Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-05

battle OF Pittsburg Landing while
Grant looked over the plans of the
battle. In lecture at the Woodlawn
church at Lake City on Our Ameri.
can Institutions" made a decided
hit, at least with the feminine por.
ton OF his large audience. by announ.
cling himself squarely in favor of
woman suffrage. The women" he
said, could scarcely do any worse
than the men have done" He was
loudly applauded. Mr.. Hector, whose
principal theme was the liquor ques-
ton. said that the mainstays of the
| government Of the United States were
the public schools, the national con-
stitution, Sabbath day observance,
and sober. honest labor. He said that
the only means OF solving the liquor
problem was an amendment to the
state constitution prohibiting the sale
OF malt or alcoholic beverages.
| Ottumwa business men and other
citizens who desire to see that city
grow and become greater will be APP
preached soon by the directors of the
Ottumwa Industrial company for sub.
scriptions to the 100000 fund to be
raised. The solicitors will call on
the citizens and they expect those
approached to be ready to subscribe
| freely to the project. The total
amount, 100000, is expected to be
pledged. One-rourth OF the 100000
capital stock of the company must
be raised before the articles of in
corporation are filed, which is neces-
sary to permit the company to do
| business.
lowans have been granted pensions
as follows: c. w. ALBERT, SIS; G. E.
Barber, SIT; o. p. Barnett, SIT: Mary
j. Blowers, $12; Jerel Carver, $24;
Francis Hubbard. SIS; John Johnson,
$40; J. A. Johnson, SIS; Geo. Smith,
SIT; G. E. Smith. $40; w. H. Tracy,
$24; Samuel Wheeler, s15; Arson
Baughman, SIS; James w. Boiling,
$15; Samuel Bradley. $40; o. w. Calk.
ins, $l2; ]. H. Campbell, SIT: E. H.
Cole, $50; r. NJ. Creighton, $40: A..
E. Hutterhowr SIP; L. r. Mccain,
Sis; T. P. Pierce, SIS; Anna Ed
redge Sherry, s12.
Fire, supposed to have been started
by tramps, destroyed almost 1000
cords of wood stacked along the right
OF way Of the Rock Island between
Bonneville and Commerce. The high
wind famed the fire and 1t was i'm
possible to extinguish it, although the
| railway company rushed scores of men
to the scene and farmers in the vi
entity turned out in full force. The
| flames burned several telegraph poles
to the ground and destroyed the block
system. thereby holding up several
| trains
Jesse A. Quick's beautiful residence,
three miles east of Prairie City was
wrecked by a terrific explosion of
| dynamite. DR.. Mary Guthrie of Car
thage, H., is being held on suspicion
that she fred the charge underneath
the bedroom of her former sweetheart,
Dr. Alexander Hall, a son-in-law to
Mr.. Quick.
Mrs. L. W. Robbins, aged SO, a well
known woman of Marshalltown, form
erly president of the Marshalltown
| Women's club, died following a brief
and sudden illness of blood poisoning
A new lodge of Elks was installed
at Fairfield April IA. The installa-
ton was in charge of the Ottumwa
lodge.
Governor Carroll has issued a pro-
clamtion urging the people of Iowa to
observe Sunday, May s, as Mothers
Day. On that date he requests that
| everyone wear a white flower. prefer
ably a carnation, and that the minis
tiers devote at least one service dur.
ing the day to the mothers.
The new Elks' home at Marshall
town will be dedicated May 9. Elk
allied Ruler Sammis will attend. The
Elks' Improvement company is plan
| ming the erection of four story no.
tel on it's Main street property.
Work will commence soon.
Chief of Detectives Johnston of Des
Moines received request from Will
liam S. Jackson of Boston that the
heirs of the late Jack and Benjamin
Briggs, who moved to Des Moines in
1925, be located. They are relatives
of Ansel Briggs. Iowa's first territorial
governor.
Delaware county won the team
spelling contest at Independence in
| competition with Blackhawk, Buchan-
an and Fayette counties. Miss Paul
inc McRae, age fourteen, of Delaware
county won individual contest between
representatives of four counties.
F. v. Vacey of Tarkio, Mo-, has
been elected superintendent of the
Abba public schools. Mr.. Vacey is
well known among the educators Of
| Des Moines and Iowa. .
A. ]. Sweeny was found dead in
| the Northwestern yards in Council
Bluffs. His body was crushed. He
was evidently struck by a train.
The infant son of William Thiessen
of ogden fell into tub of scalding
water. He was completely cooked
with the exception of his face.
Mrs. John T. Boylan, wife of ex.
Sheriff Boylan of Hardin county.
leaves soon for an extended tour Of
the European continent.
Word was received that /. N.
Salyers, a contractor of Estherville,
has received the contract to construct
the new government postoffice build.
ing in that city, Mr.. Salyer's bid be-
ing $57,423. The building will be 80
xs7 feet, built of stone and one story
high.