Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-12-17

a slrdnSe case Oh mlseeSendtlOn
was witnessed in the police court at
Burlington. A negro and 16 year old
white girl were arraigned on the
charge of living together. The me-
gro was the last imaginable person
that would be expected to attract any
woman. much less white one, being
about so years old and homely and
sloven in appearance, while the girl
was extremely pretty and refined
looking. Her mother and sister were
summoned to testify as to her age,
and 1t was a sad sight when the
mother first saw her erring daughter
in the courtroom.
Two women were the victims of a
peculiar circumstance at Clarinda, in
which both suffered broken arms.
Mrs. Martin Lucas OF this city and
Mrs. Abbie Gilmore Of Nebraska were
the victims. Mrs. Gilmore, who is
visiting at Clarinda, had her automo-
bile with her. She invited Mrs. Lucas
for ride and in attempting to crank
the auto broke her arm by fly back.
Mrs. Lucas then started to crank the
auto with the intention of taking
Mrs. Gilmore to a doctor, when she.
too. had fly back and also broke her
arm.
A well dressed stranger giving his
name as J. H. Conkling, and represent.
ing himself to be a salesman for
creamery supplies, pulled on q clever
deal at the local creamery at Storm
Lake. He made a call at the cream
cry when he knew the manager was
out, but asked one of the boys for the
manager, and while he was looking
for him tapped the till and got away
with about $2S. A few hours later 1t
was discovered that Steffen Bros.
were short $50, and then 1t was re-
called the same man called there.
One of the interesting exhibits OF
the state horticultural convention at
the state house in Des Moines was
that of Charles s. Stone OF Muscatine.
He has delicious apple trees that
have raised two crops a year for
three straight years. The April bloom
are large but the July bloom are but
one-fourth normal size. Mr.. Stone be-
lives that in time a tree will be pro-
duced that will bear two crops q
year regularly.
All girls of the Iowa City High
school are to be taught the use OF a
rifle. Such was the announcement Of
High school authorities following the
announcement that c. Ellis Williams,
a member of the staff OF the High
school, and superintendent Of the
boys rife team, would within the
near future organize girls rife team
as the beginning of a plan to teach
all the young women Of the High
school the use of gun.
Knoxville probably now has more
bags, tons and carloads OF wool In
storage than any other town Of equal
size in Iowa. The wool buying firm
Of Shive & Feagins finished storing
their fourth warehouse with the flee
cy product, and now have on hand a
total of between 100000 and 100000
pounds. One Of the storage houses
is two story building, 30x60 feet in
size. which is packed to the rafters
Buried at the bottom of a fifteen
foot trench many rods from habitation
and held prisoners for ten hours, was
the frightful experience Of Frank
Katzenberg and Everett German. two
young men, at work near Alton. Cor
man was entirely covered, but the dirt
about his head was loosely packed
and allowed him scant air and Katz-
enberg's head just extended above the
cavein.
An order has been issued by the
state veterinary department with the
approval of the federal department,
putting Greene county under quaran-
tine because Of the alleged exposure
to the foot and mouth disease. The
quarantine prohibits moving any cat
tie, sheep or hogs in or out of the
county or from one farm to another
or moving them cross highway.
Newell Daley, formerly of Whiting,
who would like to return to his old
home from Canada, is prevented, both
by the European war and by the foot
and mouth disease, which prevents
him from crossing the line with his
cattle. He cannot ship out his horses
as they may be needed in the war
Abraham Jams Schau, aged II, and
Catherine Schau, aged 81, of Ida
Grove, have been married for the sec
ond time. Several years ago Mrs.
Schau went back to Germany to visit
her old home and stayed SO long that
Schau obtained divorce on the
ground of desertion.
The raising of the quarantine made
the shipping business lively at Pres
colt. One hog buyer shipped out
eleven cars OF stock-eight cars Of
hogs. two cars Of cattle and one Of
sheep-in two days.
Richard s. Booten ended his life at
the home OF his mother-in-law, Mrs.
Howard, In Hamburg, by swallowing
poison. The tragedy occurred after
Mrs. Booten refused to return to her
husband.
Mrs. VIM. Howes of Merrill was in
jured seriously when the automobile
in which she was riding struck anoth-
err car on small bridge near Mer.
rill. The car plunged into ditch
and was completely wrecked.
After having passed much Of the
night in angry discussion, ]. c. Park,
a farmer living near Mondamin, Ia,
shot his wife twice in the head, kill
ing her instantly.
/. N. Holmes of Olympia, Wash,
former Western Union operator in
DEBORAH, and son Of Mrs. William
Holmes was elected to the office OF
couufv ouditnr nf rhurctnu county