Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20

- SAS Aho Ahiuunio EdfhQibe.
A civic league is being organized
at Belle PLANE by Ave pastors OF
city churches and twice as many lay
| men,
James Kasper was held up at the
muzzle of revolver and robbed Of
gold watch and his purse In Mus
catine.
Residence Of George Bergman at
Glidden was destroyed by fire, loss
$4,000. The fire started from de-
fective iiue.
Dave Marshall was shot and slight
ly wounded by Sam Thomas In
quarrel at Hiteman. Both men had
been drinking.
Denison Payne. prominent citizen
and old settler of Algona, is dead of
heart disease. He leaves q wife and
eight children.
Rev. John C. Sage, Of the Eplsco-
pal church at Dubuque, has resigned
to accept call to st. Johns church,
Keokuk. effective June 1.
A Rock Island freight train going
west, was derailed near Kellogg, Ia.
The engine and a few freight cars
were sent into the ditch.
Adolph De Grote, an old resident
of Reinbeck, was found dead in the
street. He had been missing since
3 o'clock the night before.
Federal officers have brought r. p.
Sandage, 20, to Cedar Rapids from
Cnnkoua nboroad With eacdtcc ~
scene letters through the mails.
J. R. Ross, prominent farmer, died
at his home FIVE miles east OF Mt.
Pleasant after an Illness OF eight
weeks. He is survived by a widow
and two children.
Christian Gaylor, aged SO years.
an inmate Of the county farm at
Grundy Center died from wounds in
Hicted upon himself. He came from
Reinbeck few weeks ago.
At meeting of the board at Wau-
kon, Supt. w. H. Ray was reelected
unanimously for the fifth year. but
as he has an opening in larger field
he has resigned. to take effect June
10
William g. Thompson. "a noted
Iowa pioneer, died at his home in
Kenwood Park, Cedar Rapids. aged
81 years. Judge Thompson was a
major in the Twentieth Iowa infan-
try.
Disguised with the riots and other
troubles at Muscatine, william Blew
ms will open Q button factory at
Iowa City. II the trouble continues
at Muscatine he will close his factory
there.
Judge Deemer. of the supreme
court and receptive candidate for the
United States senate, delivered the
principal address at the dedication OF
the new Jasper county court house
at Newton. -
Big plans are being made to enter
tain the delegates to the total Alb
stinence union to meet at Clinton
May 49,, Ri. Rev. ]. j. Keane. arch
bishop of Dubuque. Is honorary pres
ident of the organization.
Plans for organization OF COM
pany Of the Iowa National Guard to
fill the vacancy in the Fifty-ffth Iowa
regiment, are being made at Perry
and the probabilities are that all Of
the requirements will be met.
Mrs. Eleanor J. Hawks, Des
Moires, and Mrs. Sarah A. Fox, Dav-
export. members of the advisory
boerd of the Womens Relief corps
of the G. A. r. at Mason City in
spected the Memorial University.
Suffering from concussion of the
brain. received while leading a frac-
tious horse which dragged him for a
distance, VERNE, the s-year-old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Kumrow of
near Radcliffe, is lying at the point
of death.
Three Iowa firms pleaded guilty in
federal court to violating the pure
food act The concerns were: s. H.
Pond company and Anderson Cam
ming company OF Keokuk and the
Burlington Vinegar and Pickle com
pany Of Burlington.
Chicago capitalists are planning to
build a big dam across the river at
DEBORAH to develope the horsepower
to furnish electrical power to Wau-
kon, Pottsville, Lansing and other
nearby towns. As business improves
more power win be developed.
The campaign which has been car
ried on by the Commercial club OF
Nevada for the purpose OF raising the
necessary funds to induce the remov-
al of the Adventist academy at Stu
art to that city has ended success
fully and the academy will be moved
here.
Nathan Harrington and William A.
Moody. both pioneers of Knoxville.
are dead.
Judge Peter s. Grosscup OF the
United States court at Chicago will
deliver the commencement Grafton
at the university at Iowa City.
Strike Of the union painters and
paper hangers of Marshalltown has
been settled. The union pays forty
cents an hour for an eight-hour day.
Twin lakes have been black with
ducks this spring and the hunters
have been securing big bags. A few
geese and two swans were also killed.
DR.. 8. Bryan, only surviving active
charter member Of the Northwest
Iowa Methodists' conference. resign
ed from his passionate at Fonda be-
cause Of III health.
Hon. A. F. Dawson. former con-
gresham. has taken up his work as
president OF the First National bank
of Davenport. He says he Is glad
to be out of politics.
Three women button strikers at
Muscatine are under arrest charged