Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-10

marking the dedication of the new
college of law building at Iowa City
on Washington's birthday. Other
speakers will be Hon. James H. Ire.
win, president of the state board Of
education; Dean Richards, university
OF Wisconsin; Hon. Carroll Wright
Des Moines; Judge Emlin McClain,
supreme court; Frederick Luberger
Cedar Rapids; Prof. G. N. Gregory,
dean of the s. U. l. college o. law;
Dean Kirchwey, Columbia university,
New York; and President George E.
MacLean, s. U. l.
A stipulation of settlement was Al
ed in the office of the clerk of courts
at Nevada in the action brought by
five members of the Maxwell High
school football team, against the St
Paul G Des Moines Railway company
for injuries received while crossing
their tracks in Cambridge a few
months ago. The rig the boys were
riding in was struck by a car switch
ing and the boys were injured. They
each brought suit. In the stipulation
OF settlement Leon Sabo and Floyd
Smith receive 500 each and Floyd
Cooper, Frank Wieth and Malvin
Wells 5000 each.
Mr. and Mrs. s. F. Harvey Of Cres-
ton celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary with large gathering of
friends and relatives. The 50-year
bride and groom are respectively II
and IA years of age, and have lived
here for the past twenty years, and
are among the very highly esteemed
citizens of the place. They have been
the parents of ten children, eight of
whom are still living and who were
in attendance at the celebration. Be.
sides the eight children are twenty
five grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
The oldest house of worship in Mar
shall county, built in 1851, has ceased
to exist at Old Bethel, country set
Element as a result of the auction sale
of the church building, the land on
which the church stood, and the fur
nishings of the edifice. The church
was known as the Old Bethel Christ
ian, and was founded by an earnest
band of the old school Christians or
Disciples. Some of the contents of
the old church brought fancy prices,
and the money will be given to some
charitable enterprise
AT the monster spelling contest
which closed the short course at Ma
son City ninety eight school children
from nine counties competed, and the
Congregational church, where the
contest was held, was packed to the
doors. The $40 first prize went to
girl from Cerro Gordo county, a
Worth county girl got second, and a
Hancock county girl third The boys
won no prizes.
Andy Hanson, a lineman, nearly met
while working on a pole of the elec-
while working ma pole of the cleo
trio company's lines. His foot slip
ped, and he grasped the wires to save
himself. The shock of the current
rendered him unconscious and he fell
to the ground. He is badly burned
but still alive and will probably re-
cover.
Unrequited love is supposed to have
been responsible for the suicide of f.
A. Franz, a carpenter, aged about 30
years, who shot himself to death while
standing before mirror in his room
In Davenport. Letters found in the
i,,Ii hot h.
with a girl at Watersetta, ILL.,, to
whom he had been engaged. "
Ole Dagget is dead because he lick
ed 5000 postage stamps when he had
a cut in his tongue. He was Is years
Of age and worked for the wagon
works at Fairfield. The stamps were
placed on circulars. Blood poisoning
caused his death.
Chicago jobbers and wholesale men
had a detective at Burlington investi-
eating the affairs of Lance and Gold
man who ran a store here nine years
ago. 1t is said they had policy Of
starting stores in different parts OF
the country and then failing.
II.
former business agent of the carpen-
ters' union at Cedar Rapids, has been
dismissed. He was $3.50 short in his
accounts but gathered together the
shortage and paid the money back.
1t has been announced that as soon
as the frost is out, ground will be
broken for a $4,000 chapel at Coe
college at Cedar Rapids; also that a
large new girls dormitory will be
built this year.
The Danish college at Elkhorn was
totally destroyed by fire. The 125 or
more instructors, students and en-
ployes all escaped from the buildings
in their night garments. No one was
injured.
Fire destroyed the Conte Hardware
store, barber shop and residence
at Chelsea. The loss will be $4,000
and insurance only $1,100. The cause
of the fire is unknown.
The John H. Madden family of
North Tabor held family reunion.
1t was the first time in ten years
that all members of the family had
been together.
The body of Karl j. oliver, a broth
er of Justice Stephen oliver of Sloan
was found in an alley at 410 Wall
street in Sioux City. He was a heavy
| drinker.
Mrs. Emily Wilcox Dawson of Cen
trail City, celebrated her one hun
dredth birthday. A family re
union and postcard shower were fea
| lures of the anniversary.
| Nrs Emily Dawson came to Iowa