Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-11-25
Iowa News
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Hon. George w. Koontz, a member
of the Iowa legislature; Attorney
Sam w. Fairall, his kinsman, and a
number of other prominent Iowa City
people, have just scored great VIC
tory In will contest in Washington
Pa. Miss Nancy Koontz, an aunt of
the Fairalls and Koontzs, lett for
tune Of $4,000 at Washington. Hon.
M. j. Wade went there and pressed
a suit to GUST the executor, alleging
that undue influence had been used to
induce the venerable testatrix to
leave a vast part of her fortune to
that Washingtonian. The court ruled
favorably and nullified the will. This
will place the fortune in the hands Of
the heirs-at-law, of whom there are
nine-flfteents of the whole number in
Iowa City, including the well-known
citizens above named. This practic-
ally assures Representative Koontz.
Mr.. Fairall and the other local peo-
pie an Inheritance of $4,000.
Prof. Samuel Jay Buck, known by
all the college alumni of Grinnell
college, celebrated the, fiftieth ami
versary of his wedding. Professor
Buck has been with Grinnell college
for forty years. He came to Grinnell
in February, 1864, as principal of the
Iowa College academy. He has been
constantly identified with the chair
of mathematics and physics ever
since. At present he holds the title
as professor emeritus. For three
years after the resignation Of Presi-
dent George +. Magoun he was act
ing president of the college. He draws
a pension from the Carnegie pension
fund.
The supreme court of Iowa, in an
opinion from which Chief Justice
Evans and Justice Weaver dissented,
affirmed the action of Judge Howe
of the Polk county district court in
holding that Mrs. Susie Brown, col
ored, had no claim for damages
against the J. II. Bell company or its
agent, J. +. Lane for refusing to
serve her with coffee at pure food
show held in Des Moines in 1907 be-
cause of her. race and for no other
reason.
Prof. w. J. Kennedy and Prof.
Wayne Dinsmore Of Ames, have com
pleted their list of students for the
international stock judging team
The students chosen are: o. d. Bak
er, II, Edmund, Ia; NJ. G. Thorn
burg, 10, Ames; r. w. Cassidy
Whiting; J. /. Thompson, 10, Jamai-
ca, Ia; Howard Vaughn, II, Marion,
la. The team is in Chicago, where
they take part in the stock judging
contest.
Mrs. Peter Meyers living on the
Ruhl farm southwest of Belle PLANE
tried to commit suicide by first try
ing to cut her throat, then when the
knife was taken from her, by jump
ing into Walnut Creek, and wher
rescued from an otherwise watery
grave in the cold stream she at
tempted to hang herself, giving those
who were watching her a busy anC
exciting day. Her mind is unbalanced
DIR. c. Il. Cook is erecting a fine
pressed brick garage on the grounds
in the rear of the Cook block at New
London. The building will be 40x6(
feet and will be credit to the town
This is the second fine building t.
be erected this year, the New Lon
don National and New London Saw
ings Bank building being nearly com
pleted.
Fire of an unknown origin totally
| destroyed a large barn on the farm
| shalltown. Six head of horses were
burned to death, and farm machin
cry, wagons, buggies harness and &
large quantity Of grain and hay were
destroyed. The loss is $4,000, insur
ance about half of the loss.
Plans are practically projected fol
the erection of a six story building
| by the First National bank of Masor
City on the site of their present build
| ing to he finished within a couple o.
| years. Work will begin in the spring
Apple raisers about Glenwood SAY
they sold their apples too early this
year. The price Is now from $500 Il
| $3.50 a barrel. One man on 20 acres
made net profit of $4,000, a trifle
less than s115 per acre.
Mrs. Mary Anne OLeary Conway
who had the distinction of being the
first white girl born in Wisconsin
died after months illness at the
home of her daughter Mrs. M. w
Murphy in Sioux City.
The construction company IL
charge of the building of the new wa
ter works system will soon complet,
| its work and Winterset will ther
have ample fire protection.
| Waterloo is to have a new hospita
to cost 500 900. 1t is to be built b,
the Franciscan Sisters. The citizen:
of Waterloo have just raised func
of $4,000 for the institution
While William Cavanaugh, farm
err near Dubuque, was breaking ston,
for a foundation, chip flew up ant
hit him in the eye, infiicting a pain
full but not serious injury.
The government work Oh the Mis-
souri, river between Sioux City ant
Decatur will not be completed Thu
year as at least a month of goot
weather is required.
The coroner's jury at Waterloo ha
decided that no one was to blam,
for the death of Roy Graham, tn,
youth killed at the pennant raising a
the ball park
James ID. Irish, OF Des Moines, die,
from stroke of apoplexy shortly al
ter the termination of his golden wed