Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-09-04

Other speakers Wednesday will be the
Rev. F. ID. Bovard of San Francisco,
the Rev. Wentworth F. Stewart OF
Boston, Mass, the Rev. John F. Arnold
of Dallas Center, G. l.. Dobson of Des
Moines, and A. V. Proudfoot of Ind
ianola
Suit has been instituted at Des
Moines by A. l.. Hammond of Dallas
county to recover 1915 from Alice
Woerz, who represented herself to be
detective. Two years ago Hammond
gave Maude Brewer, gypsy clairvoy-
ant $4,000. believing that she would
reveal to him the location of valu-
able hidden treasure on his farm and
also cure his rheumatism. He en-
ployed the Woerz woman to secure
the return of the money, but she did
not make any attempt to do so, &C
cording to the petition.
The death at Marshalltown of the
Rev. Jesse Cole, for thirteen years
chaplain of the Iowa Soldiers home,
former chaplain of the Iowa depart
ment, G. A. R.. removes one of the
prominent figures in the G.. A. r. in
Iowa. The Rev. Mr.. Cole spent forty
five years in the Methodist ministry,
and for the last thirty-one years he
has served in this state. He was a
member of the Northwest Iowa con-
ference. For six years he was pre-.
siding elder OF the Sheldon district.
Unless a new angle develops in the
Sternweis case in Dubuque county
there win be no legal battle over the
estate. Whether Mrs. Henry Stern
'weis or her husband was the last to
die will not be involved in the final
settlement. It is stated that the heirs
will agree on the disposition of the
100000 estate.
Fire totally consumed Keohler &
Hanson's implement warehouse at
odebolt, together with Einspahr &
Co.'S garage, the ans-Mississippi
grain elevator and Office buildings and
two large cribs of popcorn belonging
to Reuber & Bruce. The total is es.
timated to exceed $4,000.
John Parker, aged 35 years. and
John Wyatt. aged 80 years. garbage
collectors, were instantly killed when
their wagon was struck by Burlington
fast mail train at Ottumwa. Both men
were mangled beyond recognition One
horse was also killed, the other fatal
ly injured and later shot
John Condor, 10 years old, while
driving a team in the bayfield, of
James Carney at Mineral Ridge, near
Boone, was seriously injured in a
runaway. He walked out on the
tongue and tried to stop the animals,
was thrown under their feet and his
chest crushed
Thieves broke into the ticket wag-
on of the Klein Carnival company at
the state fair grounds and got away
with $1,000 which had been taken In
during the day. The officers suspect
that two employees of the company
stole the money, but they have no,
been located.
An unknown man was consumed IN
| fire that destroyed every building
except the house on the farm occupied
! by Thomas Seller, nea- Usage. Seven
horses were burned In the same build
ing, and granary and several sheds
also went. The loss will total $4,000.
| Mehmet Braen, the Turk charged
with the murder of Roshet Cater, a
companion, was bound over to the
grand jury at Marshalltown and held
without bond. Mehmet Essa, Turk
| ish interpreter, will be kept under
surveillance as material witness
A mardi gras feature introduced at
the Council Bluffs carnival made fun
for 10000 people congregated on the
streets. One hundred automobile
loads of people drove in two columns,
while serpentine rolls of paper in all
colors were thrown from them.
Several cases of smallpox are re-
ported in the Donley and Buckeye
neighborhoods, four to six miles west
and northwest of Knoxville. The fol.
lowing families are under quarantine:
M. M. Wren, s. T. Jerrold, Ferd Coon
ey and j. p Mclaughlin.
Mrs. Catherine Stokes of Monmouth,
ILL.,. was killed In a runaway near
Redding, la. The woman jumped from
the buggy in which she and three 9TH
er women relatives living near the
latter town were riding and broke her
neck.
Frank Mossman, who injured by the
explosion of a traction engine near
Owasa. died in Ellsworth hospital at
Iowa Falls. The other men injured
are recovering, although some OF them
were blown distance Of 100 feet.
While filling her husbands dinner
bucket at her home in Fort Madison.
Mrs. Edgar Shriver accidentally
spilled hot coffee on her year-old SOD
Clifford, causing his death within an
hour.
The safe at the store Of Lyman
Brothers in Lakonta, southwest of Os.
kaloosa was blown and about 500
cash, automatic revolvers and other
merchandise was taken.
Fire. originating from spark from
an engine, entirely consumed six
stacks of wheat on the farm of Frank
E. Evans, six miles east of Grant.
John Burke of Ogden. charged with
stealing horse belonging to N. L.
Phipps of Kellogg on Jan. 6, was
bound over to the grand jury. The
case turns on the identification OF the
horse.
Joe Egan, who has been employed
for nearly a year on the Milwaukee
construction work in Iowa was killed
near Dedham by being hit by light
engine.
The Latter Day Saints reunion
closed its ten days session at Mag
nolia with services by Bishop e. L.
Kelley OF Independence, Mo.
The West Union city council has
voted to install boulevard lights
around tho aonara and IN Wine OF sat