Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-04-29

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and Mrs. James Deeney at Mason City
and beat them badly. The robbers
escaped.
The difficulty of keeping up sup
ply Of teachers at low wages in the
face of opportunities of nuptial ma
ture is one which County Superintend-
ent c. NJ. Miller of Iowa City is fully
aware. In Johnson county a dozen
schools are without teachers this
spring
An Italian working on the section
near Madrid, found a signal torpedo.
He had never seen one before, and
placing it upon the rail he struck it
with track bolt The explosion tore
off one of his hands. cut off a piece
Of his face and blinded him in one
of his eyes. The contents of the ex-
plosive is very poisonous and it is
blood poisoning.
The members of the Christian
Science church of Sheldon have pur-
chased property TO be fitted up for
church and reading room purposes.
The Womens Civic Improvement
club is already making it's mark upon
4 the general aspect of the town of
Emmettsburg. Prizes are offered for
! the best kept lawns and flower beds
and competition promises to be very
sharp. A May festival is planned,
to be held the 9th and 2Sth of next
month.
| "A cotton glove and mitten factory
will be opened at Charles City under
| the ownership and management Of
Geo. B. Crinklaw of that city and his
son, Henry G. Crinklaw.
The members of the state board of
| control visited the penitentiary at
Fort Madison and bargained for
207-acre farm in Washington town
ship, situated one mile north of the
penitentiary.
A number of the members of the
Atlantic lodge B. p. o. f. are plan.
ming to attend the Grand Lodge re-
| union at Los Angeles this summer.
John Hardiman. charged with as.
sault with intent to commit robbery.
has been convicted by a jury in the
| district court at Sioux City. The yer.
dict of guilty was reached in less
than an hours elaboration.
At recent meeting the Burlington
Commercial exchange voted unani-
mously to act at once to take up the
problem of installing the Des Moines
plan of city government and com
mittee was selected to push the mat
ter.
Burglars made a raid on the treas
urer's Office at the court house at
| Centerville, getting few bills and
! silver dollars. The small change was
| left.
The Webster City postoffice force
have gathered UP mail bags, books
and records, postage stamps, etc, and
moved over to the new quarters.
Congressman A. T. Hull has made
donation to the Pattee park com.
mission in the shape Of a number Of
shrubs Of different countries which
have been accllmated for growing in
| the United States.
! Plans for the dedication of the new
| Y. NJ. c. A. building, which is now
nearly completed IN Davenport and
! the building will be thrown open to
the public for its inspection on June
! 1st
The Rural and Four Cities Tele.
| phone company was voted franchise
! at Mitchellville by vote of 113 to
62. 1t now has franchise in Prairie
! City, Altoona and Mitchellville.
Congressman }. A. r. Hull has
made donation 10 the Pattee park
commission at Perry in the shape OF
number OF shrubs of different coun.
| tries which have been acclimated for
| growing In the United States.
An electrical display is being given
at the college at Ames.
Onawa is to have a $1,000 race meet
July 20 to 23 There are to be two
| $500 purses and a $500 purse in each
days races.
b. Y Walker, of Van Vert, an old
| gentleman, SO years old, sawed, split
and piled up thirty cords of wood last
winter The pile was 240 feet long
! ana IOQr 1eet nlSn.
| Some of the farmers in the vicinity
of Griswold have been the purchasers
| OF catalpa trees from agents whom,
they say, misrepresented much in con
nection with the transaction. Many
of the farmers refused TO receive the
| goods when they were delivered.
Joe Fagg, living near Eldora, has
refused an offer of 5000 an acre fol
his 120-acre farm near that town.
The board of supervisors OF Kos
suth county sold $4,000 worth OF
drainage bonds at a premium Of $50,
! sos. The bonds run for fifteen years
| at per cent. The American Ieomer
| Of Des Moines bought part OF the
bonds, as did the Citizens National
bank of New Hartford. Chicago and
ST. Louis companies have also invest
ed i'll the bonds,
The spacious new domestic science
! school at Carroll which has been un
der erection for the past ten months
is nearing completion and will be
ready for occupancy and operation
by Sept. /. The building will cost
about $4,000 and is said to be the
! best structure of its kind in the state.
Emmettsburg will hold a big May
Festival the 9th and 2Sth of next
| month. The various committees are
| at work securing attractions and
making arrangements.
In the district court at Onawa Judge
/ Mould, in giving his decision in the
case of the State vs.. Hunt, sentenced
! Melvin Hunt of Turin to an indeter-