Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-06


", a civil war veteran OF Davenport,
made an heroic but unsuccessful at
tempt to save his son Elmer and a
boy companion, Joe Swan, from
drowning in the Mississippi river.
Young Weatherby went under the last
time, just as his aged father reached
out to save him.
There is an unconfirmed yet per-
sistent rumor to the effect that the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rail
way company will locate its shops at
New London, moving them from West
Burlington. Recent options taken on
town property and land adjacent to
the railroad are regarded as indica.
tions that some such move is planned
by the road.
Miss Bessie Moreledge OF Clarinda,
telephone girl who was willed an
eighty acre farm by her sweetheart,
John Shultz, an engineer at the state
hospital, won in the suit brought by
his relatives to break the will. The
court, however. decided she must pay
them the sum of $4,000, and 1t is
stated the young woman plans to
mortgage the farm for the amount.
Chief Of Police George w. Pierce
of Sioux City was found guilty by a
jury on the charge of conspiracy.
Many ballots had been taken during
their deliberations. The first show
ed eight for conviction and four for
acquittal, but little change was noted
until one of the jurors voting for &C
quittal changed to guilty.
The first objections to the creation
of the proposed drainage district
through Ringgold county have been
brought forward by a petition filed
with the county auditor at Mount Ayr
to be brought before the board at its
meeting for their acceptance or re-
lection.
John Logsdon, who has large farm
near Waterville, is one of the Ala
makee county farmers who has solved
the hired help problem. He has two
married men working for him, who,
with their families, reside in two
dwellings which he has erected for
them on his farm.
The first use in Iowa of an aero
plane by a physician in an emergency
call was made when DR.. p. E. Somers,
of Grinnell, was carried fourteen
miles to Ewart by Aviator Billy Rob-
inson, where he attended injuries re.
ceived by Shen. Copeland in a run
away accident
Leland DeBaur, recently married at
Mason City, has been arrested by the
sheriff OF Franklin county and taken
back to Hampton to answer to a
charge of seduction. A judgment for
$4,000 was recently rendered against
him by the Franklin county courts ON
the same charge.
While returning home Altman
Jones, we'll known young farmer,
drove squarely in front of a fast
freight train on the Northwestern
railroad at Missouri Valley. His horse
was killed, the buggy was literally
demolished and young Jones was
dangerously injured.
Mrs. Birdie Wright, sef-confessed
slayer of her husband, is the central
figure in Denver's latest sensation.
Mrs. Wright, who, with her husband,
was for years prominent resident of
Louisa county, shot her husband down
as he attempted to break into her
room.
Eight indictments have been re-
turned by the grand jury az Mason
City, the most serious being that of
Dan Griffin, man forty-fve years of
age, charged with assault upon 1T
tie six year old girl, with intent to
commit rape. Three are charged with
keeping a nuisance in selling liquors.
After having lived in single bliss
for seventy-four years Perrin Shaul.
farmer living at Lamoille, married
Mrs. Lydia McCarty, also of Lamoille.
Although fourteen years her hus-
bands junior, Mrs. Shaul has been
married before.
To have lived eighty-one years and
enjoyed her first rideson railroad
train IS the experience of Mrs. Chris
Speier, who resides at Springbrook.
Mrs. speier. accompanied her nephew
to his home at Leroy, Kans., on her
first railroad journey.
President j. H. T. Main of Gr,nnell
college has been secured to deliver
the commencement address on May
81 before the graduating class Of the
Newell High school. The class is
comprised of thirteen members, three
boys and ten girls.
Marion, the year old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. A. B. Cru.nbaker, OF Gil
more City, died in the Mercy hos
pital from the effects CT serious OBJ
Grafton performed to remove penny
from the child's throat.
Citizens of Des Mo.nes are now
residing in a city of 100000 popula-
ton. The city passed into the 100000
class with every indication pointing
to at least 100000 population before
May LIST.
Mrs. Lee Schaefer, wife of DR..
Schaefer of Walcott, is In a critical
condition and her husband suffered
three broken ribs and serious inter
nal injuries as the result OF skid
which their automobile took on the
River-to-River road near that place.
The machine turned turtle three
times and landed bottom side up.
The present season Storm Lake will
witness the continuance OF the local
building boom. The Improvements
will amount to about $175,000, aside
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