Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18

Fellows Orphans home, located at
Mason City, to be matron of the East
ern Star home at Boone was made to-
Odd Fellows institution since it's
founding and Is a woman Of rare tact
and fine executive ability.
At the meeting of the A. N. & s.
Ry., the resignation of George II.
Messenger as treasurer of the road
was accepted, and James Bruce elect
ed to fill his place. Drs. Emmett
and Campbell were appointed physi-
clans for the road. The contract for
the promotion of the extension south
of the road was let several days ago
to Messrs. Ross and Judd and Hans
Rattenborg.
Almost on the eve OF his marriage
TO Miss Margaret Coyle, prominent
young woman. Robert Brown, a well
known you man, and clerk in the
Sergent shoe store, committed sui
eide Whether Brown killed himself
through fear of exposure of the theft
of two diamonds valued at $3.50, or
merely because of sensitiveness aris-
ing from the suspicion to which he
was subjected, is not yet determined.
The recent primary election will
prove an expensive event for the
state of Iowa. The cost Is estimated
now by the executive council mem
bers to reach close to 100000. The
bills from the different counties for
the expense attached have not been
all sent in; in fact, barely one-half OF
them have been received. However,
the average expense, based on fig
ures now in, reaches close to $4,000
for each county,
Flay day was observed in DeS
Moines Saturday only by a generous
display of the colors. No exercises
were held The national emblem
luttered from the flag pole of every
,public building and from the windows
of many houses. Flag day is usually
celebrated on June IA, but because or
the fact that this date is Sunday the
national headquarters of the G. A. r.
issued orders for the observance or
the day on June Is.
Clinton won the 1909 meeting of
the Iowa Liquor Dealers association.
The vote stood: Clinton &c, Des
Moines 20. The following officers
were elected; Martin Ingwerson OF
Clinton, president; Harry b. Mayne
of Sioux City, secretary; Fred Dierks
of Burlington, treasurer; ]. ]. Klein
Of Council Bluffs, first vice president
Joseph Muelhaupt of Des Moines,
second vice president; William Haase
of Davenport, third vice president.
A peculiar case from Dubuque
county was decided in the supreme
court when the judgment secured by
the heirs of August LaBarge against
the Union Electric company Of that
city was affirmed. LaBarge got up
from his seat while a passenger in
one of the company's cars, and while
standing on the running board of an
open car, laughed and threw his head
back. A passing car struck him and
crushed his skull. A verdict against
the company was rendered in the
lower court.
The unique spectacle of a battle be
tween the hobo and the dandelion has
been presented in Iowa City the past
few weeks as a result of Mayor Bry.
sons crusade against the yellow pest
In hopes of Kidding the parks and
streets of the dandelions he decreed
that all buns CT hoboes who were
under fine should work out these fines
under police protection by digging
dandelion roots. AS a result there
has been a splendid harvest of the
plants and a marked step in the
crusade.
The annual convention of the West
ern Negro Press association closed
with reception to visiting delegates
at the Unon Congregational church In
Des Mones. Business meetings were
held in the court house. The attend
ance was large despite the pool
train service. which kept many of the
delegate away. At ~le opening Of
the meeting. addresses were delivered
by Editor A. L. Demond of the Bux
top Gazette and Nick Childs OF the
Topeka Plain Dealer. Vice Presi
dent ]. l. Thompson Of Des MoineE
lished the first negro paper in the
west, also spoke. Miss Nina Field!
and Miss Logan gave musical mum
bers
Manley Stevens, former Ames
| student. who recently left the navy
committed suicide in Northwestern
freight car at Des Moines. His bod.
was found four hours after he tool
large dose of carbolic acid. Notes
left to his mother, to Miss Bertha
Hoover, Mutual telephone operator
and friends, showed that he was tiret
of the too strenuous ways of thu
world Stevens was "a years old an,
was discharged from the navy il
March because of physical disability
The note to Conductor Tom Moran o
the Northwestern read: "The rae
was too fast. Don't think this wa
not premeditated. By-by. Marley"
To Miss Hoover he wrote: Hope
will meet you some time. Money.
And to his mother he sent the foI
lowing: "Dear Mother: Am sorr
that | had to go this way, but it i
the way out. If you ever get &C
quainted with my woman tell he
by-by. Marley"
Short dedicatory services were he'll
for the new home for the nurses O
the Iowa Methodist hospital. in De
Moines. These services were part @
the dedicatory services held durin
the week for the First Methods
church and its church interests. Bisf