Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-05-18

Point and fractured his skull and is
expected to die.
Fire In the Louis Schump livery
barn In Iowa City, resulted In the
death Of three valuable horses and
damage to property aggregating ST.
900.
The postal savings bank at Center
vile. the second established in Iowa,
closed its first weeks business with
ffty-three depositors and 1854 on
deposit.
J. A. Douthrick of Monticello holds
the state record as sunday schooi
superintendent. He has headed the
Congregational Sunday school there
for thirty years.
The town council at Greenfield
passed the resolution to provide for
the paving of the public square and
the streets leading into the square.
The improvement will cost about
$4,000.
The municipal electric lighting
plant at State Center was destroyed
by fire. All the machinery was de-
stroyed and the town will be In dark
ness until the plant is rebuilt. The
loss is $1,000.
Five of the best known French
birdmen will be in Sioux City, May
II to give exhibitions at Woodland
park. They will be there Ave days
and will use the most modern aero
planes In the world.
Albert Koptezky OF Kossuth county
dropped dead while visiting his broth
er in Fort Dodge. Because the house
was quarantined for diphtheria the
body must be buried there. He was
bachelor, 4S years old.
Body Of man that was latter iden-
titled as that Of Thomas McGraw, an
Eddyville farmer, was found in the
tail race at Ottumwa. There was q
deep cash In his throat and his face
was badly cut and bruised.
Knocked down by switch engine
and thrown under the wheels at the
West Fifth street crossing in Des
Moines, C. H. Wolfe, freight agent
for the Burlington, had miraculous
escape from death.
John Warner, owner of livery
stable at Bentonsport, accidentally
shot and killed Howard Runyon, 20.
Warner shot at a nail head on a
board and Runyon came in the way
In time to receive the bullet.
Chief of Police Richard of Sioux
City has armed his cops with rubber
clubs which leave no bruises. A man
can be knocked down with one of
these remain unconscious an hour,
and then wake up as good as new.
The forty-fourth annual meeting of
the Eclectic Medical society conven-
ed in Des Moines this week. The fol-
lowing papers were read: DIR. Nc
Klyeen, Charlton, Medical Remini-
SCIENCES" DIR. A. c. Moerke, Burling-
ton, Estate Medicine"
An effort is being made to secure
the presence of President Taft's fam
lily COW at the Thirty-ffth Iowa Dairy
convention and dairy cattle congress
at Waterloo. Prizes aggregating 81
500 have been hung up. The big
show is billed for Oct. to IA.
While the bringing of the Sheffield
choir to Waterloo was precarious
financial undertaking for the knights
OF Pythias, the venture proved
pre- atable one. After all bills have
been paid the lodge finds it has ST.
200, which sum will be applied on the
building fund of the new Pythian
temple.
Contracts have been let for all por-
lions of the new Franciscan Sister,
hospital at Waterloo, and the cost of
the building will be above 100000.
Waterloo people agreed to make do
nation of $4,000 to the Sisters in
return for an $4,000 building. When
completed this will be the largest
hospital in the state.
Following an alteration in which
Walter Glover, 80 years old, Of Cedar
Rapids, attempted to persuade his
10-year-old nephew, Earl Matteson,
to shoot his dog, Glover was shot
and instantly killed by the boy. When
the lad refused to shoot his dog,
Glover said, well, shoot me, then"
The boy shot him through the heart
with 20 caliber rife.
Editor IRA A. Nichols Of the Hard
in County Citizen of Iowa Falls, is
made defendant IN two actions for
libel brought by Miss Lois Wisner of
Eldora and Gilman Wisner by Mrs.
Fannie Crockett Wisner, also of FL
dora. Each action is for $4,000. The
suits are based on an item In the
Citizen a few weeks ago in which
the Wisner estate was mentioned.
Supervisors at Estheryille have de-
cided to build eight new concrete
bridges to cost $4,000 and have award
ed the contract to M. NJ. Stark &
Co., Des Moines.
Rev. Walter !. Fowle, pastor Of the
Baptist church at Ames and ppomi-
nent throughout the state has been
offered the pastorship of the Baptist
church at Grand Island, Neb.
An old landmark was removed In
Taylor county when the Touring mill
situated at Lenox, burned, entailing
q loss to the owner. Mr.. Manatt, OF
$4,000, with no Insurance.
A. c. Hewitt, a carpenter residing
In the west end of Council Bluffs, is
a fugitive, and William McGill is in
a hospital MORALLY wounded in the
groin by bullet alleged to have been
fred by Hewitt.
Over 900 club women from all over
Iowa are expected at Sioux City to
attend the annual convention OF the
Iowa Federation of Women's clubs,
May 16 to 10.
Home and mother and all that the