Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-03-24

numerous extensions, both urban and
interurban, the coming season The
company has arranged for the fotar
ton of a large bond issue and many
miles OF interurban extensions will
be built. One of these Is projected
from Denver Junction to Waverly,
| and it is possible line will be built
to the south, with Belle PLANE as the
| terminus. The company few days
ago entertained large number OF
bankers from eastern cities and they
will be interested in the work of fl.
nancing the extensive improvements
| contemplated.
AS the elimination of a pretty ro-
| nance, Miss Nellie Elizabeth Robert.
| son, one of Muscatine's most promi.
| nent and cultured girls, was married
| to COL j. H. Conrad of Helena, Mont.
| The groom is well known mining
magnate, whose fortune is estimated
at $30,0O0,O00, and possesses extern
| sive mining interests in Montana.
The bride is talented vocalist, hav.
ing received voice culture from the
most prominent instructors in Europe.
Mr., and Mrs. Conrad left for New
York City to spend the spring, and
later will leave for southern Alaska
for the summer.
The members of the Iowa State
Laundrymen's association discussed
1.-THE Cost of Production" at their
meeting at Davenport, and then elect
ed the following officers: President
F. J. Kimball of Waterloo, re-elect
ed; vice-president. Howard Wilson o.
Des Moines; secretary, George t.
Dixon, of Ames; treasurer, F. X.
Schaefer of Muscatine; sergeant-at
arms, M. E. Black of Creston. They
were installed by w. T. Fitch of La
Sale, Ill.
/. N. Hurd is dead at the home OF
his son-in-law, Hon. David Brant, ed
itor of the Iowa City Republican,
and former member of the legislature.
He was II years old, and had lived in
Iowa City and Waterloo (chiefiy the
latter city, almost Al years. Surviv-
ing are his widow, two daughters and
son-Mrs. Brant and Nellie Hurd.
Iowa City; and David Hurd, Escon-
dido, California.
A bull dog owned by John Prowse,
saved the 3-year-old son Of Dave NAL
ven from drowning. The child fell
from a bridge into the swollen, icy
river, at Manchester. The dog fol.
we'd and swan with the babe to
the shore and deposited 1t carefully
on the bank. The only i'll effects sus-
tanned were to the boys arm, where
his rescuer sunk his teeth.
4. w. Nichols, better known as
Bert" Nichols, died at his home in
Iowa Falls, after an illness of sew
eral weeks. Mr.. Nichols was about
forty years old and was born and
raised in that city, being son of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Nichols, pioneer
residents of this place. He was a fine
musician and popular with all who
knew him
The Anita Commercial club has
been organized with the. following Of
ficers: F. H. Sears, president: Val
Wiegand, vice president: H. Zeigler.
secretary. The organization will
meet every two weeks and will act
as booster club" for Anita. 1t has
started off with seventy members and
has commenced work.
At special election held at Scion
to vote on the proposition of issuing
bonds in the sum of $4,000 to repair
and enlarge TIE high school building,
great interest was aroused, but the
tax looked too large to majority Of
the taxpayers of the little burg, for
the proposition failed, 81 to 26.
John Kaiser and Thomas Sumner,
indicted in January for conducting
a gambling house at Ottumwa, who
escaped arrest by leak in the
grand jury proceedings, returned and
gave themselves over to Sheriff w.
W. Jackson. They gave bonds OF
$500 and were released.
With water pitcher for a weapon,
Allen Robinson of Dallas, S. D., temp
orarily insane, beat his way out of
st. Joseph hospital at Sioux City
and made his escape. His brother,
Harry Robinson, who had him in
charge, was badly wounded by a
blow on the head.
The Corydon Booster Club is the
name given new organization
launched by large number of lead.
ing business and professional men of
Corydon. The club starts out with a
membership of over 100, and its OBJ
ject is to unite for the future good OF
the town.
Word received at Marshalltown
tells Of the death of Andrew Pierson,
a former we'll known farmer which
occurred at Albano, Col. Mrs Pierson
was 70 years old and his death fol-
lowed long illness OF Bright's dis
ease.
Burned alive while sitting in a chair
in her bedroom, is the terrible fate
which befell Mrs. Frances Work, aged
102, at her sons home south of De
Witt. She occupied an up stairs
room and was alone at the time.
Governor Carroll denied executivd
clemency to L. J. Tiernagel Of Story
City and as a result he must serve
three-year sentence in the peni.
Tertiary for ENLIGHTENMENT.
Despite the pleadings of Pat Grove,
he was sentenced to ten days In the
Clinton county jail by Judge LET.
fngwell Of Clinton. on the charge OF
intoxication. Officials state sentence
will be enforced.
Postmaster William Ely Weldon as
sumed the duties of his new office at
Iowa Falls, his commission arriving