Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-09-14

John Mitchell, vice president of the
American Federation of Labor, and
former president of the United
Mine Workers of America. was the
principal speaker at Ottumwa when
the labor unions of Ottumwa, Oska-
loosa and Abba carried out an ex-
tensive labor day program.
Guy S. Brewer, land Office clerk
in the office of the secretary OF
state, resigned his place this week
after thirteen years of continuous
service at the state house. Roy Hay
ward, son Of the secretary of state,
will succeed Mr.. Brewer at the state
house.
]. J. Henry of Chicago and c. A.
Miller of Des Moines have been In
Oskaloosa several days investigating
the advisability of building water
power plant on the Des Moines river
and furnishing Oskaloosa with pow
er for its electric light and street
cars.
The city of Iowa Falls first post.
card day. was a big success and
thousands of post cards were sent
broadcast all over the country, call.
ing attention to the beauties and op-
portunities Of the city as a place for
home and business.
William Pyle, an old resident OF
Marshall county, is dead at his home
at Rhodes. He was almost ninety
years old, and this fall would have
celebrated his sixty-eighth anniver-
sary of his marriage. Mrs. Pyle, who
is IS, is living.
Attorney Merton Person, formerly
librarian of the law college of the
state university, has accepted a law
professorship in the law college of
the University at Washington, d. c.,
and will leave this month to take up
his new work.
Bewildered and blinded by the dust
clouds preceding a thunderstorm at
Waterloo, Miss Susie Racey stepped
in front of a Chicago Great Western
switch engine there, and was in
stantly killed.
J The heaviest wind and rain storm
of the year did damage to the extent
of nearly $4,000 in Keokuk and vic
unity. Part of the roof of the Hotel
Keokuk was destroyed, and bricks
were blown through the skylight to
the rotunda.
The board of trustees of Penn col
lege at Oskaloosa at special meet
ing increased it's membership from
sixteen to thirty-one. The college
has been reincorporated for term
of fifty years, with an endowment
of $250,00O.
Over 1900 were in attendance at
the L. ID. S. camp meeting at Mag
nolia. There are over 100 tents oc-
cupied by campers and large as
sembly tent 100 by 70 feet in size.
All tents are Illuminated by electric
lights.
Within month the last spike will
be driven in the new North and
South railroad between Kingston ana
Burlington A bridge is to be built
across the Yellow Springs branch. 1t
will be a steel bridge 1875 feet long.
United States Marshal Phalen Of
Fort Dodge arrested Edward Page on
the charge of bootlegging. This is
the second arrest that Marshal Phal-
en- has made in Mason City on this
same charge during the last week.
Caldwell Fordyce. for forty-two
years prominent worker in Pythian
circles in Iowa, died this week at
Cedar Rapids, aged so. For several
years he was grand trustee Of the
grand domain Of Iowa Pythians.
Old Settlers day was celebrated at
Winterset by one of the largest
crowds which ever gathered for that
event. The principal address was
made by Col. Dave Palmer of the
state railway commission
The sixteenth annual reunion OF
the Society of Crocker's Iowa Bril-
gade met the past week at Sigour-
ney and celebrated the fftieth ami
versary of the mastering in of the
famous brigade.s
A stranger, who said he was the
German consul for the district, visit.
ed Denison, Saturday, and called up
on George Leopold in his cell at the
county Jail. where he is awaiting
trial for forgery.
Mrs. Bernard Wessle, 40 and her
son, aged IL, were drowned one mile
from their home az New Vienna, Du-
buque county, while picking wild
grapes on the bank Of a small stream.
Following the death of Leo John
SON, a farmer, at his home near
cresco. Gordon Bowers, also farm
er, was arrested and held without
bail, charged with murder.
s. E.. Written and w. H. Houston,
both Of Sioux City, have been ap-
pointed meat inspectors In connec-
ton with the bureau Of animal in.
dustly.
Buckeye, Hardin county's young.
est town. will celebrate its birthday
with birthday blowout day." on
Sept IA. No restrictions will be
placed on a good time.
What will probably be the last re.
union of the Floyd County Veterans
which was organized
many years ago, was held at Nora
Springs this week.
At the district convention of the
Christian Endeavorers. held in Iowa
Falls, 1t was decided to hold the next
convention Of the second district at
Livermore.
Captain Jack Newell. of the police
department of Sioux City, on trial for
accepting money from law offenders
for protection, has dropped his ap-
peal and will remain suspended for
all time.
Forty-fve of the residents of Clear
Lake all of whom were mora than