Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-06-10
Iowa News
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NEWsY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE STATE.

ALL PARTS OF THE STATE.
The grand lodge officers of the A.
+. & A. M, installed at Davenport
were as follows: ID. w. Clements,
grand master; w. H. Hutchinson, de-
putty grand master; III. w. Hughes,
senior grand warden; c.. ID. Becker,
junior grand warden; C. E. Marcy,
grand treasurer; N. r. Parvin, grand
treasurer; A. N. Alberson, grand tyl-
er,
Ex-Mayor A. H. Burton of Sioux
City is dead of cancer after a linger-
ing illness. Burton was mayor from
1900 till 1902 and city attorney from
1894 to 1855.
The Zimmerman Steel company of
Lone Tree will spend $4,000 in i'm,
provements in their foundry and steel
plant this year.
At a meeting of the stockholders Of
the Monroe National and Monroe Saw
ings banks, A. C. Warner was elected
assistant cashier.
After securing a marriafe license
and living together for seven days,
~16-year-old Retta Hastings and Henry
Shepard OF Des Moines returned it to
the county clerks Office today, claim
ing that they had no further use for
it. The license was secured on the
morning of February 3 and it is
claimed the couple lived together un-
til February 10.
Senator w. w. Dodge, formerly of
Burlington, has been appointed to the
office of assistant prosecuting attorn-
ey of the city of Los Angeles, a res
ponsible office and one with which he
will be entirely familiar as he served
two, terms as prosecuting attorney OF
Des Moines county.
Memorial Sunday was duly observed
in Traer by the holding of a union
meeting in the Trear opera house on
Sunday. Rev. Bovey, pastor of the
Congregational church delivered the
address. The soldiers of both the civ
IL and Spanish wars attended in a
body.
County Attorney Stencil has begun
an action against w. II. Parrot at
Sumner for running a saloon illegally,
he never having it is alleged had the
consent of the property with
in fifty feet of his saloon.
The address at the commencement
exercises of the Burlington high
school will be held Friday afternoon,
June II, at the Grand opera house,
and be delivered by Prof. Charles E.
Shelton, president Of Simpson college
of %Indianola.
An interesting. old volume over n
hundred and fifty years old, is under
going repairs at the hands of the
blank book company at Boone and
when it is finished the modern cover
will contain an interesting book. 1t
was published by E. Morgan & Com
pany in the year 174S.
Harry Wheeler, 20, of Mt. Ayr was
found dead on the railroad tracks,
having fallen from q train from Coun'
Gil Bluffs to st. Joe during the night.
A fine specimen Of golden eagle was
shot by John Trelore on his farm
north OF Ogden. The bird had been
stealing chickens and with one shot
he brought it down. It's wings meas
ure seven feet from tip to tip, and 1t
weighs ten pounds.
Rev. d. D.. Buchanan, pastor OF the
First Presbyterian church OF Green
field, has resigned. Mr.. Buchanan
hoe oaanntnl ON Invitation tn locate
at Casey. They were rendered a
largely attended farwell reception.
At the annual convention OF group
Eight of the state bankers associa-
ton in Clinton, G. E. Bartholomew
of Preston was elected chairman and
j. NJ. Reibmann of Grand Mound sec
rotary. The next convention will be
held in Muscatine. The group in
cludes bankers of Clinton, Scott.
Jackson, Jones, Muscatine and Cedar
counties. About 100 members were
in attendance.
Charles Mackey is dead at Iowa
City after lying in an unconscious
state for 140 hours. He suffered a
paralytc stroke. He had lived in
that vicinity forty years.
Col. r. P. Howell OF the Fifty-fourth
Iowa regiment has expressed a desire
that Iowa City be chosen as the e
campment ground this fall. AS his
wishes will probably be respected in
this matter the varsity town may get
the encampment.
Lone Tree has invested $1,000 in a
three and one-half acre tract of land
lying on the west side of the road be,
tween the railroad and the cemetery
for a town park.
The apple crop is certain to be
short in the vicinity of Traer this
year. A careful examination shows
that many trees will put forth ne
buds this spring. About the only ex'
ceptions noted, are the Pewaukee,
Northwestern G~reeling and 4 few var
ieties of improved crabs. The Veal
thy and Snow trees are putting FORT
few buds. Apples will evidently con
tinue scarce and at a high price dul
Ing the coming year.
A. NJ. Mott, one of the wealthiest
land owners of Franklin county is
dead, as a result of an aoscess or
the brain. He had been a resident
of the county since 1S49, and is popu
larly credited as being worth between
100000 and $500, 900.
James Nesbitt, of Boone, cousin Of
Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw, has been takel
to the Knoxville asylum, after falling
off the water wagon.
Mrs. Charles Stewart, of Algona, {
widow, has received a black hand let
ter demanding % n0n under nenalf.