Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-03-24
Iowa News
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ALL PARTS OF THE STATE.

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ALL PARTS OF THE STATE.
The Missouri river is making ter
rife inroads upon the banks on the
South Dakota and Iowa side of the
stream in the vicinity of Sioux City
At one point on the golf course OF
the Sioux City Boat club the river
has cut away more than 100 yards OF
valuable land. The fears of the city
that its amusement park at Riverside
may be swept away within few
years seem well grounded. Appeal
has been made to government engin-
GERS for aid in blocking the rapacity
of the river
Walter l.. Smith and wife, of the
Concord neighborhood, four miles
south of Knoxville, are the parents
OF the largest baby ever born in the
county. This prize specimen weighs
fifteen pounds. DR.. E. T. Mclaughlin
Is authority for the weight statement.
He says it is as large sthe average
child of five months. Babies of fifteen
pounds weight. and upward do not
happen more frequently than once in
each 10000 births.
Manchester's streets are to be ma
terially benefited during the coming
summer, as the city fathers have Ia
ken it upon themselves to order $50
cars of crushed rock, which will be
used in the matchmaking process,
which will be carried on most extern
sively on Franklin street, one of the
main thoroughfares and which has
been in bad condition for the past
number of years.
Victor Edmund of Sarland, a young
man who was employed upon farm
there, started to lead some horses to
the stock field, and when he did not
return they went in search and found
his body lying in the field with an
ugly wound upon his head, which had
caused his death. No one saw the ac-
cident when it occurred, but kick
from horse was undoubtedly the
cause.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Kemble of Mus
catine celebrated their sixtieth we'd
ding anniversary at the home of their
son, William E. Kemble. of Oskaloosa.
A feature of the event was the sleep
ing of the entire family circle of if
ty members under the Kemble roof.
They were married at Salem, Ohio, in
1850, came to Polk county and moved
to Muscatine in 1879.
Mike Budi, a Hungarian, rooming
in Mason City in company with a.
number of others, was accidentally
shot through the hip and leg while
asleep. His roommates were examin-
ing a supposedly unloaded gun when
it was discharged and the sleeping
man received the bullet in the f1eshy
part of the hip and it came out near
the knee.
An unknown man about 35 years
old, attempted to commit suicide in
Council Bluffs by jumping from the
Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Car
company's bridge into the Missouri
river. The water proved too cold,
or cold enough to reduce his cuicidal
fever and after sinking once, he
swan with all his might to the Iowa
shore.
Receiver Jamison Of the defunct
First National Bank of Charlton is
paying a dividend of 16 2-3 per cent
which, with the 25 per cent dividend
paid several months ago, makes a
total dividend thus far of Al 2-3 per
cent. There will probably be a divi
dend of or more per cent yet to be
paid later in the year.
In a triangular debate on the suff
rage question between the high
schools of Waverly, Vinton and Iowa
Falls, Waverly defeated Iowa Falls
and Vinton. Iowa Falls defeated Vim
ton, placing Waverly first, Iowa Falls
second and Vinton third.
Henry Robinson, aged 7S, father of
County Attorney J. C. Robinson, of
Mason City died near Vicksburg,
Miss, where he was spending the
winter. His body will be sent north
for interment, probably at the old
home near Peoria, III.
Mrs. Rachel Wright, wife of the
late Rev. VIM. Wright, died and the
funeral services were held at the Ep-
iscopal church with Rev. Corbitt Of
floating. Rev. Wright and his wife
were in the Episcopal work in Iowa
for thirty-five years.
James E. Rosen, the midget who
took the part of "Snookums" in 1.-The
Newlyweds" at Fosters theatre in
Des Moines and Esther Mancrovitz,
also of the company were married
by Rabbi Farber of the Tifereth Is
real synagogue.
There was grand rush by farm
ers throughout northern Iowa for
corn fields, where nearly half the
corn remains unpicked. Some farm
ers put in as high as twenty teams
In one field. The snow Is practically
gone.
Col. E. G. Pratt, president of the
Boone Gas company, has sold the
Ames gas franchise to Tenney Bro
Tiers of Newton. The latter have
informed the Ames council they will
start work on the gas plant at once
Mrs. Mary Downs, aged rs, living
near Vinton distributed $24,500 among
her children, who are seven in mum.
Der. This amount was the proceeds
from one of the farms which Mrs.
Downs recently sold.
F. H. Hathaway, a Chicago & North
Western switchman. died at the Story
hospital at Mason City as the result
of having both legs cut of by being
run over by a switch engine.
Tyrrell & Weaver, dry goods mer.
chants at Oelwein, have fled petit
ton in bankruptcy in federal court.