Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-11-10
Iowa News
NEWsY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE STATE.

rem cOllege In nonOr or the late
Senator Dolliver.
Civil service examinations will be
held Nov. 26 for rural carriers at
Pierson and Terri.
The Y. w. C. A. campaign has
closed at Cedar Rapids. The total
amount subscribed Is $S6,333.
II the plans Of the Fort Dodge Civ
1ic league materialize, $4,000 will be
spent in Fort Dodge to make the city
dry"
William Coffin, 38, committed sui
eide by shooting himself through the
head at Jesup, while temporarily de-
ranged.
DR.. F. ]. Mansfield, the husband OF
Mrs. Ida Mansfield, state president
of the Kings Daughters, died at Burl
ington.
Della Williamson, aged years,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Will
Hanson, was burned to death at
Storm Lake.
Civil service examinations for ru-
raj letter carriers will be held Nov.
10 at Bridgewater, Cordova, Logan
and Prescott.
Rev. c. T. Illsley has closed a five
year pastorate Of the First Baptist
church of Indianola, and accepted a
pastorate in South Omaha.
The Delaware County Telephone
company is at present busy replacing
the original old farmers mutual lines
near Ryan with their system.
Petros Deminoff has had one foot
anputated as the result of being
crushed in the North Western ma
chine shops at Missouri Valley.
Two new telephone companies have
been organized at Epworth. The Kid
der Valley Telephone company and
the Epworth Telephone company
Jacob r. Van Meter. one of the
wealthiest and oldest residents of
Dallas county and central Iowa died
at his home at Van Meter, aged &c.
At sale of cattle in the vicinity
OF Fort Dodge several cows brought
an average of $50 apiece. The price
is perhaps the record price for this
year.
Fort Madison physicians have
found that the death of William Korte
was due to valvular trouble of the
heart instead of a self-inflicted wound
in his neck.
The Vinton opera house, a good
brick structure, 63x100, has been leas-
ed for long term and Captain Muir
ply at once set to work remodeling
it for an armory.
M. r. Wenthy, Santa Fe foreman,
died at his home at Fort Madison.
His death is attributed to a snocK
from the recent killing of his son
in a railroad accident.
Fred Privy, aged about 80 years,
was severely burned at Fort Madison,
when a can of gasoline which he was
carrying exploded, burning every
garment from his body.
A large crowd met Colonel Roose-
welt on his arrival in Des Moines, and
the capacity of the house was the
where he made addresses.
Guy Platter, a drayman, was in
stantly killed by Minneapolis G. st.
Louis passenger train at Ogden. His
horse also was killed. Platter was
married but short time ago.
P. T. Stafford, resident of Allan.
tic since 1871, director and stock.
holder in the Iowa Trust and Savings
bank, and reputed to be worth close
to 100000 died at Plattsburg, N. Y.
Rural carriers have been appointed
as fellows: Lake City, route No. 8,
William E. Butrick; substitute, Roy
A Walker; Lake City, route No. 2,
John H. Titus; substitute, William B.
Morton. g..
Three candidates are in the field
for oil inspector of the Mason City
district to succeed c. Van Note, re-
signed. They are V. C. Lewis, o. ].
Owen and Stephen Wallace, all old
soldiers.
The Iowa Traction company has
been organized and Incorporated I'M
der the laws of New Jersey, with a
capital of $4,000 600, to build an in
terurhan line between Oskalossa and
Tama, sixty-five miles.
Approximate estimate of the estate
of the late Senator Jonathan P. Dol.
liver has been filed at the Webster
county court house by Mrs. Dolliver,
Administrative. Real and personal
property combined total, roughly $751;
600.
Fred Privy, a single man about 80
years of age, was fatally burned in a
gasoline explosion at Fort Dodge
while trying to start fire with gas
oline. His clothes were almost burn.
cd from his body.
Mrs. Henrietta Pullenwider, a mem.
Der of the famous Hilleary family OF
Des Moines county, who went to
Burlington in 1882, died in her late
home in Chicago, aged SO. She was
born in Virginia and was one Of the
earliest settlers of Burlington.
Ida Turner has been appointed
postmistress at Durham, Marion coun-
ty, vice T. T. Mcmillan, resigned.
At meeting of the Marshalltown
club, the commercial club organiza-
ton Of that city, Charles Myers was
elected acting secretary, to succeed
r. w. Doolittle, who retired as sec
rotary to engage in business for him.
self.
The following have been appointed
rural carriers: Alton, Frank j. Spen.
Ger; Burlington, James E. Cuff; Clar-
india, John Fl. Hitchcock; Lorimor,
Chas. A. Bryant
Otto Klipp, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
fred Klipp of Lowden, Is affected
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