Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-01-21
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IOWA
NEWS

allan relief fund in Dubuque, reported
that the total raised was $1,103.92.
Women suffragists of Mason City,
are opposed to the plan to build a
new city hail.
The farmers institute at Ida Grove
closed after a successful three days
session at the Armory.
There are more idle freight cars in
Iowa and neighboring states today
than for any time in many years, ac-
cording to a report received from the
American Railway association by
state railroad commission. This con-
dition prevails all over the country,
the total number Of idle cars being
333,019.
Mrs. John Strive an aged resident
of Clinton, was found dead under
peculiar circumstances and the pres
ence Of partly consumed bottle Of
carbolic acid near the body gives rise
to the belief that the woman, in fit
of melancholy. took her own life.
Mrs. Strive was about ~ years of age.
Madison county landed in the
front row of good roads advocates
when d. Ward King, the Missouri
road expert and a committee of bust.
ness men, collected $500 by subscrip-
ton within three hours to be awarded
as premiums for road building within
ten miles Of Winterset.
For a Christmas gift Lenox col.
Iege at Hampton received word from
Mr.. James Carlton Young of Mime.
apolis that he had decided to give it's
I library a thousand volumes from his
private collection in honor of his
grandfather, Henry Career, one of
the founders of the institution more
than fifty years ago.
The grand champion sweepstakes
at Ames on single ear of corn was
won by J. G. Frame Of Salem, Henry
county. This ear wins the Alice tro-
ply and a De Laval cream separator
won in district and in section. The
grand champion sweepstakes for the
ten ear sample has not yet been de-
cided upon.
The government has advertised for
bids on the erection of a new post
office building at Shenandoah, to cost
$4,000, the appropriation being $780,
900. The baiding which must be com
pleted by Feb. 10, 1910, is to be of
zrick and stone, slate roof and fri
proof. The work is limited to, r
hours per day. The building il
forty feet high. The specif
cover thirty-eight printed PAD
The case of George T. {
the Sac City Electric 81
settled and dismissed
before the time set for , 10.
missed this week before the time
trial Mr.. Grass was severely injur-
ed by an electric wire on Sept. II,
1906, and brought suit again the Sac
City Electric company for $4,000.
The company pays the costs and ST.
500 to Mr.. Cress.
Mayor Brooks, of Creston, has be-
gun crusade against the houses of
i'll fame in the city and declares that
all brothels, gambling dens, bootleg
Quoted establishments must cease
and that conditions must remain so
during his administration. Many of
the lawless characters have already
hied themselves to more congenial
places, while most of the others are
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sible. County Attorney Armitage is
also lending his aid to the crusade,
backed by all law and order citizens.
Thirty-fve thousand eight hundred
and eighty-one books were drawn
| out of the OskalOosa public library,
| according to the annual report of Ii
brarian Miss Grace Hill to the board
| Of directors. During the same time
1,217 new books were added to the
| shelves, 993 by purchase and 219 by
gift, the remainder being volumes of
| magazines, etc. added by binding.
| These make the total number of
books in the library 1927. About
| three,fourths of the books taken out
were works of fiction. The tax levy
now yields about $4,000 per year,
which takes care of all the neces-
| sary expense of the institution.
Des Moines has been named as the
permanent meeting place of the Iowa
! Thrashermen's Association, which
was organized in Des Moines last
| year. The dates for the annual con-
vention this year are April 16, II, IS,
| and 10. Each succeeding convention
will be called on the third Tuesday of
! April. The growth of this new asso-
citation has been marvellous. At the
| time of organization there were 600
men present. The Auditorium has
| been secured for the meeting this
| year and as the roster now includes
| over 1000 members, more than 1900
are expected to attend the conven-
ton.
Ralph Wells of Grundy county,
brother of George Wells, late million
aire farmer of the same county, is
dead at the insane hospital at Roch.
ester, Mimi, where he spent twenty
years. He left 5000 acres of Iowa
land and an estate worth 100000
here is no will.
James Young, about "a years old
was killed beneath the wheels OF a
Great Western freight train in Du
buque, while beating his way on a
freight Judging from papers on his
person, he is evidently a native OF
London, England His body was cui
In two twice.
Six new business blocks, a new CITY
hall, and a new modern school house
| are among the possibilities for 1ano