Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-06-24
Iowa News
ITEMS GATHERED FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE STATE.

is bang full and still rising due to the
heavy and continuous rains to the
north. Reports from Gris.yold AID
other points north and east are tc
the effect that much corn has been
washed out and considerable damage
to crops has resulted from the ex
~cessive wet weather.
The senior class of the university
after class breakfast at Burnley, eff
fected a permanent organization. Will
liam l.. Carberry of Panora was elect
ed permanent president, and Hale II
Smith, Lamont, permanent secretary
The program has been arranged for
the eighth annual meeting OF the
Iowa Central Luther league, the young
peoples association of the Norwegian
Lutheran church. The convention
will be held at Bethesda Lutheran
church at Jewell July Z to 9.
The Rev. f. II. Camel of Pocahon-
tas, has accepted a call to the pastor
ate of the First Presbyterian church
of Lake City.
The greatest church consolidation
which has taken place in recent years
may be ~consummated in Des Moines
when the three divided bodies of the
Norwegian Lutheran church are unit
ed under the head of the United Nor
wegian Lutheran church.
Charles S. Doerman of Dubuque
was reelected department command
er, United Spanish War Veterans;
Geo. A. Evans of Cedar Rapids, sen
ior vice commander; James N. Hedge
of Des Moines, department Inspector:
Irving Gates of Fort Dodge, gunner
vice commander; G. H. Smith OF. Gin
ton, sargent; j. E. O'Brien of Walk
on, judge advocate; S. ]. Parker of
Hampton, chaplain.
Lie5be, Nourse & Rasmussen, arch
fleets, were awarded the contract for
drawing the plans and specifications
for a new hotel which is to be built
at Fort Dodge. 1t will be modern in
every respect and will cost $175,000.
TIL oil portrait of the late Dean
Frederick Howard of Drake universe
ty conservatory of music, was unveiled
In Howard Hall. Tributes to the
memory of the musician were paid by
George +. Ogden, representing the
music students. The Rev. Charles S.
Medbury, pastor of the University
Place Church of Christ, unveiled the
portrait and President Hill NJ. Bell
made a brief address.
The Ida County Normal Institute
had over one hundred teachers in
attendance.
Fred H. Thomas was run over at
Spencer and his leg cut off. He was
taken to Mason City.
A Milwaukee freight train at OF
tum va killed Mrs. Alkaline Longcor,
injured her granddaughter, Pearl
Longcor, and failed to hit MES. Mary
Dyer by her jumping into the Des
Moines river in safety.
Jack" Parker a c. & n. w. engi-
neer at Marshalltown trimmed a corn
too closely, blood poisoning set in and
his leg had 10 be amputated.
Smiths general store at Pleasanton
was destroyed by fire. The stock was
not insured.
By unanimous, vote Des Moines was
chosen as the next place to hold the
convention of the State Bankers as,
ISOLATION. Mason City, the only place
in the race for the next gathering,
seconded Des Moines' nomination.
Branch No. 1 of the Greater Iowa
nI1h with fOrt n ua chartnp hnrc
was organized at Alton, Iowa.
The Iowa State Auctioneers' associa
ton held it's ninth annual meeting al
Des Moines.
The city council of Knoxville has
passed g resolution to pave the square
and ii block in each direction, making
in all twelve blocks.
Impelled by the desire for more
money to continue his %carousals, Duke
Nesbit, a young man of lie Claire
Iowa, robbed the post Office at Ii
Claire, securing $50 in cash. He wa!
captured at Princeton, Iowa. He be
longs to one of the best families.
The East Dubuque p~ostofice wa.
dynamited, and $500 in money ant
$50 in stamps taken. The robbers go
away.
Mrs. H. P. Shepherd, one of tn,
oldest and best-known residents O
Indianola is dead. .
Rev. Thomas E. Sherman, formerl,
of Minnesota, was installed as paste
of the Presbyterian church at Wi
D liamShurc
Edward Hoffman, 76, of Fort Madi
G son hung himself in a woodhouse. Fl
a was respondent.
The Rev. Ed Kiser of San Francis
co mas purchased Oskaloosa college
the pioneer educational institution O
e the Christian church of Iowa.
/ Gay Dotson and Harry Briggs los
their lives in the Seaman mine nea
e Ottumwa by being overcome witt
gas.
I Consumers of ice in Council Bluff
are %serenely watching a war tina
promises to reach large proportion
between the several dealers and lowe
e prices for ice
Because he was destitute j. S. {
r Mills, a farmer living near Onaw
n blew his head off with a shot gun. H
leaves a wife.
The Boone Commercial associatio
has taken up the matter of trai
schedules with the Milwaukee raj
p read, and is going to insist Oh bette
n | froip cnruicn Nr+ - Dapna t.