Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-09

sent home on trial, 5; discharged as
recovered, 3; discharged improved, 3;
discharged unimproved i; died, 3.
Highland Park Normal College, Des
Moines, Iowa, is undoubtedly the best
school in the country for teachers.
Besides the regular didactic course
which is usually maintained in the
Normal Schools there is department
of kindergarten and Primary work
with "a Model School in session all the
year. We believe there is no other
school that furnishes such excellent
tOteach.
The business portion of Grand Mound,
a fiourishing town twenty-four miles
west of Clinton, was almost completely
destroyed by fire. The fire broke out
in Steirs' livery stable and spread rap
idly to adjoining buildings. The
heaviest losers are: e. STEERS, Nelson
& Anderson, John Merrill, William
Kahler and Mrs. Dalton. Daniel
Alexander had two valuable stations
burned. The total losses aggregate
sec, 900; insurance about $4,000 The
fire is supposed to have been started
by tramps, who were sleeping in Steirs'
barn. The town had but one fire en-
CINE, and that was rendered almost
useless owing to an inadequate water
supply.
The Iowa Soldiers Monument Com
mission met at Chicago on the I'd.
There were present six members of the
commission-R. S. Finkbine, the well
known architect of Des Moines; c. III.
Catch, Mrs. Cora Weed, l.. f. Mitchell,
f. Townsend and ID. n. Richardson.
The chairman of the commission, who
is Governor Jackson, was not present.
The principal business transacted was
to set the date for the laying of the
corner stone, and September 6 was Sc
lected. The principal address on that
occasion will be delivered by eX-Sen-
ator James Harlan, who will present
the monument to the soldiers on behalf
of the state. The ceremony of laying
the corner stone will be performed by
the Masonic fraternity.
There seems to be an epidemic of
runaway boys and girls in the vicinity
of Ottumwa. Name Shearer, the 16-
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. l..
5. Shearer, north of Troy, disappeared
recently as completely as if the
earth had swallowed her, and though
ponds have been dragged and a thor
ough search has been made 10 trace
can be found of her. George McVeigh,
a 1G-year-old boy at Floris, without
any reason, disappeared as mysteri-
ously from home on the Goth, and the
same night Laura and Lizzie Ash, II
and 16 years. respectively, living south
of Ottumwa, failed to materialize I'M
der the parental roof. There is a clue
to the whereabouts of the missing boy,
but not word has been heard from
the girls.
A collision occurred oil the bridge
across the Big Sioux river on the Mil
waukee railroad in the suburbs of
| Sioux City. A freight train stopped
| there to do some switching at an ice
! house, and left part of the train
standing on the bridge and trestle on
the Dakota side. few minutes later
another freight train came along and
| the engineer was unable to stop before
J reaching the standing train. The en-
| gineer and his fireman jumped and
he, mt hn
| plowed it's way through the standing
train. The caboose was pushed across
| the river and overturned on the Dakota
| side, but one loaded and two empty
cars were thrown into the river. A
Chicago travelling man was in the
caboose, and when he saw the engine
coming, lay down in the bottom of the
car and came out of the debris I'M
harmed.
The weekly report of the Iowa
Weather and Crop service says: The
| past week has been the worst of the
season. The daily temperature aver
aged seven degrees above the normal.
On the Goth the temperature ranged
| lIoll loO W lUi ucRICSS, Will
winds twenty to thirty-ive miles an
hour-the severest in it's effects upon
vegetation ever known in Iowa. Light
showers are reported along the eastern
border, and at few localities in the
interior, affording temporary relief in
checking the process of desiccation.
Variable reports are received as to the
effects of the drouth and hot winds
upon corn. In the central and south
ern districts the damage is much
greatern than in the northern belt.
The consensus of opinion seems to be
that about onefourth of the acreage
planted will yield no corn and but little
fodder. With speedy and substantial
relief the state at large may possibly
harvest one-half an average crop. But
every days continuance of present con-
ditions will lower the possibilities and
decrease the output. Pastures are dry
and feeding stock is now general. Late
sown millet has not sprouted. Pota-
toes and fax are greatly damaged.
Threshing returns show better yields
of rye, wheat, oats and barley than