Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-05

stolen in 1909, A. w. Youse, formerly
Of Lamoille, but now OF Marble Rock,
will receive in return for the four six
animals. This was the statement
made at Clarion when Youse inter.
viewed o. G. Kobbe OF Tama, who
has confessed to the theft of two
mares and their colts from the
Youse farm near Lamoille Kobbe
says that both mares foaled colts the
spring following their theft, and that
these two colts and the mares are in
possession of his uncle near Wesley,
In Kossuth county. The two colts
stolen with their mothers. now Agar
olds, were sold by the uncle to q
neighbor.
Loe Blossom and Baby E., two
trotters owned by ]. T. Clark, we're
badly injured in being thrown in the
car in which they were being shipped
to Mason City. The train on the
Chicago & Great Western was in the
Des Moines yards when struck by a
switch engine, throwing both the
horses violently. Baby E. is unable
to stand on her feet and Loe Blossom
will not be able to get into the races
this week, and possibly not at all
this season. Mr.. Clark was shipping
his string from Phoenix, Arizona.
Or. o. H. Longwell, president of
Highland Park college, Des Moines,
has rendered his resignation, which
the board of trustees accepted to take
effect in July, at the same time ex-
pressing its appreciation of the work
DR.. Longwell had accomplished in
building up the college. 1t is under
stood that the Rev. DR.. George P.
Magill, now vice president, will be
advanced to the presidency.
William Lint, residing twelve miles
west OF Abba, was fatally injured
when he was thrown from a horse
during horse race. Young Lint and
others were racing the horses down
the highway westfof Staceyville when
Limits animal jumped squarely into a
buggy which was going the same d.
rectioh as the racing horses. Lint
was thrown and received internal In
juries.
Two hundred and thirty-five diplo-
mas. and degrees will be granted to
the students of the State Teachers
college, Iowa Falls, this year at it's
annual commencement. This is the
greatest number ever graduated by
the school at any one time. Com
mencement exercises will begin June
6 witch the annual parade of the Wom-
ems Literary societies.
A jury brought in one of the larg.
est verdicts ever returned at Water.
loo in the case of the American Ball
Bearing company against the Maytag.
Mason Motor company and others.
The plaintiff was given s60,2S7, on
contract. The claim was for 100000.
The motor company alleged that the
axles were not up to specifications.
In a fit Of jealous rage Edward
Warnken, aged 40, of Davenport,
prominent in Turner circles, fired 8
shots at his wife and then turned the
revolver on himself sending a bullet
through his brain. He died instantly
Mrs. Warnken was shot through the
left shoulder, but was not seriously
wounded and will recover.
Missing from Cedar Falls for more
than twenty.three years, William e.
Croak will be declared legally dead
II he does not appear on or before
Sept. Is, 1918. His wife, Mary ].
Croak, has filed a petition for admin
istration of his estate. Croak left
there for the west and has not since
been heard from.
Howard Jones. aged 22 years, a fire.
man on the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad, was murdered by an un.
known person, his throat being cut
from ear to ear. Jones was attacked
few minutes after he had left the
roundhouse at Council Bluffs.
Frank Smith living three miles
north Of Jefferson, through worry over
his inability to get his crop into the
ground, became respondent and at
tempted to commit suicide by shoot
ing himself in the head.
A special school election will be
held at Strawberry Point for a vote
on the question OF whether or not
the city shall assume an $4,000 bond
issue to enlarge the high school.
Mr. and Mrs. David Catlow. old and
well known residents of Albion, re-
Gently celebrated the ffty-eighth an
niversary of their marriage.
The congregation of the Methodist
Episcopal church at Oneida has rails
ed $4,000 to take care OF Indebtedness
in remodellng the church.
The feed barn OF d. F. Reppert at
Stuart was burned to the ground
here with loss of $4,000.
William Romeberg, awaiting to be
tasen to the institution for inebriates
at Knoxville. attempted to commit
suicide in the county jail at Des
Moines. He sharpened tin spoon on
the cement floor and then slashed
himself across the arm in an attempt
to sever one OF the arteries. The
wound was bandaged and Romeberg
taken to Knoxville.
Because the air was bad and the
ventilation in the mine not proper,
Rudolph Krizon, miner, is attempting
to recover $1,000 from the Enterprise
Coal Mining Company at Des Moines.
For fifty-fiye years Humboldt county
has had fair without missing a year
Arrangements have begun for the
biggest and most expensive county
fair ever undertaken by the associa-
tion for the coming fall. A guarantee
fund from Humboldt business men
and citizens OF $500 has been secur.
ed. The dates will be Sept. 9-12.
Two hundred and twenty-six acres
Of land owned by the Farmers Coop
eratiye Brick and Tile company Of
Mason City has been purchased by
the Suburban Development company
at $3.50 an acre.