Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-04-21

on the Great Western relative to the
new service which was put on by that
road in response to the demand OF
the people OF these places aided by
the Commercial Club Of Mason City.
Instead Of coaches the train Is made
up of box cars, which have been seat
ed with planks for the passengers
and which contain two small windows
on each side and one step by which
| passengers gain ingress or exit from
| the car. OF the cars which have done
| service on two trips, one of them had
a broken f1ange which made 1t unsafe.
The passenger" cars are hitched at
the rear of a freight train which in
| stead OF reaching Mason City at 10
o'clock has not been here yet before
noon. On the whole the service is
not one whit improved, according to
residents along the line.
Three boys of Creston mutilated
| and destroyed the entire high school
building equipment, including all the
books of the pupils in every room
Sunday night and completely tied up
the work Of the school. Everything
loose in the building was piled upon
the rostrum after it had been de-
stroyed SO far as all use for school
purposes was concerned. Mondays
session of the school was entirely Civ
en- up. One of the boys escaped to
Kansas City, but was caught Another
was nabbed before he got out OF
town, and the third is still at liberty.
The boys were bombarding the out
side Of the building with ink bot
ties when the night marshal was at
tracted by the noise. He caught the
three boys, but not knowing the ex-
tent OF the damage done, allowed
them to go, after taking their names.
Sixty-three years of welded life is
record maintained by Mr.. and
Mrs. Cyrus G. Quintard of Marshall
town, who celebrated their anniver-
sary. Both were born in Norwalk,
Conn, and have known one another
from childhood. Mr.. Quintard is 81
years old and his wife 70. They came
to Toledo, Tama county, Iowa, in
loOos 4NlhC VI thSii GA al AiN-
in the civil war and both of his grand
children and twenty-one great
grandchildren. Mr.. Quintard served
in the civil war and both his grand
fathers were in the revolutionary war.
Sister Mary Edith of the order of
st. Francis, accompanied by half
dozen sisters of the same order left
Dubuque for Sioux City to take
charge of the new orphanage just
completed by Bishop Garrigan there.
Sister Edith has been in charpe Of
st. Mary's parochial school at Du-
buque for quarter of a century,
teaching the advanced classes. Thir-
ty orphans from the orphanage here
go to Sioux City shortly to be entered
in the new orphanage there, having
been originally from the Sioux City
diocese. ...
A continuous residence of sixty-one
years on one farm is the record Of
John II. Hauser, Jr., prominent far
mer of Marshall county, died at his
home near Liscomb at the age of 81.
Cauut " MAI
shall county in 1S49, one year after
their marriage, built log cabin in
the woods of the farm they home
steaded, and started life when the
country was new. Ten children were
born to the couple, and six survive
with their mother.
Albert Holcomb, aged 76, a wealthy
farmer living seven miles northeast
Of the city committed cuicide at Mar
shalltown by shooting. Just before
shooting himself, he set fire to straw
in the corn crib, in which he was, and
crisp. He left note at the house
bidding all goodby, and declaring that
he was tired of life. 1t is said that he
has been respondent for some time
owing to i'll health.
DR.. John Nolan, a well known alum
nus of the S. U. l. college of medicine,
is dead at his home in Nichols. Sur
viving are his wife and three children.
Rev. Father Michael Nolan Of Mis-
souri, Valley is a brother and the late
Rev. Father Robert Nolan of Nichols
was also a brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Gilbride, who
lives on their farm near Bondurant,
celebrated their ffty-fourth wedding
anniversary at their home. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilbride are the parents of if
teen children, eight of whom are liv-
ing and were present at the family
reunion.
Indictments were returned by the
Clinton grand jury against John Reid
for murder in the first degree, and
R. L. Meyers for larceny and OBJ
berry. Meyers was arraigned shortly
after thee report of the grand jury
and entered plea of not guilty.
Ben Hittle of Sioux City committed
suicide by shooting himself in the
temple at the home of his mother.
He was son of the late John Hittle
one of the first settlers in Sioux City,
who for many years served as city
treasurer.
A well filed passenger train on the
Rock Island from st. Louis to st.
Paul was wrecked by an open switch.
allowing it to dash into two locomo-
tives at Burlington. Engineer Jim
Tindall and Fireman Johnson were
slightly bruised.
With between three and four hun
dred out Of town guests present the
| formal dedication of Columbus hall,
the new home of the Knights of Co
lumbus at Fort Dodge began with an
| IN forpoo1