Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-12


by the federal grand jury at Des
Moines for using the mails to sell
fraudulent medicines. They are be-
lieved to be the head of the alleged
| conspiracy to defraud residents Of
Iowa.
Acting under instructions from
Governor Clarke appraisers are going
over the route taken by the mob re-
Gently at Council Bluffs and estimat-
Ing the damage done to various bust
ness houses OF that city. AS soon as
they have completed their report It
will be forwarded to Governor
Clarke. who In turn will make re-
port to the federal government.
DR.. Max e. White. superintendent
Of the hospital for the insane at Clar-
linda, reports that Warren e. Cottrell,
former general secretary of the Y. M.
c. A., at Council Bluffs, who was sent
to Clarinda following five unsuccess-
full attempts to burn the association
building here, is not insane. Il is in
timated that criminal proceedings may
be instituted against Cottrell.
Judge Wright at Webster City made
short work OF the foreclosure suit Of
William Anderson and others against
the Jewell Electric company, and the
Intervention proceedings instituted by
the Ames Savings bank. DR.. w. s..
Allen Of Jewell and others. Judgment
was given the Anderson faction and
the charges of interyenors were
swept aside.
The body OF a man, supposed TO be
Urey Payne of Princeton, Ky, was
found on the Northwestern railroad
tracks five miles north of Harlan by
section men. Books on the dead man
revealed his name and address and
he is supposed to have been employ.
ed with the Kit Carson Wild West
show, which is travelling through the
state.
Following the ugly work OF cutting
the threats Of two horses IN a barn
near Clearfield, reports come from
Corydon that some miscreant, probab-
ly the same person, entered the barn
Of Reece DOTS, who lives on the
Trimble farm east OF Corydon, and
cut Sits ten inches long in the throats
of horse and mule.
A slight lurch of the launch in
which a party of young men were
riding on the Mississippi, caused the
death by drowning of Frank Decker,
well known young man of Fort
Madison. Decker Is brother OF Fire
Chief William Decker of that city.
Theodore Breigeis, 10, and John
Miller, IS, were drowned at different
points in the Cedar river near Cedar
Rapids. The Breigeis boy dived into
the water from a boat. His head
struck stone and he was rendered
unconscious and drowned.
The men of the Methodist church
at New Hampton have revived the
Brotherhood organization, and will
hold meetings each week. Ralph E.
Oliver has been elected president,
Melvin Ermes secretary, and Jay
Schultz treasurer.
The Pure Ice Company of Center.
vile has made arrangements for en-
larging it's plant from 10 to 35 tons
daily capacity, the I15 electric motor
Is to furnish the power for the plant
which Is equipped with all modern
conveniences. ~ 1886
Gust samoggi, a Hungarian. was
almost instantly killed at the plant Of
the Iowa Portland Cement company.
Des Moines, when he was wound
around shaft and dashed with ter
rife force against the wall Of the
building.
The members OF the Congregational
church at oskaloosa have decided to
erct new church building to take
the place of the one destroyed by fire
a few weeks ago 1t will be In the
residence section and cost about $40.-
600.
Twenty-one chapters Of the Sons Of
Herman lodge will be represented at
the state convention at Davenport
June 1914. A. c. Lutte of Sioux
City, past president of the order, will
be the chief speaker.
Secretary Cunningham of the Iowa
4 oLaIC ItCLol dcbOtialiOh mao ibouCo
the call for the annual state conven-
ton to be held at Council Bluffs June
II and IS. Probably 1000 will attend
| the meeting.
The movements of DR.. e. e. Birney
Of Nora Springs. who is wanted on a
charge of performing an alleged Grim
inal operation have been traced az
far as Cedar Rapids and then lost.
A committee at Winfield has been
circulating a petition to the city coun-
ell calling for a special election to
vote on the proposition to issue bonds
Of s12,500 for waterworks system.
The fourth annual seasons opening
at the Wall Lake summer resort will
| be held this week. There will be a
ball game between the Bows and VIII
liams teams.
Jacob Gugger, one OF the best known
railroad men in Boone, has been re-
tired on pension. For more than q
quarter of a century he has been en-
ployed there.
Lawrence Johns, 20 years old, died
| from the effects OF kick from q
horse. He was farming near Cleg-
horn. He was brought here after the
accident.
Thirty-seven thousand dollars Will
be expended this summer for the i'm
provement of a stretch Of fifty miles
OF the Transcontinental highway
passing through Boone and Story
counties. The amount, which means
an average of $3.50 a mile, is avail
able through federal appropriation, 10
cal subscriptions and state provision.
Mrs. George Skinner was badly in.
jured at her home in Silver City by
falling upon steel pier lying up
on the ground ready for use in erect
ing windmill tower. 1t 10 feared
her injuries will prove fatal.
The butchers and laborers of the
Armour Packing Co., walked out and
Joined the Cudahy Packing company
employees, out since last week. There
are now between 1000 and 1900 men