Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-09-28

NV w oh INC PiSSANNA'eA s@s~N-
when it swings through Iowa. He
will, however, be in Des Moines to
assist in receiving the president OF
the United States. He stated that
he had no plans for the future and
that he knows nothing of any
Swing around the circle by Sena-
tor La Toilette Immediately after
President Taft completes his swing.
No change in ownership will occur
in the Iowa Central railroad and the
Minneapolis & st. Louis railway will
not be merged with the Canadian
Northern il reciprocity with Canada
succeeds in the dominion election
and all reports to this effect were
branded as false " Vice President
w. ]. Bird of the NJ. & st. L., who
was in Des Moines with a party Of
Rilroad officials.
The State University OF Iowa, in.
GLIDING all its colleges, opened the
first Of the week with ]. G., Bow
man, the new president, in charge,
and forty-seven new members of the
faculty. Registration is far in adj
vance of what 1t was at the opening
of the institution last year, with in
dieations of a total gain of about
800 students.
Extradition papers were issued by
Governor B. F.'Carroll for the return
to Nebraska of Roy E. Griffith, want
ed in Richardson county on charge
of embezzlement Griffith has been
apprehended at Clarion. The man
formerly was an agent for the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railway company, and
made away with funds belonging to
the company.
The trial Of John Moore, who is
accused of having made murder
Gus assault upon w. C. Barnett, an
aged farmer living near Valley juno
ti0n, was begun in the, criminal d.
vision of the district court at Des
Moines this week. Moore is indicted
on a charge of assault with intent to
commit murder.
The biggest apple crop in history
is being harvested around Hamburg,
and in few days train load of ap-
pies will leave there for the east.
One man has fifty men at work and
will gather 10000 bushels. Probab-
ly 100000 bushels of apples will be
shipped from that point this year.
James Kelley, "a years old, wanted
at Sioux City onsthe charge of forg-
cry, was arrested by Des Moines de-
tectives. Kelley, it is charged, forg-
ed two checks for $50 each on the
West hotel at Sioux City. He is an
ex-convict, having served ten years
in the Anamosa penitentiary.
Rev. William Hardcastle of Iowa
City, who is district president of the
Iowa Christian Endeavor societies,
has given out the program for the
twenty-sixth annual convention of the
Christian Endeavor societies of Iowa,
to be held at the Church of Christ
in Oskaloosa.
Gypsies are thick in the vicinity of
Eagle Grove; one entered a restaur-
ant and before she left had picked
the pocket of the proprietor, secur-
ing his pocketbook and $40. She was
arrested at Woodstock, brought back
and the money recovered.
Dave Littlechilds, wealthy and
heavy land owner, was relieved of
$4,000 in cash by two sharpers at
the Minnenota state fair. He put up
the money on "hoss race" and one
of the men took it as stake holder
and never came back.
Bishop Nicely, who presided over
the Des Moines conference of the
M. E. church at Shenandoah, took a
final shot at the ministers who
preach sensational sermons to at
tract crowds and secure newspaper
notoriety.
j. ID. Riste, who had served twen-
ty-seven consecutive years as a men,
Der Of the Webster City council, is
dead of heart trouble. 1t is believed
he had the longest record for city
council service of any man in the
state.
The body of dead man was found
on the tracks four miles west OF
Kellogg. He had evidently been kill
ed while stealing ride. There
were no marks of Identification ex-
cept a note signed by E. ]. Adkins.
William and Christopher Cavan-
augh, of Traer, are trying to smash
the will of the late Charles Cavan.
augh, their father, claiming he was
of unsound mind when he signed
away $4,000 to other relatives.
C. N. Hart of Plymouth with a
score of 961s and e. l. Forester Of
Lake Mills and NJ. Anderson of EN-
metsburg each with 81 won the high.
est scores in the butter contest at
the North Iowa fair.
Edward Adkins, a farm hand, was
killed under the wheels OF Rock
Island train at Newton. He was
walking on the track to Tom Peter
sons farm whero he was employed
when hit.
Landon Taylor of Dubuque has
waived examination on the charge Of
writing blackhand letters to w. w.
Eye, his brother-in-law, asking for
money, and has been released on ST.
900 bail.
Thomas Parrin Of Moorhead is
dead from the effects of kick from
a COW received two weeks ago. He
was 70 years of age and owned l.
500 acres of land.
James Kane, As, was shot and
probably fatally injured. at Davenport
by Charles Owen, 20, civil war vet
eran and a hermit who lived in q
shack near the outskirts of the town.
A man giving his name as Charles
Ctevapa WAC found near death in the