Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-20

Charter Oak; Esther M. Mcfarland,
Cumberland; William H. Nolte, Hol-
stein; Chandler H. Smith. Rock Rap
ids.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Bates of Shell
dan celebrated the sixty-first anniyer-
sary of their marriage at the home
Of their daughter, Mrs. d. A. Drury,
of Nevada. Mr.. Bates, "a, and Mrs.
Bates, 70, were both born in Water
town, N. Y. They were married there
and csme to Iowa in 1871.
THAT one suits me. Tell them to
bury me in it." After he had himself
measured for a casket and selecting
one that suited him Henry Rails, q
farmer residing near Davenport, paid
for the coffin, went into the back yard
and committed suicide.
Charged with using the govern
ment's penalty envelopes for his priv
ate use, Wilson D. Rich, assistant
postmaster at Ames, was placed under
arrest and taken to Des Moines and
bound over to the action of the fed
eral grand jury.
The Iowa corn show next year will
open on the first Monday in Deem
Der. This was decided at a meeting
of the executive committee at the
corn growers headquarters in the
Fleming building,
Ross Vontress, county clerk of Cal
houn county, was in Pomeroy recently
securing names on his petition to cut
| a 10 of
five to three. He met with good
success there.
After being dry from early in the
morning until late in the afternoon
Marshalltown became wet again when
four saloons opened their doors. May
or Ingledue relented and signed the
permits.
Walter league, aged IL years, was
shot and instantly killed by his cor
sin, Archie Staley, aged IS, of 1915
Tenth street, Des Moines while the
two lads were target shooting at the
home of the former at Smyrna.
Major Thomas G. McConlogue Of
Chicago, state commander for Illinois
of the Spanish war veterans died of
Brights disease in the hospital at
Mason City. He was a major of the
Second regiment l. N. G.
At Iowa City D. A. Emery, secre.
tary state board of education, states
that the matter of erecting new
wing to the university hospital has
been postponed for short time in
order to make change in the plans.
G. X. Ayers, aged 76, died at his
home at 1905 Seventh street Des
Moines. He was one of the early pio-
neers of Des Moines. He had been i'll
since Sept. when he was overcome
by the heat downtown.
Opening the door of his granary,
Henry Tobiason, was shot in the arm,
by shot gun which has been hanging
above the door. The arm was so bad
ly mangled that amputation was nee
essary.
Rev. B. F. Patt, pastor OF the First
Baptist church of Sidney, Ohio. has
accepted call to the First Baptist
church at Ottumwa, and will take
charge February 6.
The funeral of Henry Daeglow. aged
SIS, who was crushed to death in the
dry kiln of the Roack Roach and
Musser sash and door factory, was
held at Muscatine.
j. M. Beckley, farmer living near
Missouri Valley. had wagon load of
corn stolen from his cribs. Tne wagon
was tracked to town where all traces
were lost.
Lewis Small, farmer, wac fined $25
and costs for hunting without IL
cense. This is the first conviction in
Mahaska county under the new hunt
ing law.
Keokuk firms have been badly
"stung" by Mr.. and Mrs. Kirkpat-
rick, who left town owing many
large bills.
Frank Lonergan, %, Northwestern
fireman, was struck and killed by a
switch engine at Stanwood He was
unmarried.
Rev. Father Murtheh of Masonville
has been named to succeed the late
Dean Mccarthy of Cresco at
Dubuque.
The fine residence of Sam Warmers
on his farm three miles northeast of
Estherville was burned to the
ground.
Plans have been prepared for a
two story addition to Graham hospi-
tai at Keokuk to be 41x60, and cost
$4,000.
Banner lodge l. o. o. F. of Mar
shalltown and Marshall lodge of
Green Mountain have been consolii
dated
G. F. Stolt, a resident of Waterloo
since 1865, and pioneer merchant
of that city, was found dead at his
home.
The Lyons German association cele-
brated the golden anniversary of the
organization with program and ban
quet
Freeman Cesner, an old citizen of
wide acquaintance died at Vinton.
Eleven tame elk were slain on the
elk farm owned by DR.. J. P. STANDBY
of Bedford, and shipped to Armour &
Company.
mother of DR.. J. E. Stinehart of Ma
son City, died in the hospital at Dav-
export.
The annual reunion and banquet of
the Polk County Pioneer club will
be held at the Chamberlain hotel on
Jan. s.
The county auditor at Dubuque an
nounces that the number of hunting