Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-02-11

a, few days, the neighbors made an
investigation, and found him frozen
to death.
Mrs. Nettie A. Avise was awarded
$4,000 damages in Judge De CRAFTS
court at Des Moines. Mrs. Avise
sought $4,000 from the Inter-Urban
Railway company, alleging that the
company's negligence was responsible
for the death of her husband, John
A. Avise, who was swept from a box
car by a low hanging trolley wire
June 30, 1918.
Zell Williams was found guilty of
| manslaughter in the district court at
Fort Dodge on charge of having
caused the death of ]. B. Bedell on
Dec. of last year. Mrs. May Wilson,
his sister, entered plea of guilty to
| a charge of assault with intent to
commit great bodily injury and was
sentenced to year in the state re-
formatory at Anamosa.
Grundy Center has been shocked by
an almost unbelievable attack by a
drink crazed son on his mother. Ray
Carlson, a barber, knocked his moth
er down with Ratchet and but for
the timely Intervention of an officer
would probably have killed her. Carl
son, when frustrated in his murder
Gus attack, cut his own throat, al
| though not fatally.
With his throat cut from ear to ear,
an Italian miner of Centerville for
about nine weeks, was found on the
railroad tracks with his head across
the rail, in the south part OF town. A
| pool OF blood in the street near by
showed where he had been slain with
a razor and his body dragged to the
track. There are no clues to the
| murderer.
Mrs. Carrie Rutledge, daughter of
the late Father L. S. Coffin, has fled
suit In the district court at Fort
Dodge to break the will of her father.
He left the major part OF his estate
to colleges and other philanthropic
purposes. Public requests total ST..
600, and the daughter claims the es-
tate does not total much more than
| $4,000.
Harry Barnmeier, federal inspec-
tor for the migratory bird law, states
an erroneous report has been put in
circulation to the effect that the gov
eminent will permit of the shooting
OF wild ducks the coming spring. This
is not the case. All violators, so de-
clares Mr.. Barnmeier, will be rigidly
prosecuted.
Iowa pensions granted recently are
as follows: Catherine Heaton of Ting
ley. s12; Carrie L. Ross of Davenport,
$l2; Elizabeth Wombacner of River
side, $12; Mary L. Crosby of Knox
vile, $12; Jennie e. Patton OF Willis
ca, $12, and Lucinda Williamson of
Eldora, s12
Clyde Davenport found a perfect
specimen of pearl in clam shell
he picked up along the banks OF the
Des Moines river near Fort Dodge. He
has refused offers of $500 for it. The
pearl is conical in shape and weighs
about three karats. Local jewelers.
say it is worth from $1,000 to $4,000.
y,
charged with the murder of Charles
Peterson. will plead self-defense. He
declares his victim threatened to
shoot him. The court has been ask
ed to postpone Flanagan's trial in or
der to locate witnesses who heard
Peterson's threats.
The Sartori hospital at Cedar Falls
was dedicated recently. 1t was built
and endowed by Joseph Sartori, a
wealthy banker of Los Angeles, Cal,
in memory of his parents, the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Sartori Of that
place. 1t cost $4,000
Some malicious person has circu-
lated rumor that the Tri-State fair
is not to be given this year. While
the report has not gained wide cir
culation, the members of the fair as
sociation desire to throttle 1t and to
deny it emphatically.
Miss Mary Rank, the 13-year-old
daughter of Ffndley Rank. living two
miles north of Hamburg, died from
ptomaine poisoning. The entire fam
lily was taken sick after having eaten
their dinner. The family is at loss
to know the source Of the poison.
A sensation was sprung when John
Spence and George Firuaker were ar
rested. They are charged with boot
logging. Spence is the editor of the
Socialist paper in Mason City and
has always been considered highly
respected citizen.
Bruce Kelly's farm on the Second
avenue road near Clinton was sold
at the top price ever paid for land
in Clinton county John Mess paid
s262.50 an acre for the quarter sec
ton.
The bee industry is making lively
fight for recognition in the state.
Brady, OF Dallas county, presented 0
bill to the house providing for bee
keeping department at the state az
ricultural school.
The Methodists Of Coggan are feel
ing proud over their new church re-
Gently dedicated and they are still
prouder that it was dedicated abso
lutely without debt.
Steps are being taken in Lee coun-
ty for the organization of what Is to
be known as the Green Bay drainage
district. The project has in view the
reclamation of $4,000 acres Of land
in that section. The county has
granted the necessary permission for
the work
An amendment to the state primary