Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-20

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woman, Ruth Lambert, 20 years of
age, kept the terrible secret He has
confessed that he was in the gang
that did the murder and has given his
accomplices. His arrest clears up the
murder of John B. Stoessel, well.to-
do mechanic foreman in the United
States arsenal shops on the Rock Is
land. Stoessel was murdered at mid
night, Nov. Z, 1913.
The rule governing county exhibits
at the Iowa state fair has been chang
ed so that large number OF counties
may enter the competition. Last year
only those counties that employed an
agricultural expert were permitted to
exhibit, but the rule has now been
enlarged to admit those counties that
have farm clubs or associations for
the purpose of exhibiting the products
OF that county. To date three new
counties, Cherokee, Jasper and Cerro
Gordo, have sent in entries.
Webster City is just now enjoying
the luxury of two claimants as head
of the municipal electric light and
water plants. One Of them is recog-
nized as such by Mayor Banks. The
other is recognized as such by the
city council. Both men are to be
found at the office of the city super
intendent and each claims the man
agement of the municipal utilities Of
Webster City.
While getting supper, to surprise
her mother, who was away, Nellie
Gordon, aged Z, of South Sioux City
received burns from which she has
succumbed: The accident occurred
while the little one was starting a
fire in kitchen stove.
]. w. McRae, wanted for passing
two forged checks at Council Bluffs,
has been captured in Chicago. The
Iowa Bankers association has been on
his trail for over two years. He will
be brought back to Council Bluffs for
trial.
Roy Bates of Conway is believed to
be dying from three bullet wounds in
his head, inflicted by himself at the
home of his parents. All three bull
lets entered the young mans fore
head. The act is ascribed to Ill
health.
]. Klein, a young farmer living
near Eagle Center, in Tama county,
was killed instantly when large
beam fell, striking him on the head,
and fracturing his skull. The beam
accident happened when Klein, with
others, was engaged in raising a barn.
Ben Heggen purchased from A. A.
Kelley an eighty acre farm four miles
west of Calendar for s215 an acre.
On the same day c. Mortensen, presi-
dent of the bank at Slifer, purchased
120 acres in the same neighborhood
for 1915 an acre.
The towboat Dixie, with the float
! ing theater America and a river show
| troupe, struck submerged stump in
sixteen feet Of water in the Mississip-
| pi near Montrose. The crew and ac-
tors escaped to the show boat before
the steamer went down.
A petition involving the distribution
of an estate worth half million dol
lars, was filed in federal court at Des
Moizes. Shortly afterward settle
ment was effected, by which w. H..
Craig, of Abel, day laborer, will in
herit fortune estimated at $4,000.
Bishop William A. Quayle, of St.
Paul, presiding at the dedication Of
| the new 100000 Methodist Episcopal
church at Fort Dodge, raised $4,000
in FIVE minutes, an average OF $4,000
minute. This amount frees the
church of all indebtedness.
James Davis, transient who had
been cared for at the Cedar Rapids
jail, succumbed to heart failure. The
man, after being arrested, realized his
condition and sold many personal ef'
fects, using the money to secure lit.
tie Injuries in his closing hours.
The frost damage in Iowa was
slight. according to reports. Heavy
frosts were reported at Boone and
Iowa Falls but the damage was not
serious. Points north and west Of
Iowa reported that fruit received a
setback by frost
Muscatine and Kansas City police
are now seeking man who, giving
his name as r. b. Jones of Kansas
hotel in Muscatine and departing the
next day, left behind him helpless
crippled 2 year old boy.
John Kirkhoff, aged 80, while cross
ing the Milwaukee railway track near
Templeton in an auto, was hit by q
train, and dangerously hurt. He was
taken to a hospital in Council Bluffs
by trainmen. The injured man wal
unable to talk of the accident.
Miss Grace Stockwell OF Rangoon,
Burma, missionary, is at Mason City
on a vacation, and there is much
question whether her party will sail
for the return to the Orient July 3rd
because of the possibility of war be.
tween Japan and China.
The dead body OF Mrs. William AL.
lison OF Fort Dodge was found in q
cistern, where she had probably fallen
while wandering about in a mentally
unbalanced condition.
Pitching head,ong down the cellar
stairs at the home of her daughter al
Marshalltown, Mrs. Mary H. Peet was
instantly killed. The woman's neck
was broken.
The work of improving the land re
Gently purchased by the state at the
instance of the state game warden
Mr.. Hinshaw, is going forward, When
completed it will not only be an at.
tractive place to visit but one Of great
value to the state for stocking Iowa
waters with fish propagated and dis