Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-08-26

insures the purchase of the Reynolds
utilities and s150,000 improvements
on the plant. 1t also is said TO mean
an interurban to Story City at once
The only case in the state, If not
several states. of one man drawing a
claim in both the Couer d'Alene and
Flathead land drawings was that Of
Frank Epperson, vice-president Of the
Manning and Epperson State bank
at Eddyville.
Armed with consent of marriage
from his parents, William F. Adams,
only 10 years of age came all the way
from Stockdale, O., to Des Moines,
where he was met by his intended
wife, Selma NJ Fausch of Sheldahl,
Ia, only 16 years of age. The couple
secured their marriage license inn
mediately and were married by Jus.
tice of the peace.
The men of st. Mary's church at
Iowa City cleared $345.3S at their
lawn sociable.
The school board of Burlington has
let the contract for the furnishing Of
the new high school building for $11,-
000
There are two men who have been
living at one place in Lee county
since 1894 Amos Hinkle, of Van
Buren, township, lives on the farm
where he settled in 1884. Henry Jud.
ey lives in West Point township,
where he settled the same year.
Building operations are pretty brisk
in Clarion. Several gangs of men are
employed and workmen are so busy
that few men can be obtained for new
jobs. j. T. Essick is completing a
double brick fiat; j. A. Haley is erect
ing livery barn in the north end OF
town; w. HI. Brown has gang OF
men engaged on two additions to the
house he recently bought of Mrs. Milo
Denison; the Christian church is be-
ing remodeled and an addition has
been built on the south side; Brunk-
ow e Son have begun work on the
fine new residence for DR.. J. HI. Sans.
The new heating plant at the school
building is being installed. The brick
building is well along. 1t has CHM
ney sixty feet in height.
Although a farmer in New York
state and a great booster for the
eastern farmers, F. N. Godfrey OF
clean, N. Y, chairman of the execu-
tive committee of the National Grange
association, declares Iowa is gard
en- and that the farms in this state
are equally as good as those back
east and far better than those far
Their west. He was at Des Moines
making arrangements for the ma
tional meeting of the grange on No
vember 10.
Elected to the chair of theology at
the Waverly German college, the
Rev. John Becker, for the last five
years pastor of the German Lutheran
church at Rock Creek, near st. Ans
gar, has resigned. He will enter
school work as profession.
Orville Irwin, 10 years old, was
drowned in the Skunk river near Os-
walt, three miles west Of Colfax. He
was catching fish with his hands and
got into deep water and became en-
tangled in brush and logs which held
him fast until drowned. The body
was soon recovered and brought TO
town.
The nineteenth annual reunion of
the Big 4 association will be held on
the fair grounds at Eldon, Sept. 15-17.
There was wedding in Corning
Thursday, and the principals did not
need to bring their relatives along to
prove that they were old enough to
marry. The principals were William
Benedick of Nodaway, who lacks only
one year of being three score years
and ten, and Mrs. Lille Workendyke,
who lacks one year Of being three
score; that is, the groom is 50 and the
blushing bride So. The minister who
performed the ceremony, the Rev. j.
A. Lovejoy, is 80 years Of age. The
average age of the trio was 70 years.
Despondent because Of domestic
troubles, Mrs. ,Floris Hast, 20 years
old, wife of Louis Hast, Jr., attempt.
ed suicide by drinking carbolic acid
at her home in Des Moines. Her
screams from the burning effect OF
the acid attracted the attention of
neighbors who called the physician
and saved her life. Her mouth and
face were badly burned.
Forty thousand dollars worth of
automobiles is represented daily in
the registration of the numbers at
the secretary of states Office. An
average OF forty new machines are
registered each day and an average
value for each machine Is $1,000.
A private drain to cost $4,000 will
be constructed on the farm Of James
Everly and John Billsland, northwest
of Madrid. The length OF the drain,
when completed, will be seven and
one-half miles, and the farm drained
consists of $50 acres.
Kenneth s. Fox, 16 years of age,
whose parents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. H.
Fox. live at GIG Grove street, Des
Moines, was drowned in North river,
four miles south of Fort Des Moines.
A consignment of 5000 black bass
will be placed in Reeds lake near
Hampton.
The Temple Furniture company Of
Nora Springs has filed petition in
bankruptcy in the federal court at
Dubuque. The liabilities of the firm
are placed at $7,299.41, with the as.
sets about half that. amount.
At Brighton the golden wedding an.
niversary of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Draper was celebrated. This couple