Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-09-24
The Chicago C Northwestern rail.
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potu uOyS anu girls. AT SdllCdBO the
party will be divided. Some Of the
students will enter the Northwestern
university, while the remainder will
be divided between Wesley, Harvard
and Yale.
The trial OF the case of the state
against f. s. Barnes, Marcus banker
accused of fraudulent banking, came
to sudden termination at Cherokee
when the defendant withdrew his plea
OF not guilty and pleaded guilty to one
count charging the receipt of deposit
while insolyent. The courts judgment
was that he pay fine of $4,000 and
costs and be confined in the county
Jail for six months.
Edward Lloyd, brakeman who
lives at Boone, was injured in a Pc
culiar manner. He was sent back to
| flag a train at Missouri Valley and
after setting torpedo stood back to
avoid the train which he lad been
sent to flag. AS the engine hit the
torpedo. exploding it, the cap flew of
and hit Lloyd, inflicting dangerous
wound.
Iowa's taxable property for 1914
amounts to $3,717,6O0, 600, according to
the report issued by the auditors Of
fee, following the equalization by the
state executive council. Last year
the taxable property totaled S3,666, $780,
| 000 Moneys and credits also increas-
ed. This year the amount listed for
taxation is s25O,21S,OOO, an increase of
S42, 1885, 900.
While standing at street crossing
In Cedar Rapids waiting for a street
car to pass, Harold and Judson Hall.
aged and 5, were struck by an auto
mobile driven by Thomas Young Of
Palo and thrown under the street car
The younger boys arm was cut off at
the wrist and his brother was serious
ly hurt.
The town OF Swea City is in the
midst of boom of real estate and i'm
provements. A large amount of new
water mains are being laid and sever
al new buildings are in course Of erec-
ton. The business men have sub
scribed over one thousand dollars for
the purchase and installation Of cleo
troliers on the main streets.
HI. F. Buchanan has filed petitions
in the district court for injunctions
against the Eagles club, the Elks'
club, the Owls club and the Prairie
club of lie Mars The plaintiff alleges
in these petitions that liquors are IL.
legally sold in the four places and
asks that the clubs and the owners
of the buildings be enjoined.
A lightning bolt which struck on
the farm of Walter Howell near Long
Grove killed T. H. Bleyer, farmer,
fatally injured julius Dewinter, his
hired man, and seriously burned Ed
Meyers, another farm hand. The three
were standing in the doorway of the
| barn when struck. y
James Ketchell, farm laborer on
the way to an adjoining state to work
in the wheat fields, was searched at
Missouri Valley by local officer and
revolver found in his possession. He
was given two years at hard labor in
the state penitentlary by Judge Rocka.
fellow, conducting court at Logan.
The Iowa City Chautauqua associa-
ton has closed its 1914 season with
the sum of s3.05 in its favor. Six
hundred persons have already agreed
to purchase tickets for the 1915 Chau.
tauqua, thus pledging $1,000 in ad-
vance.
Rivalry among the Denison newspa-
pers Is becoming quite sharp and the
| Bulletin announces that 1t will is
sue a semi-weekly. 1t is expected
that the Review will follow either with
a semi-weekly or an issue every other
day.
The Johnson county grand jury is
busy investigating the case OF Count"
Nathoo the Hindoo, who Is charged
with a crime against Alice Cornish OF
London, England. Nathoo was bound
over to the grand jury after a~prelim-
mary hearing in July.
Burglars blew the postoffice safe
at Marathon, securing admission
through the Republic Printing office
which in is in the rear Of the postof-
fee. Twenty-six dollars in cash. and
s75 in stamps were carried away.
With an attendance Of nearly 1000,
Lone Tree held its Homecoming cele-
bration The sociability run from
Iowa City had to be given up because
Of muddy roads, but will probably be
held in October.
A special election will be held at
Postville. Oct. IL to vote on the pro-
posed bond issue Of $4,000 for a sew
er system. The city council are con-
sidering the plans Of a $1,000 septic
tank.
s. NJ Cook Of Council Bluffs, aged
40 years, switchman on the North
western, while at work in the yards
stepped from one engine in front OF
another, and was run over and in
stantly killed.
Miss Laura Thomann and sister
Mrs. Frieda Camden, OF Emmetsburg,
have purchased the Germania Record
and have taken possession. She for
mer has been in the Emmetsburg. Re
porter office for nine years.
DR.. John j. Fleming, one Of the
leading physicians Of Burlington,
dropped dead while making a profess
sional call He was &C years old. He
had lived in that city since 1877.
E. R. Lane was killed by a cavein
while employed in digging a sewer
ditch at Clarion. He was buried in
fifteen feet OF dirt. Several persons
witnessed the accident, but were un.
able to rescue the man.