Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-03

The United States government has
sent its official acceptance of the
site at the corner OF Broad street
and Fifth avenue for the new post
office building at Grinnell. Repre-
sentative Kendall Of the Sixth con.
gressional district announces that he
will at once introduce a bill appro-
priating 100000 for the construction
Of the building.
While boarding train at Mime.
apolis Jacob E. Decker, head of the
Decker Manufacturing company OF
Mason City. was relieved of a dia'
mond shirt stud valued at $1,000.
Three men jostled him. but Decker
detected nothing and did not discover
the loss until Minneapolis was long
way behind.
Funeral services of the late Ralph
Robinson were held at the family
home in Newton. Mr.. Robinson was
the oldest newspaper man in Iowa in
point Of service, having been engag'
ed in active work for sixty-nine
years. For thirty-three years he was
editor of the Newton Journal.
John .McCulley, an octogenarian.
and wealthy farmer. was found
dead in his bed at his home near Mt.
Pleasant McCulley decided 100000
worth Of land to the Presbyterian
church two years ago. The district
court threw out the deed, following
a suit alleging senile dementia.
The Carroll Sentinel will cease to
exist after Aug. s, when 1t will be
absorbed by the Herald and Times
there. The Sentinel has been in ex.
istence since 1875. Former State
Representative c. c. Colclo. editor
of The Sentinel, has not yet announc-
ed his future plans.
The body of May Foley, the II.
year-old Davenport girl who disap-
peared, was found in the Mississippi
river near Linwood, eight miles be
low Davenport. Last Thursday at
midnight persons ON the government
bridge heard a scream and splash
from the river.
No clew has been found of the in
cendiary who set fire to the two Iowa
City street cars which were burned
Saturday night, although the police
are still looking for the criminal. A
reward of $3.50 has been offered for
the arrest and conviction of the
guilty party.
Lightning struck milk house on
the Long farm near Hampton: Rob
ert Long was in the building at the
time and it tore his clothing into
shreds and set him on fire. He sue.
ceeded In putting out the fire with
his hands. but not until he had been
badly burned.
Brutality murdered by highwaymen,
and his body placed in bonfire and
party cremated, was the fate of an
unidentified man in the Illinois Cen.
trail yards at Dubuque. Three other
men were held up and robbed at
about the same time.
A meeting of the Labor day gener.
al committee of the Des Moines la,
Dor bodies has been called to per.
feet plans for the coming celebration
in September. A number of special
features are being arranged for this
years Labor day
The speakers committee has re
ceived word from Senator Kenyon
that he has accepted the invitation
to deliver the address at the opening
of the quarter centennial and home
coming at Manila, to be held o.
Sept. 6, and s.
Creston will have a postal savings
bank after August 18th. Postmas.
ter Skinner received this information
from Washington. 1t will be under
the supervision of Assistant Post
master F. George Brotherton.
Mrs. Christiania Stivers, aged 81
mother of Henry Stivers, of Osceola
former editor of the Des Moines
Leader. and Thomas Stivers, publish
er of the Burlington Gazette, is dead
at her home in Creston.
Fred Shields, 20 years old, commit
ted suicide at his home near Mine
ola, Mills county, by hanging. Mem
bers of the family found him dead
in the granary. Shields was well
known and well-to-do.
The ministers are tired OF waiting
for the authorities to investigate the
Whitney-O' Connell prize fight held
near Cedar Rapids and propose to
employ an attorney and make an in
vestigation themselves.
Clayton Duystsr. a paroled prison
er from the Anamosa penitentiary
who was implicated in the theft oil
the general store at Oralabor, July
4th. will be sent back to prison fol
violating his parole.
George II. Smith has brought sui
against the Cedar Rapids & Marion
City Railway company at Cedar Rap
ids for $4,000 damages, for being
struck by a car while riding bi
cycle over a bridge.
Although from ohe-half to one incl
of rain fell at Council Bluffs. the
corn still needs more rain. Pas
lures were all burned up week age
and farmers have been forced to
feed their stock.
J. s. Wheeler, the wealthiest citi
zen In Mason City or the county, IL
slowly sinking. He celebrated his
90th birthday on May 18th last. and
up to that time lad hardly ever had
sick day.
Fred Reimer, OF Templeton, was
found dead on couch in his din,na
room by his wife. The coroners ju
ry is making an investigation.
Plans for the erection of fire sta
tion to be of solid concrete, two stor
les high and 66x44 feet, have beer
submitted to the city council of Ma
son City for its approval. The struc
ture win cost $4,000 to $4,000.