Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-06-09

John l.. Crawford, well known to
every old settler in Polk county, cele-
| brated the eightieth anniversary of
his birth at his home, $40 West Third
street. Mr.. Crawford spent the day
reading the scores of congratulatory
letters and post cards which were
showered upon him by his friends.
Mr. Crawford was born on May 49,,
1880, in Knox county, Ohio. He came
to Iowa in 1853, settling in Linn coun'
| ty, near Marion. On January 20, 1882.
he came to Des MoineS where he
has followed the profession of expert
accountant for twenty eight years. He
is most Familiarity known to Des
Moines and Polk county people be-
| cause of his active work among the
early settlers associations. He is sec.
rotary of the Iowa Octogenarian soci-
ETY., the Buckeye association, the Tip
pecanoe club and a member of the
Early Settlers Association of Polk
county.
Fire totally destroyed the entire
business district of Jordan, except a
| blacksmith shop. The elevator, lum-
| Der yard, corn cribs, and store con-
1 tanning the post office, all belonging
to j. w. Weikel, postmaster, were
wiped out. The fire is supposed to
have started from sparks from q
passing engine. The mail, in the post
office was burned up and the money
and money orders which were in a
safe it is thought were destroyed.
The loss is $4,000, with Insurance
as follows: st. Paul, $4,S50; Spring
Garden, $4,000; Aetna, $1,000; Phoen-
tx, $1,000; Home, s2,975; Des Moines,
$1,000.
Citizens and business men of Mar
ne and vicinity have organized a good
roads association. F. II. Trailer was
elected chairman and c. e. Thompson
was made secretary. A committee was
appointed to look after the action of
the river to river road running
signboards along the route. The road
| is already in fine shape, but 1t Is the
intention to have it in perfect condi-
ton when the Glidden tourists go
through. Farmers are planning to de-
corate with flags and bunting the day
the Gliddenites pass.
Abraham R. Daughenbaugh, who
died at his home in Des Moines at
the age of 81 years, was one of the
pioneer settlers of Iowa and most
widely known men in Webster coun-
ty. With his wife he came to Dayton,
Iowa, in 1868 in a prairie schooner.
Starting penniless in country store,
he amassed large fortune and at
the time of his death was twice mil
lionaire. He held banking and real
estate interests in Webster county
and in Des Moines, where he has made
his home for the last twenty-three
years.
An unknown man about 30 years
of age, threw himself before an ap-
preaching M. e st. L. train at Dallas
road yards all afternoon. Trainmen
after the tragedy believed mat he had
spent the day waiting favorable OPP
portunity to throw himself upon the
track. His body was terribly mangled
and cut up. There were thirty cents
in his pocket. On the left arm the
initials "E. L. F." were tatooed. All
means of Identification had been en-
tireiy removed from the clothing.
The case of Harry Hall of Seattle,
who disappeared from Burlington with
his two daughters and is charged by
| his divorced wife with having kid
naped the children, has become q
mystery. No trace of the children can
be found. and 1t is believed that Hall
purchased short trip tickets out Of
Burlington and left the train this
side of his destination. taking anoth-
er road to continue his journey.
| Posts for twenty-four electroliers
have been erected around the public
square of Indianola. Several electrol-
iers will be placed on the college
campus and several are already in
use in Buxton park. An effort will be
made to have electroliers placed on
the street to the Rock Island and
Burlington depots. The city council
purchased the lights.
| Charles Conover, a pioneer of John
son county, is dead at Downey, aged
| S. A daughter, Grace, survives. He
spent a large part of his life as a
| laadip1 ctn roi c nd 10
live in Downey about five years.
Many reports are coming in that
wire worms are doing heavy damage
to the corn. There will be much re-
planting done. and results are bound
to be very uncertain as good seed
corn is extremely scarce There is
! said to be no high grade seed corn
in Ida county.
Three persons were badly injured
when an automobile driven by Earl
Downs, plunged down a fourteen foot
embankment and was wrecked near
! Marshalltown. The injured are Swift
err Ellis, w. A. Downs and daughter,
Dorothy.
With the close of the present school
term at Logan, Prof. M. l.. Dakin
closes the Tooth term of school that
he has taught He is 60 years of age
and is the picture of good health.
! 1t is probably known to very few of
the people at Keosauqua that Hon.
w. j. Calhoun, the new minister to
China, was a former resident of Van
Buren, county, but such is the fact.
The deal has just been closed for