Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-11-23

the charge of having attempted to
poison her father, Douglas Rhoden-
baugh, wealthy stockman and farm
er at Northwood. The jury reported
its verdict of not guilty after having
been out twenty hours. Judge Clyde.
Immediately dismissed the cases
against Christian Larson, the wo-
mans husband, and Ella Mowers, .
friend, who were implicated in the
poisoning charge.
John Blocker, a wealthy retired
farmer of Ackley, received BLACK
hand" letter, threatening his life un-
less he deposited the sum OF $4,000
in Q spot designated in the letter.
Mr.. Blocker recently converted sew
eral farms into cash with the inten-
ton of starting bank in Ackley.
and the writer Of the letter may
have intended 1t seriously, knowing
that he has considerable ready cash.
There is an epidemic Of diphtheria
at Davenport. More than 200 tubes
OF antitoxin, all that the state bac-
THEOLOGICAL department had on hand
has been used up in taking cultures
at Davenport, and DR.. G. H. Simmer
of the state board OF health, has ask
ed several cities to send as many Of
their tubes to Davenport as possible.
to aid the authorities to check the
spread of the disease.
Lieutenant w. P. Gaddie, U. 8. A.,
will be in charge Of the naval re-
cruiting headquarters of the state OF
Iowa, which has been removed from
Cedar Rapids to Des Moines. With
Lieutenant Gaddis are associated DR..
r. l. Longahaugh, A. ]. Marshall.
chief clerk; w. Chester. clerk to DR..
Longahaugh; H. Yeagers, coxswain,
and Charles J. Furey. seaman.
Blood poison. suntosed to have
been contracted while handling mon
ey caused the death OF Mrs. Fanny
Hagerty, for twenty years deputy
clerk of Clay county, The blood pois-
on settled back of the eyes and went
to the brain 1t is believed Mrs. Hag-
erty got the germs OF the money on
her hands and then rubbed them into
her eyes.
The Ottumwa Gas Light, Heat and
Power company, which has been
owned by local parties has been sold
to the Western Utilities company,
controlled by Grand Rapids, Mich,
and Chicago capitalists. The COM
pany will be reorganized and an is
sue of $750,000 of bonds foated for
extensions.
A movement is on foot to combine
the counties of Humboldt and Poca-
hontas and make Gilmore City the
county seat. The suggestion follows
unsuccessful efforts to secure new
court houses, 1t having been found
impossible to interest the voters in
the propositions.
Returns show that the Council
Bluffs voters rejected the commits.
sion plan of government at special
election. The opponents among who's,
were several large interests, were
most active, while the promoters OF
the plan made only semblance oil
fight.
The loss to the Lehigh Cement
company at Mason City due TO the
fire this week which destroyed a part
OF the store room, sacling depart.
ment and burned several thousand
sacks, will be between $4,000 and
$4,000, according to estimates.
The valuation of all the Catholic
church property in Iowa City, with
the exception of the hospital, Is
about 100000. This was announced
during the listing of the property pre-
paratory to placing 1t under an in
corporation.
George Trabu, who confessed to at
tempting to assault Estellile Stoger.
a deaf mute at Newell three weeks
ago, was sentenced to the penitenti.
airy for ten years in district court.
The girl is about IA years old.
The Masonic lodge of Danbury has
decided to celebrate the completion
of its new hall on Nov. %. The new
quarters. both the interior and exter-
Tor have been finished in elaborate
style.
DR.. William Thompson, As, of Wat.
erloo, government expert on tubercu
losis In cattle Is reported dead in
South America, where he went for
the government. He died OF tubercu-
losis.
Harrison Stone, 22. son of w. G.
Stone, living FIVE miles southwest OF
Deep River, blew of the top Of his
head with shotgun. He was mar.
ried and no one knows his motive,
The eighth annual poultry show
for southeastern Iowa will be held in
Fairfield, December SO in the arm.
DRY of Company M. C. r. Nelson,
of Fairfield will be superintendent.
Silbana Alcala. a Mexican, drove
his pick into a cap on a charge OF
dynamite in the dam work at Keo-
l1uk and the resulting explosion
caused his death. Three other for.
eigners were injured.
Telling his mother he had lived
long enough, Arthur Preston. %
years old, of Storm Lake, drank car.
holic acid and died before physician
could reach him.
Miss Elsie Seymour, 20, took poi
son at a hotel in Waterloo, either
with suicidal intent or by accident.
Her father is hotel man at Wau.
zeka, Wis.
BY vote Of 24s TO &C the voters
OF Audubon have authorized the Is,
sue of $4,000 in bonds to extend the
water works system.
In the trial of the Crawford will
case at Des Moines, Arthur C. Davis
Is contesting the will of his sister,
Alice Crawford, who died several
months ago, leaving the bulk of her