Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-05-11

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In Iowa, the 160-acre homestead OF
the late David b. MuErow, near Val
ley Junction, which lies within the
city limits of Des Moines, is given
to the home for the aged in Des
Moines by the will of the late pio-
neer., A real estate man said he be-
lieved the property would bring $780,
900 at public auction.
H. C. Coalbaugh, prominent resi-
dent of Hamburg for more than forty
years. is dead. Mr.. Coalbaugh was
nearly Sc years old and has resided
In Hamburg since 1869, and was in
the lumber business for a number OF
years, and for nine years was post.
master. being appointed by President
Benz. Harrison.
r. w. Fleming, who is now prest-
dent Of the Peoples State bank OF
Mason City, also president of the
Farmers bank of Manly, has had an
other official position thrust upon
him and been elected president of the
Farmers Savings bank of Barnard.
/ Ills jain was TtCcully
with capital stock of $4,000.
The farm home Of George Alborn,
who lives southwest of Perry, was de-
stroyed by fire. The carpenters had
| just finished their work on the struc-
ture and the family would have NOV.
ed into 1t within a few days. The
loss Is estimated at $4,000.
The grand Jury in session at Al
COMA returned an Indictment against
w. T. Pratt. a young man of Swea
City, on the charge of forgery. He
is charged with forging check for
| SIPS drawn In the name Of J. w. An
derson on the State bank.
Bankers of Group will hold their
annual convention in Charles City,
May 10th. There are nine counties
and 143 banks in this group. Secre-
tary Morton W. Wilbur Of the Secur-
| NY Trust and Savings bank, Is now
working on the program.
The Western Creamery company at
McGregor, doing an extensive bust
| ness in eastern Iowa, southern Min
nesota and western Wisconsin, has
made an assignment. F. d. Richards,
| cashier of the First National bank at
McGregor, is the assignee.
Judge w. r. Green of the district
court ordered the sale of the Atlantic
Northern and Southern railway at re-
| ceiver's sale July "a, next. The road,
| about seventy miles in length, was
promoted by farmers in the territory
through which 1t runs.
Efforts are being made to locate
| James Barrett, aged "a, who lives at
Wright, Ia, and who left his home
| Jan. 9. for Mexico. to purchase some
land. He had $4,000. on his person,
and 1t is believed that he met with
foul play.
| At massmeeting at Muscatine the
vote taken at the shop meetings was
canvassed. A Q to l majority in ia
vor of returning to work was recount
| ed. The agreement arranged between
union heads and manufacturers was
ratified.
Olaf Sorenson, while sitting In the
church at Moingona with his feet un-
der the stove during heavy electri-
cal storm, was so badly shocked by
bolt of lightning that he may not
| recover
Though a killing frost visited east
ern Iowa, fruit men do not count the
damage to their orchards very great.
The frost was quickly followed by
warmer weather. The minimum tenn
perature was SO degrees above zero.
j. A. Trawick, Boston, held meet
ing with business men at Keokuk.
He plans to take over the public utili-
ties and make improvements of $780,
900. They will be operated in con-
nection with the water power plant.
Mystery surrounds the finding of a
dead body near Greedy. The body was
lying in ditch covered with leaves.
and carried marks of foul play. The
coroner's opinion is the man was an
inmate of a state institution.
Alonzo Franklin celebrated his
ninety-ninth anniversary of his birth
at his home in Algona this week. Mr..
Franklin was born near Rochester.
N. Y, in 1912 and probably Is the
oldest man in the state.
The joint convention of the Iowa
state postoffice clerks and letter car
riers, set for May at Dubuque, has
been postponed to June IL, because
Of the impossibility OF the delegates
attending earlier.
News comes from Jefferson that
Paul e. Stillman, speaker Of the
house in the late Legislature. has au.
thorized the announcement of his
candidacy for congress in the Tenth
district.
Mrs. Mabel Guam Hilbish of Des
Moines. evangelist, and her boy sing
er. Harold Hudson, of Baskerville,
have begun two weeks revival cam
paign in the Algona Methodist church.
Friends OF John Shearer have ap-
piled for a parole for him. Judge
Kelley. at Charles City is consider
ing it. He is in the penitentiary for
killing Henry Lucas.
Captain McCleve OF the Second
cavalry has been delegated as in
structor to the Iowa National guard
beginning In June.
A. e. Baldwin of Creston has been
appointed an assistant state veterin-
arian by Governor Carroll.
Fort Dodge and Humboldt capital
lists in the Northern Iowa Power COM
pany are considering proposition to
build a 100000 dam across the Des
Moines river at Fort Dodge.
Plumbers at Mason City are on a
strike, the third strike within year.
They want $3.50 for eight hours
work and master plumbers to stay