Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-04-07
IowaState
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gan sounded by Prof. M. L. Bowman
to the famers gathered at Extra OF
the arrival of the Holden seed corr
special over the Rock Island railroad
Farmers think nothing Of payini
$500 or $1,000 for fancy animals II
build up a standard type in theil
herds, but they hold up their hand.
in holy horror at paying SO to SIS q
bushel for pure-bred seed corn. Yet
II they will spend three days testing
their corn they will get enough
strong, vigorous ears to plant sew
enty-hve acres OF land and increase
the yield of each acre fifteen bushels
net gain OF 1,125 bushels for three
days work"
Or. G. w. Newman of Mount Yer
non, ILL.,, died of injuries received In
the Green Mountain wreck in the hos
pital at Marshalltown. His injuries
We're not regarded as serious, but ow'
ing to his advanced age, rs years, he
was unable to withstand the shock
He seemed to improve for time, but
later suffered a relapse and death
has been anticipated for several days
His daughter, Mrs. Hattie McManus
Of Mount Vernon. was at his bedside
and took the body to Mount Vernon
for burial. DR.. Newman at the time
of the wreck was on his way to st.
Paul to make his home with his son,
T. @. Newman.
Death came to Frank Roseborough,
q Gearing CIa.) blacksmith, at st.
Thomas hospital, in Marshalltown,
where Roseborough was brought fol-
lowing an accident at Gearing when
he had his right foot crushed while
getting off an Iowa Central train.
The surgeons wanted to amputate
Roseborough's leg as soon as the man
was brought to the hospital, but his
family objected. Gangrene developed
extending almost to the hip and Rose
borough's leg was removed. Death
followed two hours later.
At the Evangelical conference at
Cedar Rapids Rev. George w. Mullen
of Gearing was reelected presiding
elder of the Dss Moines district,
and will remove to that city. Rev,
John Auracher of Marshalltown was
elected presiding elder Of the Cedar
Rapids district and will remove there.
Mr.. Auracher was formerly pastor of
the Zion Evangelical church. Rev.
McClelland of Clermont and Rev. E.
r. Mitchell of Correctionville were
granted deacons orders.
Government officials at Council
Bluffs have made some rough esti'
mates and figures that the arrest,
trial and conviction Of John c. Ma
bray and his gang of Council Bluffs
cost not less than $4,000. The trial
alone cost $4,000 and the expense OF
running down the members of the
gang and securing the arrest OF
the members was not less than $751;
900.
Willard Powell and T. s. Robinson
members OF the Mabrsy gang of swim
dlers now in the federal prison at
Leavenworth, Kan, have perfected
appeal bonds to the United States
circuit court Of appeals. The bonds
are now before Judge Smith McPher
son for approval. 1t is expected the
men will be released from prison
pending action on their appeal.
Iowa City is practically assured OF
an electric street railway. The Run
dell Land and Improvement com
pany promised the city line in case
eighty lots were sold for $4,000 in
the Rundell addition. All but eight
of the lots are now gone. and II
seems an assured fact that the road
will be constructed.
The Des Moines conference Of the
Evangelical church closed its conven
ton at Cedar Rapids. The next meet
ing place will be in Marshalltown In
1911. J. G. Walz is assigned to the
Waterloo church and Mr.. Wadding as
signed to the Des Moines church.
Engineer John Stellman of Des
Moines, Iowa, was fatally injured
in a wreck on the Great Western
about a mile west of Oelwein. No one
else was injured, the fireman on the
engine with Stellman escaping with
out scratch.
The Elks and Eagles lodges a
Marshalltown were indicted by the
grand jury on the charge Of main
ttaining a nuisance, keeping and sell
ing liquor in their club rooms. Mayor
o. l.. Ingledue is exalted ruler o.
the Elks.
Fire did $4,000 damage at MasoI
City when the Baker & Gamidge liv
cry barn, located in the heart of tn,
city burned, consuming twenty-five
horses, large amount of livery sup
plies. and one residence.
Because she owed sixteen dollar
as an installment on furniture which
she was unable to pay, Mrs. Lilli,
Johnson, a boarding house keeper O
Creston, committed suicide at he
home by taking poison.
Mrs. Burns. an aged lady, wa
struck by an engine and badly injur
ed at Anamosa. Mrs. Burns is dea
and failed to notice the approach o
the engine.
Margaret Young was awarded frs
honors in the 1910 class of the Cir
ton High school. Fife Shambaug
was second and Jane Whistler third
Christian Horst, age 23 years,
farm hand near Davenport. drank
bottle full Of strychnine while a
work In the field In Hickory Grow
township and died few minute
afterward
Joseph Nechyil, employed Mt til