Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-10-26

With brilliantly illuminated camp
us and buildings and a concert by the
student band, Luther college closed
the celebration OF the fiftieth anniver-
! sary of its founding after day that
was full of mementous events. The
most important of all was the pre-
sentation to the college Of $236,oo0 by
DR.. H. G. Stub. through whose efforts
the money had been raised among
the friends Of the school. 1t is more
than enough to secure the $4,000 Of
fered by James J. Hill.
Unconscious from several blows on
his head, e. M. Parkhurst of North
wood, was found lying on the floor Of
his restaurant at Mason City. The
money drawer had been robbed of
$50. The injured man. when revived,
said stranger had entered and ask
ed for sandwich, and when he
turned had struck him. A heavy iron
bolt was found nearby.
The floods In the Mississippi river,
covering all but the high places on
many islands, has drowned thousands
Of rabbits, and on many high spots
the rabbits can be seen huddled for
safety by hundreds. The past two
seasons have been dry, and the rab-
bits multiplied wonderfully, only to
meet death in the waters this fall.
Stockholders OF the Iowa Central
RaiIwoy <n,npouy bava haap pntiHad
Of the calling of special meeting to
be held in Chicago. December 10th,
at shich time the question of leas-
ing the railroad to the Minneapolis &
St Louis will be disposed of, prepar-
atory to the formation Of continu-
Gus line from Canada to the gulf.
Three supreme officers of the
Homesteaders were reelected with
out opposition at the opening meet
ing Of the grand lodge of the nation
In Des Moines. Those chosen are:
President George A. Young, of Des
Moines: vice president. L. d. Jones,
Of Oklahoma City; treasurer. Mrs.
Carrie Copeland, Of Charlton.
The annual convention of the SUI
preme lodge OF the Homesteaders of
the United States convene in Dies
Moines this week as this is supreme
headquarters of this society. It is
expected that 200 delegates will be
present from all parts of the coun-
try.
Thes. arr several interesting cases
on the docket OF the District Court
at Webster City. One of these Is q
case of forty farmers near Ellsworth
to prevent collection Of crop insur-
ance assessment. which they allege
was sold them fraudulently.
The two hundred representatives
OF the Homesteaders Of the United
States who gathered in Des Moines
for the third supreme convention
were welcomed by Mayor j. r. Han
ma when the convention opened at
the Great Western hall.
c. H. Crooks OF Boone who has
been general freight and passenger
agent Of the Fort Dodge, Des Moines
G Southern interurban railway, has
been made general manager. J. L.
cant by the promotion.
Because he would have to work
again IL he continued to live, Earl
Carson, OF Lone Tree, shot himself
with Q revolver and died from the ef-
fects Of the wound. He was thirty
FIVE years of age and leaves wife and
two small children.
Barhydt Memorial chapel, the lat
est addition to the buildings at Par
sons college at Fairfield. was dedi-
Gated the past week. The address
was delivered by Rev. George N.
Luccock. d. D.. Of Chicago. The build
ing cost $4,000.
Relatives OF Mrs. Bessie Kent Web
ster, whom DR.. Harry Elgin Webster
confessed that he killed, assert that
the clothes found near Dixon, ILL.,,
are not those that Mrs. Webster Is
known to have worn at the time she
was killed.
Miss Kate Shelley. who had recov.
cred sufficiently from her recent op-
Grafton to be removed to her own resi-
dence near the scene of her heroic
exploit of 1881, suffered a relopse,
and is not expected to recover.
A dastardly attempt to wreck the
Hawkeye Laundry was made at
Boone. when a barrel filed with
waste paper was rolled from in front
Of the office to the middle Of the big
laundry room and set on fire.
following libraries: audubon, $4,000;
Eldon, $4,000; Emmetsburg, $4,000;
Knoxville. $4,000; ~'---'--' Valley.
$4,000: osceola, $1,000; Sac City.
$4,000; Sanborn, $4,000; Sioux City.
$4,000; Dunlap, $4,000.
After several years of trying and
the expenditure Of many thousands
Of dollars, the Northwestern Railroad
company has given up trying to Sc
cure well at Jewell to furnish water
for It's engineers.
Col. D. J. Palmer, OF Washington,
spoke to the members OF the Twenty
fifth Iowa regiment In reunion at
Burlington before they selected Mt.
Pleasant as the next meeting place,
and adjourned.
Mrs. Catherine Lusk. OF Charlton.
who was 100 years Of age few days
ago, celebrated the event with her
friends. She was born in West vir-
ginia- She has four children.
Government red tape will delay the
moving into the new postoffice quar-
tiers at Fort Dodge for about q
month.
A blow from . tennis ball may
blind Hayes Culbertson. the tennis
champion Of Iowa university. The
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