Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-10-13
Iowa News
NEWsY ITEMo GATHERED FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE STATE.

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ALL PARTS OF THE STATE.
Vernon f. Murphy has been APP
pointed rural carrier at Guernsey.
Francis A. Anderson has been re-
instated as rural carrier at Madrid.
Former Congressman Thomas Up
degraff died at his home in McGreg-
or.
Mrs. Patrick Burke, pioneer res
ident of De Witt, died at her home
in that city.
James Hoch has been appointed
postmaster at Clutter. Tama county,
vice B. r. Roucher.
Walter ]. Locker of Sioux City has
been appointed clerk in the civil serv-
Ice commission offices.
Civil service examinations will be
held Oct. 20 for rural carriers at
Elgin, Harlan and Extra.
The postmaster at Marshalltown
has asked that postal savings bank
be established at his office.
w. S. Kent has been appointed
postmaster at Popejoy, Franklin coun-
ty, vice ]. e.. Carr, resigned.
Civil service examinations will be
held Oct 20 for rural carriers at Ed
gewood, Everly and Remsen.
Rural carriers have been appointed
as follows: Brooklyn, Henry Hulse;
Storm Lake, Roy B. Davidson.
Robert o. Evans, a resident OF
Webster City for forty-four years,
died suddenly at the age of So years.
Ollie j. Moore has been appointed
postmaster at WOODBURY., Clarke
county, vice B. ". McKeever, resign
ed.
A family reunion was held at tho
Richard May home at Cambridge. One
hundred and twenty-five guests were
present.
Geo. Godfrey a rejected sutton
shot and killed Miss Rika Amelsberg,
in corn field near Hartley, and then
killed himself.
The golden wedding anniversary Of
Postmaster and Mrs. Lemuel War.
ford of Minburn was celebrated at
the family home.
A monster mass meeting of the
church women of Iowa and Des
Moines will be held in Des Moines
on Oct. 80 and 81.
1t has been announced that Rev.
II. Kremers of the Presbyterian
church of Logan has accepted the call
to preach at Cedar Rapids.
Mrs. Winnie Redfield, of Council
Bluffs killed herself by sending a
bullet through her heart. She was
respondent over domestic trouble.
"The Soil Special" is the name of
the latest educational feature to be
out on wheels and make the rounds
of the state for the benefit of the
Iowa farmer. g.
Mrs. Mary Norris, aged SO years,
died at the home of her SON, Mr.. Will
Norris, in Logan. The remains were
taken to Broad Auburn. N. Y. for in
terment. ..
Tom Noble died of injuries receiv-
ed in fight at Hamburg with a
7 Mexican farm hand. 1t is believed
the two men were drinking at the
time of the fight. .- FL,
In the final weather crop bulletin
for this season, DR.. Geo. Nj. Chapel,
section director at Des Moines, esti
mates this years corn crop at over
300, 000,0 bushels.
The Rock Islands "Porker spec.
ial" left Des Moines for trip of two
weeks over all the lines of that COM
pany in Iowa, in which the gospel
of good hogs will be preached to the
farmers.
The contract for the construction
Of the public building at DEBORAH has
been awarded to Harmon Bros. of
Williamsport, Pa, at $56,520. They
have until Nov. Is, 1911. to complete
the work.
boys in blue of Hardin county will
be held in Iowa Falls that place be-
ing selected at the encampment just
closed at Eldora where the veterans
were royaly entertained.
A case of infantile paralysis which
attacked young woman Is years Of
age and caused her death in twenty
four hours was reported to Secretary
Sumner Of the state board of health
from Corning, in Adams county.
Michael Green, pioneer Burlington
engineer and father of Martin Green,
of the editorial staff of the New York
World, and of Tom Green, city edi-
tor of the Burlington Gazette, died
at Burlington at the age of IS.
The postmaster general has accept
ed the proposal of Harry s. Chase to
lease new quarters for the University
Place sub-station of the Des Moines
postoffice on the west side of TWEEN
ty-fourth street, between Atkins street
and University avenue for ten years
from Oct. Is.
Pension have been granted Iowans
as follows: Eva Bidlaok, $12; Ellen
j. Gibbs, SIP; Sarah Harris, SIP;
Moses Hull, SIS; Jos. A. McIntire,
SIS; John d. Meyers. $12; Henry
Newmier, S12; Geo. w. Smith. SIS;
Pardon A. Smith, SIS; VIM. D. Stork,
$40; Marion A. Towns, $12.
The EstherviIle New Church OF
Christ was dedicated. The church
cost $4,000 and was bpilt by Rev. E..