Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-24

Vern Banta, young carpenter or
Columbus Junction has chiseled out a
correct outline Of the state of Iowa in
black walnut. Small blocks of wood
representing the various counties
were cut out of native and foreign
woods, and carefully glued into sol.
i'd mass which has been polished and
vanished Each county stands out dis.
tinct in color and shape making an
| artistic map of this state. There are
| sixty varieties of wood used in this
map. Two pieces of wood used in this
map were taken from mast OF Ben
edict Arnold's flagship at Lake Champ
| lain. The map is on exhibition in
Columbus Junction, and has been Gre
ating considerable interest, owing to
it's splendid workmanship.
| The fourth annual reunion Of dis
trict eleven of the Beta Theta Pi fra
| ternity will be held with the Iowa
chapter at Iowa City March and 5.
Delegates will be in attendance from
the four other chapters Of that dis
trict, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ames and
Iowa Wesleyan. On Friday evening,
March 4. the visiting delegates will
be entertained at dancing party at
the Majestic hail. Saturday will be
largely devoted to business sessions
and the convention will end with a
banquet Saturday evening. Judge EN-
lin McClain will be toastmaster at
this banquet and it is probable that
several of the national leaders of the
fraternity will also be in attendance.
John E. Cassidy. son of Mrs. Helen
Cassidy of Clinton, who recovered
$500 damages from the National
Surety company, has now brought suit
for $4,000 against the same concern,
bonding company. Mrs. Cassady's
husband and the father of the plain
tiff in the second case, comslitted sui
eide, after procuring liquor in the
| Carlson saloon in Washington town
ship. for which the National Surety
company had furnished bonds. The
jury which heard Mrs. Cassady's case
awarded damages, and Immediately
the woman's son filed similar suit
10 recover S0,UUV.
The Iowa Farming company is the
J name of the new organization of S. U.
I. professors at Iowa City. which has
just been incorporated. The educa.
tors will purchase land in Canada and
raise wheat. The company has $780,
900 capital stock. and it's officers are
as follows: President, DR.. Frederick
E. Bolton; vice-president, Prof w. j.
Teeters; secretary, c. c. Slower;
treasurer, Euclid Sanders. president
of the Iowa City State band. The in
corporators are the above officials
and DR.. w. L. Bywater, Prof. A. G.
Smith and Prof. r. B. Wyie.
In the case entitled George Coul-
thard VS.. Davis Mcintosh and others
at Logan, Judge Wheeler. before
whom the case was tried, has decided
in favor OF the plaintiff against Eng
leke as to all the bar land except that
occupied by Mcintosh and Dick Davis
and their grantees. AS to these lands
he decided that they had been adjudi-
Gated in favor of Mcintosh and Davis
and that the plaintiff cannot recover.
Engleke will appeal to the supreme
court. Judge Wheeler refused to find
whether the body of land was in Iowa
or Nebraska. ...... -.
Work has been seriously delayed on
the new engineering shops at the state
university at Iowa City through the
failure of delivery of certain supplies
necessary for the completion OF the
building. 1t had been calculated that
the shops could be completed and
ready for occupancy by Feb. l. Lack
of lumber and other materials made
this impossible, however. 1t is pos
sible that completion can now be
brought about by April Is. However.
students will not occcpy the shops I'M
til next year
For the reason that twenty-five head
of cattle out of a herd of twenty
eight were found to have been infec.
ted with tuberculosis, a Burlington
dairyman has been put out of business
by the state officials. Two deputies
from the office of the state veterinar-
TAU were ochI " W 'H'
tigate this herd, with the above re-
suit The herd was quarantined and
the owner was given week to get rid
of the cattle. They can only be dis
posed of in one way, by being slaugh.
tered.
Complaints FROM shippers revealed
the fact that there are 1000 cars OF
freight congested on the sidings OF
four roads in Dubuque. The condition
is the result of the heavy SHOWS OF
last month and the lack of power since
to move merchandise. Coal and corn
have the right of way and there is
no telling when the yards will be
cleared.
The city council of Cedar Rapids
was served with notice of an order
issued by the supreme court in the
theatrical case restraining them from
passing an ordinance prohibiting the
Sunday performances. 1t is supposed
a final hearing can not be had for
a couple of years.
The 20-months-old child Of Carl
Buehler, living north of Mason City
| died as the result of falling into a
| tub of boiling water. The child lived
but few mocents after the accident.
| The mother is being guarded to pre-
vent self.destruction.
| A Patron-T Teachers association has
been organized at Colfax with nearly
| 100 members. Mrs. Eleanor j. Hawk,