Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-09
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George Norman, %. was killed by
freight train near Earlville and his
body was badly mangled.
| An epidemic OF measles has result
ed in the closing Of schools and all
other public places at Pleasant Plain
On Feb. the new $4,000 county
hospital for the insane at Lamoille'
was opened formally to the admission
of patients.
The new well being built by the
Clinton water works is expected to
be one of the finest in the state. The
well will be 1900 feet deep.
The Rev. Father Alexander Moyni-
han, aged 73 years, died at Mercy hos
pital in Des Moines of complications
incident to his advanced years.
Upper Iowa university people are
rejoicing over the good fortune of the
university in receiving in the will Of
the late P. Ketchum of Fayette, be-
quest Of $50.0Uv.
Mary Swartz, the 19-year-old bride
OF Joseph Swartz of Mason City, and
the girls alleged affinity, ]. w. Al
len of Gilman, were arrested on Q
warrant sworn out by Swartz.
Two workmen were horribly burn
ed at the roofing company's plant at
Clinton, when scalding lime water
was accidentally poured on them
while they were in b Dig tank.
Rev. Gertrude Won Petzold, former
pastor of the Unitarian church, has
accepted pulpit in Birmingham.
England. She is the only woman to
assume pastorate in that country.
| The Scottish-American society held
its annual reception and banquet in
honor of the 1921 birthday of Rob-
ert Burns in the East Des Moines
X. p. hall. More than 200 were pres
| emit.
Grinnell won first place, Ames sec
ond place and Iowa third place in the
intercollegiate glee club contest
| which was given at Fosters under
the auspices of the Press club of Des
Moines.
March Is is the date set for the
opening of the rebuilt plant of the
Corn Belt Packing company. The
plant twice has been destroyed by
fire and has been constructed for Q
third time. this time OF strictly fire.
proof material.
| Pensions have been granted to the
| following Iowans: Million Carnahan,
| $24; Wiebke Catharine Peters, $12;
Benjamin v. Ruff, $40; James H.
Said, $40: Dan Snyder, SIS: Levi
Strong. S22; William II. Warner, SIT:
Alex. w. Wiley, SIS.
Attacked by footpad near a dark
alley as she was going to her home in
Cedar Rapids, Mrs. Bessie Hendrick-
son raped him over the head with
en- umbrella and knocked him down.
Her purse containing $40 dropped
from the thief's hand. He skipped.
Mrs. Alice Curtis of Des Moines.
brought suit in Judge Brennan's court
to recover $240 from the Rock Island
roalroad for box of silver and house
hold goods shipped from Guymon.
Okla, to Des Moines. Mrs. Curtis
claims the goods were never receiv-
/ ed.
William B. McKinley's birthday an
niversary was fittingly observed in
Grand Army circles in Des Moines.
Croker corps, Kinsman corps and
the Ladies of the Grand Army of the
Republic honored the memory of the
Il nations former president in music
and addresses.
The postmaster general has award
ed contracts for carrying the United
States mail between the postoffice and
railway station for four years from
July to June 80. 1915, as follows In
Iowa. In Burlington to C. A. Hart
man at $1,000 per annum; in Cedar
Rapids to the Calder Van G. Storage
Co.. at $4,000 per annum: in Council
Bluffs to Elmer e. Minnick at $3,399
per annum: in Keokuk to James Cam
eron at $1,400 per annum; In Oska-
loosa to M. w. Cadwallader at $1,790
per annum.
Tho following rural carriers have
been appointed: Adair, John P. Geb-
ers, substitute William Gebers; Adair.
oliver Soper, substitute Charles A.
Scper; Anthem, Albert ]. Ashmore.
substitute, NJ Estelle Ashmore; Car
roll. Edward s. Mack, substitute, Beu-
lab b. Mack; Davis City, Roscoe r.
Hagen; Glenwood. Harry c. Boyle,
substitute Amelia H.. Boyle; Ladora,
Clair Switzger, substitute, Clarence
border; Moorehead. Harlem Coate,
substitute Eva Coate; Spechts Ferry,
Bernhard C. Ulbrich; Thurman, Jas.
d. Hammond. substitute James NJ.
Mown.
Nine head OF cattle out OF . bunch
OF twenty-three were struck and kill
ed by the express train on the Chica-
60 and Northwestern railroad be-
tween woodbine and Logan. The cat
tie belonged to e. A. Weston.
On the recommendation of both
Iowa senator's, DR.. NJ. L. Hannelly has
been appointed pension examining
surgeon at Mt. Ayr, vice William Ho
rine. resigned.
In fir. at Wooden, the pool hall.
butcher shop, restaurant and Cline's
land Office were destroyed. The loss
Is $4,000.
Miss Nora b. Harrison, Cleveland.
O., has been elected to succeed Miss
Flossie Dillon, resigned, as assistant
head of the department of public
reading at State University OF Iowa
at Iowa City.
Word has been received from the
census bureau at Washington. that
the population OF Ames is 4.2S3. This
is gain Of nearly 100 per cent since
1900.
4 Congressman Woods has advised
patrons OF the postoffice he has rec.
! L ns,a .,nauaad Harry II Ranch for an.