Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-09-21

The late Ole Cloven, who died a
month ago at his home in Lake Mills,
aged 81 years, left will directing
that with the exception of $1,000
which is to be divided among six
relatives, his entire estate of $4,000
is to be used by his executors to
build a home for aged poor. 1t is
stipulated that the home is to be
erected at the center of his large
farm.
Judge Hewitt of the probate court
at Des Moines has signed an order
authorizing W. R. Prouty, executor
of the will of the late c. c. Prouty,
to divide the property between the
heirs. Cheney r. Prouty, only son
of the deceased, will get $i63,75477
of the $245.63216 estate. The re-
mainder, or $S1.S77.S9, goes to Mrs.
Bell o. Prouty, widow of the deceas-
ed.
At the session of the Iowa confer
ence at Fairfield a resolution intro
duced by C. S. Cooper of the Anti
Saloon league, was adopted, strong
ly protesting against the fact that
Secretary Wilson presided at the Ma
tional Brewers congress. A copy
of the resolution was ordered sent
to President Taft.
C. F. Kuehnle of Denison has re-
turned from three months of travel
in Germany and England, making OBJ
He will now turn his attention to
his extensive business affairs, and
will look after his candidacy for gov
ernor before the republican primar-
les next June.
Alvin Case, Is, Of respectable par
ents, living in Grinnell, after being
arrested and charged with breaking
and entering the store of A. J. Hook
EFT and stealing 1918, is said to have
confessed to the police of eight 9TH
or robberies which have mystified the
authorities and said he secured 1919
in all.
Langdon F. Taylor is under arrest
at Dubuque charged with being a
blackhander and trying to extort
money from Jones county farmers by
sending them threatening letters
through the mail. Two men and two
women may be arrested in connection
with the plot.
The highest price paid for close-in
land was reached when Lyman EN-.
erson sold his eighteen-acre home
near Toledo for the sum of $4,000 to
Sam Bovenmeyer, who intends to
make this his home The land It.
self was valued at 5000 per acre.
William X. Hodge, of Keokuk,
has sued Captain William A. Blair and
the Morning Star Steamship for $780,
900 damages for the death of his son,
John Roy Hodge. who died in hos
pital from typhoid fever contracted
while working On the boat
The Marshafltown Cooperative
store started by union men to cut
down the price of living ON July 10
last will suspend. The stockholders
did not patronize the store proper.
ly and wholesalers tried to smash it
and would not give credit.
Mrs. William Kans of Holstein,
whose husband had his back broken
in an auto accident near that town
on July 18th, has sued Peter Arp
and Robert Rahms, Holstein saloon
keepers, for $4,000 damages.
Mrs. Brassington from Altoona, Pa,
was killed at Grinnell at the Iowa
Central crossing, and her son and
her uncle, William Bortell, of that
city, were injured The carriage was
struck by freight train.
Prof. A. ". Storm is the head OF
the new department in the state col
)ege for the training of students as
teachers of agriculture in high
schools, which has opened at Ames
with large attendance.
The surgeons of the Rock Island
held their ninth annual session at
Colfax and $50 were in attendance.
First aid to the injured was illustrat-
ed by a representative of the Red
Cross society.
At the fourth annual fall festival
held in Galva they roasted a whole
OK at a barbecue and at noon fed the
multitude free. The OK was roasted
In the middle OF the main street
DR.. John A. Earl, president of Des
Moines college, addressed the mem
bers of the Burlington Baptist asso-
citation of southeastern Iowa at
Mount Union at their last session.
The state board of health made its
annual visit to the state university
the past week and inspected the lab
oratory and other buildings and ap-
sroved everything found.
Rev. C. w. McCord, pastor Of the
Christian church at Oskaloosa has
resigned to accept the pastorate OF
Z church at Andola, Indiana.
The annual old settlers reunion Of
Johnson county was held at Iowa
City, the past week. The leading ora
tors were e. w. Weeks of Guthrie
Center. and John p. Irish of Calf
ornia.
Henry Potter. young man work
mg for Joseph Meusberger. near
Rockwell City committed suicide by
blowing part Of his head of with
Q shotgun.
Charles Ryan. % years old, was
electrocuted while working with a
gang of FIVE men on wires Of the
Council Bluffs Electric company.
Ray Piper. wanted in Mason City.
Des Moines. and other places for
various alleged crimes, is in hospi.
tai In Omaha, having been wounded
By an officer when resisting arrest.
During the Big Four fair, robbers
went through three business houses
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