Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-13

hdiOosd let the CONTRACT lor 6rduih6
Of the Waterloo and Oskaloosa inter.
urban to G. E. Coon & Co., Of Oma'
ha, and exclusive of the bridges and
culverts will cost about 100000. The
new fine is 10 miles long. Leaving
Oskaloosa it touches Barnes City,
Montezuma, Malsom, Tama, Toledo,
Traer, Eagle Center and Waterloo. 1t
crosses six trunk lines of road and
gives railway connections.
About twenty men are now engag.
ed in the peat manufacturing indus
try at Fertile. 1t is figured that one
man can. easily produce two tons
per day. Peat is very much lighter
than coal and brings a much higher
price on the market. 1t will sell
at about the same price as hard coal.
Van c. Orr, farmer living near
Iowa City, found wallet containing
$4,000 in drafts and checks, with
credentials and Identification cards
of w. M. Garland, of Los Angeles,
and his automobile party en- route
from Los Angeles to Moosehead
Lake, Maine.
Governor Carroll announced the
appointment of state board of mine
inspectors to succeed the board
wiped out by the Clarkson mining
law which became effective July 4th,
They are Edward Sweeney. of Des
Moines, John Jeffries, of Abba, and
Rhys T. Rhys, of ottumwa.
AS result of the investigation
made at Mason City by State Labor
Commissioner Van Duyn and Associ
ate Van Week, the commissioner
will ask that all Greeks who are
found guilty of working the padrone
system on their countrymen, be de
ported.
Nearly 5000 Odd Fellows, from all
parts of the state, we're In Mason
City, for the laying of the corner.
stone of the new Odd Fellows build
ing. H. c., Ring, of Cedar Rapids
grand master of the Grand lodge, was
the orator of the day.
The Tabor Lumber company saw
mill, Keokuk, was burned to the
ground with a loss of 100000, in
surance, $4,000. A number OF men
on the second floor had hard work
to escape. Over 100000 feet Of
lumber was burned.
Miss Margaret Welsh and hel
niece. Miss Cleve Welsh, were Sc
riousiy injured at Boone when they
were thrown from the auto OF DR.
Fred WEIGH. Bones were broker
and they were badly bruised, but viii
probably recover.
Fire from pile of Stag Goa
threatened the Ferguson mills at OF
tumwa. The flremen arrived in time
however, to secure control. before
the flames had gained much head
way. The fire was due to spontane
Gus combustion.
Emory Smith, 10, Windham, is il
a serious condition in hospital il
Iowa City as the result of the dis
charge of a 80 calibre revolver h'
/ carried in his pocket. The bullet Dor
ed its way clear through his lef
| thigh.
A man, giving his name as William
| Sheehan, OF Newton, was taken int,
custody by detectives of Des Nome
for cashing bogus check at the vi
Holmberg saloon. The check for 81
was drawn on E. L. Galusha, of New
| ton.
Charles Boyle has been boun'
over to the grand jury on a charg
of robbing the North Western de
pot at Lansing. In default of 1900
bonds he is in Jail. Police alleg,
they caught Boyle robbing the depo
| till.
Guy Sells, of Cedar Rapids. VIII,
killed his wife, and then shot him
self, is dead Angered because sh
refused to live with him, Sells, al
ex-convict, shot his wife and thel
fired bullet into his own brain.
Frank Fisher. IS years old, wa
accidentally killed at Underwoo,
while engaged with, other young mel
in revolver practice. Fishers gul
failed to work, and while he wa
examining it. it was discharged.
p. l.. Parsons and Howard Bes
and Walter Carrick, of Traer. nal
| rowly escaped death when their aut
ran into a culvert. The men wer
thrown from the car which wa
| wrecked.
| Frank Mason, alias r. F. Macy
was arrested near Beebeetown chars
ed with forgery and burglary at Ade
1t is alleged he forged both check
and notes, one note being for $3.50.
| Western Grain Dealers will NEE
in Des Moines, July ~. ]. c. Mel
rill, president Of the Chicago Boar
of Trade, has been secured to &C
dress the association.
| The committee on speaker for tn
three-day field meet which Is to b
held in Swea City early in Septem
Der. has secured Lafayette Young
of Des Moines.
George Unterkircher, aged Al
| prominent business man, and brothe
of former Mayor Unterkircher, Q
Burlington, died after weeks IL
ness.
A. G. Agnew of Dunkerton lost a
the fingers and had his left han
badly crushed when he caught It i
the rollers of feed mill.
The Eveland Coal company Of Of
kaloosa had $4,000 loss by fir
when the top works and powde
plant were burned.
Because she refused to marry hin
John Avangelos. Of Davenport,
Greek, shot Clara Reeves Wagner
an American girl, through the mout
while they were out riding. The
shot and killed himself.
"Tuck" and "Morg," two crack FIR
horses of the Cedar Rapids fire d.
partment were killed when they co
lided with a street car. The fireme