Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-01-13

MT. anu MIS-. Wlllldn A. EnSelhS
| celebrated their fiftieth wedding an
niversary at Sidney. They observed
| the event in way entirely different
from the usual custom. Instead OF
the children and friends doing the
surprising, Mr.. and Mrs. Engelke did
it on this occasion. They quietly in-
vited the children living at dis
lance to be at home, but unfortunate
ly, only Charles, living at Oklahoma
City Okla, could be there. Conse-
quently, when the children there, Mrs.
w. E. Mitchell Ed and George Eng
elke and their families, were invited
down to supper they naturally suppos-'
ed 1t was to spend a few pleasant
hours with their brother Charles. Mr..
Engelke and wife have lived in FREE
mont county since 1856 and were mar
ried in a log hut standing on the
farm they now own. This makes them
residents of this county for fifty
three years. and of course they have
very large circle of friends who
join with the children in wishing them
many more years of happiness.
Philip Rasley, the year old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Rasley of Vim
ton has had large size brass carpet
tack in his left lung for two years
Two, years ago Philip Rasley while
playing with brass carpet tack, swal-
lowed it, and for some time suffered
much distress, SO much that two
months after swallowing the tack he
was removed to the hospital and by
the use OF the X-ray the tack was.
located in the left lung, and for sew
eral months he has been coughing
and splitting blood until in fit of Sc
we're coughing, he threw up the tack
and 1t is now believed will entirely re-
cover from the effects of it's two
years Judgment in the lung.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Parker Butler,
OF Flushing, N. Y, but formerly OF
Muscatine, are the proud parents of
girl twins, born on Christmas eve,
according to announcements received
by friends and relatives in Muscatine
1t seems rather a coincident that in
view of the stories written by Mr..
Butler, in which twins play promi.
nent part, that two girls should be
born to the author and his wife, which
will certainly leave unquestioned his
authority on that subject hereafter.
The Maytag company of Newton
presented fourteen of its employees
$500 life insurance policies, on which
the premiums will be paid as long as
the men are in the company's EN-.
ploy. This company was recently
capitalized at s1,O0O,0o0 and is the
successor to the Parsons Band Cut
ter and Self Feeder Co., and the
Parsons Hawkeye Manufacturing 90.
There are prospects OF red hot
fight between the Cedar Rapids city
council and the Iowa Telephone COM
pany which now has monopoly Of
the phone business of Cedar Rapids.
The council will probably claim the
franchise under which the company
operates is void and seek to force a
new franchise. Attempted raise in
rates started the trouble.
Harry sloan, former Logan boy,
but for the past few years in New
York City in the railroad business,
according to advices received at Lo-
gan, has been appointed vice presi-
dent and assistant to the chairman of
the executive committee of the Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad
with salary of $4,000.
The municipality owned light and
water works plant at Bellevue burned
causing loss of $4,000, the same
being covered by insurance. Bellevue
will be in darkness for several weeks.
The water supply can be taken care
of. The fire started from poorly
insulated wire.
The letting of four mile ditch at
Rockwell City resulted in the placing
of the order for tile with the Lehigh
Sewer Pipe and Tile company, which
has it's Offices in Fort Dodge. The
amount of the contract is $8,757.45,
and the ditch will be over four miles
in length.
George c. Read, an old time citi-
zen of Iowa, who in the early days
had one of the finest farms in Iowa
near the town of Lost Nation, but
who has lived for the past ten years
with his daughter, Mrs. E. c. Mill of
Ida Grove. died at the age of 50.
The Webster City Brick and Tile
works have closed for the winter after
record breaking season. While closed
the present equipment will be enlarg-
ed and improved so as to obviate the
necessity for closing in the cold
weather in future.
The city federation of Women's
clubs of Ottumwa has gone on rec
ord as opposed to the white slave
trade and a petition will be sent
Congressman Kendall urging him to
vote for the bill now in congress to
suppress it.
Jesse knight of Webster City, was
struck by a runaway horse and knock
ed down cellar way, the animal
falling on top of him. Although badly
bruised, the boy was able to get up
and walk away from the scene of the
accident.
Judge o. d. Wheeler of the dis
trict court at Council Bluffs has de-
MED the iniunctions asked for against
Missouri Valley saloons. frequently
raided of late by officers. The valid
ity of the petition of consent was
| attacked.
1t is stated that a number of new
residences will be erected next sea-
| son in the new Commercial addition
for the use of employees of the gaso-
| line engine factory at Independence.