Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-12-21

Three dairy trains Will be run
across Iowa by the state dairy and
food department and the State Dairy
association. The two organizations
will work together. The first train
will traverse the lines of the Illinois
Central Railroad company and will
be out two weeks. The trip will oc-
cupy the last two weeks of January
Following that, though at what date
1t Is undetermined, the two organiza-
tons will send dairy specials over
the Rock Island and the Northwest
ern lines.
Following the report of the special
naval investigating committee that
the battleship Maine was blown up
from the outside, A. c. Brice OF Bed
ford, at that time consul to Matan-
zas, Cuba, says that he was warned
two nights before that the disaster
to the Maine was to happen. Mr..
Brice declares that upon the advice
Of President Mckinley, to whom no
related the incident, he had not made
it public until this time.
The union molders who walked out
of the Shorthill company plant at
Marshalltown because a non-union
man, formerly employed in a shop
where strike was on, had been CIV
en- employment, are still out and no
chance Of q settlement seems prob
able. 1t is likely that the molding de-
partment of the plant will be closed
for the winter, as business Is slack.
Richard Morrison, captured in the
Channer drug store at Webster City,
and supposed to be one of the gang
which has been robbing stores, banks
and railroad stations at Vincent, Web
ster City, Judd, harrisburg, Wool
stock, and Kamrar, pleaded guilty.
Judge Wright sestenced him to ten
years in the penitentiary.
There is much interest all over the
state in the decision of Judge Hold
son of Winneshiek county, who holds
that farmers cooperative associa-
tons, where they try to force men,
beers to sell their hogs, hay, etc., to
the association under threat of fine,
are illegal monopolies in restraint
of trade.
While trying to crate seven deer a.
Avoca for shipment to parks five
died OF injuries and fright and it 10
probable that the thirty captured on
the Thanksgiving day drive will be
released again, for Game Warden
Lincoln Is at loss how he Is going
to ship the animals.
All but about $500 of the amount
necessary to complete the new Beth
any United Brethren Church at Mar
shalltown was raised at the conse-
Grafton service. Bishop w. M. Week
ley, of Kansas City, had charge Of
the financial campaign, and more than
$4,000 was raised.
Fire of unknown origin, starting in
the three-story house belonging to
Thomas Brennan, iQ Iowa City, gut
ted the upper part Of the house and
damaged the building throughout
The damage is estimated at $4,000.
A number of students lost their ef.
fects.
While Coroner P. G. Swan of indie
pendence was on his way to Win.
throp to take charge of the body Of
Reed Wilson, II years old, killed by
a train, he came upon the body Of
w. p. Danforth, IS years old, whs
had died of rupture of an aneurism.
Lewis H. Paul of Mills county, has
completed a deal with Lawrence ].
Swift Of Pipestone, MINI, by which
564 acres of Iowa land at $110 per
acre and sos acres in Pipestone,
Mimi, changed hands, the deal
amounting to $94,520.
William Green was acquitted by a
jury in the district court at Webster
City Of the charge of assault with in
tent to kill Owen Dillon. Green was
accused of attacking Dillon with a
knife, slashing him badly about the
abdomen
The Iowa supreme court will have
to consider the case in which Miss
Alma Lemke was awarded a verdict
for $4,250 against Herman Franzen-
berg for breach of promise as the
erstwhile lover has appealed.
There died in Denison this week .
woman who had reached the advanc-
ed age of one hundred and three
years. Her name was Mrs. Mary
Foster, and she died at the home Of
her niece, Mrs. Robert Boutel.
Promoters of the Iowa City-Oska-
loosa interurban railroad say they
have funds enough to build the line
to Keota next year, even IL the Eng
lish capitalists do not furnish enough
money to build the entire line.
DR.. Harry D. Kelly, convicted Of
manslaughter, in connection with the
murder of Edmund Sterling, and
also found to be insane by a jury in
the district court, will not know his
fate until Dec. 20.
The corn and poultry show opened
at Boone with an exceptionally fine
exhibit OF corn, there being 140 en-
tries. More than 600 birds from
over the state have arrived and more
coming In.
Faith, the sepen-year-old daughter
Of Rev. H. A. Essex and esther Mel.
son, seven, were drowned, breaking
through the ice near the brNge at
New Hartford
A verdict OF guilty was returned
at Newton against Frank Haugh, age
is, for assaulting Amanda LaFrance,
age 10. Sentence will be pronounced
on Dec. 10Th.
The German-American alliance Of
Scott county has denounced Govern.
or Carroll by resolution for appoint.
Ing Iowa delegates to the national
meeting of the Anti-Tax Saloon league
ct Washington.