Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-05-25

oecIiey Vi IOWA Otdle NOIlldi oShooi,
Supt. w. o. Riddell, Des Moines;
Prof. c. A. Fullerton, Cedar Falls;
Prof. E. c. Bishop, Ames; B. ]. Hor-
chem, Dubuque; o. P. Bastwick, Clin-
ton.
DR.. o. H. p. Shoemaker, one of the
Oldest practitioners in Des Moines,
was found guilty by jury in the
district court of having performed a
criminal operation on the person OF
Miss Stella Thorne. Conviction car
ries with it an indeterminate sentence
of not to exceed FIVE years in prison
and a fine Of not to exceed $1,000.
Unless the efforts of the Iowa
State college experts prove success
full in finding a remedy, the strongest
crop in Iowa stands in grave dang
er Of being obliterated. Bugs OF
some sort have gotten into the onion
crops in Buchanan and Blackhawk
counties and acres of onions have
been destroyed from point to root.
Peter C. Georgis. Greek scholar
who has been investigating the con-
dition of his countrymen working in
the big cement plants at Mason City,
says that many of them have to pay
the interpreter for their jobs and
give him or the sub-boss part of their
pay every week to retain their posi-
lions.
Daniel Marsh, the 1S-year-old SON
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Marsh, living
four miles west of Knoxville, is lying
in an unconscious condition and may
die, as the result of a runaway ac-
cident. He was thrown from his
buggy, caught by the feet in the lines
and was dragged more than mile.
A box car containing 300 kegs Of
powder caught fire near Frazier and
exploded, breaking windows for miles
around. The car was being taken
over the electric line and the brake
wheel caught on the trolley wire,
making a circuit and the electricity
did the rest.
p. w. Hall, secretary of the Iowa
Bankers association, has announced
that group No. 3, in session at Charles
City, endorsed E. ]. Curtin, DEBORAH,
as president and w. G. C. Bagley, Ma
son City, as treasurer to be elected
at the state meeting in Mason City
in June.
| Editor ]. T. Lannigan of the Jones
County Times, of Monticello. sprang
a surprise on the community when
he was married at the Sacred Heart
church to Miss Catherine prees,
daughter of Andrew Drees, q well.
known citizen of Dubuque.
Mrs. Julian w. Richards, Waterloo,
in her presidents address of Iowa
Women's clubs urged the appoint.
ment of a woman on the state board
of control, and criticized her sex Sc
verely for its slavery to foolish styles
in dress.
Congressman Haughen' has sent
nearly a million little pike and had
the deputy fish and game wardens
dump them into Clear Lake. They
came from the hatchery at Manches.
ter.
| Lloyd HUFF and Mack Boyle, Of
Whiting and Thomas Bristow, of Tur.
in, were drowned in Blue Lake when
their boat overturned. Three other
boys who were with them were res.
cued by companions in another boat.
| Mrs. Sarah Swift, who died this
week in Iowa City, was the widow
of Thomas Swift, the prominent
Johnson county pioneer, who was
murdered in 1876 by William Dilley,
who died in the penitentiary.
A. A. Lester, a well-to-do merchant
of Sioux City, shot and killed him
SELF Dependency because of di
vorce his wife had secured some
three months ago is supposed to be
the cause.
Richard w. Fields, nurseryman,
was run down asd almost instantly
killed by a passenger train on the
St. Paul, Des Moines & Northern
near East Eighteenth street, Des
Moines.
The Chicago G. Northwestern rail
way company on May 20 will move
the auditing department, consisting
of seven or eight men, to Belle
PLANE.
Christian Hansen, a pioneer resi-
dent of Mason City, was killed wher
a cow which he was leading became
entangled in a rope and fell upoI
him.
The Mason City man who recently
reported the finding of two sapphiret
in the crop of wild duck he shot
may be heard from again shortly now
that the fishing season is open.
Mrs. John Fox, "A, was fatally
burned at her home In Glenwood,
when she started a fire with kero.
sene. She died few hours later.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Cassidy, OF
Monticello, celebrated their 50th wed
ding anniversary. They have lived
there since their wedding day.
The three-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ora d. Edick, of Eldora, Is
dead after falling into q pail of hot
I've water.
DR.. Jennie Christ, of Ames, was
elected president OF the Iowa society
of medical women in session at Des
Moines.
| Louise, the 21s-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer James, was
found lying dead in the yard, the
little one having choked on large
butter bean with which she had been
playing.
Thomas Shelley of Davis county
was struck by Wabash freight No
near Carbon and instantly killed.
his skull being crushed. His mother
Mrs. p. \. Shelley, lives at Ottum.
wa.
Red Oak postoffice will become a
| 1871 Ln.,l. 4 accord.