Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-05-04

Q hospital at Oskaloosa probably "a
tally injured by being hit by a train.
He was put on a train for drunken
ness and laid down on the track and
was hit by another train before the
police patrol sent after him could ar
rive.
c. e. Carlson, q Clay township far
mer near Fit. Dodge was given $4,000
damages for the alleged alienation Of
his wife's affections. by C. Albin John
son, a neighbor. The jury returned
it's verdict after FIVE, hours delibera-
ton. Carlson sued for $4,000.
The president sent to the senate
the nominations of James w. Thorn
ton and J. H. Whiteley Of Iowa, to
be the first lieutenants in the medical
reserve corps Of the army. Daniel p.
Ellsworth was nominated for post
master at Lohrville.
The jury in the case of Paul ].
Swift, q newspaper man, against the
Rock Island railway has returned a
verdict for $4,000 for the plaintiff at
Waterloo, for personal injuries, result
ing from the Green Mountain wreck
in March, 1910.
Yeggnen blew open the safe In the
postoffice at Winthrop. They escaped
with about $500 in money and stamps.
The explosion of the dynamite which
wrecked the safe was not heard by
the night Waterman or citizens.
H. s. Weston of Webster City, court
reporter with Judge C. G. Lee Of the
district court, has become private sec
rotary to Senator w. s. Kenyon and
will take office June I. when Kenyon
assumes his new duties.
Postmasters appointed for Iowa
are as follows: Colorado, Fayette
county, VIM. H. Lauer; Turkey Riv-
er. Clayton county, Jos. E. Trues-
dale; Woodland, Decatur county,
Minnie Woolman.
Carl McLuen, an engineer employ
ed by the Milwaukee Railway COM
pany in Perry, is seriously Ill at his
home from the effects OF dose OF
poison. taken. 1t is believed. with su-
icidal intent.
Over $4,000 will be spent in build
ing a dam across the Des Moines riv-
er at Humboldt, the power to be used
| in operating the Northern Roller Mills
and the Humboldt Electric Light and
Power plant.
The contract for the construction OF
| six concrete and steel bridges was let
| by the supervisors at Mason City to
Hinkle & Bruins, local contractors and
the Illinois Steel company Of Chicago.
Maple Valley Firemens association,
| which embraces the territory Of Mis-
souri, Valley to Sergeant's Bluffs and
Carroll, will hold its annual tournar
ment at Sac City, June IA.
Iowa Sugar company ut Waverly is
importing 1000 foreign beet raisers,
| nearly all Russians, Germans and
Austrians. Seeding has started with
indications of large crop.
w. E. Parsons. Anamosa and James
A. Liggett, Hampton, rocked boat
in the river and were thrown into the
water and barely succeeded in reach
ing a bridge pier.
Prof. C. v. Gregory. Instructor in
agricultural journalism at ]. s. c..
has resigned to accept position as
editor-in-chief of the Prairie Farmer
of Chicago.
L. J. Reddington, went through q
culvert while blowing near Altoona
His team ran away and the plow
passed over his head. nearly scalp
ing him.
Second engine Of double-header
on the Iowa Central jumped the track
at Steamboat Rock and tore up thirty
rods of track and wrecked eighteen
cars.
Mrs. Kate Morrell has been grant
ed a divorce from r. N. Morrell, one
of the big packers of ottumwa. She
charged cruel and inhuman treatment.
There are $50 optometrists at Ced-
ar Rapids attending the annual meet
ing which was opened by President
Hurlburt Of Fort Dodge.
Fire destroyed the barn OF j. N.
Ross, a wealthy farmer of Des Moines
township, near Boone. with the con-
tents. Loss is $4,000.
Both doc" Cook and BILLY" Sun
day will appear at the Vinton Chau-
tauqua this year. Nearly $500 tickets
have been sold.
Mazella Horner, is the youngest
Iowa butter maker. In 20 minutes
she ehurned four pound roll. She
| lives in Owasa.
Joseph p. Merrill. Cpioneer mer-
chant and capitalist. is dead at his
home in Ottumwa, after an illness OF
a few days.
Julius Johnson, Smithland farmer
plowed up FIVE human skeletons, sup
posed to be of Indians killed in a bat
tie in 1857.
Edward P. Smith has been appoint
ed postmaster at Morn. Cass county
vice A. w. Baird, resigned.
Fire damaged Coz en- and Snow
hardware store at Blackburn with ".
600 loss.
Boone stays "wet," the civic league
having given up efforts to close sa-
looms.
Residence Of w. N. Stevenson at
Boone. was destroyed by fire. loss
| $4,000.
Daniel p. Ellsworth has been NOM
mated for postmaster at Lohrville, la.
The bankers OF the northwest dis
trict, composed of Allamakee, Clay
ton, Fayette. Chicasaw. Howard and
Winneshiek counties, will hold their
annual convention 1t Elkader this
week.
State Senator e. G. Moon Of Of
tumwa, father OF the Moon law, says
that the law will result in fewer sa-