Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-03-23

1t will spend $4,000 in erecting Q
concrete bridge at Lake City.
A. Lemonsky. assistant rabbi OF the
Dubuque synagogue for the past two
years, has quit. No reason is given.
Members of the Baptist Young Peo-
pies union OF the Davenport associa-
ton held their annual rally at Iowa
City.
The annual convention of the Dan
ish Young Peoples society of Iowa
will be held at Clinton, August ~,
2S and 20.
A Sioux City company has filed ar
ticles of incorporation and will make
airships. The company has capital
stock of s150,000.
Buryl Denberger, 10, was fatally
injured when he fell from a horse
striking on his head He died slater
in the hospital at Ottumwa.
Henry Rose, negro who killed
Charles Outright in September at
Keokuk entered plea OF guilty to
murder in the second degree.
r. G. Coutts. contractor of Grin
nell. win visit his old home In Scot
land this year. He will see his sis
ter for the first time in SO years.
J. d. Frasier, "a, was killed by a
large limb of tree which he was
cutting at Missouri Valley cemetery
Tuesday morning. He leaves a young
wife.
Henry Wohlers, aged 62 years, a
brewer at Davenport. hanged himself
in his woodshed and was dead when
found He left nothing giving rea-
son for the deed
Major Meigs who is in charge of
the government improvements at and
near Keokuk, announces that the Des
Moines Rapids canal will be opened
to navigation on April l..
The body OF JEFF Williams who d.
ed in January at Shenandoah is to be
taken up and examined by doctors
to ascertain the cause of death az
there are rumors of foul play.
1t is reported at Colfax that the
Rock Island railroad has bought the
Colfax Consolidated Coal company.
The road is also negotiating for the
purchase OF land near the station.
The postoffice at Council Bluffs
will in the future be closed on Sun
day. The question was left to the
patrons and OF the 5000 votes cast
only few wanted the Office open.
In response to an appeal for aid
from the 1000 locked-out union but
ton workers OF Muscatine, the Keo-
kuk Trades and Labor assembly has
begun the soliciting Of subscriptions.
United Danish Young Peoples So
ciety of Iowa announces meeting
at Clinton August 27-2S. Societies
from Des Moines. Waterloo, Cedar
Rapids. Ames and other towns will
attend.
Judge Woodruff has set aside S..
200 OF the tax money of the, Atlantic,
North and South railroad with which
to pay the laborers. This will prob.
ably prevent the appointment of re-
ceiver.
Carl whitney, the new president
OF the Iowa State Oratorical associa-
ton, was born in Mount Pleasant,
was educated in the public schools
and graduated from the high school
in 1908.
Fearing she would be carried past
her destination, Mrs. Isabelle Wright
jumped from a moving train at OF
tumwa and struck on her head Her
skull was fractured. Doctors say she
will die.
Herman Heepland, 20, son OF a
prominent implement dealer at Ack.
ley, had his right hand nearly blown
of by the accidental discharge of a
shotgun. Then he drove his auto
mobile six miles with the left hand
to a doctor.
Thomas Matthews, an old Milwar-
kee engineer. residing at Mason City
was killed when his engine jumped
the track near Turkey river Tues
day. His fireman. John Naugerson.
was badly injured.
Senator Albert b. Cummins deliv.
cred the address at the monthly meet.
ing of the Grant club at !. s Nor -.
Senator Cummins spoke upon phases
OF the proposed Canadian reciprocity
treaty. The regular monthly ban
quet was served.
c. c. Nelson, prominent farmer
OF Elkhorn, was released by 'tse fed
eral grand jury on charge Of sell
ing liquor without government IL
cense. The charge was made by rel.
atives. Nelson proved he only gave
them whisky from his private stock
as a favor.
l.. NJ. Shoechaft. 20. junior mem
Der of the firm of Shoecraft and Son
of Clinton. died Sunday night at Pen
sacola. Florida. He leaves wife and
child.
The erecting OF coliseum In Leon,
Decatur county, is being considered
by both the farmers and stock rails.
ers In that vicinity and the people
OF Leon.
Louis Cohen OF Creston. importer
of fancy horses. was thrown from his
buggy while driving spirited ami
NAL and rendered unconscious and
badly injured.
Rev. George r. Ladd, Lcngmont,
Colo. and Il. NJ. Whiting. have re-
signed as trustees of Tabor college.
Practically the entire old faculty has
been reelected.
Members of the Methodist church
at Abba will sell their present home
which cost $4,000 twenty-one years
ago, and build q new church costing
at least $4,000.
James @. X. Mcclure. president OF
the Mccormick Theological seminary
of Chicago, will deliver the bacca