Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-06-22

icated at Fairfield with an address
by Gov. B. F. Carroll. The local
post of the G. A. R. had charge of the
dedication services and Col. d J.
Palmer also spoke.
Degrees were granted to 1858 young
men and women a the fiftrfirst an
nual commencement Of the State
University of Iowa. The armory,
where the ceremonies took place, was
packed to its utmost capacity.
M. V. Score, of Clear Lake, had his
shoulder crushed when hit by a Min
neapolis & st. Louis train at Forest
City, while driving an auto. Mrs.
Hughit, who was in the machine es-
capped severe injury.
Ed Green, living south of Farragut,
has lost fine mule in an odd man
ner. The team ran away, became en-
tangled with another team and all
four animals fell in a heap, one mule
being impaled on an iron rod.
Two twenty-five-year public utility
franchises were voted to the Stone
& Weaver company of Boston, at a
special election. The franchises were
for the establishment of lighting and
street railway systems in Keokuk.
Ira Grammer, a well-known horse
man of Birmingham, was instantly
killed when a horse which he was
riding fell over backward on him.
Grammer was taking bunch Of
horses from Fairfield to Birmingham.
The annual convention of the Iowa
State Federation of Labor has open
ed at Siou City. Mayor A. A. Smith
delivered an address of welcome to
the delegates, and President A. L.
Urick of the federation responded.
J. w. Hartsuck and son, Harry,
have struck a vein of coal of five feet
thickness at q depth of EOS feet near
Abba. It 10 thought to be the best
coal in Iowa, and operators are anxi-
GUS to sink a shaft and place it on
the market.
Michael Cronin, son of Mrs. Nellie
Cronin, WOODBURY., is dead in the hos
pital from the effects of 20 caliber
gun shot wound. He was found in a
dying condition In field by his
brother and 1t is supposed shot him.
self accidentally.
c. d. Livingstone, painter, killed
himself in Newton by taking NOR
phine. He left note saying he was
tired of living. Sunday night he
made an unsuccessful attempt to
shoot his daughter, Beatrice. He was
heavily insured.
Among the honorary degrees grant
ed by the State University of Iowa
were Doctor of literature-Miss. Alice
French OCTAVE Thanet), Davenport;
Randall Parrish. Kewanee, H., novel
list and former president of the Iowa
Alumni association.
Judge Peter s. Grosscup, Chicago,
made the annual commencement day
address at Iowa university. Hun
dreds of old Grads" were gathered
there. John s. Nollen, president OF
Lake Forest university, was elected
president of the alumni
Arthur Wittrig, 20 years old, of No
BILE. was kicked by a horse and in
stantly killed. He had taken Miss
Mable Kephart driving and after help
ing her from the buggy, turned to I'M
hitch the team of bronchos. He vas
kicked in the left side and died in
stantly,
With one sweep the city council re-
voked the license Of eight Des Moines
saloons, ordering that they be per2a-
nently closed. The thirst parlors
that fell before the councilmanic ac-
ton were all licensed after April Is,
1909, making the grants issued them
In conflict with the Moon law.
Mrs. James Oliam, of Titonka. has
500 fat chickens and says she will
make more from them than the av-
erage farmer will from a quarter sec
ton of land. She will have nothing
to do with incubators and breeders,
but leaves the sare of the eggs and
young to the old hens and nature.
Rev. w. X. Atkinson, former pastor
of Berea Congregational church, Dav-
export, has accepted position with
the Russell Sage Foundation at Sag
Harbor, Long Island, N. Y. He will
have charge of the work planned by
Mrs. Russell Sage to provide play
grounds for children in the big cit
les.
Iowa bankers will likely enter q
unanimous protest on the excessive
bank taxation laws OF this state,
when they convene at Mason City
this week. State Secretary p. w.
Hall of the Bankers association says
that the bankers are becoming nerv-
Gus over the raise in taxation on
bank stocks. This raise was incor-
porated in recent law passed by the
legislature.
Robert Porter. Is, of Abba, is dying
of lock jaw. He shot himself In the
leg a week ago with a pistol and
lock jaw developed few days later.
Governor Carroll and Adjutant Gen.
eral Logan were at Fairfield to take
part in the dedication of the new arm
DRY at that place. Governor Carroll
made the address.
The annual convention Of the Iowa
Association OF Postoffice Clerks and
Carriers closed at Dubuque with a
banquet in the Wales hotel. pes
Moines was chosen as the next place
of meeting.
Archbishop Keane presided at the
commencement exercises at which
nearly hundred students We're grad
uated from st. Joseph's college in
David L. Denmead. 81. president
National bank of Marshalltown, and
one of the most prominent bankers
in central Iowa died suddenly Satur.