Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20

Lake with an attendance of nearly
100.
Lewis Brothers general store in
Leroy is complete wreck as a re-
suit of fire of unknown origin. The
loss is $4,000, partially covered by
insurance.
Concrete paving for twelve blocks
has been ordered by the city council
of Marshalltown to be laid during
the present season. Bids win be
called for soon.
The hotelmen's state convention
just held at Spirit Lake elected
Thomas veitch, of Des Moines. presi-
dent, and c. E. Griffith, of Sioux City,
secretary and treasurer.
c. l.. Voss, cashier or the Bank OF
Denison, has been elected president
Of the Farmers State bank of Char
ter Oak. Mr.. Voss has been a stock
holder in the bank for many years.
The state board of control let the
contract for $4,000 laundry to be
built at the school for the deaf at
Council Bluffs. The contract went
to P. Peterson company Of Council
Bluffs.
Mrs. Dora Jarchow, so. died as the
result Of being shot ON the Fourth
of July while sitting in her front
yard at Davenport Richard Zahrnt
is under arrest charged with the
shooting.
The new hall Of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows at Clinton just
completed. was dedicated this week.
Grand Master H. C. Ring, of Cedar
Rapids. Iowa, delivered the dedica-
tory address.
Fire of unknown origin at Olivet
destroyed the general merchandise
store owned by A. A. Morgan, the
postoffice and the office of the Unit
ed States Express company, causing
a loss Of over $4,000.
Missionary delegates from all parts
OF Iowa participated in the third
quarterly session of the Des Moines
branch organization of the Method
list Episcopal church held the past
week at Marshalltown.
Fire. which originated by children
playing with matches, destroyed the
hardware store of ]. w. Emerson at
Buchinal, eight miles south of Mason
City. The stock, building and 500
gallons Of gasoline are total loss.
There was no insurance.
Flags over the buildings OF the
university of Iowa at Iowa City and
the city hall are floating at half
mast in honor of Peter Dey, the pi-
oneer settler and railroad contractor
OF Iowa. All Of the city's banks were
closed during time of funeral.
There will be an Iowa day at the
big international aviation meet to be
held in Chicago, Aug. 1920. Word
to this effect was received by Gov.
ernor Carroll from the officials Of
the meet The governor and the
state officers are invited to attend.
The honeymoon of B. G. Wander
burg, OF Iowa Falls, seems to have
suffered partial eclipse in the shape
of a $4,000 damage suit filed in that
county by Blanche Christopher, who
lives north of Alden. Mr.. Wander
burg represented the Bankers Life
of Des Moines.
The state board of education. ut
its meeting held at Ames, elected
Perry c. McClenahan, head of the
normal department of Highland Park
college, as high school inspector to
succeed Forest c. Ensign, who re-
signs to become registrar at Iowa
university.
Emmett county farmers have com.
menced to harvest their oat crop,
which is light. A number of farm
ers are cutting oats green to save
them from the grasshoppers. Pota,
toes are going to be very scarce
there. Hay is short crop and is
selling at 81 to $40 for wild.
A record sale for real estate took
place at Bellevue this week when
w. P. Dunn purchased of Dorchester
0. Hughy tract of land consisting
OF eighteen acres, formerly a part
OF the Patrick Dun estate, for s3,-
600 for $166.66 per acre. The place
has no improvements on It other
than fences.
Here is the first report Of oat
threshing that has come in. The
yield was thirty bushels per acre, but
the field was an exceedingly promis-
Ing one. 1t is thought that there will
be no better report from the vicinity
OF JEFFERSON, most of the crop YIELD
Ing twenty-five bushels per acre. The
quality is below the average.
George Devries, who has been at
Alta for the past ten years as grain
buyer for the Western Elevator
company, has mysteriously disappear
ed and all attempts to locate him
have been unsuccessful. The auditor
OF the elevator company reports his
accounts to be in first class shape.
He leaves wife and two small chill.
dren.
The following banks have been
designated as repositories for postal
bank funds: Oskaloosa National
bank, Oskaloosa; Boone State bank,
Boone; First National bank. Iowa
Falls; First National bank, Boone;
Cherokee State bank. Cherokee; Sc
curity Savings bank, Boone; First
National bank, Cherokee; First Ma,
tional bank, Nevada.
Attacking his wife with pitchfork,
and throwing monkey wrench at
one OF his daughters, Joseph J.
Goets, one Of the most prominent and
wealthy farmers Of Iowa City gave
vent to his wrath. The offender was
arrested, and given ten days n, the
county jail.
John Reed Ak wars old a yyorv-