Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-07-22


pleas of not guilty to two separate
charges, one of robbery and another
of kidnapping for ransom. Wegener was
released under $1,000 bond on the rob-
berry charge and signed his own bond
under the charge of kidnapping. He
will be tried at the September term
of the district court. Wegener declar-
ed that he does not remember the
date (Oct. IA. 1910 upon which the
assault upon Charles Ashworth was
made. On that date, according to the
confession OF Frank Lavelle, now
serving twenty years at Fort Madison,
Lavelle and Wegener enticed Ash
worth, who is wealthy farmer OF
near Valley Junction, into vacant
room above Valley Junction restaur-
ant and there attempted to extort $5.-
900 from him by forcing him TO write
There was an impressive scene at
Atlantic when Samuel A. Musser of
Northwood and Mrs. Julia Beech,
brother and sister. met after lapse
Of nearly fifty years. Mrs. Beech and
brother were left alone when children.
Mr.. Musser went into the civil war
and at its close Joined the gold hunt
ers. with horse and pack mule he
traversed the western gold fields, new
er at any time joining his sister, who
had all these years mourned for him
as dead.
A. F. Dewitt of Ottumwa, admins
traitor for the estate of Minnie Whit
mer, has fled suit for damages in
the sum OF $4,000 against Jack Cram,
alleging Grams responsibility for the
death Of Mrs. Whitmer. Grams au-
tomobile struck a wagon in which
Mrs. Whitmer and her family were
riding and the death Of the woman
resulted two days later.
Emory Ross, young Iowan in the
foreign missionary service OF the
Christian church, is to be married this
fall, and as wedding gift the Iowa
divisions Of the Christian Women's
Board Of Missions are going to pre-
sent him with bungalow in the town
OF his assignment. Monrovia, Liberia,
Africa.
The city of Keokuk has purchased
new fire truck, the first piece of mo-
tor apparatus for the city. So anxi-
Gus are the natives to see the new
apparatus go up the street at fifty
miles an hour, they are turning in
false fire alarms.
The big war is keeping American
money here, not only by stopping
tnurict fro fgic h,,f olon M addipo "a
the risk Of sending money across the
water. AS result, deposits in the
postal savings bank at Fort Dodge
have jumped $1,000 in three months.
Mrs. M. ". Pelton, who was terribly
injured by vicious hog. which attack
her in the farmyard at Welfman, has
been compelled to yield to the ampu-
tation of an arm. This has been done
to save her life. The hog bit, tore
and chewed her arm into fragments.
Watering troughs in Fort Dodge are
supposed to be the spreaders Of in
fluenza among horses. 1t is esti-
mated that fifty animals in that city
have been unable to work because OF
the disease. The disease is not fatal
but very painful.
Final plans for the annual encamp
ment of the Second infantry, Iowa Ma
tional guard, this year at Clear Lake,
have been completed by Col. N. P.
Hyatt of Webster City and Capt v.
E. Hale, regimental adjutant OF Fort
Dodge.
While hunting ground squirrels,
Renus Johnson Of Ida Grove accident
ally discharged his gun. while taking
it through fence. His left thumb
was torn off, together with a portion
of the fleshy part of the hand.
Gertrude Cochrane, -, ran down
the lane at her home near Lacey to
meet her uncle. In some way she
became confused and was run over
by her uncle's auto, sustaining inJur-
les that proved fatal an hour later.
A union birthday celebration In
honor of Mrs. Frank Johnson, Mr..
Mahlon Head and Mr.. John Beatty
was held in jefferson. Mahlon Head
and. John Beatty are both so years
old and are veterans OF the civil war.
The Iowa Union Medical socdetys
semi-annual convention was held at
Iowa City and may be held in Dav-
export in December, as movement
to change from the regular meeting
place, Cedar Rapids, is on.
Programs for the annual conven-
ton of county recorders, which is to
be held in connection with the sher-
ifrs' and clerks convention at Clear
Lake have just been issued
Census enumerators working I'M
der the direction OF County Auditor
A. w. Dobson completed the state
census of Marshalltown, returning fig
ures totaling 16,026.
The village Of Hansell viii soon
have new bank all through the ef-
forts OF some representative business
men OF Hampton and several we'll to
do farmers.
Joseph Yezik. Ga years o. age. and
supposed for the past forty years to
have been dead. having left Malcolm,
his former home. forty years ago. has
just returned.
Lockjaw, the first fatal case in
Iowa City in years. killed Edward
Hay, aged 8. The lad was the son Of
Mrs. Harry Harms.
Lloyd Wright Of Sioux City, high
school graduate. was killed and w. w.
Hall and Walter Scott. former mayor
Of Hawarden. seriously injured when
their auto was hit by train at Q
grade crossing.
Fred z. Wray Of Cedar Rapids, In
jured when an interurban car on the