Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-12-07

been aroused to action against the
board OF supervisors for awarding
contracts for bridges without adver.
Using for bids, the grand jury has
commenced an investigation Of the
whole bridge question and the man
ner In which the board does business.
The board recently gave direct con-
tract without advertising for bids.
This has renewed the agitation
against the old system Of farming
out bridge work.
William Zolldaum, rs years old, a
wealthy retired farmer of Avoca.
committed suicide. Zolldaum left
home early In the evening, saying he
was going to visit the home farm
Not returning, searching party was
organized and he was found hanging
to rafter in the barn. Zolldaum
owned several Pottawattamie county
farms.
The trustees of the Holiness uni
versity at Oskaloosa have adopted
resolutions asserting that the Chau-
tauqua assembly held on their
grounds Is "unholy" and directing
that the Chautauqua get another To-
cation. The boy scout movement and
the theatrical numbers In the 'Chau-
'auqua are particularly condemned.
Gov. B. f. Carroll this week will
appoint the delegates from Iowa to
the National Interstate Prohibition
Commerce convention to be called in
December at Washington, d. c. The
national convention is called in the
interest OF federal law to prohibit
shipment of liquor from wet" terri
tory into dry" territory.
An Iowa Central doubleheader
freight train was wrecked at the ap-
proach to bridge over Skunk river
near Coppock station. Eleven loaded
cars went through the bridge. carry
ing down 200 feet Of the trestle ap-
proach. The engines and six cars
passed over the structure In safety
before the break came.
The Ottumwa Gas Light, Heat and
Power company. which has been
owned by local parties has been sold
to the Western Utilities company.
controlled by Grand Rapids, Mich,
and Chicago capitalists. The COM
pany will be reorganized and an is
sue of 3750.000 of bonds noated for
extensions.
Congressman Richmond P. Hobson
the much kissed naval hero from AL.
ALBANIA has been in Fort Dodge and
In an interview renews his prediction
that the United States will have a
war with Japan before the compile
ton of the Panama canal. Hobson
has added Temperance to his list OF
lectures.
The Clinton grand jury has return
ed an Indictment against Editor Fred
w. Mitchell of the Dewitt Observer.
charging him with criminal libel of
Editor Fay of the Clinton Daily Ad-
vertiser in connection with Fay's
probe OF contracts let by the super
visors for bridge work in Clinton
county.
Thomas Gibbs, who saw Thomas
Brewer shoot down Morrill, Severns
at Mason City was the first witness
for the state In the trial of Brewer
before q Jury in the district court.
He said Brewer got club to attack
a smaller man when Severns inter
fered and was soon shot down.
The thirteenth annual conference
OF the society of the Charities and
Corrections came to a close after Co
dar Rapids had captured the next an
nual meeting, and DR.. A. @. Kepford,
Of Des Moines, had delivered an ad-
dress ON consumption and It's cure.
Ed Bowman, owner of Bowman
department store and one of the best
known young business men In Wash
ington county. died suddenly of apop.
lexy. He had been In business in
Oskaloosa since 1895. He was 45
years old and q prominent Mason.
The Northern Baptists church con-
vention will DO held in Des Moines,
May Is to May %, 1912. It is ex-
pected that $500 church people from
home and foreign lands will attend
this convention which will continue
for eight days.
Wilbur H. Hill, aged AZ, nephew
Of President J. ]. Hill of the North
ern Pacific and assistant to President
Darius Miller of the Burlington
route. succumbed to an attack OF
pneumonia at Mercy hospital in
Burlington.
Glenn Mcdonald, of Marshalltown.
is, fired twice at q rabbit, missed
both times, but ON the second shot
hit his brother, Fred. In both legs.
Fred killed the rabbit before he fell.
The Bell Telephone company has
gobbled up the Independent system
at Eagle Grove and both are now In
the same office
Mrs Sarah Livingstone, 65, was
hit by q North Western train at Q
grade crossing in Council Bluffs and
died later in the hospital. Her friends
fear II was q case Of suicide.
The wife OF Patrick Miller. sec
ton hand at Emmetsburg has pre-
scented him with their fifteenth child
All of the children are living, the old
est being 2s years Of age.
While temporarily insane, Jacob
Adams, 3S years old. Of Williston. N
D., hung himself with valise straps
in the doorway OF the city mission
at Waterloo.
Miss Julia Helm OF St. Anthony
has averaged 100 bushels of corn
a day and is perhaps the champion
girl husker in the state.
w. d. saulter and Amos Meadows
are In Jail at Mount Pleasant charg
ed with assault on Orlando Belleg
gia, an Italian, who is In the hospital
in a dangerous condition.
Thomas Flynn, IA, was drowned