Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-08-12
Iowa Brepittes
NEWsY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE STATE.


State officials and members of the
legislature have received invitations
to attend the unwilling of the monu
ment to Ansel Briggs, first governor
of Iowa, which will take place al
Andrew, Jackson county, September
~. The Jackson County Historical
society is in charge of the exercises
which will be held in the cemetery OF
Andrew, to where the former COVER
nor's body was taken on its removal
from Omaha.
The first arrests under the new
Bruce law, passed by the last general
assembly prohibiting the drinking OF
Intoxicating liquors on railway trains
was made near Monroe. Ia, on the
Keokuk and Des Moines division OF
the Rock Island railway by Special
Agent Erickson. The prisoners were
lodged in Jail in Des Moines.
The whereabouts of Mrs. Laura Nc
Conkey, the woman who disappeared
mysteriously with her 3-year-old
daughter, Marguerite, whom she kid
naped from the home of the Rev. Mr.
Horn, the child's foster parents, In
Highland Park, remain as much of a
mystery now as Immediately follow.
ing the abduction, although the police
have put forth the utmost efforts for
her apprehension.
DR.. Rudolph Gmelin, aged Is, died
of heart failure at his home at Elk.
ader
The arbitration board at Chicago
decided to divide the German College
endowment equally between Iowa
Wesleyan and German College, each
receiving $15,745. ....
Purity Homestead of the Brother,
hood of American Yeomen was organ.
lied at Prairie City with member.
ship of fifty. The lodge was insti.
tuted by Grand Foreman William
Koch, assisted by C. E. Stallcoop and
other officers. The drill team of
Banner Homestead of Des Moines was
present and gave a public fancy drill
The city of lie Mars celebrated in
honor OF J. U. Sammis, who was re.
Gently elected grand exaIter ruler at
the national meeting of Elks in Los
Angeles.
Hon. John Cownie of the Iowa BOARD
Of Control returned to Des Motives
from week spent in sunervising the
harvests at the state institutions. He
Is firm in the belief that they have
better corn on the state farms than on
any other farms in the STATE. Ee is
especially proud of an attempt made
at Independence to raise beans enough
for all the Institutions Of the state.
They have thirty acres of ground
there especially adapted To growing
beans, and this year they planted the
whole plot. At the present; time. al
though the rows are twenty-eight
inches apart, the vines have grown
together so that the e"ouni is not
visible at any point al not weed
appears in the whole fie;7 they also
have twelve acres of unusual buck
wheat at the state fam. planted on
ground too wet to be put in corn this
year.
The Masonic order at Iowa City
will erect five story temple, work
to commence upon the structure in
the near future.
Miss S. Elizabeth Mathery of Keo-
kuk has been elected as Grand Secre-
IF ~
for 1909-1910.
Postmaster WINERY has served
Iowa Falls in that official capacity for
the past thirteen years.
William Hooper, Monroe, aged SO
years, died at Peru. He was an old
soldier.
Evan Black of Jefferson has bought
of Matt Richardson 100 acres of land
near Scranton, paying 800 per acre.
LeMars is going to hold big home
coming festival the last week in Aug.
ust.
Mrs. Mary Irwin Of Washington, has
just celebrated her SD birthday an
niversary.
E. J. Clark, aged II years, died at
Walnut, after long illness.
james Chapel, aged 60 years, died
at his home at Ainsworth.
Captain Cullen of the Thirteenth
regiment, now stationed at Fort Leav-
enworth, will become captain of Troop
B of the Second, which was led by
Captain Raymond until his untimely
death at the hands of Corporal Crab
tree at Des Moines.
Lem Warford has received his APP
poiutment as postmaster at Minburn.
His daughter, Mrs. Baker, will be his
deputy.
Consul to Southampton Albert
Swain, an Iowan, is to be chairman
of the day during the Fort Dodge
Chautauqua. August 10, known as
Pioneers day.
Before the body of Mrs Jessie vii.
liams had been consigned to the grave
seventeen Des Moines women of
wealth and social position had rushed
to the little home at 1900 Jefferson
street, wanting to adopt the twin girl
babies of Mrs. Williams, the well
known Salvation army worker.
A new editor is in charge of the
destinies of the Reformatory Press
the weekly newspaper published by
the inmates of the Anamosa reforma
tory. o. NJ. Frankfort, who was con
,,;o oh ffpp
by false pretences is the new editor
He is serving an indeterminate sen
tence of seven years.
On Aug IT, the Buena Vista Grange
and the Society of Orleans will hold
picnic at Ira Adamson's grove, in