Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-06-22


Iowa, according to w. B. Barney.
state dairy and food commissioner,
who has just returned from the an
nual national convention of the Hol-
stein-Friesen Breeders association In
New York state.
Winnie Lewis, IL year old, is the
youngest June bride in Des Moines.
Last Sunday, with the full consent
Of her parents, Winnie, who is a pu-
pill at Scott school, and Frank Bish-
off. 20 years old, We're married at the
home of her aunt in Williamsburg.
Winnie's mother is not quite 81 years
old and is the grandmother of an
S-year-old boy.
Joseph Samuels, former member
of the Keokuk fire department, had a
verdict of guilty of murder in the
first degree returned against him by
the jury for the murder of his wife
whom he shot to death in the public
streets on the night of March Sd. His
punishment was fixed at imprisonr
ment for life in the penitentiary.
In letter to Governor Carroll Ed
itor Dave Brant of the Iowa City Re-
publican charges that prison condi-
tons in Iowa are certainly rotten"
He also notifies the governor that he
will continue to attack these condi-
tions until there is some change.
He says he will make an investiga-
ton.
Mrs. Johanna Bueckning, who was
arrested in Washington when she
sought to gain access to President
Taft, formerly was an inmate of The
state insane hospital at Mount Pleas
ant, Iowa. She is resident of Mar
engo and was employed in Cedar
Rapids.
The following officers we're elected
at state convention of the Catholic
order of Foresters at lie Mars: ]. r.
Hindlang, Council Bluffs, chief rang
er; Charles S. Duffy, Cedar Rapids,
vice chief ranger; Charles e. Byrnes,
Cedar Rapids, secretary; w. H. Meu-
ser, Dubuque, treasurer.
Drake university will raise an en-
dowment fund of 100000 during the
next year. This was decided upon
at the annual meeting of the board
of trustees. The campaign will not
be confined to any one section of the
country, but will be carried on
throughout the west.
John Omer, As, a farmer from Jew
ell City, Kan, was assaulted and rop-
bed of $23.50 and gold watch in the
railroad yards near the Union passen-
ger station, Des Moines. He was
struck over the right eye with q
blunt instrument, which inflicted q
deep wound.
B. w. Garrett, clerk of the supreme
court, will make the principal address
at the opening of the Iowa Christian
convention in Ottumwa, June 20.
The convention will be in session
four days and will be attended by
church people from all, over the
state.
DIR. Luther Freeman, president OF
Morningside college, resigned his po
sition and his connection with the
big Sioux City school was at once
severed. DIR. Freeman's recent utter
ances on the Bible. it is declared,
had nothing to do with the resigna
ton.
H. NJ. Wyler of Tama. was arrested
by Deputy United States Marshal
Wayne Morse on a charge of selling
liquor to an Indian. George Ward, q
charge Of the government on the In
dian reservation at Tama, declare
that Wyler sold him jug of whisky
The Newell Construction company
of Cedar Rapids has secured the con-
tract for the erection of an elevator
Of 100000 bushels capacity for the
Iowa Seed company of Des Moines at
Altoona on the line of the Interurban
Railway company.
Fire starting in a box OF waste
damaged the Wilton Light and Water
plant. The city will be without light
for several days, but the water sup
ply is uninjured. The plant is owned
by the city. The loss is estimated at
$2,500.'
The annual convention of the Iowa
State Federation of Labor met this
week in Iowa City. Mayor A. A.
Smith delivered an address of well
come to the delegates and President
A. l.. Urick of the federation respond
ed.
President J. Fl. T. Main, OF Grin.
nell college, received an increase
which raises his annual salary to S.,
900, according to the action of the
board of trustees, who met at Grin
nell.
The engine house on Mine No. Of
the Smokey Hollow Coal company
near Oskaloosa burned and Curtis
engine was badly damaged. Loss is
10000 and 300 men will be thrown
out of employment for six weeks.
Robert Porter. the 15-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Porter, of AL.
bia, died from lockjaw. Several days
ago the boy accidentally shot himself
in the leg while handling pistol.
The Maple Valley Firemen's ascot
alton tournament met the past week
in Sac City. The attendance excasd.
ed 5000.
The two-year-old SON of James Col.
Inns, of Traer. discovered box OF
strychnine tablets and ate them. He
died soon afterward.
A drove of hogs, inexplicably infur
lated, attacked Miss Annette vii.
liams, the 1S-yeaT-old daughter of
Johnson county farmer, at her home
west of Iowa City and almost killed
her.
John Wesley Mead, Sc. was hit by
Northwestern train while walking
on the track near Nevada. and killed.