Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-06-09

! veritas lodge A. r. & A. NJ, OF Au.
dubon, Ia, believes that it has .
unique distinction In having in its
present membership three genera
tons, father. son and grandson, and
all active workers therein. Uncle Jesse
Keith, as he Is Familiarity known to
his host of friends, is past S8 years
OF age and has been member of the
Masonic order for over sixty years,
| having been initiated into the rites
OF the order in the year 1850. Uncle
Jesse comes from the hardy pioneer
stock OF Ohio. having been born in
Warren county of that state. Later
he moved to Indiana and 1t was at
the city of Shelbyville in Shelby
county where he was initiated into
the mysteries Of Masonry. Later he
became possessed of the spirit Of
the times and moved "out west" to
Iowa. He transferred his membership
| to the lodge at Bloomfield and later
to Fremont, Mahaska county, and
| lastly to Audubon where he now holds
membership. He is very proud OF the
fact that his son, Preston, and grand
son, Clyde, are members OF the ord
er. Uncle Jesse is one of the few sur
vivors of the Mexican war. He retired
from active life on the farm some
years ago and now is one of The ia
miliar figures on our streets. He has
always taken an active and intelli-
gent interest in affairs, both local and
national.
May Ringson is dead, former Chief
OF Police Lorenzen is seriously wound
ed and Elmer Liston, murderer of the
girl, is injured as the result of an
attack made on the girl by Liston at
Clinton, who shot the police officer in
resisting arrest. He killed her by a
bullet through the mouth and brain
and then turned the gun on himself,
inf1icting glancing wound in the
skull. A bullet fired by the officer
also wounded him, taking effect in
Listens body.
While starting his gasoline engine
in his blacksmith shop at Storm Lake,
Frank Kaufman was caught in the
betting and thrown twenty feet alight-
Ing upon his right shoulder. His as
sistant. Mr.. Brady, Immediately call.
ed for help and Mr.. Kaufman was
taken home. Upon investigation, his
shoulder was found to be broken and
also some bones in his ear, which may
cause deafness of that organ.
Mrs. Florence Lane, of Sheldon is
defendant in a suit for $37, 800 started
by J. w. McGraw of Chicago Nc.
Graw claims he purchased pictures
and did other work for Mrs. Lane,
and that she failed to keep her agree
ment about the pictures, with the re-
suit that damages to the amount of
S37,500 are due him.
After visit to the Iowa Anti-Tu-
berculosis leagues hospital in High.
land Park with DR.. L. H. Stevens DR..
Woods Hutchinson of New York City,
who is recognized as a national au-
thority on the white plague, said that
the location is ideal, and the opera
ton of the institution is such as to
insure great good.
Death came suddenly at Marietta,
to Mrs Christina Hays of Eldora,
mother of Charles L. Hays, promi-
nent Eldora attorney, and Willett M.
Hays, assistant United States secre-
tary of agriculture. Mrs. Hays was
visiting her sister at Marietta and
dropped dead of heart disease without
warning. Mrs. Hays was n years old.
All of the opposition aroused by her
movement to have sexologoy taught
in the public schools merely whets
her determination to further efforts.
confided Mrs. B. F. Carroll, wife of
lowas chief executive, to the mem
bers of the State Federation of Col
ored Women's Clubs in session at
the st. Paul A. M. E. church in Des
Moines.
John G. w. Teeter, age &c, Of Ba-
tavia, killed himself with a target
rife while suffering from melancLolia
brought on by epilepsy. His body was
found by his aged father. The young
man left note reading: 'If they
can't be no happiness in this world
l don't want to see it no longer"
Active work in the campaign for
the s30,0Ov needed to complete the w.
B. Allison monument will begin in
Des MONIES soon. The announcement
was made by Mrs. Caroline Young
Smith. recently appointed secretary
of the Iowa Allison Monument assoc
iation.
The district convention of the
Johnson county district of I. o. o. F.
was held at Iowa City. Odd Fellows
from various villages and nearby
towns, to the number of 800 partici-
pated in the parade.
Luther West, alias Tom Rogers,
pleaded guilty before Judge McPher-
son at Council Bluffs. Sentence was
deferred. West was jockey and fig
ured in several of the races pulled off
by the Mabray gang.
Returning to the house after doing
his chores at Webster city. Hiram
Carpenter. aged 90 years. was strick-
en- with apoplexy and died. He has
been resident of Hamilton county
over fifty years.
Two men broke into the Italian
box cars at Frederick and escaped
with razors and revolvers. The men
are known and party of men have
sent out with an accurate description
of the thieves.
So long as he is secretary of the
physicians will be assured of q