Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-08-28

Mrs. Fee Warman of Bussey was ar.
rested on charge of assault with In
tent to commit murder, the plaintiff
being John Reed, also of Bussey.
Mrs. Warman had been guarding her
husband from drinking companions
with a revolver. Mr.. Warman is said
TO have slipped away from HIS wife
and while drinking was going on.
Mrs. NVarman is alleged to have rush
ed in where the men were sitting,
drawn revolver, placed it within four
inches OF Reeds nose and pulled the
trigger. The cartridge did not ex-
plode.
| Seventh-day Adventists in various
parts Of the state are looking forward
with much interest to the annual
campmeetlng and business session OF
the Iowa Conference of that denomin-
alton, which will be held in Bever
Woods, Cedar Rapids. Aug. 2Sth to
Sept. Sth. Two hundred tents for liv-
ing purposes will be pitched on the
grounds in addition to six large paw
lions where meetings will be held
in the English, German and Scandin-
avian languages.
After having proposed suicide
pact with Anna Holub, his sweetheart,
at her home in Iowa City and being
refused, Elmer Heddleston, aged 2S,
of Coralvile, Iowa, attempted to force
carbolic acid down her throat. In the
struggle which followed, a large dog
belonging to the Holub family, attack
ed Heddleston and drove him away.
Later he poured the contents of the
acid bottle down his own throat His
dead body was found on the outskirts
of the town.
Ice dealers of Davenport have been
charsed with forming a trust by Food
Inspector Flynn, who has fled eight
informations charging all four com,
panies with cheating customers by
short weights. Inspector Flynn's in
vestigations are alleged to have dis
closed that customers who have fall
en- out with one deSler have been I'M
able to buy of another and have been
compelled to come to terms with the
first company.
At special school election held at
Sac City the proposition to bond the
district for not to exceed $4,000 to
buy and equip the academy hall and
campus, formerly occupied by Sac
City institute, carried by a vote of
221 to 6. Ninety-six women voted for
the proposition and none against 1t.
The campus affords excellent facili.
ties for Fairgrounds and the building,
when equipped, will make first-class
high school,
The sixth anniversary of the founda-
ton of their parish was celebrated by
the congregation of st. Anthony's
Catholic church, Des Moines, by a
fete on the lawn surrounding the par
ochial residence. The st. Anthony's
parish has grown until 1t is among
the biggest in that city. The free
parochial school is one of the largest
| in Iowa.
county superintendent of schools of
Fayette county, but now a member of
the California legislature, represent
ing Los Angeles county, has been APP
pointed member of the state board
Of control by Gov. Hiram w. Johnson,
position that carries an annual sal
airy of $4,000.
Apolina OBera, Mexican, is un,
der arrest at Earlham, accused OF kill
/ ing Mora CULLEN, another Mexican
Guillen's body was found buried I'M
der some green corn a few yards
from the box car in which CULLEN, his
wife and daughter lived. O'Bera
boarded with them.
One of the most important land
deals ever transacted in Waverly was
closed when the Edward Knott farm
of 100 acres at the southwest of Wav-
erly was sold to the Sullivan sisters
| for 5000 an acre. Two years ago this
property could have been bought for
s125 an acre.
A contract has been closed with
Glen Martin, the famous aviator who
was born and raised at Macksburg, Ia,
for three days display of his skill
at Creston during Homecoming week.
Officials of the Illinois, Iowa and
Missouri Tennis association selected
Burlington and Sept. Is, and 20
as the place and dates of holding the
next annual tournament
Several hundred people gathered at
the grounds of the Wick Field asso-
citation at Yaggy, Warren county, for
the annual two-day picnic of the az
ISOLATION.
Guy Rowland, 3S years old. line.
man in the employ of the electac
light company at Council Bluffs, was
electrocuted at the top of high pole.
Frank Tibbetts, farmer, 2S years
old, died in a Burlington hospital of
blood poisoning. the result OF having
tooth pulled ten days previously.
Manson business men have raised
$1,000 by private subscription to pur-
chase electroliers for two business
blocks on Main street of that city.
A total subscription of s12,050 was
secured in one day in the sale of
stock for an armory at Mason City.
Six men subscribed $1,000 each.
The Creston council, over protests
Of citizens, and the Burlington road,
voted to put in sanitary sewer sys-
TEN.
The one-Near-old son of J. /. Knox,
a wealthy far~~, residing near Dows,
was drowned in I. large tank.
Deaf mutes of Iowa do not want
sympathy; they want opportunity Of
proving fitness for work or earning
their living like any one else" said
President Nelson of Davenport in
yoicing the keynote OF the twelfth tri-
ennial convention Of the Iowa Asso-
citation for the Advancement of the
Deaf.
The southern Iowa conference of
the Lutheran synod of Iowa met in
lions German Lutheran church, Iowa
City. The Rev. Mr. Flentje of Des
Moines preached the principal ser
mon.