Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-07-24

telegram received at Marshalltown.
Carmean was convicted of ccnrri5ut-
ing to the delinquency of Pearl Pei
erson, Is years old.
L. Hilary of Creston is displaying
a novel musical instrument. 1t is
violin made entirely of white mapie
toothpicks and glue. The instrumel.
has the tone and volume of a fiua
instrument and upon first siga
looks like an ordinary violin. Upon
closer examination the peculiar
structure becomes apparent.
Word has been received at Scion
announcing the death in Crawford
county of Mrs. Otto Stable, formerly
of that place. Her brother, A. E.
Hofer, and sister, Mrs. c. H. Stable,
live at Scion. She was the mother
of seventeen children, all of whom
are living. Among them was set
OF triplets and a pair OF twins.
Mike Ruarina, charged with muir
der in the first degree, and Joe lee
lish, charged with assault with intent
to kill, were bound over to the Sep
TENDER grand jury, after a prelimin-
ary hearing, following the fatal stab
bing Of Spapko Zudisch, at a celebra-
ton at an Austrian railroad camp on
the Northwestern near Clinton.
George w. Gage, who was a resi-
dent of Center township for over
thirty years, died very suddenly at
his home in Oakland. He had retired
from active farming only last spring,
and with his family moved to Oak
land, where he died. SD leaves a wife
and one son. His death is supposed
to have been due to heart failure.
Charles ShoE,ler, the Oldest drug
gist in Cedar Rapids, has disposed of
his Owl drug store to Arthur Hill of
Ottumwa. Mr.. Hill takes possession
in a few days. For twenty years
"Charlie" Shomler has been in bust
ness in that city. He first located
there July l, 1893, and has been in
business in various locations ever
since.
An injunction has been sought in
the courts at Des Moines 20 prevent
the state railroad commission from
enforcing its order that railroads
grant rate of one and half cents
to the state fair next month. The
suit was brought by the Chicago
Great Western and Chicago, Rock
Island, representing all roads operat-
ing in Iowa.
Clarence skaggs, who made good"
at big Omaha bakery so that he
was advanced to sole charge of thou
sands of dollars worth of supplies
each day, has been returned to the
Iowa penitentiary because he went
across the state line to seek work
when he was paroled a year ago. The
commitment separated him from a
bride Of month.
Hon. G. S. Gilbertson, former state
treasurer, whose serious illness last
winter was the cause of much con-.
Germ to his friends in the state. is
slowly but apparently surely recover
ing. and is able to spend little time
at his Office each day now: He was
compelled to remain in his home for
many weeks and is not now able to
do much walking.
The privilege Of remarrying at any
time is asked by Rose Coates of Sieux
City, in suit for divorce filed against
Sylvester Coates in the district court.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coates were married
October Is, 1908, at Boulder, Colo.
Mrs. Coates asks for custody of their
one child, Myrtle Coates. Cruel and
inhuman treatment is alleged against
Coates in the petition.
At special committee meeting at
Keokuk it was decided Immediately to
begin preparations for a Homecoming
of former Keokuk residents at the
time of the dam celebration. Posi-
cards will be sent to 5000 persons
who formerly lived there, and who
still are in the country. The home
coming will be during the celebration,
which is August 1928.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Craft of Sioux
City entertain fears that their son,
Raymond Craft, aged 16 years, has
met with foul play. May 90 he left
his home in company with peddler
to sell kitchen utensils and his
parents have heard nothing from
him since that time. Alarmed, they
have asked the police to make an
effort to secure trace of the boy.
Suit has been commenced against
H. c. Daier and g.. H. Teller, en-
ployes Of the state food and dairy
commission. by the Fairmont Cream
cry Co. Of Carroll county, in which
damages in the sum of $4,000 are
asked. The suit for damages grows
cut OF a prosecution under the pure
food law conducted against the
creamery by the food and dairy COM
mission.
A big sensation has been caused a,
Des MONIES as the result Of a police
yaid on the home of Mrs. Morris
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