Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-12-29
Iowa News
NEWsY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE STATE.

ed. tf#t. t.Eet
Civil service examinations will be
held Jan. IA for rural carriers at
Derby and Ogden.
Hendy Nootdarr, we'll know Clin.
ton merchant, died suddenly at his
home at the age of 70.
Paul r. Williams of Clear Lake,
| was appointed engineer at Cheyenne
Indian agency, Oklahoma
The postoffice at Murphy, Jasper
| county, has been discontinued and
mail will be sent to Newton.
Civil service examinations will be
held Jan. 81, for rural carriers at
Della, Maquoketa and Westfield.
Senator George w. Lister, aged 60,
| died at Sibley, the immediate cause
of his death being Bright's disease.
The Pearl Button company has OPP
ened its branch factory in oskalocsa,
starting with twenty-five employees.
Two hundred and fifty candidates
were initiated by Burlington mem
bers of the Woodmen of the World,
Ralph Wilbur, aged 16 years, high
school student, was accidentally shot
| and killed near Belmond while hunt
ing.
James l.. Dobbyn has been appoint.
ed postmaster at Harris, Osceola
county, vice H. E. Richards, resign
ed.
Edward Savage Crossett, Daven-
ports most wealthy citizen, reputed
multi-millionaire, died, aged 50
years. -..
Supt. e. A. Douglas of AlbSn has
been elected superintendent of the
public schools of Dallas Center to sue
coed w. Fl. Gemmell
James Moran, a section laborer.
living at Iowa City, was struck and
killed almost instantly by Rock Island
westbound train No. IT,
Mrs. Sarah Beach, pioneer of
Wayne county and a nurse during
the civil war, died at her home at AL
lerton at the age of 81 years.
Mrs. Johannah Hendrickson was in
stantly killed and her daughter dam
gerously injured in a runaway aci-
dent which occurred near Bricelyn.
After forty-fve days of agony, and
with more than half of his body
burned, Fred E. Privia, aged IS, died
in st. Elizabeth's hospital at Fort
Madison.
c. w. Moore was again elected pres.
ident of the Iowa Sheep and Wool
Growers association at Ottumwa. H.
A. Blakely, Grinnell was elected vice
president.
Mrs. hannah Erickson was instant
ly killeC and her daughter badly in
jured in a runaway accident near
Mason City, when the team took
fright at an auto.
been appointed: Hooking, Monroe.
VIM. G.. Hodge, vice J. T. Cooley;
Stacyville, Mitchell, Mrs. Edit Spens-
ley, vice Tillie Bascom
An agitation has teen started at
Iowa City, headed by Major Ira J.
Adler to erect bronze statue Of the
late Samuel ]. Kirkwood, Iowa's ia
nous war governor, on the univers-
ity campus there.
The following fourth class postof-
fees will become presidential offices
on Jan. l, with salary of postmasters:
Coggon, $1,000; Deep River, SLIGO;
Merrill, $1,100; Milo, $1,000; Moray
la, $1,1OO; Peterson, SLIGO; Swea
City, $1,1O0.
The knights of Columbus Home
association was Incorporated at Du-
buque with capital of $4,000. The
purpose Of the organization is the
purchasing, financing and ma:nten-
ance of suitable home for the locsl
order OF Knights of Columbus.
AS a result Of the concursus. Arch
bishop Keane appointed Father Ed
ward Slattery of Garryowen parish
to Joseph's charge at Waterloo, sue
ceeding the late Father Cooney. Faith
er Slattery formerly was on the st.
Josephs college faculty lat Dubuque.
A. L. Plummer of Altoona, was
chosen head of the Iowa Corn Grow
ers' association at the, annual cleo.
ton held during the corn show in
Des Moines. Fred Hopping Of Ne.
ola was elected vice president and
Fred McCulloch of Harwick, treasur-
er.
The following postmaster have been
appointed: Blandon, Pocahontas
county. Pearly R. Frazier, vice w. e.
McReynolds, resigned; Dudley, Wap-
clio county, Charles w. Peterson.
vice ]. o. Sims, resigned; Roely, Web
ster county, Ray A. Folsom. vice Hill
Thorson, resigned.
Rural carriers have been appointed
as follows: Kalona, Monroe Young:
!. OeIwein, Frank F. Ross: PiersoL.
Nicholas J. Clay,ssubstitute. Willie H.
Scott; South English, Reuben p. Nc
Lain, substitute, Clark McLain; Le-
high, Frank B. Widick, substitute.
Henry w. Seigel.
Pensions were granted Iowans az
follows: Berogan, SIS; John B. Blair.
SIS; Margaret E. Calhoun, SIP; help
less child of Barnett Teneyck, $12:
Robert v. Kelley, SIS; Henry F. Mil
Ter. SIS; Lewis w. olney. SIS.
f. H. Caldwell celebrated his fiftieth
birthday anniversary near Logan. Mr..
Caldwell was born on the farm which
he now owns and has lived there all
his life.
Two barns were burned at Mingo
with a loss of several hundred dol
lars. Two horses were burned to
death.
The following rural carriers have
been appointed: Bloomfield, William
r. Speer; substitute, Effie F, Speer.
Cedar Rapids, Joseph A. Bye; sub.