Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-12-07

The Des Moines Packing company,
a corporation formed by local CAPT
talists, has secured the property of
the Agar Packing company and will
commence to operate the plant about
Dec. 1. The company is Incorporated
at $250.000. Simon Cassidy probably
win be made president of the com.
pany. Joe Muelhaupt will be vice
president. Other incorporators OF the
company are John T. Agar, w. G.
Agar. +. p. Mates, w. s. Hazard. Jr.,
and J. s. Talbot. ]. A. Black and T.
A. Dye also are directors of the COM
pany.
Supervisor F. A. Mead OF near
Manchester planted four acres OF po-
tatoes this spring and from the four
acres he received yield of more
than 900 bushels. Mr.. Mead sold a
large amount of the crop at sixty
cents per bushel. The returns from
the four acres averaged more than
500 an acre.
Miss Margaret Murray Of Daven-
port will receive $4,000 for the loss
Of her fingers. She was a musician
and lost the fingers in a machine In
laundry where she worked. She
sued for damages, got the $4,000
verdict In the district court and the
supreme court says it is proper
Five men were badly injured when
their machine crashed down through
a small bridge to the creek below
near Lake Mills. They were John
Crawford, Sheriff Revell, A. A. Brack-
ey, A. d. Hewitt and Byron Craw-
ford. Nearly every one OF them re-
ceived broken arms or ribs.
The Ogden Consolidated Coal COM
pany's mine No. 2, located two miles
south Of Ogden, closed for some time
owing to labor trouble, Is to be op-
ened. New boilers are being install
ed and other improvements being
made preparatory to working the
mine to its full capacity.
The Mississippi river power COM
pany building the dam across the
river at Keokuk 10 expected to start
mandamus proceedings In the courts
to force the supervisors to establish
q large drainage district to take care
of the water backed up by the big
dam.
The loss to the Lehigh Cement
company ut Mason City due TO the
fire this week which destroyed q part
Of the store room, sacking depart
ment and burned several Thousand
sacks, will be between $4,000 and
$4,000. according to estimates.
The coroner's Jury investigating
the cause of the death OF Engineer
w. J. Haviland Of Fort Dodge, killed
Monday might when his special pas
senger train ran into q freight at
Logan. declined to nx the response
bility.
On Dec. and the twenty-ninth
session Of the Marshalltowl district
conference OF the Methodist Episco-
pal church will be held at Eldora. A
number of prominent ministers Of
the state win be In attendance.
Colonel Clifford Ham Cole, well
known In national guard circles.
and at one time private secretary to
Governor Boies. has been made col.
hector general OF customs of the re-
public Of Nicaragua.
An overheated bearing on the con-
veyor at store house No. OF the Le-
high cement plant In Mason City
started q fire which destroyed the
store house, 200 feet long and caus-
ed damage of $4,000.
By, a majority of twenty-nine, the
voters of Mason City approved the is
suance OF bonds to build fire sta
ton at q cost of $4,000. A total OF
GOT votes were cast by men and If
ty-eight by women.
Lieut. Gov. Clark win act as presi-
dent Of the day when the Eistedd-
fod association Of Iowa meets at Al
bia Thanksgiving day. Twenty
eight prizes are offered for the many
musical events.
More trouble 10 In store for the
hotel men Of Iowa. Attorney General
Cosson has ordered the state hotel
inspector to inspect the hotels Of
the state and enforce all the provis-
ions of the law.
While cleaning rife at his home
In Marshalltown, Elmer Yingst acct
dentally shot his sister, Leona, six
teen, through the breast. The ball
entered her right lung and she may
die.
There. have been 30 many burglar
les and robberies at Glidden that the
city council has purchased q pair of
bloodhounds which viii be used in
running down the robbers.
Three students OF the teachers
college at Cedar Falls are dead of ty
phoid fever and an epidemic is feared
Charles F. Harrington, of Oxford,
has been appointed veterinary in the
Philippine islands.
The Axel Nelson farm Just west OF
Creston was sold to H. o. Alley OF
Fremont county for $135 per acre.
There are 215 acres In the farm and
II will be used by the owner as a fine
stock farm.
The Twelfth district OF the Knights
of the Grand Domain of Iowa will
hold their annual convention in
Boone this week. There will be q
largo number Of knights present.
The funeral OF Miss Katherine
Howe, the Oldest woman in Johnson
county, II not In Iowa. was held this
week. She died at the age Of 100.
A movement is on foot to combine
the counties Of Humboldt and Poca.
hontas and make Gilmore City the
county seat. The suggestion follows
unsuccessful efforts to secure new