Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-03-17
Iowa News
NEWsY ITEMo GATHERED FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE STATE.

NEWSY ITEM0 GATHERED FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE STATE.
Chief Elliott of the United States
drainage bureau Is expected In Des
Moines some time during the latter
part Of the month to assist the Iowa
state drainage commission in sart-
ing the state drainage work. Plans
are about complete for the COM
mencement of the work, and IL is the
hope of the commission to accomplish
much work this year. The commits
sion will meet strong opposition to
the drainage of any Of the small lakes
OF the state, especially Wall lake.
Not only are hunters and fishermen
opposed to the proposition to drain
these lakes, but nature lovers are al
so presenting their protests against
the proposition. They claim that
these lakes can, at a very small ex-
pense, be made beautiful, affording
pleasure resorts for those who are
unable to take their families to the
more pretentious resorts in Minneso-
ia and Wisconsin. They will seek to
convince the commission that it is
valuable, from an economical stand
point, to beautify and save the lakes
rather than drain them. They argue
that II the state has several beautiful
lakes, people who go to the lakes OF
other states will remain at home,
spending their vacations and money
in Iowa.
Thomas B. Moore, for many years
resident of La Porte City, Black
Hawk county, Iowa, and for over
twenty years a railway postal clerk,
died suddenly at his home in Walsen-
burg, Colo, where he located about
two years ago. He was orderly SER
geant of Company B, Seventh Iowa
cavalry, during the civil war. He Is
survived by wife, two brothers and
one sister: w. S. Moore OF Des
Monies, r. II. Moore of Ottumwa and
Mrs. ]. w. Strohm of Tracy, MINI.
He was 67 years OF age, practical
printer and engaged in the printing
and newspaper business a good part
of his life. He taught Bernard Muir
ply his first lessons in printing Of
fee. He was especially we'll known
In Benton and Black Hawk counties.
The results of the good roads con-
vention may be summed up as fol-
lows: Effected organization OF state
good roads association and provided
for holding of county road meetings.
Recommended law requiring boards
of supervisors to submit to the public
the proposition for bids for road
structure above a certain sum. Re-
commended a law permitting the ell
ectors of a township to vote special
tax for concrete or stone culyerts.
Recommended a law providing for the
remov~l of trees, the roots OF which
obstruct road tile, and gave new i'm
petus to good roads movement in To-
wa and helped awaken public senti-
ment for road reform.
The handsome silver loving cup
hung up by Smith Bros of Chicago
for the best work in live stock judg-
ing at the recent Iowa central short
course at Marshalltown was award
ed to the team composed Of George
Leise and E. F. Grouse OF Liscomb,
and John R. Lynch of Green Noun
tain. Leise's mark was perfect, 100;
Grouse received SO, and Lynch 80.
Herman Joos, aged II, son Of Peter
]. Joos, while returning from school
at Dubuque attempted to board a
Great Western freight In the upper
yards. The boy slipped and fell un.
der the cars, one leg being crushed
from the knee downward, so that am.
putation was necessary. The leg was
removed above the knee. 1t is be-
lieved the boy will recover.
Mrs. F. H. Boucher, aged 46. wife
of DR.. Boucher, and prominent wo-
man Of Marshalltown, is dead after
two weeks illness of obstruction of
the bowels. Mrs. Boucher was the
daughter of the late Rev. F. E. Judd,
one of the early Episcopal clergymen
of Iowa. Mrs. F. r. Gaynor of Le-
Mars, wife of Judge Gaynor, Is
sister.
Mrs Mary Rowe, age 26, died at
Waterloo of consumption. She was
stricken with paralysis which affected
her right side. Being unable to
talk she wrote messages with her
left hand until she could no longer
use a pencil, directing the care of her
three children, then she gave her
message by use Of wooden blocks.
Two men were badly injured and
several others considerably shaken
up and bruised when the scaffold on
which the gang was working at the
new electric light plant on the river
front in Des Moines broke, precipitat.
ing four of them to the ground, fifty
feet below. 1t Is probable that all
the injured will recover.
August Rheine of Charles City was
arrested in st. Paul on the charge OF
wife desertion. some time last year
he disappeared, leaving a wife and
five children. He will be brought back
to Charles City at once.
Three prominent Waukee women
were badly shaken up and bruised
when street car struck an automo-
Waukee at Sixth avenue and Locust
bile driven by Jesse Copeland of
streets in Des Moines.
Mrs. Mary l.. Buell., widow of Eliga
\ n
Of Lyons, celebrated her Goth birthday
anniversary. She Is still active and
In good health.
Miss Bertha Boydston of Knoxville,
has heen added to the clerical force