Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-24
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Mrs. Elizabeth Littlejohn celebrated
her one hundredth birthday at the
home of her granddaughter. Mrs. q.
w. Small, who resides six miles west
of Estherville Mrs. Littlejohn was
born at Aye, Scotland, February ID,
1910, her maiden name being Eliza
beth Wilson. On June 3, 1874. she
married H. Littlejohn. They came to
the United States in 1851 and settled
her husband died. and in February,
1901, she came to Iowa She has been
the mother of three children, but none
OF them are living. Mrs. Littlejohn is
as hale and hearty as woman of 70
years of age. She eats three square
meals day and is as independent as
q girl, needing scarcely any waiting
| on.
AS soon as the weather conditions
permit, work will be started at Clin-
ton by the Northwestern railway on
the construction of new round houses
and machine shops and it is possible
that new depot will be among the
| improvements. The company plans
to spend about s1,000,OO0 in improve
ments at Clinton and it is expected
that this city will be made one of the
most important division points on the
system. New round houses were made
necessary by the recent purchase OF
many new and large engines which
| cannot be properly accommodated in
the present round houses. Material
| for the buildings is expected to begin
arriving soon.
The Marshalltown Commercial
club, recently organized, has closed
| deal for the rental of one entire floor
and most of the basement of the new
| Masonic temple, and will have its
headquarters there as soon as the tenn
! pie is completed and ready for occu-
pancy. The manufacturers of the
city will join with the club in using
the main floor, and will make an ex-
hibit hall of the many products manu-
featured in that city, where visitors
may be shown the manufacturing int
erests of the town. The club will
eqip the basement with a bowling al
ley, barber shop and shoe shining
parlor for the use of members.
Lloyd R. Maxwell, president of the
Iowa Elks' association and former
president of the Iowa State Golf as
ISOLATION, was elected general sales
manager for a Chicago Carriage COM
pany with whom he has been associat-
ed for the past nine years. The pro-
motion will result in the removal OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Maxwell from Marshall
town to Chicago Maxwell started with
the company as a travelling salesman
and eighteen months ago was made
general traveller in charge of the job
bling trade. His promotion to general
sales manager is a recognition OF his
services and ability.
The body of Silas Oldham was dis
covered suspended from rope in the
| cowshed of his barn on his premises
at Monroe. The suicide was commit
ted shortly after noon and evidently
the death Of his wife, which occurred
little over year ago. He was 90
years Of age. leaves several children
and an aged mother at Colfax. He was
in easy circumstances This is the
fourth suicide within eight weeks in
the vicinity of Monroe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Quick of Ma.
nilla have celebrated their fifty fifth
wedding anniversary. There were
forty guests present. including thir-
teen grandchildren and one great
grandchild. Mr.. Quick Is II years OF
age and Mrs. Quick II. They were
married Feb. s. 1855. Mr.. Quick serv'
ed in the civil war from August, 1862.
to June U, 1865. He has enjoyed good
health until the last five years, during
which time he has been bothered
by paralysis.
Rev. ]. l.. Barton. pastor OF the
Baptist church, who has just closed
q series of meetings at a country
school house west of Colfax, where
he converted all of the non-church
membership people OF the neighbor'
hood, baptized twenty OF the converts
in the Colfax church. -
The Shorthorn breeders Of Marshall
county have perfected an organization
with the following officers. T. w.
Harmon of Marshaltown, president;
John E. Smith of Laurel, vice presi.
dent; Carl Lewis of Marshailtown.
secretary, and C. e. Arney OF Albion,
treasurer.
On the order of the postoffice de-
partment the clerk at the stamp win.
dow will hereafter give out stamps
with the sticky side up. This will
prevent the spread of disease germs
that might collect on mucilage COW
cred counter.
Herbert Box OF Eldon is in the hos
pital the victim of knife wounds in
fiicted by an unknown negro assassin
at Ottumwa. His companion George
Mulvaney of Eldon was stabbed in the
back of the neck. Wesley Greenup a
local negro is under arrest but says
i. he can prove an alibi
Michael Nobel OF Davenport. mem
Der of the Fourth United States In.
fantry In the Philippines. died at Los
Angeles. California, where he was
sent from the Islands for his health.
He served eight years in the Philip.
pines.
J Indianola enjoys the distinction OF
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