Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09

half dozen others suffered minor
hurts. The fatalities were: John Col
ony, Iowa City, accidentally killed
while dragging his shotgun through
some brush; Charles W. Liddell kill
ed while trying to pull his shotgun
through fence; Leonard Rooney, De-
corah, killed by the accidental dis
charge of his rife; Clyde Smith,
Unionville, accidentally killed by his
grandfather. William Graney of Ma
son City was badly hurt by the acct
dental discharge of his own shotgun.
George Wilson, farmer who dis
appeared from Audubon about one
year ago, has returned with a story
of how he was swindled out of two
farms and money aggregating in value
approximately $4,000 by group Of
Omaha swindlers. Wilson says he
spent last summer working in the
fields of South Dakota, where he was
sent penniless after he had been rob-
bed of his property. After several
months he decided to return to Au-
dubon to see II his fortune could be
recovered.
Conductors on the Northwestern
must now be prepared to practice
rude surgery. First aid kits have
been recently issued to the men in
charge of the trains, together with
booklets explaining their use, and ex-
aminations in their use will be re-
quired of the conductors. The move
Is part of the safety first" move
ment and will enable lives TO be saw
ed In case of accidents, that might
otherwise be lost through failure to
stop the flow of blood or the lack
of proper sterilizing compound.
A $4,000 fire at Cedar Rapids de-
stroyed the Kenz store, the Hubbard
Rubber store and the Cedar Rapids
Saddlery adjoining. The insurance is
about $4,000. Milo Prusek, a city
fireman, while fighting the fire was
knocked down by debris when the
front of building was blown over
upon him by an explosion in the in
terror. He is now in hospital. The
firemen fought the fire all night and
did not have it extinguished until
nearly noon the next day.
The good craftsmanship of some
nimrods has caused the light company
more or less trouble along the high
voltage line between Montezuma and
Oskaloosa. 1t seems as IL these
would be hunters, failing in their ef-
forts to bag any game, get even by
shooting at the insulators. Recently
the Juice" was off while seven insu-
lators were being replaced. Six of
them were down along South Skunk
and the other about five miles south
of Montezuma.
Des Moines theatres and cigar
stores will probably be permitted to
operate on Sundays until January l.
Attorney M. S. Odle has notified state
county and city officials that he would
expect them to enforce the iowa blue
laws. He will wait until the first OF
the year. If the officials have not
taken action by that time, the Des
Moines reformer will then take the
law in his own hands and begin whole
sale prosecutions.
In the district court at Mt. Ayr, al
the conclusion OF ten days trial Of
Elmer e. Williams, charged with the
murder eighteen months ago Of his
father John B. Williams, wealthy
Redding farmer, instructed the jury
to return verdict of acquittal, hold
ing that the evidence did not support
the charge. Williams body, partly
eaten by hogs, was found in a pas
ture one week after he had disap
peared.
There are 10S widows in Polk coun
ty receiving benefits under the wild
rows pension law, according to re
port made by officers, for the Juven
lie court. The amount paid in pen
sions in November was s1,2s4.49. The
number Of children affected are 267
OF the number of mothers receiving
county aid twelve are wives Of meI
committed by the district court t.
the state hospital for inebriates al
Knoxville.
John Crozier, living northwest o
Knoxville, has sold his twenty-five
acre farm to William Sutherland fol-
$4,000, or $500 per acre, the high
est price of land in Marion county
This farm Is known all over Iowa al
fine nursery, but the new owner II
going to take a grubber and grub GU
all of the trees and run 1t strictly
as stock farm.
The Ida Grove city council has le
bids for construction of the first 2;
blocks of pavement in that city. Shee
asphalt will be used for streets and
concrete for alleys. The estimated
cost of improvement is $4,000. Worl
will start as soon as the weather per
mits in the spring.
Hon. N. Densmore, who has jus
been elected for the tenth time a!
president of the Iowa Mutual Tornado
Insurance association, is remarkable
man. He is Sc years old and his mint
is as clear as bell. At recent ban
quet he was one OF the most vigorous
speakers. He lived in Cerro Gordc
county for forty years and represent
ed the county in the state legislature
At Mason City he has an enduring
monument in the Rockwell Farmers
Mutual Cooperative association. This
was the first farmers society ever
organized and it was the product OF
the brain Of this man.
Where is Henry Dumpman? His
suitcase has been found In vacant
house on the farm OF Dick Coltan,
near Usage, where Dumpman was
last employed. In the grip were two
certificates of deposits amounting to
$500. This money is now on deposit
at the First National bank at Usage
and the Citizens National bank at