Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-24
NEwsY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE STATE.

NGWOr IIGMo IA HEHEO FHOM
ALL PARTS OF THE STATE.
The nineteenth annual camp meet
ing Of the Iowa Conference of the
Evangelical association opened at
Waterloo. with Bishop s. P. Spreng Of
Cleveland, o., as leader. A large
attendance OF the ministry and lay
men from all parts Of the state mark
ed the opening session. The camp
meeting will continue two weeks.
The annual conference of the Iowa
branch of the Young Peoples ALI
ance also meet this week.
State Senator l.. E. Francis of Spir-
1t Lake, is accused of defrauding O.
r. Peterson, who purchased the Des
Moines laundry from the legislator,
with the understanding that there
was but a $4,000 mortgage on the
property. In filing his suit against
Francis in the district court Peter
son declared there are additional
claims of $500 against the proper
ty.
Matt Wilson of near vinton has a
threshing machine which holds the
record for longevity. Mr.. Wilson
purchased the separator in the year
1878. and he threshed his grain with
1t this year, and says it did as good
work as any machine can do. Mr..
Wilson says the machine shows what
can be done by proper care of farm
machinery.
G. B. Stilson, aged "A years, record
er OF Black Hawk county for six
terms, died at his home in Waterloo
this week. Mr.. Stilson served. in
Company X, Seventh Iowa cavalry.
and was grand recorder of the Iowa
Workmen at the time 1t closed bust
ness in 1910.
v. O. Holcomb. ex-supervisor, sold
his farm near Jordan, Boone county,
for $500 per acre, the highest price
ever paid for Iowa farm land. The
farm has splendid house and thor
oughly modern. The grounds were
laid out by an expert from Ames col
Ieoe
Hon. John Ryder, well known
throughout Iowa, and who represent
ed Benton county in the nineteenth
general assembly of Iowa and the
Tama.Benton district in the senate
of the twentieth and twenty-first gen.
eral assemblies of Iowa, is dead.
John Jackson accused OF stabbing
Blakey to death at Buxton, has been
given preliminary hearing and
bound over to the grand jury. The
evidence showed that jackson had a
knife and after cutting Blakey chas-
ed him until he fell exhausted.
Contracts for the two big reser-
voirs to be built in connection with
the water system at Boone have been
awarded. They previously had been
given by the council to Webster
City firm. but this action was vetoed
by the mayor as illegal
Justin Barry, editor of the Waller
News, has announced his candidacy
for representative from Linn county
on the republican ticket. He has been
connected with the republican coun-
ty central committee for twenty
years.
The new German Methodist church
at Benton has been dedicated with
exercises appropriate to the occasion.
Properly speaking, 1t is not a new
church. but a remodeled church with
only little of the original.
Three hundred feet OF the west ap-
proach of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railroad bridge was destroyed
by FIRE Of unknown origin. Traffic
between Oskaloosa and Tracy was
suspended for several hours.
The rural school population Of
Johnson county during the past year
has decreased more than 10 per cent,
according to statistics prepared by
Claude M. Miller, county superintend-
ent Of schools.
A rife ball received in battle at
Iuka, Miss, on Sept. 10, 1852, has
caused the death at Clemens, Mar
shall county, of William Mooney, a
veteran Of Company d, Fifth Iowa in.
fantry.
The residence Of F. A. Clancy, two
miles north Of Montrose, was de-
stroyed by fire. The loss will reach
about $4,000. there was but a small
amount of insurance. !.
DR.. e. c. Heilman of this city. who
owns the Chicago ranch near CuSl-
ing, has decided to experiment with
growing winter wheat and will sow
ITO acres to wheat this fall.
Burlington captured the next ses-
sion of the state association of coun-
ty supervisors, auditors and treasur-
ers. President F. e. Morris of Des
Moines was reelected.
Mrs. 8. H. Waters, wife OF an IT.
win physician. while auto riding, was
thrown against the top of the car
so hard her skull was fractured and
she may die.
Kate Gaskell has been appointed
postmaster at Dawson, Dallas coun-
ty, vice A. Gaskell. deceased.
Representative Hubbard has nomi-
mated Fred Colvin, we'll known as a
newspaper man throughout Iowa, for
postmaster at Correctionville. Angelo
ID. Hall was appointed postmaster
at Bluegrass. 'Scott county.
A prisoner escaped from the Ere
mont county Jail by cutting hole
through the ceiling and climbing out
a garrett window, using blankets as a
rope.
Senator Kenyon left HIS duties In
Washington long enough to address
the chautauqua at Oakland Saturday.
He left at once for Washington.
DR.. Luther Freeman. resigned pres
ident Of Morningside college, has &C.
cepted call to the pastorate of the
First Methodist EpiscoDal church of