrange
ments as the result of the signing of
the schedule by General Manager w.
Bierd. The firemen's committee
and the general manager had been in
session several days at Marshall
town and have just completed their
work. The new schedule became ef-
fective April 1, being dated back to
the first of the month. The schedule
is graduated, covering firing on the
main line, branches, switching and
work at terminals.
C. r. feeling, who was q news
butcher" on the Rock Island train at
the time of the Green Mountain
wreck, was arrested charged with
robbing the dead bodies after the
wreck. He quit his job Immediately
after the wreck and has been spend
ing money freely since that time.
When arrested he was wearing a pin
belonging to Miss Mae Hoffman OF
Waterloo, who was killed in the
wreck. Several articles of jewelry
were found in his room. He fought
viciously with detectives when ar
rested.
Miss Minnie D. Ashbrook, aged 40
for eighteen years a kindergarten
teacher in Arson school at Marshall
town, was struck by an Iowa Central
switch engine on her way to school
She was hurried to a hospital, where
she died an hour after the accident
The body was horribly mutilated
Miss Ashbrook was widely known
throughout Iowa public school cir
cles.
Stewart c. Geddes, brother of Mrs
Jennie NJ. Dutton of Norwalk, Ia, who
was frozen to death within forty rods
of his house on a claim near Lamro
Trip county, s. D., On Feb. IS, was
found recently according to advices
received by Chief of Police Miller, OF
Des Moines, from an attorney who is
trying to locate the dead mans rela
tives.
Peter ARP, wealthy retired far
mer, burned to death in his room. II
Is supposed that Arp, who was parti
ally paralyzed, tried to get something
in the night, that he lighted match
and it's head few off setting fire tc
the bed clothes. Arp was practically
incinerated before the fire was discov
cred
A special meeting of the stockhold
ers of the Des Moines and Sioux City
interurban will be held in Des Moine'
April IA 1t may be decided to change
the route of the proposed road at thi.
meeting, leaving Lake City out
Stockholders at that town are said t
have refused to pay for their stock.
DR.. John C. Parish of the state his
torical department and son of thu
late Prof. L. w. Parish of CedaI
Falls, has accepted a position as pro
fessor of American history and politi
cal science in Beloit college.
Rev. E. Zeurres, for seventeen
years pastor of st. Paurs German
Lutheran church, and one of the bes
known German Lutheran pastors II
the state, died suddenly at Nero,
hospital in Fort Dodge.
Henry Clay Johnson, aged 76, die,
at his home in Atlantic. Mr.. johnson
came to Iowa in 1852 and was er
gagged in the printing business sine
that time, being one of the oldes
printers in the state.
William Stacy, q train butcher
running between Cedar Rapids an
Minneapolis was arrested at Ceda
Rapids on q charge of completely 1
robbing the bodies Of the Gladbroo
| train wreck.
The Rev. William H. Beachler c
Myersville, Pa, has accepted ca
to the First United rethren churc
of Waterloo and will assume h
duties September next.
Information was filed by County A
torney ]. F. Kirby of Marengo, again!
o. S. Shedenhelm Of Ladora, Ia, fc
larceny of two hogs, worth SIS.
A happy occasion for Mr.. and Mr.
H. Winders was the celebration {
their fiftieth wedding anniversary ;
their home in Toledo, when all {
their children were at home to joi
in the reunion.
Arnold jolly was awarded verdi
of 81 in his suit against Mayor Enoc
| FILLER of Hamburg The doctor w.