Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-09-23
EVENTS OF RECENT OCCURRENCE
COMMONWEALTH

A Y. M. c. A. organization has been
perfected at Red Oak with the fol-
lowing officers: B. F. Shipman, presi-
dent; w. A. Irwin, vice president;
Harry Hough, secretary; Vergil Spic-
er, treasurer; George Dillon, II. T.
Thomas, f. l.. Owen, Lee Nagle and
| w. j. Bell, executive committee. A
membership committee composed of
one young man from each church in
town, the T. ID. Murphy company and
the high school will be appointed by
the chair
At Vinton the past week three old
residents entered the long sleep that
must come to all of u.s. Michael Done.
Ian was nearly 81 years old. He came
to Iowa in 1856 and settled in Vinton.
In 1854 Mrs. James l.. Geddes moved
to Benton county, and was in her
Mrs. Harriet Lewis Corbet was "A
years of age at her death. She had
been resident of Vinton since 1865.
1t is possible that Congressman
Hull will accompany the Taft party
down the Mississippi from st. Louis
to New Orleans. Captain Hull wrote
to the committee that he would not
be able to go but a letter came back
saying that accommodations would
be held for him anyway. In view of
this he is now trying to arrange so
as to get away for ten days.
The body of little baby was found
tied by a string to a piling, in the
shallow water under the Wabash rail-
road bridge across the Des Moines
river. 1t was white baby and naked
with nothing whatever but the string
with which it was tied to identify it
and some imperfect human foot prints
in the wet sand.
AS the result of stroke Of apop-
lexy, Isaac Brandt, pioneer citizen OF
Des Moines and known throughout
Iowa, died at his home, 300 East
Ninth street His death was sudden
and unexpected. He had been in the
best of health all summer and seem
ed in unusually. good health the day
before his death.
A spectacular daylight raid on an
alleged gambling house created a SEN
sation of no mean proportions in
Council Bluffs. The place raided was
the old Blue Ribbon, one of the four
gambling houses which flourished
public had believed had been entire
ly suppressed.
Butterflies, a great multitude of
them, rivalling in numbers the locust
plaques of Bible days, descended up
On Fort Des Moines a few days ago.
The fiuttering insects came to earth
before the barracks, and according to
the soldiers was one of the most I'M
usual sights they had ever witnessed.
A 200-acre Shelby county farm has
just been sold for $4,000. This is at
the rate of 5000 an acre. One year
ago 800 to 1925 was regarded as a
good price for Iowa land. The ad-
vance to 5000, expected to occur in
twenty-five years, has come about in
half as many months. y
festival at the Ames college are Fri,
day and Saturday, Oct. l and 2 Ev,
cry department at the college will
be open to inspection. The visitors
will be given an opportunity to see
students at work.
Earl Lindsay, 837 Seventeenth
street, Des Moines, an auto driver,
| jumped from his machine while II
was going at full speed and stopped a
runaway, saving the lives of two lit,
tie girls who were in the wagon.
Self-defense will be the plea of IL,
| year-old Harry Hutchinson of In,
dianola, when he faces the charge of
numbering his step-father, Thomas
Carraher, on the night of March /.
Two golden chalices and a golden
ciborium, vessels used in Catholic
service. were stolen from st. Joseph's
church in Mason City. The vessels are
valued at between $500 and $500.
Iowa City may have a street rail
way system during the coming year
if present plans mature that have
been inaugurated by some of the
leading citizens of that place
Mr.. and Mrs. n. w. Wilson Of Mar
shalltown celebrated their COLDER
wedding anniversary few days ago
They have been long time residents
of Iowa.
The leading churches of Grinnel
are arranging to hold union reviva
meeting, beginning October IA, undel
the leadership of DIR. Henry Ostrom.
A bull dog saved the life of Delilaf
Fales, near Waverly, when she was
attacked by a mad bull while she
was picking grapes in the timber.
David Donaldson, of Washington
died at the age of Sc years. He set
tied in Washington county In 1857.
James Milstead, farmer, aged 80
living near Vincent, escaped his care
1 taker after a weeks illness from de
lirium tremens and was found dea
in cornfield after a two days
search.
Spanish-American war veterans @
Iowa will meet in Iowa City Oct.
to 8. The soldiers will be given
chance to see the opening of tn
Iowa football season on Oct. 9.
Rev. w. H. Pardon, for three year
pastor of the M. e. church at Center
vile, is the new pastor of that dc
nomination at Newton.
Creeping out across the runnin
} boad of a swiftly moving engine o
the Omaha railroad, Fireman M.
Gibson stepped upon the pilot an