Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-31


60 unanswered. Already many Of
the abuses have been corrected and
others are being corrected. This is
proof that there was much merit in
the charges made"
Eighty barrels of vinegar shipped
to the Hewitt company of Des
Moines, by the Central City Pickle
company of Peoria, H., were seized
by DR.. A. Brown, federal food In
spector OF Des Moines. The seizure
was made under the federal pure
food law and Is the second made on
local tracks within the past month.
Representative Richmond Pearson
Hobson of Greensboro. Ala, DIR.
Frederick A. Cook and Capt. j. s.
Osborn, secretary of the Arctic club
of New York city, stopped over
night in Des Moines on their way
to address Iowa Chautauquas.
John L. Bleakly, state auditor. has
gone to Milwaukee to attend the ma
tional convention of insurance COM
missioners. He will also stop in
Chicago to attend a conference OF
the fraternal insurance committee,
of which he is member.
Francis Connolly was killed in well
which he was putting down on the
Cooston farm In Pleasant Valley
township, about ten miles from Gid
den. He was being drawn up when
the rope broke, letting him fall to
the bottom.
Con. J. Gleason and H. e. Winters
have been arrested at Davenport,
charged with aiding and abetting an
illegal boxing match Sunday, August
goth. Warrants have been issued
but not yet served on several others.
On September 4, every resident
Of the city of Iowa Falls will send out
scores of postcards advertising the
city to their friends all over the
world. The cards in sets of ten ad-
vertising the city are now on sale.
By the will of A. w. Wander veer,
prominent business man who died
at Davenport recently. $4,000 is CIV
en- to the Episcopal church of Iowa
to be used at the direction of Bish-
op Theodore N. Morrison.
Archie Bess is dead as the result
Of injuries received when his traction
engine exploded on the farm of
Frank Burbridge, five miles north OF
Manchester. He was thrown 10 feet
by the force Of the explosion.
Fred Hahn was seriously wounded
by Carl w. Sutliffe, a prominent oiti-
zen of Marion, when he tried to gain
entrance to the Sutliffe residence.
Hahn said he was looking for friend
and did not intend robbery.
James McCaffrey prominent farm
er living near Vail was found dead
on his porch. He had evidently been
killed by his own gun accidentally
discharged. He was So years Of age
and prominent Catholic.
Judge Howell sentenced Thomas
Cooney Of Iowa City, aged 81, to the
Anamosa reformatory for a ten-year
indeterminate sentence. Cooney's
offense was cracking the Duluth
Lumber company's safe.
Ottumwa club women in an effort
to aid in the city beautiful move
ment have secured permission from
the city council to place the names
Of the streets on all thoroughfares in
the residence district.
Irving Bossert, well known trav-
cling salesman of Webster City. was
brought home unconscious from AL
An Ia hA oh
some tablets at a drug store. He took
one and collapsed.
Fred Batchelder, custodian OF the
plant of the National Denatured Al
cohol company of Marshalltown has
received orders from the owners at
Peoria to keep the plant in condi-
ton for operation.
Sheriff Rock of Logan went to
Omaha and identified the body of
man found floating In the Missouri
river at Florence as the man wanted
for the murder of Marshal Butcher
Of Missouri Valley.
John Mosgrove, car inspector for
the Fort Dodge, Des Moines and
Southern was held up by q white
man, a negro and a negro woman in
the yards at Boone, and robbed OF
$62.
Boy scouts at Manchester have dis
covered o series of eight caves ex-
tending 1.0 feet into the side hill and
have covered themselves with glory.
Further explorations will be made.
James Lillard, pioneer OF Deca-
tur county, committed suicide by
shooting himself with shotgun. He
had been respondent for some time.
Miss Mary H. Bliss of Iowa Falls.
chairman OF the Third district OF the
Iowa Federation Of Women's clubs,
has arranged to have the annual dis
trict meeting in Cedar Falls October
23d and Gath.
After spending 500 in seeing the
sights of the city, John Finn, farm
err from Cascade, Iowa. was found in
the municipal lodging house by the
police Of, Chicago.
The city of Cedar Rapids will re-
main the chief recruiting naval sta
ton for Iowa, with Des Moines, Dav-
export and Dubuque as sub-stations.
Notice was received by every busi-
ness man, hotel and restaurant keep
err in Elkader that all who keep their
places of business open Sundays will
be prosecuted to the full extent OF
the law.
County Attorney Beck OF Spirit
Lake made a tour of the Okoboil ho-
tells and notified the proprietors that
all money machines must be abolish
ed.
1t is announced at Webster City