Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-05-06

| In their lodge rooms Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ehart OF Ft
Madison recently celebrated their six
tieth webbing anniversary. Sixty
years agu John Ehart and Johanna
Gebelein were married by Henry NJ
Salmon, father of the late Theo. Sal
mon. Mr.. Ehart was born in Ger
many In 1926 and came to this coun-
try In 1888. He resided in Philadelph-
la for time and then came to Fort
Madison in 1345. Mrs. chart was
born in Bavaria in the same year as
her husband and came to this coun,
try In 1S47.
There is rumor afioat at DEBORAH
which would indicate that the Stand
ard Telephone company is to fall into
the hands of the Bell" as reports
have 1t that the scouts representing
some large interests are trying to buy
enough of Standard company stock tc
control 1t and it would not be sur
prising to know that they are repre-
senting the BELL"
! S. A. fisher, one OF the old time
railroad men has disposed of his fine
home in Alden and it is stated will
soon remove to Colorado with the in
tention of locating in Denver, where
he has some realty interests.
! The Des Moines plan of city gov
eminent will be up for vote in Sioux
City next spring again. The city
council which has appropriated $4,000
to pay the expenses of the election.
Furthermore, it is tacitly admitted,
even among the aldermen, that It is
very likely to carry. The last cleo
ton on the plan failed by a small
majority.
Receiver J. w. Fowler OF the First
National bank of Carroll, which failed
last October, has filed document in
the Office of the clerk of the district
court for the creditors against the es-
tate of the late w. l.. Culbertson, pres
ident OF the bank, who suicided in
! October. The bills aggregate in all
$264,29292.
Fire in the college gym at Grinnell
caused a damage of $500. but the
, structure was saved.
! Onawa is to have a $4,000 race meet
July 20 to %. There are to be two
$500 purses and $500 purse in each
days races.
B. Y. Walker, of Van Vert, an old
| gentleman, SO years old, sawed, split
and piled up thirty cords of wood last
winter. The pile was 240 feet long
and four feet high
! Some of the farmers In the vicinity
Of Griswold have been the purchasers
of catalpa trees from agents whom,
| they say, misrepresented much in con.
nection with the transaction. Many
of the farmers refused to receive the
goods when they were delivered.
Joe Fagg, living near Eldora, has
! refused an offer of 5000 an acre fol
his 120-acTe farm near that town.
The board Of supervisors of Kos
suth county sold $4,000 worth Of
drainage bonds at a premium OF $780,
COS. The bonds run for fifteen years
at 6per cent. The American Yeomen
| of Des Moines bought part of the
bonds, as did the Citizens National
bank of New Hartford. Chicago and
st. Louis companies have also invest
ed in the bonds.
The difficulty Of keeping up sup
ply of teachers at low wages in the
face Of opportunities of nuptial ma
ture is one. which County Superintend-
ent C.. NJ. Miller of Iowa City is fully
aware. In Johnson county a dozen
schools are without teachers this
spring
Four gravel trains have been put
on by the Northwestern over the Mas
on City division. These four new
trains will give employment steadily
| through the summer to a large num-
Der of extra men who have been dur
ing the past month working but little
on account of the slack business over
the line of late
The new officers for the Boone
Country club for the coming year
have been elected and are as follows:
President, Milo Slade; secretary-treas-
urer, John w. Jordan.
Richard Douglas was killed by a
train at Charlton. He was riding on
railroad bicycle and could not get
off the track in time.
! Robbers entered the house of Mr..
and Mrs. James Deeney at Mason City
and beat them badly. The robbers
escaped.
A cotton glove and mitten factory
| will be opened at Charles City under
the ownership and management OF
Geo. b. Crinklaw of that city and his
son, Henry G. Crinklaw.
AT recent meeting the Burlington
Commercial exchange voted unani-
mously to act at once to take up the
problem OF installing the Des Moines
plan of city government and COM
mittee was selected to push the mat
! ter.
Plans for the dedication OF the new
Y. II. C. A. building. which is now
nearly completed in Davenport and
the building will be thrown open to
the public for its inspection on June
| 1st.
! The Rural and Four Cities Tele-
phone company was voted q franchise
at Mtchellville by vote OF 113 to
62. 1t now has franchise in Prairie
| City, Altoona and Mitchellville.
In an attempt to board train No.
81 on the Rock Island road. at DAY.
export, Martin Riordan missed his
hold on the coach of the passenger
car and was hurled beneath the NOV
ing train, suffering the loss of his left