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

and the warehouse of the Standard
Oil company. The flames started in
the yards of the former company and
entirely destroyed the plant, two
tanks of gasoline exploding and one
Of kerosene burning. The flames then
spread to the yards OF the Standard
Oil company, and, although they
swept around both the gasoline and
kerosene tanks, which contained hun
dreds of gallons, they did not explode.
The warehouse of the Standard. how
ever was destroyed.
Walter Jens, who, according to let
ters found on his person, lived at
Readsville, Wis, died at the Fark hos
pital from injuries he received when
he was struck by Minneapolis &
st. Louis passenger train about a
quarter of mile north of Manly.
Jens, who was about % years of age,
sustained fractured skull, his chest
was crushed and both feet were cut
off at the ankles. Relatives have
been notified Of the young mans
death, but no word has been received
A fire causing total loss of $751;
600 occurred at Mason City. 1t orig
mated in the Ben Clark bakery owned
by J. B. Youngblood and the building
was damaged $4,000 and the stock
$4,000. Other losses were: Christen-
sen grocery, building owned by c. r..
Patton, stock damage $4,000, build
ing damaged $1,000 Misses Snyder
and Buchanan millinery, building own
ed by r. E. Boyle, stock loss $4,000,
building loss $4,000.
Miss Iva Turner of Nevada has filed
suit for $4,000 damages against l..
G. Welty, superintendent of the
schools in Hardin county, which
promises to be sensational. Miss Tur-
ner alleges that Welty was respons-
fble for her discharge from the school
at Union, where she taught at the
time Of the trouble, and also charges
him with slanderous utterances
against her.
The good roads committee Of the
Commercial club of Fort Dodge acted
favorably on proposed loop to the
Lincoln highway suggested by Sioux
Falls road enthusiasts The suggest
ed highway will leave the Lincoln
route at Beaver, in Boone county,
going west nine miles to Lanyon. Har-
court will be the next town on the
highway, and from that point the
highway leads direct to Fort Dodge.
Crawford County has made con-
tract for moving $4,000 cubic yards of
dirt on the roads Of the county at
1868 per cubic yard. This is the low
est figure which has been obtained.
The principal work will be done on
the Lincoln Highway between West
Side and Dunlap.
AS result of being thrown from a
manure spreader, the wheels of which
passed over his body and crushed his
chest, Roscoe P. Girton, young farm
err of State Center, was killed. Cir
toms lungs were punctured by the
fractured ribs and he died half ar
hour after the accident.
A family quarrel following dis
pute over money matters ended in
the staying of Mrs. Carl Rubbing ~
Davenport. The woman's jugular vein
was severed and her face cut open.
Rubbing then went to a neighbor's
house and was driven to the police
station, where he gave himself up.
st. Mary's congregation of Keota
is to build new parochial school
and sisters residence, the plans and
specifications for the structure hav-
ing been completed by Architect Ar
thur H. Ebeling. The building will
cost in the neighborhood Of $4,000.
Mrs. Michael Cole of Mason City,
who, police believe, attempted suicide
by swallowing strychnine, is at hos
pital. Neighbors heard her scream
ing In the night and forced an en-
trance to her to find her in agony.
Engineer H. d. Crawford was kill
ed and Fireman l.. E. Howell serious
ly hurt when a Milwaukee freight
train struck COW and was derailed
near Stone City.
Nels Frederickson, so years old, of
Cedar Rapids, committed suicide by
hanging. He attached the rope to a
beam in his barn. III health is
thought to have occasioned the act
Mrs. Magdalena Fintrick, aged 70
years, died at her home in Waukon.
She was born n Switzerland and had
resided in Allamakee county since
the early days.
Penny admissions to the movie
shows prevails in Sheldon and every
body goes. The city formerly had one
movie house, and when another show
started up the bullets began to fly.
The proposition of bonding the new
consolidated school district in the
sum of $4,000, to be used in the erec-
ton and equipping new school house
in Roland, was carried
Because of an unpaid 500 debt of a
years standing, Nick Jaskovich shot
and killed Alexander Koslosky, rail-
road employee at Mason City. In his
confession to the police the slayer
stated that Koslosky had paid him
back only SO Of the loan, and that he
had warned his debtor that the latter
would never get the rest.
Fire caused by the explosion of a
picture making machine In the wait
ing room destroyed the offices Of the
Ottumwa street railway. The build
ing, three story structure. was gut
ted and the contents totally destroy
ed. The loss will reach about $4,000.
When a block OF wood, containing
several iron bolts, fell thirty-five feet
from the top Of a windmill, 1t struck
Edward Sawyer Of Ackley a glancing
blow on the head, completely sever
ing the mans left ear.
The Lake City High school win