Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-26

A large number of their friends and
townspeople gathered at the home
of Captain and Mrs. r. A. Smith, in
Lake City, recently to help celebrate
the fifty-ninth anniversary of their
wedding. 1t was not a celebration,
but rather an exchange of reminis-
cences. Mr. Smith was born in New
York State, May 10, 1928. AS a
youth he sreved in the Mexican war
and in 1856 removed to Illinois,
where he took up agriculture. Hard
ly had the smoke from Fort Sumter's
guns cleared away, however, when he
offered his services to the govern
ment, enlisting April IS, 1861.
Throughout the war he took an &C
tive part and to mention the battles
he was in or the honors he received
would make this story too long. In
ing served since as postmaster, JUS
tice of the peace and supervisor. Mrs.
Smith was born June 1, 1880, in New
England. Her maiden name was
Miss Roxanna A. Gault. On May l.,
1851, she was united in marriage to
Mr.. Smith. This union has been
blessed with three children, Charles
p, railroad official; Carl G., a jew
eler. and Richard S., who died Sept.
IL, 1881.
John A. Kasson, pioneer congress
man and diplomat died at his home in
Washington. Mr.. Kasson has been es-
teemed as one of the greatest of all of
the distinguished sons Of Iowa. His
service for the state of Iowa in secur-
ing the removal of the capital to Des
Moines, while he was a member Of
the legislature; his service for the
people as a member of congress from
this district; his service in the high
est diplomatic posts, as ambassador
to Austria, as ambassador to Germany,
as United States commissioner in the
settlement of the Samoan difficulties,
as a member of the Americana anad-
ian joint high commission and as spe-
cial minister plenipotentiary to ne
gotiate reciprocity treaties under the
commission from President William
Mckinley, and in many other fields
lie brought honor to Iowa and earned
credit for himself. He was scholarly,
perfectly informed, practical, effective.
The monthly report of the state
board of health shows that there were
1859 deaths in the state Of Iowa dur
ing March, 1910. Thirty-three of these
deaths occurred in state institutions.
Heart disease caused the most
deaths, 236 people dying from that
cause Pneumonia caused 223 deaths.
There were 121 accidental, Ill from
tuberculosis, l violen, l homicide, %
suicides, / from cerebro spinal me-
ningitis, and % from typhoid fever.
Dennis Ricard, probably the oldest
man in Iowa, died at the county farm,
near Emmetsburg. Mr.. Ricard was
born at Howth Head, county of Dub
lin, March 8, 1898, thus making him
112 years old. He was never married.
At one time he worked for Abraham
Lincoln, saving wood. Twenty-eight
years ago he moved to Cerro Gordo
county, where he has since made his
home.
Rev. David Shenton, one of the old
est members of the Des Moines
conference of Methodists, died
at Atlantic. Paralysis was the cause
of his death. The deceased retired
from active service several years ago
after having held some of the most
important fields in the district.
Alfred T. Huddleston, aged II, q
member of the soldiers home from
Ottumwa, died at Marshalltown of
paralysis. He was a veteran of Com
pany X, Nineteenth Iowa infantry and
entered the home only April 80 last.
His widow, Josie Huddleston, lives at
Ottumwa.
A stranger who held up Bert Dick
ey, a merchant of Nevada, during the
noon hour, was chased half a mile
and captured after he had fired on
the crowd surrounding him and
wounded Sheriff Warrick and Lee OF,
herman.
Pensia Maid, worlds champion trot
ting mare, will appear at Mason City
during the June races of the Cedar
Valley circuit in exhibition races. She
started her career there last year.
The Chicago & Northwestern depot
at Mechanicsville caught fire from
sparks of a passing engine and was
| destroyed, with considerable freight
, The loss is $4,000.
The employees of the Oskalooss
Paving Brick company went on {
strike upon the refusal of the man
agement to recognize new union re
Gently formed and grant an increase
of rs cents per day in wages.
. The D. C. Barnes saloon property
y the Martin Sauer implement house
I and the C. NJ. Smith livery were de
stroyed by fire at Ida Grove Nine
$ horses were burned in the livery fire
Miss Louise E. schell, daughter O
t Rev. A. E. Schell, has sailed from
t San Francisco for Manila. She will
e have charge of Manila high school
Fl. D. Alvord, aged SS, pioneer set
tier of Webster county, and nativ
{ Of New York state, died at For
\ Dodge.
r Earl Evans shot and slightly wound
G ed his father by installing him for
9 burglar. The injured man will re
S cover.
Sheriff w. w. Jackson of Ottumw
has retained lawyers and will fgh
an yattempt to remove him from o.
fee.
A Northwestern train was deraile
! near Manning. Several were intul
ed