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

lily, AueTtOu, LILO anu LlueNllie Soou
will be reached by direct telephone
service from Des Moines. All OF
these towns are in the territory COW
cred by the new Rock Island extern
sion to Allerton and have never had
satisfactory toll service to Des
Moines. Two crews of men will start
soon to construct the new lines. The
exchange at Corydon will be rebuilt
and several new copper circuits will
be installed. New pole lines from
Ottumwa to Burlington also will i'm
prove lthe toll service from Des
Moines to eastern and southern Iowa.
Funeral services were held at Sid
ney for the late Peter Fell, 67 years
old, who was killed Saturday near
Phelps, Mo-, when a Burlington pas
senger train struck an automobile
loaded with fishing party. The
body Of Miss Clara Coy, 10 years
old, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. s.
Coy. of Farragut, who also was kill
ed In the accident, was buried Mon
day at Farragut.
Sixty-eight and fourteen years are
the ages as given by themselves OF
the principals in would-be wedding
ceremony at Osceola. A license was
issued to J. w. Terhune, 6S years old,
to marry Rosa May, IA years old. The
would-be bride and groom both reside
near Woodburn. Terhune at one time
was prominent stock trader. He
has been married twice before.
Because he had grudge against
automobiles and motorcycles Phil A.
SoIthworth, of Cedar Rapids. pur-
chased tacks and scattered them in
the street in front of his restaurant
there. Many auto tires were injur-
ed and the police after three days
Investigation arrested Southworth.
Isaac Johnson, Ga years old, one
of the respected pioneers of Linn
county, and who was probably one
Of the youngest soldiers to take an
active part in the civil war, died at
his home at Springfield after an ex-
tended illness of some months,
caused by cancer.
AS the result of burns received
while playing at bonfire Saturday
afternoon, the 3-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Jesse Dayton, Of West
Chester, died. The boy had secured
some matches unknown to his moth
er and sister and started bonfire.
Plans are perfected for the annual
meeting of the veterans of the First
Iowa Infantry to be held at Keokuk
August TO- the fiftieth anniversary of
the battle of Wilson's Creek, in which
the regiment took part. Capt. j. S.
Clark, OF Des Moines, is president
An appraisement of the Kendall
Young estate at Webster City, has
been made and 1t Is found to be
worth 100000, or twice as much as
1t was worth fifteen years ago, when
1t was left as an endowment for the
support of the public library.
Frank Bobinet, who a few months
ago bought the lot where the Catho-
lie church formerly stood, while ex-
cavating, found tin chest about
foot below the surface of the ground
containing over $4,000 in gold, silver
and paper money.
Mrs. William S. Burton, wife of
Judge Burton, died at her home in
Mt. Pleasant at the age of 92 years.
Judge Burton is 81 years old. The
couple had been married seventy-two
years.
George Mostavich. as, was instant
ly killed and Joseph Sammish was
probably fatally injured at Loumoor
when they were run down by a Chi
cago and Northwestern passenger
train.
William Brownson, desk sergeant
at the police station, Des Moines, re-
turned from Cedar Rapids with the
body of his grandson. Billy James
Chambers. who died there of blood
poisoning, from a nail wound in his
foot
August Shields. farmer living
near Belle PLANE, has damned
small stream ard installed water
wheel which runs an electric lighting
plant for his house and barn, the first
private plant in this vicinity.
Charles Cutterman, at Garner, fell
from the top of lumber pile and
the side and top of his head He
was missed for four hours before be-
ing found.
Theo. Multi, proprietor OF famous
Keokuk saloon managed by the dem
ocratic politician. Tim Hickory, has
surrendered his license and directed
his attorney to dismiss the injunc-
ton suit.
Nine persons were caught in a
gambling house by the police of Ke-
okuk. The raid caused sensation
and Is supposed to have been inspir-
ed by Attorney General Cosson.t
While threshing the latter part OF
the week viii Schrer, living near
Alton. lost his entire crop of oats
by fire which started from sparks
from the thresher outfit. All the
grain in stacks was destroyed.
Gen. N. A. Dyer, until recently
commander Of the Grand Army Of the
Republic Of Iowa, is very low at his
home in Mason City. There is no
hope Of permanent yecovery.
The highest yield of oats reported
In the neighborhood of Monroe is
that OF II. l.. circuit, being ffty-one
bushels to the acre.
With winter wheat averaging twen-
ty-five bushels an acre and oats for
ty bushels, farmers in central Iowa
believe they are faring pretty well
for dry season.
J. w. Connolly. 27 years old. a
well-known vaudeville artist. playing
at the Empire theatre at Fort Madi-
son, was drowned in the Mississippi
river