Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-11-30

anu uleu III ,elSuL hours. ne dTTlVe(
in Iowa City sixty years ago and wen
to Columbus City sixteen years later
Surviving is a daughter, Mrs Cornell
ius Austin of Mendon. la. Mr.. Dents
last reminiscent chat was in reference
to the evening he spent with Abra.
ham Lincoln, soon after the latter's
detection to the presidency. He cast
his vote for president for the TWEEN
tieth time in eighty years on Novem-
Der Z, 1916. Mr. Dent was one OF
1owa's foremost stock raisers.
Mrs. William Tallerdy, wife of a
well known north Knoxville teamster,
has been in q very critical condition
and is. still suffering greatly from the
effects of the bite of a rat-a wound
inflicted on the forehead, near the
outer angle of the left eye, about six
weeks ago. She has been practically
helpless, her face and neck badly
swollen and has frequently suffered
long periods of excessively high tenn
perature, from 102 to 104 degrees.
At present the patient is able to sit
up, but is still in great pain aad mise
ry most of the time, the parts affected
at present being mainly the muscles
of the neck. arms and chest. Her rel
atives still fear the effects of the
poisonous wound.
| In district court at Dubuque jury
returned a verdict of mot guilty" in
the case of Max Laws, charged with
murder. Laws, an Illinois Central
freight brakeman, on July "a, in q
caboose in the yards in Dubuque,
stabbed to death l. Thomas, another
| n II nv11p
The men had visited East Dubuque
saloons during the evening and
quarreled. Returning to their quart
ers in the caboose. fight ensued an6
Thomas was stabbed seven times.
death resulting almost instantly. IN
addition to claiming self-denfense,
Laws pleaded, the trouble between
the two was caused by various re-
marks made about Mrs. Laws by
Thomas. Both men lived in Water
loo.
! This year there has been consider
able discussion all over the state re-
lative to the weight of bushel of corn
before it is dry. In some places the
purchaser wanting to be allowed as
high as eighty pounds for a bushel.
The question was taken up with the
attorney generals Office and Mr.. Rob-
bins, an assistant, made ruling
warning grain dealers that it was un-
lawful to accept corn on the cob at
so pounds to bushel unless a written
agreement was entered into between
the purchaser and seller. The decision
is the result of question of dealers
as to the acceptance of new corn at
so pounds to allow for shrikage. Mr..
Robbins quoted the following rates
as legal, corn on cob in field, 20 lbs.
corn in ear (unhusked), IS pounds; ;
shelled corn 81 pounds.
Ben F. Myers. a feeder living Just
across the Madison line east of Dexter
came home last week with considera-
bly, over $4,000 in his pocket. the
proceeds of sale of 81 head of two
year-old' steers. five cars, on the
Chicago market Wednesday. Mr.
Myers bought the cattle a little over
a year ago at $3.50. They were a
fine lot of grade Herefords. He car
ried them through the winter on
ensilage. Wednesday he all but top
ped the Chicago market with them,
getting SLIGO for them. Only one
load that day sold for s11.65. The
steers averaged s170 apiece. Repre-
sentative Lenocker. who told us of
the sale, says that the price of corn
and the price of cattle gives a feeder
plenty to think about. He bought
two loads last week to feed and says
he will shut his eyes and buy corn
even If ii is Sill in Chicago.
A queer death. probably out of the
ordinary only because we do not I'M
IAr 4
at 1890 on Wednesday, November /,
al the Hawkeye mining camp east of
Knoxville. when Mrs. Villa Jackson
passed away after a profound slum-
Der of about % hours. and which was
preceded by several hours of drowsi-
ness. Mrs. Jackson gave birth to 8
baby boy Saturday October 2S. The
child died Sunday, but the mother APP
peared as strong as is usual in such
cases until Monday. On that date she
suffered several attacks of drowsiness
from which she was aroused with
difficulty. Tuesday morning the SLEEP
period profound until about 11:15 a
n. when she fell into a slumbcr from
which she never awakened. Every.
thing possible was done 70 arouse the
afflicted woman, but she passed away
at the hour mentioned in the opening
A farmer near Wiota missed sever
or eight head of two hundred pound
hogs one morning last week Getting
busy at once he got a clue, followins
it up he found they had been driver
10 market and sold a day or two be
fore he had discovered his loss.
, stranger did the job. He had beer
working in the neighborhood and haC
been fired. The Cass county sheriff
is now trying to locate the thief.
The decision of the justice court il
Osceola in finding Harve Deitricl
guilty of nisdemeanor in that h,
refused TO answer question pro
, pounded to him by census enumer
ator touching membranes on hi
; land was reversed by the suprem,
court. The supreme court found tina
the statute relied upon did not auth
, oriZe the propounding of question in
, volved, that the defendant was no
7 guilty of the charge and that tn,
court erred in holding him guilty. !
little over year ago Mr.. Deitricl
was called upon by T. A. Patterson
assessor for Washington township
NJ. pcitrick answered all the cues
ions that were asked him except tina
on 'lncUmbrance of Farm or Home.
Mr. i, Patterson filed information
against him. Mr.. Doitrick contendeC
that the statue saying that it was
misdemeanor 20 answer the questions
did not copfcr upon the executive
council authority 10 incorporate II
tho blank the question which he re
fused TO answer Mr.. Deitrick wa
tried before Justice OF che peace il
Clarke county under the statue tha
provides that If the questions by tn
IassegeOr arc refused an answer