Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-11-06

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j. T. Briggs, farmer living at Boil
war, Mo-, was swindled out of $1,000
at Sioux City last week by fake wire
| tappers". The swindlers confided to
Briggs that they had tapped the wires
that led to pool room in the city.
Judge Howell overruled motion
| for retrial of the Deerfoot murder
case at Iowa City. Deerfoot has been
convicted of Staying his wife. He
| pleaded self-defense.
Miss Ruth Howes, who died recent
ly at New Albion at the age OF Sc
years, was reputed to have been the
smallest perfectly formed woman in
Iowa. She was 81 inches tall and
weiged 60 pounds. Miss Howe was
remarkably beautiful and attractive
woman in miniature. She was a
school teach and musician of ability
Phillip Kessing, well driller whose
home was in Coon Rapids, was in.
stantly killed when struck by a NIL.
waukee train. Kessing was watch
ing the working of a bridge derrick
just west of Coon Rapids and did not
hear the cars. He stepped directly in
front of the engine and was thrown
under the wheels.
A panther hunt may be organized
in the neighborhood of Clear Creek
in Johnson county. Children return
ing from school declared they saw
two of the big cats playing on the top
Of straw stack. Now, it is ascer-
tanned that it is not safe to venture
out at night in that neighborhood.
The water in old lake Wabonsie,
eleven miles south of Glenwood, is SO
low that the millions of fish undoubt-
eddy will perish this winter. When
the fish are started in the shallow
water, the noise they make is like
that made by an immense flock OF
wild fowl leaving the lake.
Charged with the theft OF certifl-
cate of deposit for $4,000, James
Eurns, farmer, is in Jail at Marshall.
town. William Driesbach, an aged
farmer, is the complaining witness,
acting for bis invalid son, Frank
Driesbach, in whose name the certi-
ficate was issued.
The Rev. Robert G. Westenberg,
for two years pastor of the Presby.
terrain church at Marshalltown, will
resign Dee. l to take up the work of
associate secretary of the temperance
board of the general Presbyterian as
sembly.
DIR. E. l. Woodbury., aged 81, has
just passed away at his home in Coun-
ell Bluffs. Dr. Woodbury. was the
first man to practice dentistry in
western Iowa and has for many years
been prominent in his profession.
The city of Woodbine has been
made defendant in an action for $780,
600 damages alleged'to have been sus
tanned by Mrs. Henry L, Kirk of Lo-
gan, who fell on a sidewalk and was
crippled for life.
The oskaloosa Traction company
resumed operations Of the city car
lines with employees from Mckinley
properties in other towns. Strikers
have organized boycott against the
| car service.
Leon has fallen into line with the
other county seats of the state ard
has ordered two miles of paving. This
leaves but two county capitals in
Iowa which do not possess paved
streets.
The lawn Of the federal building at
Keokuk will be the scene Of band
concerts to be given here next sum
mer. The treasury department has
given its consent to the use of the
lawn.
verdict of guilty was returned
against ]. E. and c. S. McAnini at
Newton. indicted on a charge of prac-
ticing medicine without license. The
defendants are chiropractors.
Despondent because of Ill health
Hans Schiel, retired farmer living
six miles east Of Gilman, ended his
life by hanging himself to a rafter in
his sons barn.
r. A. Norris, shoe merchant Of Den
ison, has made an assignment for the
benefit Of his creditors. He gives his
assets at $4,000 and his liabilities
as $4,000.
Mary v. Moon has resigned as uni
versity hospital dietician at Iowa City
to accept similar position in the
Methodist hospital at Omaha.
The Baptist church at Bancroft has
extended an unanimous call to the
passionate to the Rev. G. l.. Vonhagen
OF Mercer, Mo. He has accepted
| W. H. Rohrer OF Melbourne, Iowa,
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Ridge Indian school in South Dakota,
The annual meeting Of the Iowa
Leugue of Commercial clubs will be
held In Mason City Nov. 81 and %.
The largest real estate deal OF the
year at Hampton was made when
Fred Nancolas sold his farm TWO
miles south of that town for $4,000.
This was price Of s20S per acre.
The second annual convention OF
the Iowa Beekeepers' association will
be held in Des Moines Dec. 10. IL and
IL.
| Sixty years ago the first Odd Eel.
lows lodge was instituted in Council
Bluffs. While none of the charter
members are alive today, pioneers OF
the order celebrated the anniversary.
Gen. Grenyille M. Dodge, the Oldest
member of the lodge, addressed the
members
Earl Craig, the seq Of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. M. Craig Of Iowa City, fell from
the Rock Island railroad bridge where
1t crosses the river road on the west
side of that city while he was carry
ing newspapers and his leg was brok-
en- in two places.
Trustees of Buena Vista college
elected Rev. r. Rehlin, pastor OF the
Knox Presbyterian church OF Sioux
City, president OF the college to sue
coed Rev. James p. Linn. DID,. re-
signed.
Caught under fall OF slate in the
Mitchell mine at Cincinnati, Jack
Mules back was broken and he is
expected to die. He was a mule
driver.