Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-06


David Loney, master mechanic of
the Ogden Coal company, was caught
in a steel cable. and several bones
| in his leg broken.
Fire of unknown origin threatened
the entire business district Of Van
Horne, and destroyed the electric
light plant. The loss will exceed
| $4,000.
I The Burlington Savings bank has
taken charge Of the Masonic temple
at Creston, on the foreclosure of a
mortgage. The amount was about
| $4,000.
During severe electrical storm
at Washington. st. James Catholic
church, valued at $1,000, was struck
by lightning and burned. The brick
walls are still standing.
William R. Keep, 81 years old, a
resident Of Shelby county for more
than thirty years, and the only sur
viving veteran of the Mexican war
in that county, is dead.
Michael Bevins, an Oxford farmer,
was thrown from his buggy when
his horse became frightened at an
auto, and several ribs broken. His
skull is also fractured and he may
die.
Three boys were drowned while at
tending Sunday school picnic down
the river, near Davenport. They were
George and Frederick Wilson and
William Macdonald, all IA years Of
age.
Roy and Harlan Powell, brothers,
aged Is and IA respectively, were
drowned at Charlton while bathing in
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
reservoir. The bodies have been re-
covered.
The body of the man found dead
at the south end of the Chicago,
Great Western bridge, Des Moines,
was identified as Bert Tubbs. Tubs
parents are in the Old Soldiers home
at Marshalltown.
Capt. Robert McCleavy, of the
Second United States infantry, de-
tailed for two years service in Iowa
as instructor inspector of the Iowa
National Guard. has reported for du-
ty to Adjutant General Logan.
Miss Grace Erase, of Sigourney,
while overcome by heat, tainted in
her room and fell across the head
of her bed in such a manner that
her throat caught on an iron bar
and she was strangled to death.
Mrs. e. G. Jacobs, of Davenport,
who has been running furniture
club" through which people bought
furniture on time, has been arrest.
ted, charged with obtaining money
by false pretenses, and released on
! $1,000 bonds
Vera Mammoth, Of Clear Lake, Is
In hospital at Mason City with sew
eral ribs broken and lung punctur-
ed as the result OF an auto accident,
when the machine turned turtle. Geo.
Johnson, the driver, was cut by the
glass wind shield.
The convention of county life ex-
perts in session at Ames for three
days, has adjourned Plans we're
made to organize the farmers of ev-
cry community, however small, to
secure better schools, better roads,
better farms, and better home life.
Henry Wallace, president of the
National Conservation congress, has
announced that the congress will
meet in Kansas City, Sept % to 25
i'm al uoix &c h4t
President Taft and ex-President
Roosevelt win attend the meeting.
William c. Smith. an employee of
the Atlantic Produce company, after
hot days work, drank excessively
Of buttermilk. He was taken with
cramps caused by gases in the stom-
ach. Physicians worked with him
several hours, but were able to do
little, and he died.
Joseph w. Satterthwaite, 76 years
old, who had gone to Seattle. Wash.
to visit daughter, died there Sat
urday. He had been a druggist In
Mount Pleasant for twenty-five years.
He served three months in the First
Iowa infantry, and was elected as
state representative in 1869.
Iowa City and North Liberty Luther
League will entertain the Iowa State
Luther League convention to be held
July 1920. Among the churches rep
resented will be Norwegian. Swedish,
English. Danish and German. Rev.
DR.. Charles r. Foss, Augustana col
lege, will be among the speakers.
Arrangements are being made by
Frank T. Morris, chairman of the
Polk county board of supervisors,
and c. E. Sommers, Of Mason City,
chairman of the Cerro Gordo coun-
ty board, for the annual meeting of
the state association Of supervisors.
which will be held at Mason City
during the month OF August.
During the electrical storm at
Schaller, the elevator of the Kuntz
company was struck by lightning and
completely destroyed.
Mayor Kreisman and eight other
officials of st. Louis, were in Keo-
kuk this week inspecting the big,
new dam.
The city council of Charles City
has ordered the installation Of 2,9""
feet of necessity sewer on Main
street.
The West Liberty ChautauQua, the
irst OF q seven weeks circuit within
the state, opened Monday.
The heroic act of Telford Sander
son, aged IL years, of Mason City,
saved his 5-year-old sister from fatal