Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-04-21
IowaState
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While all the noise Is being made
concerning the good roads movement
In Iowa It might not be amiss to
state that Washington has a mayor
who takes more pride in good streets
than any other city of like size in
the state. Mayor Dixon, as soon as
elected in the spring of 1909, started
upon a crusade for good streets. Pub
lie sentiment was dormant, as 1t is
yet, regarding the advantage of his
effort, but nothing daunted, he has
plugged along until Washington has
some Of the best streets in the
state. This season big traction en-
CINE hitched to heavy power scrap
er is being used on the streets. This
Is giving far better satisfaction than
the drag, which was used extensively
last season. Mayor Dixon is enthusi-
astic over the good roads movement
over the state and states he hopes to
see the time when all the roads of old
Iowa aer put in condition fit for traffic
at all times of the year.
At the beautiful Popejoy home in
Popejoy, near BOWS, occurred a reun.
ion of that family, which is one OF
the most prominent of the pioneer
families in that section Of the state.
The seven children, now all growing
gray with age, were gathered around
the table, at the head of which sat
the mother, hale and hearty, at the
age. Of over 80 years. The father,
Hon. ]. l. Popejoy, who was one OF
the most wealthy men in this section
of Iowa, died a number of years ago.
The children who were all present,
were Mrs. Lizzie Fobes of Dows; Mrs.
Jennie Gilger of Alden; Mrs. Ethel
Eastman of Alden; Mrs. Fannie Thay-
er of Iowa Falls; e. P. Popejoy of
Nara Visa, N. M; ]. H. Popejoy of
Iowa Falls, and Miss Flora Popejoy,
who resides with her mother.
Fairfield will entertain eight foreign
/ missionaries at one time this sum-
mer. Rev. and Mrs. E. H. Miller of
Seoul, Korea, are in Fairfield now,
visiting Mrs. Miller's parents. Others
summer are Rev. and Mrs. w. G. Nc
Clure, Petchaburee, Siam; Rev. and
Mrs. E. L. Mattox, Hangchow, China;
Mrs. c. w. McCleary, Flat, West At
RIGA; and Miss Lydia Pool of India.
All are under the auspices of the
Presbyterian church, except Miss
Pool, who Is working under the d.
rection Of the Methodist board. Rev.
Mr.. Mcclure and Rev. Mr.. Mattox are
both graduates of Parsons college.
An unknown burglar broke into the
home of Mrs. Will Hedges at Iowa
City and stole a couple of hundred
dollars worth of silverware, including
about 500 worth of heirlooms, more
than so years old. Mr.. Hedges was
out of the city and Mrs. Hedges and
her five little ones were in the house
when the man entered through the
cellar. Her screams drove him or,
but not without his booty.
Robbers set fire to the Red Rock
school house near Cordova and while
the people were fighting the fire, dy-
namited the safe in the store of Am
uck Brothers, stole several hundred
dollars in money, robbed the postof
fee and fed. Jake Schilling, alarmed
by the explosion of the safe seized
his shot gun and opened fire on the
robbers, but with no result.
Fort Dodge Shriners are preparing
for big initiation and banquet which
will be held May q. Six hundred
Shriners are expected and thirty or
more candidates will be taken over
the burning sands of the desert. SThe
Mobiles of Za-Ga-Zig temple, Des
Moines, will have the affair in charge.
With impressive services in which
practically every walk of life in Of
tumwa was represented, the funeral
of Captain J. G. Hutchinson was held.
the First Presbyterian church con-
Quoted the services at the church, and
A. H. Hamilton and T. D. Foster de-
livered the eulogies.
Children playing with matches in
the rear of the building set the Win
sor hotel afire at Williams. 1t burn
ed to the ground entailing a loss of
$4,000. The hotel was owned and op-
Grated by Jens Jensen. There was
no insurance.
The Redpath Chautauqua has fixed
the dates for the Lake City Chautau-
qua on July "a to 80. This is a week
earlier than last year and will avoid
conflict with the Maple Valley Fire
mems association tournament.
AS Jas. Nash, farmer, was start
Ing home from Hinton, freight train
struck his horse and buggy and he
was thrown 80 feet and instantly
killed. Nash was SO years old and
leaves a wife and son.
A big real estate deal was consum-
mated at Iowa City, when the 24O
acre farm of Walter M. Davis and
Edwin T. Davis, brothers, was sold
to John and Timothy Cougar OF Mar
engo, for $4,000.
Waterworks, Indian creek, street
railway extensions and the repaving
o Broadway were referred to by
Mayor Maloney Of Council Bluffs In
his annual message to the council.
The teachers Of Palo Alto county
have organized country life club.
The idea of the club will be progress
i've work in the rural schools.
Dennis Mahaney, captain OF the
Burlington police force, one Of the
best known officers in the service,
died here as the result OF a sudden