Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-10-20
Iowa News
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ALL PARTS OF THE STATE.

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man. was crushed between an engine
and car at Boone.
Civil service examinations will be
held Nov. s, for rural carriers at Man.
DAMN and Boyden.
K. r. MeClelland, bigamist, was
found guilty of plural marriage by
the Floyd county court.
w. ]. Bryan addressed large audi
ences at Abel, Corydon, Des Moines,
Leon and Osceola last week.
The State Historical society OF Iowa
has reelected DR.. Benjamin F. Sham
baugh of Iowa City as president.
Adolph J. Holub has been appoint.
ed postmaster at Hansell, Franklin
county, vice d. It. Wolf, resigned.
The town Of Corydon water and
sewer bond issue, $4,000, bearing
Az per cent interest, was sold at
par.
Nearly 100 Kings Daughters Of
Iowa assembled in Des Moines for
the fifteenth annual convention of
the Iowa branch.
George Clark received his commits
sion as Newton postmaster to sue
coed M. "A. McCord, who has held the
office over twelve years.
w. A. McGarry, son of one of the
most prosperous farmers in eastern
Iowa, was killed by the accidental
discharge of a shotgun at Dewitt.
The old home week celebration
closed with a big crowd in Pella to
hear w. ]. Bryan, who spoke in the
public square on the "Signs of the
Times"
The contract for the new Christ
church to be erected at Hampton
has been awarded. The cost of the
church when completed will amount
to about $4,000
Ex-State Senator Henry H. Brigh-
ton, died at the home of his sister,
Mrs. ]. H. Frush, in Fairfield of heart
trouble. His death marks the close
of busy and useful career.
Fire, which is supposed to have
been caused by spontaneous combus-
ton, totally destroyed the Siebel
flour mills in Oskaloosa, entailing a
loss of between $4,000 and $4,000.
Charles Gebhardt, the Iowa City
man whose disappearance was an
nounced some time ago, was buried
at sea on May &c, 1910. He died
while en- route from Germany to Am
erica. .....
Two barns belonging to Arthur
Kane, mile west of Prairie City,
burned. The entire contents, consist
ing of horses, hay, grain and imple-
ments, were destroyed. The loss Ia
$4,000.
Cedar Rapids has jumped ahead OF
Council Bluffs in the matter of pop
ulation and census figures for the
two cities give Cedar Rapids pop
ulation of 1881 while Council Bluffs
has only 29,292.
Davenport's movement for a COM
mission form of government has
struck an unexpected snag. Mayor
Alfred c. Mueller refused to call a
special election on the ground that
the petitions does not comply with
the law.
Miss Gay Dolliver, of Sioux City,
was summoned to the bedside of her
brother, Senator j. p. Dolliver in
Fort Dodge. The Senator is confined
to his bed by illness, the exact nat
ure of which has not been revealed
by his physicians.
The Burlington railroad soil spec
ial is proving a great success. Secre-
tary j. C.. Simpson, of the depart
ment of agriculture, who accompan-
led the special the first day out of
Des Moines, returned enthusiastic ov.
er the work being done.
Otto Zeglen who shot and killed
Delbert Church at lie Mars on the
night of January 10, after spending
the evening with him drinking and
playing cards, pleaded guilty to man
slaughter in the district court and was
sentenced to eight years.
Five years in the pen1tentiary for
stealing hogs from lie Grand, form
er, was the sentence imposed by
Judge Parker at Marshalltown upon
Barney Halverson and James Pokas-
ia two young men from Quarry, a
small town in Marshall county
Pensions have been granted Iowans
as follows: Peter Aultman, $40; Will
liam ]. Bowers, s15; Mary E. Chew,
$12; Francis Davis, SIS; Nettie Free
man, $12; Bryant Heki, SIP; Henry
F. Gibbs, SIS; James w. Jones, s12;
Jacob Lang, SIS; Michael H. Mack,
SIS; William H. Nelings, SIS; French
l.. Nelson, SIS; Elizabeth Shanifelt.
SIS; Hiram Stoker, SIS.
Rural carriers have been appoint
ed as follows: Agency, W. Scott
Searles; Goldfield, Freeman l.. Pind-
er; substitute, Fred Beaver. Honey
Greek, John c. Printz; substitute.
James C. Duggan. Webb. Roy c.
Birdsall; substitute, Arthur E. Bird
sail. West Grove. Ernes. Barnett;
substitute. Oscar R. Southern.
Postmasters have been appointed
as follows: Highland Center, Wapello
county, Benjamin l.. Denny, vice J.
Melber, resigned: New Vienna, Du-
buque county, Henry l.. Smith, vice
]. A. Blenz. removed; Waukon juno
ton, Allamakee county, William Cal
lahan, vice N. NJ. Blackwell, resign
| ed.
| At Keosauqua in Van Buren, coun-
ty, there are two aged ladies, Mrs.
Nancy Hearn, aged SO, and Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Moore. aged 90, both of whom
appear to have excellent prospects
| of becoming centenarians.
c. C. Stout, Western Union line
man. who was fatally injured at Sal
EN-. was taken to Keokuk on spec
j ial train and diad In Graham hosnitr