Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-03-31
Iowa State
I News

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Fifty years ago, Mr.. and Mrs. WI
liam Crooks were married, and theil
golden wedding anniversary was cele
brated at their home, 1902 Duff aven
ue, Ames. They came to Iowa In 1885,
and have lived in Ames for ten years
Fifty guests were present at the cele
bration, and a big dinner served al
noon. or the twenty-one grandchild
rem and five great grandchildren in
the family, eleven of the former were
present, and all five of the great
grandchildren. Mr.. and Mrs. Crooks
are parents Of seven children and all
were present at the celebration with
the exception Of Robert Crooks, who
lives In Illinois. The other six sons
and daughters who were present
were: Mrs. B. II. White OF Pierre, S.
D.; Mrs. F. E. Whiteman, Nevada;
Mrs. r. Siddal, Salem, Ore; Andrew
Crooks, Ames; Ira Crooks, Nevada,
and Charley Crooks, who lives at
home.
A. P. Gilliland dropped dead at Pa
ton from stroke of apoplexy. He
was in unusually good health at the
time OF his death. He had finished
his breakfast and started for a pail
OF water when stricken. Mr.. Gilliland
was one OF the earliest settlers of
that part of the state, having settled
near Rippey in the sos. lie was an
old soldier and recrpited from Rippey
at the outbreak of the war. He and
his wife recently celebrated their
| fiftieth wedding anniversary, they hav-
ing lived in Greene county for fifty
| years.
National Commander Van SAINT OF
the G. A. R., former governor OF
Minnesota, in a speech and banquet at
Dubuque declared a six foot channel
for the Mississippi an assured fact,
basing his conclusion on the demands
for shipping facilities in the west and
the attitude of congress toward the
proposition. Mr.. Van SAINT, Iowa De-
| partment Commander Mcdonald of
Bayard, and the national president of
the w. r. c., Mrs. Jennie Berry OF
Berry Of Cedar Rapids were in Dubu-
| que making official visits.
Funeral services were held in the
auditorium of the State Teachers
college over the remains of the late
Prof. L. w. Parish. Teachers, stu
dents and friends paid their last tri-
butte of respect to one whom they all
loved. Rev. Ernest e. Day, pastor of
the First Congregational church ofic-
lated, assisted by the pastor emeri-
tus, DR.. ]. E. Snowden.
Two camps have been established
on the line of the Iowa & Omaha
Short Line for resumption Of grading,
which was discontinued at the com.
mencement of winter. One camp is
at Neoga, where the company ex-
poets to complete it's yards within
the next two weeks. The other is
about seven or eight miles east of
Council Bluffs.
James Rawson & Company secured
the contract for the erection of the
new physics building for the State
university at Iowa City, their bid be-
ing $159,607.97. Eight contracting con.
Germs offered bids. Work is to begin
within fifteen days and the structure
is to be completed by September Is,
1911.
r. T. Cameron of Ottumwa was
elected state chancellor; Anna T.
Stuart Of Washington, state recorder
and Clara Mahan of Waterloo. state
treasurer, at the close of the two
days convention of the Iowa state
court of the Court of Honor, held in
the old Woman hall in Des Moines.
In order to ease his conscience
some one at Waterloo mailed County
Treasurer Bentley SIS as taxes due
on property not listed with the asses.
sor. The money was enclosed in a let
ter in the form of bills, and no name
was signed to the explanatory note.
For that reason Mr.. Bentley cannot
tell to whom to credit the sum-
In the death Of Miss Mae Hoffman,
who was killed in the Green Noun
tain wreck, Waterloo lost one of it's
best known young people. Miss Hoff-
man when a girl in high school was
very popular, and soon after her grad
uation gained wide distinction in the
commercial world.
Henry Klein, ST., died at his home
south of Iowa City, aged II. He was
a native of Germany, and had lived in
Johnson county Al years. Surviving
are his wife, one daughter, and five
sons, all living in or near Iowa City.
At Cedar Rapids Estella Hommer-
len, domestic, 10 years Of age, com.
mitted suicide by turning on a gas
Jet and closing the room tight She
had been respondent for some time.
John Reed, the tramp, who was ar
rested on the charge of numbering
A. w. Lundgren, the Clinton high
bridge tender, made confession of
guilt to the Clinton police.
William Chassell, one OF Hardin
county's best known citizens, died at
his home, after brief illness. Mr.
Chassell was 81 years old and had
been in falling health for some time.
Joseph Waning, aged ", died at
his home in Iowa City. He came
there from Germany forty-four years
ago, and has lived in Johnson coun.
~ continuously ever since.
Hugh M. Gilmore, superintendent
OF schools at Abba, was elected by
the school board of Mason City, to
succeed w. A. Brandenburg at meet
ing of the school board.
Miss Carrie Aoddell, general secre.
tary and Miss Gertr,,da Jacoh. .soo.
ciate secretary of the Y. w. C. A..