Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-10-26

BENJAMIN Marks, of Council Bluffs,
has been arrested, charged with lar
ceny and with compounding felony.
Marks arrest resulted from the evil
dence given by ]. c. Mabray. the mo-
torious swindler, before the Potta-
wattamie grand jury. Marks is accus-
ed Of having been one of the men on
the inside" OF Mabray's swindling
games. Marks owns 1000 acres Of
land In Pottawattamie county, has
one Of the finest residences in the
city, and has been one of the most
influential ward politicians in Council
Bluffs for a long period of years.
Earl w. Lindsay, Des Moines au-
tomobile man, convicted of criminal
assault In the Jasper county district
court has been granted new trial
by the supreme court Lindsay was
sentenced to life Imprisonment In the
state penitentiary. He was accused
Of attacking Grace Hopkins who was
s years old at the time the crime Is
alleged to have been committed, on
November 8, 1908, while taking her
for an automobile ride near Colfax.
Mrs. Mary M. Starkweather. assist
ant labor commissioner OF Minnesota,
who visited Des Moines last week, is
going to try to get duplicates OF the
Iowa Cosson laws added to the Min
nesota statutes. In a letter received
from Mrs. Starkweather, she asked
for copies of the Iowa laws, and
praised them in highest terms. She
Is particularly anxious to have Min
nesota adopt new laws that will kill
gambling and houses of prostitution.
The coroner's jury in the case OF
the shooting Of w. r. Schwartz, of
Shenandoah, Iowa, In Council
Bluffs hotel. returned a non.commit-
tai verdict. Mrs. Kirk, formerly Miss
Mary Sans, of Avoca, Iowa, who reg.
istered at the hotel as Schwartz
wife, and who was with him at the
time Of the shooting, was released by
the authorities following the verdict.
Des Moines is setting the pace In
the Men and Religion Forward Move
ment campaign. The eightday rally
that is now on is the most enthusiast
tic and successful with which the
national team has yet been connect
ed. This is the positive statement
OF Fred B. Smith, national campaign
leader, and other members of his
team Of experts.
Criminal trials OF the September
term ended when DR.. Adam Dietz, &C.
cused OF attempted criminal assault
on the person OF 14-year-old Mildred
Alfred Of Thompson pleaded guilty.
He. with Eleyin Brown. convicted of
manslaughter in connection with the
death Of Othea Zalso. will be sentenc-
ed this week.
Albert w. Cassidy, former city
clerk Of Council Bluffs. has been sem
fenced to the Fort Madison peniten-
tiary for not over ten years after
confessing to embezzlement Of city
funds amounting to nearly $1,000. He
has already been taken to the peni-
Tertiary by deputy sheriffs.
c. L. Seibel. cashier OF the First
National bank of Thayer. was arrest
ed and taken to Creston charged
with cheating by false pretenses. 1t
is alleged he. forged notes, signing
the name of C. NJ. Jeter. q prominent
stock buyer OF Thayer.
Luther college at DEBORAH now has
an endowment OF s25O,00o. thanks to
the $4,000 given by ]. J. Hill, tie
railroad magnate. The semicenten-
NAL celebration was attended by hun
dreds Of prominent Lutherans from
all over the state.
j. c. Beechler. a pioneer druggist
OF Oskaloosa died instantly OF heart
disease at his home. He came there
with his brother, G. NJ. Beechler, in
1870. and they formed the drug firm
of Beechler Brothers. known all over
the state.
+. J. Shebak, a prominent Hungar-
ian of Cedar Rapids, was found dead
in a field two miles from town with
bullet from a .22 rife in his head.
He had been drinking OF late and Il
is supposed to be a case OF suicide.
Charles Mathieson, q forger, who
has served two terms In the state
penitentiaries of Iowa and Wisconsin,
was given ten years at Fort Madison
by Judge w. s. Hamilton in the dis
trict court at Keokuk.
An unknown Bohemian woman
jumped from a train bound from Pc
oria to Cedar Rapids. at Comfortable.
She was turned over to Marshal
Wiley, who is trying to locate her
relatives. g
Plans and specifications for a rail.
road Y. M. C. A. in connection with
the Santa Fe shops at Fort Madison
have been completed, presented to
the railroad officials, and approved
by them. fse
The Trans-Missippi Grain company
will erect fireproof feed mill in con-
nection with their elevator at Council
Bluffs. Ia, with capacity for grind
ing 5000 bags of chop per day.
4. Pulen, a truck gardener near
McGregor, has several acres of to-
bacco which will net him $3.50 per
acre. He thinks tobacco can be made
O profitable crop In Iowa.
Miss Grace Chapel committed sui.
eide at the home OF her father, Frank
Chapel. three miles west OF Kalona.
She swallowed carbolic acid. but the
cause is unknown.
William Hepp is in q hospital at
Fort Madison. suffering from a dozen
knife wounds said to have, been In
fiicted by his roommate. John Miller.
Miller 10 In jail.
John Brayman. city marshal Of
Tingley, was arrested during the
week on a charge of attempted Grim.
inal assault upon two little girls aged
s and years.. Brayman denies the