Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-03-16
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Interesting Items Of News Xxx
Gathered From all Parts ofIowa
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" u. Muidrheys w, prominent
citizen Of Charles City died suddenly
from heart failure.
$4,000 has been appropriated b,
the government to purchase a site
for the Postoffice at Grinnell.
The Rock Island elevator at Coun.
ell Bluffs was destroyed by fire along
with seven freight cars. Loss BIS, 900.
J. c. Rice. aged 60. a former resi-
dent and at one time mayor OF Grun-
dy Center died at his home In Peoria,
Ill.
Plans are about complete for the
new st. Joseph's Catholic church to
be erected in Anthem soon at a cost
Of $4,000.
Mrs Anna Chaplin, for twelve years
city librarian at Mason City, has re-
signed. Miss Media Holman will sue
coed her.
Lee B. Grabbe. prominent Elk,
of Davenport, composer OF thirty
songs and marches. is dead at Los
Angeles, Cal.
Alton won the high school declam-
itory contest with Greenfield. Jas.
Lane, Greenfield. won first in the or.
atorical class.
Rev, P. C. Nelson closed his re-
vival at Milo with 143 converted and
left with his singer, N. d. Woods, for
Maxwell, Neb.
The eighth annual reunion Of the
alumni association OF the dental col.
lege closed last night at Iowa City
with dinner.
Bayard is to have a new bank with
capital stock of $4,000. John Corn
Ish will be president. 1t will be
known as the Farmers State bank.
Mrs. Arton Ramp. Ga, is dead at
Bellevue after an illness of several
months. She was prominent club
woman and leaves husband and four
children.
]. 2. Evans made an address at a
smoker Of the Abba Business Mems
association and urged them to coop
crate in making Abba a manufacture
ing town.
Henry A. Walter, an old resident
Of Glidden, was hit by Northwest
ern passenger train at crossing and
killed. He leaves widow and sew
eral children.
Edward Moffat. 80. well known
farmer near Perry was struck by a
pet ram while feeding chickens and
hurled Is feet. He was so badly
injured he may die.
The town of Shenandoah has made
a bid for the encampment of the Fiji
ty-fifth regiment !. N. G.. and claims
to have the promise OF Col. L. r
Bennett to recommend the place.
John T. Carley has arrived at Fl
Dodge from Schenectady. N. Y, TO be
physical director of the Y. M. C. A.
One of the features OF his manage
ment will be the teaching OF dane
ing.
Clarence Griffin. claiming to be an
illegitimate son of A. A. Miller, has
filed a claim for his share of the es-
tate at Shenandoah. Mrs. A. A. Mil.
Ter has brought suit to break the
will.
At the annual meeting OF the Farm
ers' Cooperative association at Rock
well II was announced that stock val
ued at par at $40 was now worth $160.
This advance has taken place In %
years.
Mrs. Miles Thompson was nearly
killed and her three-year-old son In
jured at her home in Missouri Valley
when kettle of grease exploded.
throwing the burning grease over
them.
Friends returning to Iowa Falls
from California bring word that J. Fl.
Funk, >formerly speaker of the Iowa
house, is much improved In health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Funk will remain in
California until April.
The 11-year-old daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Won Krog at Boone, swal-
lowed brass headed tack which has
punctured the right lung and render.
ed il useless. The tack has been To-
Gated with the X-ray.
Waterloo is preparing to build a
second storm sewer like the one on
Dry Run which placed Waterloo on
the map. The cost win be at least
100000. The sewer will reclaim
much territory in East Waterloo.
George Johnson, aged 28, was al.
most instantly killed at DEBORAH
when the belt few on the wood-saw.
ing machine, throwing him against
truck. His skull was crushed and his
brains scattered all over the ground.
Max Loeb end wife gave recep-
ton at their home in Abba, In honor
OF the marriage OF their son. Elmer,
to Miss Matte Block OF Atlantic.
Hon. and Mrs. N. e. Kendall were
present. The Loebs have been In
business here forty years.
The newly arrived editor of the
Demokrat, German newspaper OF
pennison. has left the country after
forging the name of the manager OF
the company ane drawing bogus
checks on the bank at Holstein.
Charles Hickey. agent Of the Chi
cago & Northwestern railway at Ke-
ota, accidentally shot away the right
foot OF his wife while trying to kill
a hawk I'm the chicken yard.
William White. prominent farmer
living near Wheatland, was found
dead in the road by his nephew. John
White, near the farm OF Sam Dotten
The inter-county declamatory con
test Will be held at Tabor, March 10.
It will require two sessions to hear
all the numbers.
The Press club OF Des Moines is
making arrangements for the second
gridiron banquet at which legislators
will be toasted and roasted.
A. NJ. Coate, II years old. retired
farmer OF Shannon City, died at the
Mefhodisf hnsnital In Daa Mofnes Of