Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-09-16

University of Michigan for the past
two years, has been called to the de-
partment of education in the State
University Of Iowa DR.. King is a
graduate of Earlham college, Indiana,
and received his Phi. ID. degree from
tthe University of Chicago in 1903.
He has been instructor in Pratt in
stitute, at Brooklyn, New York, and
in the Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Normal
school, as well as at the University
of Michigan. He is the author of a
very important book entitled, "The
Psychology of Child Development"
published by the University of Chi
cago Press. DR.. King will offer sever
al new graduate courses besides as
sisting in SH:cie Of the undergraduate
work. He is a scholar of national
reputation and his coming will add
much 10 the strength of the work in
the school of education of Iowa uni.
versity.
The proposed uniting of the Grin
nell and Central associations of Con-
gregational churches, which is to
come up for final action at meeting
to be held in Plymouth church, Des
Moines, Sept. % and 49, was approx
ed as far as the local church is con-
cerned, at a meeting held in Mar
shalltown. The local church elected
delegates instructed to vote for the
merger. By uniting the districts it is
proposed to make a stronger associa-
ton and better equalize the mileage
of the different delegates.
The biggest city beautiful" re-
form that ever struck Mason City is
now on, and the wholesale tearing
down of business signs has been prac-
tically completed by order of the
mayor and city council. Thousands of
dollars in big signs hung in unsightly
shape over the sidewalks, where they
were continual menace to life, have
been relegated to the junk pile. Mer
chants generally took the signs down
without protest.
Christian Mjoen, an employee of
the Rutland hotel at Sioux City, was
the victim of a fatal auto accident.
He was run down by a machine on
the Fourth street viaduct in which
was seated J. R. Pierson, owner, j.
Hoyt, wealthy Wyoming ranchman,
Patrolmen Jesse James, William Nj
cholson and Ed Durham. Mjoen was
taken to a hospital but never recov-
cred consciousness.
One hundred and fifty people were
present at a reception rendered Col
onel and Mrs. A. w. Swain at the
Golf and Country club of Des Moines
by Mr. and Mrs. ]. G. Berryhill and
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer A. Miller. Dur
ing the afternoon, in addition to must
per on Emerson and Mr.. Swain talked
of affairs IN England.
The Iowa Electric Railroad COM
pany through its local representative,
]. H. Mcbride, made a proposition to
the city council of Marshalltown to
build an interurban railroad from this
city to Grundy Center, and one from
Marshalltown to Ames, both within
three years, and guaranteed by for
fixture bond of $4,000, providing the
company be granted a franchise.
Large numbers of black bass are
being taken from Elm Lake, four
miles northeast of Clarion. Local
fishermen are hurrying to the scene.
in large numbers to share in the
sport About two years ago this lake
was stocked with black bass which
have grown in multitudes until the
lake furnishes fine fishing ground.
Hugh c. Pritchard, better known
as Jack" near millionaire, clubman
and prince of the Des Moines Bo-
hemian social set, was drawn into
a binding limelight of publicity by
the filing of a sensational divorce pc
tition by his beautiful wife, Mrs. Ber-
nice D. Pritchard, equally as we'll
known to the exclusive set.
The twenty-frst annual reunion Of
the 18th Iowa infantry, which was
to have been held at Charlton on
September %, 90 and 80, will be held
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day, September Il, % and %.
D. Wander Schaaf has sold his 160-
acre Sioux county farm to w. Bonn
CARS for s144 an acre. Wander Schaaf
bought the farm nine years ago for
$50 an acre, making s91 profit.
The funeral of the late Edwin s.
Mabie, one of the best known railway
men in the west, was held at Wash
ington, the body being shipped from
Oskaloosa. g.
E. Sawyer has bought a 40 acre
farm near Traer of Mrs. Hufford for
$4,000.
The town of Greene is expanding
$4,000 in enlarging its light plant.
A young woman, 10 years old, Civ
ing her name as Freddie Adams"
was arrested at Council Bluffs. She
was dressed in men clothes. She is
now confined at the Crech. The young
girl declares that her father compelled
her to wear mems clothes.
The Ed. Gilbert farm near Gilbert
consisting of 270 acres, was sold to
an Illinois man by the name of Han
son for $4,000.
w. w. Guam of near Roland has re-
fused s165 per acre for his farm
! which he bought less than a yeal
| ago for 1925 per acre.
E. E. Cavanaugh, superintendent Of
schools of Webster county, has re
signed and will take up the study, o.
law in the State University of Iowa
City.
George Scott, and son Frank, o