Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-06-01


Rev. A. C. Hoperlain, for "a years
pastor of the German Lutheran church
of Iowa City, is dead.
Charles Wilds has been appointed
mail carrier and Homer Willichson
substitute at Henderson.
Taxpayers of Wellman, Iowa, have
voted for the erection of new school
building to cost $4,000.
l.. B. Bennett, 6S, for thirty-one
years agent of American Express
company at Clinton, is dead.
Mrs. Homer A. Miller, Des Moines.
was elected president of the Iowa
Federation of Women's clubs.
The Iowa Episcopal church conven-
ton held its session in Sioux City
this week, Bishop Morrison presid-
ing.
A large barn on the C. Eppenbach
farm near Scion, was demolished in
wind storm Of almost cyclonic vio-
lence.
Charles B. Chenowith has been APP
pointed postmaster at New Hall. Ben
ton county, vice c. L. Johnson, re-
signed.
Belle PLANE citizens have voted to
issue bonds for the erection of new
high school building which will cost
about $4,000.
John Hart, of near Floris, commit
ted suicide by shooting himself in the
head, dying instantly. He was 40
years of age.
Word has been received from Wash
ington that the Colfax postoffice has
been designated as a bank. The
bank opens June 10.
Archie Sabin, a carpenter, fell
from building, which is being con-
structed in Marengo, and died as a
result Of his injuries.
The body of Leo Kelly, aged IA,
who was drowned in the Cedar river,
was taken from the water by Harry
Cress of Mount Vernon.
Henry B. Rose, aged 66 years, .
Des Moines member of the Soldiers
home is dead. He served in Company
F of the Fifth Iowa infantry.
Mrs. Frank Dick, of Quincy, Iowa,
was drowned in small pond. Friends
think it a case of suicide, but her
husband says it was an accident.
The public hall, at Mondamin, was
destroyed by fire with loss of ST.
600. insurance of $1,000. 1t is thought
that 1t caught from the lighting plant.
The program has been arranged
for the state convention of the Unit
ed Commercial Travellers, which will
be held in Clinton, June 1, and 3.
Marshal Weedman, of Bows, is un-
der arrest charged with selling liquor
illegally. t. P. Joslin, justice of
the peace for twenty years. and for
several years mayor of BOWS, is the
informant.
Capt. Mortimer C. Mumma, COM
mandant of the university's cadet
regiment, will be reassigned to the
state university next year, and in all
probability will have an assistant Of
ficer in the work.
John NJ. Murray, formerly assist
ant postmaster of Ottumwa, and
prominent Knight Templar, died in
Houston, Tex. He was &C years of
age and lived in Wapello county for
ffty-four years.
Mrs. Louisa Holland, aged "a years,
is dead at Mount Pleasant. She was
born in Kentucky and came to Iowa
with her parents in 1888. She and
her husband were the second couple
married in Henry county.
Mrs. Frances Shedak, OF Oxford
Junction, narrowly escaped death in
a gun powder explosion. She threw
a bundle of newspapers into the fire,
unaware that a package of gun pow
der was mixed with them.
Wallis Hall, better known as G.
A. r. hall, In Mondamin, burned to
the ground with loss OF fixtures. A
high school entertainment was given
in the room and the audience had
just left when the fire started.
City Marshal Shahan, of Grinnell,
fired two shots at two dogs fighting
and the bullets glanced from the pave
ment and hit Emil Youngsted in the
foot and Thomas Phipps in the thigh.
Both are in serious condition.
Bonds aggregating $157,661 were
authorized by the council Of Des
Moines to pay for the new Walnut
street bridge. The bonds are to be
1853 In number and are of the TWEEN
ty-year serial variety. The paper
will be placed on the market within
the next week.
The Gas company is making rapid
progress with its work OF laying
mains In Belle PLANE. It is expect
ed that the entire seven miles OF
mains will be In the ground in about
two weeks. The sidetrack for the
gas works is nearly finished and
brick for the building has been or
dered.
John Murray, 81 years old, a tiler,
fell from an engine and was killed In
the Great Western yards In Clarion.
His head was severed from his body.
John Barthell, of Waukon, was kill
ed when the electric car used to take
workingmen to the iron mines was
derailed at Sweeney's Cut. He leaves
a wife and nine children.
The city council Of Cedar Rapids
passed a curfew ordinance to keep
all youngsters under 16 years OF age
Off the streets after o'clock at night
during the summer and after 5 o'clock
in winter.
The proposition to establish
summer White house on Lake Mime
tonka, Mimi, near Minneapolis. was
received with favor by President
Taft.
Arthur Townsend, young street