Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-05-20
Iowa News
NEWsY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE STATE.

railway uepOI DIT ESCneTVllle Was COul-
| pletely destroyed by fire. The origin
of the fire is unknown.
The Christian Endeavor union of
Sioux City is now actively engaged
In raising funds for new and prac-
teal work, the establishment of a
settlement house.
Permanent cement sidewalks have
been decreed for Atlantic. There are
FEWER unemployed there than in any
other city it's size in the United
States, if information secured through
the police and the labor agencies is
TO be taken as a criterion.
Disappointed in love, Arthur Wal
dow, living near Miller, took the con-
tents OF an ounce phial of strychinine
and died within a few hours in the
greatest agony.
Prof. j. r. Townsend, teacher in
the lie Mars schools and popular ath-
letic coach, has accepted the position
OF principal of the high school to
succeed Miss Dorrity, resigned.
Damages in the sum of $500 for
the death of little Joe O'Leary, who
died from injuries sustained when he
was run over by an automobile driv-
en- by tawton Wyckoff on March 20,
at Sioux City, will be sought by Mrs.
Ella OLeary, mother of the boy, in
two suits against the Wyckoff-Ander-
son Auto Co., which is composed OF
c. NJ. Wyckoff and Carl Anderson.
The Colfax school board has secured
Prof. o. e. Potts of What Cheer for
superintendent of the Colfax schools
for the coming year. The full fac
ulty has not yet been elected, but
majority of last years teachers win
be retained.
The Corning city council has pass
ed a resolution asking Mayor L. F.
knowles to resign, which that official
promptly refused to do. The action
OF the council followed sensational
charges of graft and Irregularities.
Three assaults, alleged to have been
made by B. E. Stonebreaker, former
county auditor of Calhoun county,
have stirred the little town of Rock
well City. Because he alleged George
w. Spencer had been talking about
the manner in which he had con-
Quoted his office, Stonebreaker is said
to have assaulted Spencer.
Attacked by vicious horse, o. H.
Wilson, was dangerously injured at
Charles City. His nose was crushed,
his face terribly lacerated and he was
internally injured.
In an effort to save the house from
fire, Miss Martha Berg, of Sioux City
received fatal burns from the ex-
plosion of a pot of tar.
News of the accidental death Of
George Livergood has been received
at Iowa Falls, which was formerly
his home. He was for many years
an engineer on the c. & N. w. rail-
way, but went to Mexico a few years
ago on account of his wife's health.
Two brothers, dying within one week
and from the same disease, pulmonary
, tuberculosis, forms a sad record in an
old family at Gilman. Albert Hite of
, Gilman, "a years old, died Monday, and
his brother Charles passed away at
Estherville last week.
For the first time in the history
of the bureau of animal industry
Washington has detailed a govern
ment inspector to assist Waterloo
gratituously in the inspection of the
city milk herds. DR.. William Thomp-
son, of Lincoln, Neb., will examine
: the cows for tuberculosis and report
his statistics to Washington officials.
Mrs. d. w. Ward, maiden name
4 Mary E. Burnett, was buried at Lin
, coin cemetery, four miles west of
Knoxville, She died after a three
days sickness, probably from lead
poisoning contracted while painting
a closed-up stairway. She was born in
4 Knoxville township, Nov. 26, 1847, and
q was the oldest native-born citizen of
!. the county.
A fire of unknown origin destroyed
a the plant of the Sioux City Brick and
a Tile works. The loss is $4,000. No
e insurance.
Dubuque women, with Mrs. L. D.
= Mathes, president, formed the first
: domestic science club to be federated
J. with the National Association of
Iowa Mission clubs to promote social
conditions and raise the general n.y.
:, gienic and sanitary conditions and
|, morals of the city.
:. Bert Hagenbaugh, farmer living
o near Iowa City was killed by light
ming recently while standing in
his barn. There was a hard storm
: here during which inches of water
+ fell. Considerable stock was killed.
Thirty citizens of Storm Lake pur-
!. chased automobiles during the month
:. of April.
Work has commenced upon the new
G hall for Coe college at Cedar Rapids,
a which will cost $4,000.
!. A telegram received at Waterloo
!. from London says that Mrs. Francis
n Brown, noted singer, born here, is
dead. She won fame as Rose Ettinger.
u The International Methodist Broth
a erhood of North America will hold
its annual convention in Des Moines
y some time during the month of Octo
n Der. The meeting will be of four days
a duration and will be attended by
about 900 delegates.
The people of Montezuma and Grin
nell will form a big excursion to
|, Marshalltown to attend Evangelist
= w. A. Sundays meetings. The people
a of Grinnell, Ames, and Nevada, have
i. all extended pressing invitations to
= Sunday to preach for them one day be.