Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-06-02

The funeral OF the late r. d. Nc.
Farlane, one of Washington countys
pioneers, who died at the age of rs
years, was held at the deceaseds
home. Mr. McFarlane was born in
Lawrence county, Penn, in 1885, and
was direct descendant of the Major
James McFarlane, of revolutionary
war fame and who figured IN Sim
Greene" novel widely read shortly
after the close of the war. The de-
ceased was one of family of ten
children and early in life migrated to
Ohio, where he was married in 1860
to Ann Dickson and they resided in
Mahtling county, Ohio, for eight
years, when the family removed to
Washington county, Ia, where it has
made its home since; until 1906 on a
farm near Washington, and since that
time in town. Six children and wife
mourn the demise of Mr.. McFarlane.
The children are: Mrs. Matte Kerr,
Jackson township; L. E. McFarlane,
Lake Andes, IS. D.; r. F. McFarlane,
West Chester; Mrs. Nettie Mayhem,
Harve; Mrs. May Brown, Macksburg,
and blanche McFarlane, at home. Mr..
and Mrs. McFarlane celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary March /,
this year.
News was received at Mason City
that Mrs. Carrie Lane Chapman Gait,
national president of the Woman's
Suffrage association, was dying at her
home in New York. She was born in
Charles City and her career of popu-
larity commenced when she was sup
erintendent of the schools of Mason
City. Here she married her first
husband, Leo Chapman, who died soon
after their marriage. Mrs. Cats ia
Their died number Of years ago and
her mother passed away at her
Charles City home about year ago.
Dairy Maid" the CHAMPAIGN dairy
COW OF Iowa, has just finished her
record and wins the $1,000 prize Of
fered by the Iowa Dairy association.
The COW is owned by w. w. Marsh
OF Waterloo. The test for one year
was concluded few days ago, and
the prize will be awarded soon.
Dairy Maid" will be at the state fair
to show the Iowa farmers what a
real butter machine is like. Her re-
cord will show about 1000 pounds of
butter actually produced in the year.
Patrick Barnette, young man liv-
ing three miles west of North Nc
Gregor, near the c., NJ & ST. p. rail-
road, was instantly killed while walk
ing along the track going to his home,
being struck by the hill engine, which
was making the return trip from Mo-
mona. 1t was storming hard and the
heavy rain had swollen Girard creek
and 1t is supposed the storm and roar
OF the creek deadened the whistle OF
the approaching engine.
c. w. Wheeler, a farmer living at
Norwalk, was probably fatally injur-
ed when he was struck by passenger
train No. Is of the Burlington rail-
road, bound for Osceola, at Seventh
street and the union yards in Des
Moines. His head was frightfully cut
and he sustained serious injuries
about his body.
Tine box factory of the Harrison
lumber company, one of Keokuk's
large manufacturing establishments,
was totally destroyed by fire, entail
ing loss of $4,000. The fire spread
with almost unparalleled rapidity. The
loss is partly covered by $4,000 in
surance.
Chief Art Kloos of the Iowa City
fire department is in the hands of
surgeons, owing to peculiar aCc,-
dent. A horse, weighing 1000 pounds,
slipped and fell on him. He was
bruised, one knee was sprained and
he may be internally injured.
Four ladies brought before the
court of inquiry of the Ladies of the
Grand Army of the Republic were ex-
onerated when the state president,
Mrs. Vena Barth of Greene, announc-
ed that the charges had been Illegal
ly brought.
Mrs. August Wagner, aged 70,
well known resident of Muscatine,
died while watching the comet and
eclipse. The excitement caused heart
failure.
Mrs. Mary Wagner of Earlham has
been informed by the treasury de-
partment that the piece of a $500 bill,
which she found IN her front yard, is
redeemable. She will soon get good
bill in exchange for the other.
Burdette Slower, 12-year-old John
SON county boy, the son of Joseph
Slower, has broken gopher hunting
records in Johnson county. He turn
ed in fifty pairs of gophers claws to
County Auditor Freeman.
The Iowa City Commercial club is
preparing to spend $1,000 for the fur
nishing OF its new club rooms. Citi-
zens have donated $500, and an equal
amount will be raised through enter
tainments, etc.
The Masons of independence are
| contemplating the erection of a Ma
sonic temple. The Masonic Temple
association of Independece has been
formed and Incorporated with cap
ital of $4,000.
j. 7. Slifsgard, % years, travelling
salesman for firm in Dubuque was
head near the Chicago, Great Western
probably fatally slugged about the
depot, where he had expected to take
| The Dubuque High school will send
as graduated students from the instl.
tuition sixty pupils on June II. at the
exercises to be held in the Grand op-
era house.