Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-11-09

j. G. Mabray, head of the notorious
gand Of swindlers, whose term in the
federal prison at Fort Leavenworth
penitentiary expired Sunday, has ar
rived in Des Moines in the custody
of officers from Pottawattamie coun-
| ty and is lodged in the Polk county
| Jail where he will be held awaiting
his trial during the November term
of the Pottawattamie district court
at Council Bluffs.
Unconscious for more than 200
hours is the record that Miss Lulu
White has established at the Univer-
sity hospital in Iowa City. Miss
White was injured a week ago by
falling from the Iowa City, Cedar
Rapids interurban bridge and has not
regained consciousness. She comes
from Colo, and is student in the
homeopathic nurseS training school
at Iowa City.
The owners Of the Wilson theater
and hotel which were burned In Ma
son City say that they will rebuild as
soon as possible. The theater, which
is a total wreck, was covered by $40,-
900 Insurance. G. w. Zibell. manager
Of the hotel, had $4,000 insurance on
the furniture and Thomas Arthur,
manager of the theater, had $500 on
his personal effects.
The Iowa corn show will be held
In Davenport in January as result
Of the pledging of a guaranty fund by
the Greater Davenport committee and
the merchants of that city. 1t will
be held in conjunction with the farm
ers' short course conducted by Ames
college professors. About $4,000
| worth Of premiums will be awarded
A new crew of surveyors for the
Chicago, Anamosa and North West
ern are in the field near Jubilee and
hopes Of building the road have been
renewed. The line will pass through
Shady Grove and also touch Water
loo.
Fort Dodge's new $137,500 federal
building is now occupied by the post
office department. The building was
secured by the late Senator J. p.
Dolliver to supplant structure six
teen years old, which originally cost
more than $4,000.
Sam Kramer, woodchopper, liv-
ing with Phil Everett in log cabin
In the timber five miles north of
Buffalo, Ia, was found dead on the
floor Of his home. Everett is in jail
pending investigation. Conditions
point to murder.
large number Of delegates from
Perry, Winterset, Indianola and East
Peru, were in Des Moines to attend
the district Woodmen of the World
convention. A class OF candidates
were adopted by Camp No. g.
Bert Earlwine. aged &c, has been
arrested in Burt county, Nebraska,
and will be brought back to Harri-
son county to answer to the charge
OF passing worthless checks upon a
number of local merchants.
Louis Luthy. Is years of age, pu-
pill in school at Burlington, is dead
as a result of injuries sustained in
football scrimmager two weeks ago.
He was injured on the hip, and blood
poisoning developed.
Walsh Bros, Of Davenport, who a
few years ago bought $4,000 acres
OF timber land in Arkansas for ST.
100000. have sold 1t to the Cremer
Lumber Co., of St. Louis and Chicago
for nearly 100000.
Henry Goodell, a veteran passeng-
er conductor of the Burlington route
and brother of General Manager Geo.
Goodell of the Great Northern rail-
road. was found dead In bed at his
home In Burlington.
The Rock Island and Milwaukee
roads are to join in building new
yards at Plymouth Junction with a
capacity of 1000 cars. Coal chutes
and suitable Office buildings will al.
SO be erected.
Johnson Myers, farmer living one
half mile south of Boone, shot him
self accidentally. He died instantly.
He was one of the best known and
most highly respected men in the
county.
J. ]. Boone, colored, was arrested
In Des Moines on charge of forg-
cry. Boone is alleged to have passed
two forged checks for IS each, drawn
on the Bank OF Panora, Iowa.
Lauren Bowers, aged 8, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. William Bowers, of Fort
Dodge, was instantly killed by Min
neapolis and st. Louis train on a
bridge over the Des Moines river.
r. w. Johnston. proprietor of the
Wahkonsa, Fort Dodge's new hotel,
has sold the lease to G. w. Reynolds,
formerly proprietor OF the Chicago
Beach hotel at Chicago
The court at Newton made an or
der admitting Leo Krampe to bail in
the sum Of $4,000, which probably
will be furnished He has been in
jail since April 49,
Lying on the bank of Woolf creek
near the Great Western station, The
body of w. A. Carson of Boone was
found by two hunters. A revolver
clutched In the dead mans hand in
dicated he had committed suicide.
Carson was one of the most promi-
nent contractors of Boone.
Adding insult to injury, Arthur
Bridgeford, who escaped from NOV
ing train while handcaffed, has sent
the handouts back to Chief Bosley
Of tbe Atlantic police force. There
was no postmark to show where
they came from
Patrick McManus. Northwestern
engineer, and pioneer resident of
Boone. fell dead in the Northwestern
waiting room at Boone while waiting
to bid goodbye to friend.
By settlement out of court, Steph.