Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-12-21
LINCOLN AND. uScUs.

The Farmers Protective Association
is the name given to an organization
effected at Il meeting of farmers held in
Center school house, Polk township
Friday evening, December s. Thirty
two prominent Polk township farmers
We're present at the meeting and became
members of the association paying 81 90
as annual dues, which amount it is
thought viii provide a sufficient fund
for the maintenance of the organization.
Paaren FiScus was elected president and
Edgar E. Larsen, secretary treasurer
An executive committee was also elect
ed composed of Paaren Fiscus, chairman;
RAYMOND Dent and Chris Christensen.
The association has as its object the
protection of its members from petty
thieving and various malicious acts of
which they are from time to time the
victims; to create closer fellowship
between farmers; to create an influence
that will make farm life more enjoyable
and to put an end to certain little an
noyances which are known only in
| farming communities where heretofore
the culprits had little fear of detection
and punishment While the organiza-
ton effected Friday night is composed
solely of Polk township farmers, it is
hoped the plan will meet with the APP
! probation and approval by farmers in
many other localities.
A burglar some night last week made
a wholesale raid upon several business
houses in Irwin, including the Anes
! department store Walters drug store
Steenhusens hardware, Paulsens general
store, Reynolds confectionery, and made
/ e,,1 - 81
! postoffice and DIR. Branson's drug store
/ Entry was made by breaking through
/ back doors and windows and with axes
screwdrivers, avis and jacknives tried
to break into the cash registers and
safes. 1t seems as though the thief was
after cash only as hundreds of dollars
worth ofvaluables were easily within
! his reach and Steenhusen missed a
revolver and cartridges and some canned
! goods and little pop was all that was
missing at the other places except about
81 90 in nickels and dimes taken from
Z. K Paulsens cash register. The
mayor Immediately next morning
phoned TO Glidden for blood hounds;
but the owner said it would be useless
to try to use them as by the time they
would arrive the heavy frost which was
thereby making seeming nearly i'm
possible.
While going to church Sunday evening
with his daughter and son. Sam Gaske.
ler's team ran away causing some ex-
element. AS they were crossing the
bridge near Frank Croucher the tongue
of the carnage came down, and the
team being high lifed began to run
away, finally after running about 10C
yards the whiffle trees broke, and Sam
holding to the lines was jerked from
the buggy and drug a considerable dis
lance before getting them checked. Nc
serious damage was done although Sam
was bruised somewhat by coming in
contact with the rough frozen ground
The revival meetings closed at Plea.
SAINT Valley Sunday evening after an
unsuccessful continuance of two weeks.
Mrs. Stark, the lady evangelistis an ex-
cellent orator; but her voice began to
give out and the last few evenings she
was compelled to reduce the length OF
the sermon considerable. Preaching
next Sunday morning at HOO am.
VIM. Hagedorne last Saturday even
ing again met Kid McLelland champion
mluule weight wrestler OF Kansas O1ty
in Coon Rapids Three weeks ago
Hagedorne defeated the champion in
the same town; but haven't heard the
outcome of the recent match.
The famous herd of Angus cattle
which Chas. Fischer took TO Chicago,
have all been sold the total amount
bringing in nice little fortune. One
of the men is now down in the state of
Mississippi disposing ofthe last few head.
W. NJ. Jordan formerly of this place
but nowof Harrington, Nebraska, writes
from st Paul, Minnesota, that he was
called to that city to claim piano
which he recently won in newspaper
contest
Mat Clarke died Unexpectedly and
suddenly Sunday morning. 1t is thought
heart failure was the cause. Interment
took place Tuesday in the Irwin ceme-
! tary.
The infant child of Harry Shelley and
wife died Friday and interment took
place in the Irwin cemetery, Sunday.