Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-02

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Clyde Scott, farmer. died at Iowa
City as the result of being kicked
In the head by a horse.
Henry G. Walker of the law facul-
ty of the university of Iowa has been
named postmaster of Iowa City.
Iowa Falls may do its own street
lighting by installing another boiler
at the water plant, and dynamo.
Richard Lou, a prominent young
farmer, living near Fairbank, died as
the result of being attacked by an en-,
ragged bull.
A jury gave the estate Of the late
Nub Frederickson of Northwood, who
was killed by an Iowa Central train,
$1,000 damages.
Fire destroyed the Waterloo & Ce-
dar Falls Union Milling companys
plant In Cedar Falls. The loss In
placed at $4,000.
J. w. Main Of Colfax has been serv-
ed notice of breach of promise suit.
brought by Mrs. A. Taylor of Des
Moines, for $4,000.
The business and residence build
ing improvement in Cedar Rapids
during 1910 aggregate $2,S29.150, an
advance of 100000 over 1909.
The president nominated Iowa post
masters as follows: Stephen G. Gold.
thwaite; Clyde T. Hammond. Bows,
and Robert s. MtNutt. Muscatine.
The Raymond sisters of Charles
City gave the new Congregational
church $500 pipe organ. They will
also pay for the installation of same.
Cecil Moritz of Thornton, was SER
iously injured while hunting when
shotgun was accidentally discharged,
and one hand blown of at the wrist.
Fire which started from the fiue in
Carpenters photograph gallery. de-
stroyed three buildings and entailed
losses to nine persons in Moravia, ag-
gregating $4,000.
The Polk County board OF super
visors finished canvassing the saloon
petition, and pronounced 1t valid.
The temperance people announced
that they would appeal.
The success Of the scoring matinee
and exhibition of the Marshalltown
Poultry and Pet Stock association has
assured the holding of bigger ex-
hibition next year by the new organi-
cation.
Harry Attig and Rosa Grill were
found dead in a room over candy
factory at Oskaloosa by the police.
Bullet holes we're in the bodies. Po-
lice believe the man murdered the
girl and then committed suicide.
s. l.. Hopper. aged 35. prominent
farmer living seven miles north OF
Nicola, and former president Of the
National Duroc Jersey Swinebreed.
ers' association. was shot and prob
ably fatally injured by his brother,
Percy Hopper.
Daniel Dougherty, the founder Of
the town Of Dougherty. is seriously
Ill. Attending physicians say he can
not live. He went there in 1856. and
is the father OF Father Dougherty. OF
the Holy Family Roman Catholic
church, at Mason City.
y. ". Jtuscu anu tuTee CuliuISu
were cremated and Mrs. Jensen es-
capped with three other children, all
badly burned, when q fire which
started by pouring gasoline over kind
ling consumed the home located 9
miles north Of Northwood.
The Fort Dodge, Des Moines and
Southern Railway company is exper-
imenting with catalpa trees on some
OF its waste land near Fraser. II the
experiment proves successful large
area will be planted to the trees and
the timber win be used for ties and
bridge work.
Every town and city on the Missis-
sippi, the Missouri, the Ohio, the H.
linois and the smaller tributaries will
contribute to the crowd OF $4,000 mo-
tor boat enthusiasts the city of Du-
buque is preparing to entertain July
4, and 6 at the annual regetta and
races Of the Mississippi Valley Power
Boat association.
Pensions have been granted to the
following Iowans: Jas. H. Dix. $24;
David Hardness. $40: Larkin w. Har-
low, SIS; Samuel Heron, $40: John
s. Hills. SIS; Sarah j. Roger. $l2;
Mary J. Libby, $12; Robert Parker.
$40; Sidney II. Olin, $40; Thos. e.
/. Patterson. SIS; Horace H. Raymond,
$50; Chas. J. Read, $40; Thompson
Rose, $40; John w. Ward. SIS; Emily
White. $12; Ellen Woods, $12.
Because of the success of the short
course which has just closed at Willis
ca, 1t is practically an assured fact
that short course will be held again
In 1912.
Plans are being made by the Water.
loo Town Criers' club for the cree
ton of monster coliseum In the cen.
ter of the Cedar river which divides
Waterloo.
The following rural carriers have
been appointed: Garner, William
Krohn; Harlem, Homer G. Roland:
Lamont. Lee Y. Trower, substitute
John w. Trower.
Postmasters have been appointed
as follows: Garden City. Nels A. Mes.
sa, vice NJ. t. Mesa, resigned; Civ
en-. Miss Edith Seaman. vice c. J.
Jackson. resigned.
Johnson Robinson. aged So. one OF
the pioneer settlers Of Delaware coun-
ty, died at the home of his daughter.
Mrs. c. d. Correll at Greeley. where
he went for visit.
G. E. staymer. secretary of the ex-
tension department has been appoint.
ed chief deputy Of the Grange of
Iowa. He viii supervise the organiza-
tion OF new Oranges.