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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26
VETERAN IOWA EDITOR DEAD
w. G. Young, Managing Editor Of
Gazette for Twenty-four Years,
Succumbs to Kidney Disease.

Cedar Rapids.--Newspaper men
who have aided him in the pubiica-
lion OF the Evening Gazette for many
years carried the body of w. G.
Young, managing editor of the Go
zette, to the grave when funeral serv-
ices were held Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Young died following short
Illness of kidney trouble. HIS was
among the well known Iowa news
paper men, having been associated
with the Gazette for twenty,four
years. He was secretary OF the iowa
Associated Dailies.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26
EIectrloIan Is Eleotrocut.d.

Mason City,-Frank Morrison, an
electrician, was eleetrocuted while
working on high tension line here.
He placed a hand on each OF pair
of wires and the entire force OF 1900
volts passed through his body.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26
secures Auto Instltute.

Monticello Monticello I'm
provement club in cooperation with
the department OF engineering ex-
tension OF Iowa State college, win
hold an automobile school of instruc-
tion here, for three days, beginning
the last day Of March
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26
Kills Himself In Jail.

Independence Wesley STAGE. 4s
years old. who is serving a thirty
day sentence for intoxication in the
county jail, committed suicide in his
cell by hanging himself with a towel.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26

Mason City.-Thomas Riley, district
special agent Of the Milwaukee road.
dropped dead at his home in Austin.
Riley has been in the railway detect.
i've service IN this division for more
than forty Years.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26
WORLDS
EV e N Is
TIE II SELY and
BRIEFLY TOLD
Washington

The joint resolution providing for
constitutional amendment enfran-
chising women was brought to vote
in the senate at Washington and failed
to receive the two-thirds majority nee.
essary to its passage, the vote being
IS for and "a against.
A resolution censuring Represents
tive James T. McDermott of Chicago
for "acts Of grave Improperly" was
recommended for adoption in the
house at Washington by subcommit-
tee of the house judiciary committee
In its report. The subcommittee also
recommended that the National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers and its Of.
ficers and agents be censured.
In report to the war department
In Washington Adjutant General
Forbes of the National Guard of Cali
fornia has officially recognized an al
legel plan of General" Kelley's I'M
employed army to seize the federal
arsenal at Rock Island, H., in order
to equip an army If 100000 men with
arms and ammunition for a revois-
ton.
John F. and Horace e. Dodge OF
Detroit, manufacturers of autos. filed
a bill in the supreme court of the Dis
trict Of Columbia against William II.
Osborn. commissioner of internal rev.
enue. in which they attack the consti-
tutionality of three different pro-
visions of the income tax law.
Under the new ruling Of the post.
Office department. at Washington, put
into effect here, books are now ac-
cepted for transmission by the parcel
post The rates are the same as on
other articles, except that books
weighing eight ounces or less are to
cost Of one cent for each two ounces or
fraction thereof.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26
Personal

DR.. Edward S. Holden, famous as
tronomer, scientist. educator and II.
brarian Of the United States Military
academy since 1902, died at the age
OF sixty-eight years at West Point,
NY.
Sheriff Ahern of Sacramento, Cal.
was stricken with heart disease as a
result of his hard work in connection
with the army of the idle.
Mrs Robert Goelet, prominent in
society of New York and Newport,
r. l., was granted a divorce on the
grounds Of extreme cruelty.
Mrs Josephine II. Muth, mother Of
Is children, six of whom are Catholic
nuns, died at Baltimore. Md She
was born in Germany 20 years ago
Mrs Louise Sea Van Kueren did
not murder her husband, John j. Van
Keuren. the Chicago hardware mer-
chant, the jury said in q verdict hold
ing her not guilty,
Mrs. John Larson, mayor OF Trout
dale, Ore assailed militants when her
husband was arrested for selling liquor
to minors.
Louis Nash. member Of the board
of county commissioners. and Winn
Powers, a publisher, were nominated
for mayor Of st. Paul.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26

For the FIRST time in many years
seals have been seen on the ice foes
On the Hudson river at Hastings, NJ
Y. Fishermen, at various landings
complain. that the seals have broken
their nets frequently.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26

Verdicts of guilty were returned IN
tae federal district court at Chicago
before Judge Geiger against John f.
Jelke and eight other defendants In
the oleomargarine case. The offense
charged was that the John F. Jelke
company sold uncolored oleomargarine
to dealers.
The Marconi Wireless Telegraph
Company of America won victory il
the federal court at New York which
according to its officers, gives the
company almost complete control o,
the field of wireless telegraphy The
company won an infringement sui;
against the National Electric Signaling
company of Pittsburgh, involving basic
patents.
At least three persons were killed
10 were buried under debris and ter
were injured in the collapse Of tn,
seven-story west wall of the Missouri
Athletic club building at st. Louis
which burned week ago with the
loss of 30 lives. A high wind wrecked
the wall. which crashed through
four-story building occupied by the st
Louis Seed company, razing it to tn,
second floor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26
Foreign

A torpedo boat cut down small
passenger steamer which plies be-
tween Venice and Lido, chain OF
sandy islands separating the lagoon
Of Venice from the Adriatic. and 50
persons were drowned.
Prof. Giuseppi Mercalli, who defiee
the heat and gases OF Vesuvius last
September and descended into the in.
ner regions of the volcano to make
scientific investigations, was burned
to death in Naples.
Grave events are impending in VI
ster, according to Unionist newspa
pers in London, and a rumor is cur.
rent that the government is preparing
for the military occupation of the
province. There are various indica:
tions that crisis has been reached
A vote of censure on the British gov.
eminent was rejected in the house oil
commons, 345 to 252.
With her IL passengers and crew OF
SO saved, the steamer City of Sydney.
which ran on the Sambro rocks. rs
miles east of Halifax, was abandoned
and is expected to become a total
| loss.
Not since the Dreyfus affair has any
event in French history so stirred
the people OF Paris as the shooting
of CASTOR Calmette, editor OF Figaro.
| by Nine. Caillaux, wife OF the minis.
ter of finance. The immediate effect
is tense political situation, all the
greater in view OF the imminence OF
the elections.
Yoshida, said to have been the In.
termediary between officials OF the
Siemens e. Schuckert company, q
German electrical firm. and Japanese
naval officials, committed suicide in
prison at Toxic, Japan.
| The postponement Is announced at
Santiago, Chile, of the fifth Pan.
| American conference which was to
|
have been held here in September.
1t win not take place before the end
| OF November.
Kuban in southern Russia reports
damages OF several million dollars as
result OF the hurricane that de.
troyed villages on the Sea Of Azov.
The foods were followed by fire.
Personal
DR.. Edward S. Holden, famous as.
tronomer, scientist, educator and II,
brarian OF the United States Military
academy since 1902, died at the age
OF sixty-eight years at West Point,
NY.
I
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26

General Carranza's commission ap
pointed to investigate the death OF
William S. Benton completed taking
testimony at Juarez. Mex. The evi
dence indicates that Benton was slain
by Major Fierro. personal friend OF
Villa. Gustav Bauch was slain by
rebel troops at Juarez and the arres,
OF officers at Juarez garrison is rec
commended.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26

Oscar Allen. an American, has been
murdered by Mexicans at Pearson
chihuahua. His head was split with
an ak. This was reported to Consul
Thomas Edwards at Juarez who al
once began an Investigation.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26
To Visit Mining Camps.

Many OF the mining camps OF the
state will be visited by the mine res
cue car OF the bureau OF mines, ac-
cording tn the announcement made
by G.. T. Powell, WI, is in Iowa repre-
senting the government, The propos-
ed itinerary follows: Colfax--arriye
March 20, depart April 4; Melcher-
arrive April G, depart April II; Chart
ton--arrive April 10, depart April IS;
Albia-arrive April 20, depart May 2;
Mystic--arrive May A, depart May 9;
Rathburn- arrive May II, depart May
16; Ottumwa--arrive May IS, depart
May 30; Buxton-arriye May %, de-
part May 30.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26
Mexican Revolt

Forced by the increasing seriousness
OF the situation, President Huerta al
last appears to be ready to resume ne
gotiatons with John Lind. The minis
ter of foreign affairs is said to have
been directed to reopen the unofficial
diplomatic exchanges at Vera Cruz
Mex.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26

Judge Edward Meek, in the federal
district court at Fort Worth, granted
a writ OF habeas corpus on behalf Of
the 5000 Mexicans held as prisoners
by the United States government a,
Fort Bliss, Ell Paso.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26

A torpedo boat cut down small
passenger steamer which plies be-
tween Venice and Lido, chain OF
sandy islands separating the lagoon
Of Venice from the Adriatic. and 50
persons were drowned
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26

Kuban in southern Russia reports
damages OF several million dollars as
result OF the hurricane that de.
troyed villages on the Sea of Azov.
The foods were followed by fire.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26

Stories OF quarrel between Mrs.
Hilda Lindstrom of Chicago and her
husband. John, led the police to be-
lieve that the woman turned on the
gas, which killed two of her children
and made herself, her husband and
baby unconscious.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26

Fifty of the seventy unemployed
Kew York men brought to Fonda, ~
", in Governor Glynn's campaign TO
place the jobless on upstate farms.
were lodged in the village engine
house Only 20 accepted offers OF work
with farmers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26

Prof Giuseppi Mercalli, who defiee
the heat and gases of Vesuvius last
September and descended into the in.
ner regions Of the volcano to make
scientific investigations, was burned
to death in Naples.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26

The state supreme court in session
Philadelphia declared the non-par-
tisan ballot law valid. Judge Elkin
wrote the opinion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26

Animal Value is High.
The total value of all the ores and
Minerals produced by all the mines
in the United States IN 1911 was
$3.50, 393,6S9. The total value of farm
animals on Iowa farms January J.,
1913, together with the total field
crops of 1913 amounted to s922,74s.-
227.
Nomination Papers lesued.
Nomination papers have been issued
by w. S. Allen, secretary OF state, to:
It. E. Halsted of Winthrop for rep
resentatiye on the democratic ticket.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26

The Kentucky senate, by vote of
Is to 10, killed bill to submit to a
vote Of the people the question OF
dispensaries to replace saloons.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26
state Hortleulturist Talks.

'This Is the time when persons who
want to beautify their lawns should
sew grass seed" said Wesley Greene,
"The seed thrown on the ground win
gre dually be worked in by the freez-
ing and thauing of the surface OF the
ground. Persons who wspt to avoid
labor may burn of their lawns, but
there is no advantage in doing 1t. We
begin to look for spring too early ev-
cry year. II will be April 25 before
the trees begin to bud out. 1t takes
several weeks OF good warm weather
to bring out the blossoms OF the fruit
trees"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26
To Have State Camp.

II the government has but two
manoeuver camps, It is the intention
to have. the officers and noncommis-
stoned officers OF each regiment from
every state sent to these camps, i
is said. This VIII be in addition tc
the state camp period. BY extreme
east, the Iowa officers believe thai
some point east of Ohio is meant and
that by extreme west, some point
west OF Denver will be selected for
the vancouver camp The state OF
ficials will make no plans until more
definite information is received from
Washington.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26

An explosion at the Equitable Pow
der company's plant in Alton, Ill,
shook territory in Illinois within a dis
lance of one hundred miles. Henry
Miller, night Waterman. was killed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26

With her IL passengers and crew OF
SO saved. the steamer City Of Sydney
which ran on the Sambro rocks. rs
miles east of Halifax. was abandoned
and is expected to become a total
loss.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26

The Windsor hotel and the Western
Newspaper Union building, which
housed the Milwaukee Evening Wis
consin, one of the oldest newspapers
in the state, were destroyed by fire,
with a loss estimated at s350.000, at
Milwaukee.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26

Yoshida, said to have been the In,
termediary between officials OF the
Siemens e. Schuckert company, q
German electrical firm, and Japanese
naval officials, committed suicide in
prison at Toxic, Japan.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26

The postponement is announced at
Santiago, Chile, of the fifth Pan.
American conference which was to
have been held here in September
1t win not take place before the end
OF November.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-26

Praise for President Wilson and
Secretary Bryan in nearly equal meas
ure was the nominating note in the ad.
dresses at the annual banquet held at
Lincoln, Neb, on the occasion of the
ffty-fourth anniversary of Mr.. Bryan's
birth.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-15

the tracks, but they bent the wires
up and down In such a way that
It was easy for woman or any
body else to walk through the fence,
merely by stopping.
John Rhodes testified that In or.
der to go under the tracks through
the viaduct the woman would have
had to 60 about thirty rods out of
her way In each direction. or 60
rods in ALL This would be about a
fifth of q mile.
A. o. Scott, the undertaken, testi-
fed that what the woman wore over
her head was a fine-mesh brown veil
The jury In few minutes reached
the following verdict:
THAT Mrs. Charles Nelson came
to her death by being struck by the
engine of Train No. ga of the Chi
cago & Northwestern Railroad com.
pany on the right of way of said com
pany about 500 feet west OF the rail
road bridge over the Blue Earth
river"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-15
St, Clair
From fridays 0aliv.

From fridays Daily.
Harry Fields was a Mankato Wis.
itor last Friday.
Sidney Fitzloff was an Eagle Lake
caller Wednesday.
Miss Laura Korth was home over
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Bruels of Mankato Is building
up his place in st. Clair.
Miss Clara Heintze is assisting
Mrs. John Fitzloff for a few days.
The funeral Of Mrs. August Wag.
ner took place Sunday afternoon.
DR.. Juliar has purchased the drug
store stock from Charles Sweitzer.
Miss Bertha Filter OF GAINESVILLE
was a st. Clair visitor Wednesday.
The w. c. T. L.. met with Mrs.
August Beccue yesterday afternoon.
Miss Louise Buchholtz visited at
the home OF Herman Fisher Tues.
day.
Oscar Anderson has been quite
sick with pneumonia for the past
week.
! August Wagner was q visitor at
the home OF his brother Monday and
Tuesday.
Miss Ernestine Frank closed her
term Of school last week and Is now
ut home.
English service will be held at
the Lutheran church Sunday even
ing, May 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Frantz are the
happy parents OF little son who
arrived Monday.
Nicholas Lynch OF DeGraff. Mimi,
was at st. Clair visiting friends and
relatives Sunday.
The Ladies' Working club met at
the home of Mrs. Herman Fisher
Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Martha Manthey of James
vile attended the Erdman- Rudolph
wedding Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry O'Brien at.
tended the funeral of Mrs. August
Wagner last Sunday.
Gust Dumland visited with his son,
George Dumland of Minneapolis for
a few days last week.
George Hussey is having his build.
ing raised and the rooms. will be
used for living rooms.
The dance given last Friday night
was well attended and the music
was very much enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher OF Madison
Lake were visitors at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Lang Sunday. III
Mrs. John Moede is attending con-
ference this week and viii not re-
turn until the first Of next week.
Herman Fitzloff, August Wagner
and his brother, Otto Wagner OF
Pemberton, were Mankato visitors
last Friday.
Miss westfall. nurse from the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-15
Kasota
From 2. days Daily.

From 2. days Daily.
Buell. Rinkel has an attack Of the
measles.
b. Vetter has added q new porch
to his residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. p. Buell. were
Mankato shoppers Tuesday.
Mrs. William voch OF Mankatc
visited Nels Ecklund and family
Tuesday.
Zibe Mason has rented the Norlin
property and will take possession
next week.
The local baseball team will play
New Ulm on the home grounds Sun
day afternoon.
Albert Allen sold fine load of
Logs to Pettis and McGrath at st.
Peter Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. ID. Fawcett will
leave soon for st. Paul to make
their future Nome.
There will be dance at the
Geigher home In the country Sat
urday evening, May ..
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Dahlgren
and Thure Johnson were among the
Tuesday callers in Mankato.
At the last meeting of the Kaso-
Ia fire department, AL Youngren was
elected delegate to the state con-
yention to be held at Fairmont next
month.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-15
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-15

Emmanuel hospital in Mankato, who
vas at the Wagner home, went back
to Mankato Saturday.
Miss Maggie Hilton who has been
quite i'll for some time, went to
Albert Lea Monday and from there
will go to Minneapolis for treatment.
DIR. Macbeth has been visiting at
Fort Wayne. Ind. for q few weeks,
and returned home Wednesday.
bringing his mother back with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sweitzer
and daughter went to Mapleton
Wednesday where Mr. Sweltzer will
go into the drug business with his
father.
Those who attended the concert
given in Mankato by Miss Florence
Macbeth were Miss Margaret O'Con.
nor, Miss Frances Wingen and Cora
Wingen.
Mrs. Herman Getzkow and
daughter OF Little Falls are visiting
at the home of Ida Baruske. Mrs.
Getzkow also attended the funeral
of her sister. Mrs. August Wagner.
Miss Hattie Erdman of st. Cloud
and Mr.. Gustave Rudolph OF James
vile wer married In the German
Lutheran church In St. Clair We'd
nesday afternoon by the Rev. Mr..
Miller. Miss Elsie Beckey of James
vile played the wedding march.
The bride wore a white embroidered
wolfe gown and a veil and carried
white carnations. A wedding sup
per was served at the home OF the
brides parents and was attended
by n party OF friends and relatives.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-15
From Fridays Daily.

From Frlda,'s Daily.
Nlcollet county grand jurors
returned true bills late yester.
day afternoon as follows:
Harry Roby, carnalIy knowing
a child Of fourteen years Of age.
n. II. underhiii, issuing a bank
check on institution In which he
had no funds.
William Edmonds, grand lar
eeny In the second degree.
The parties were arraiened be-
fore Judge Olson and given until
two o'clock this afternoon TO
plead. At the latter hour the de.
PENDANTS pleaded not guilty.
st. Peter, May S.-Because she
refused to answer questions pro
pounded to her by members of the
grand jury, Edith O'Rourke, star
witness for the state in the case
against Harry Roby, was adjudged
in contempt of court Tuesday after
noon and confined to the county Jail
II was a dramatic incident, and was
terminated when the defendant who
is a girl Of fourteen altered her de
cision and gave her testimony.
Or. Basket Assaulted.
DR.. c.. w. Basket, assistant su
perintendent OF the state hospital
was stabbed in the left arm by Thorn
as Dalton. q patient in the Grim
inal ward last Monday. The thrust
was aimed at his heart, DIR. Bias
kett saving his life by warding OF
the blow OF his assailant.
Released From Hospital.
On an order issued by Judge Orr
OF the Ramsey county district court
George Parker was released from the
criminal ward at the state hospita
last Saturday. Parker has negro
blood in his veins, and at the tim,
he committed the crime that landed
him in the ward for the criminal in
sane he was preparing himself To-
the practice of medicine. In q n
of insanity he murdered a woman IN
st. Paul, and afterwards dissectet
her body. He was brought here IN
January, 1912, and the following Jul,
was implicated in the jail-deliver,
plot which resulted In the escape o
Bjorn ostby, the Duluth murderer