Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-03-02

apoplexy.
! Members Of the Christian church
/ at lie Grand dedicated a new church
which cost $4,000.
Ross H. Fleming was appointed
carrier. and Clarence Schultz substi.
tute carrier at Auburn.
| Rev. b. r. Braben, Roodhouse, Ill.
has accepted the pastorate OF the
Baptist church at Creston.
Civil service examinations viii be
held March IL for rural carriers at
Extra. Plainfield and Oxford Junction.
Mrs. Louisa M. Caldwell of Humes-
ton, for fifty-six years resident Of
Wayne county, died after long III
4 ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Childs cele-
brated their golden wedding at Fort
Dodge. They have lived here forty
| years.
The First Trust and Savings bank
OF Sioux City has made application
as depository for postal savings bank
| funds.
N. Waldo of Woodward, sold his
300-acre farm to l.. E. Williams,
| DPf'No'hASs Aihh SouHtyb iof SSN.oV
per acre.
The sewer contract was let by the
city council of Sigourney. The low
bid was $4,000 by Bush & Gray Of
Joplin, Mo.
Civil service examinations will be
held March Is for rural carriers at
Camanche, Lamoille. Lone Rock and
McClelland.
Supt. Van vliet. ct the Milwaukee.
has recommended the erection of new
depots at Hopkinton. Strawberry
Point and Fayette.
Mr.. j. l.. Schars, "a years old, died
at his residence in Monroe. He was
pioneer of Iowa and a most suc-
cessful business man.
Ed. Clark of Royal was seriously
burned when barrel of oil explod-
ed. He accidentally dropped light
ed cigar In the barrel.
Jesse Fritz, farmer, residing near
Monticello. was nearly drowned when
he attempted to ford the Maquoketa
river with load of calves.
George Sunday, a son of billy"
Sunday. evangelist. has entertained
Iowa State college at Ames in the
horticulture and forestry depart
| ment.
James Henden Of Centerville, has
filed suit for $1,000 damages against
DR.. Il. t. Printz of Moulton. whom he
alleged ran into him with an auto
mobile.
1t is reported that Thad and Jim
Gilmore. who are charged with kill
ing Mrs. Charlotte Handy at Center
vile, confessed and signed state
ments. ~
/ Professor Lauritz Larsen of Decor.
ali. after fifty years of service de-
voted to Luther college, has tender
ed his resignation. He will take up
magazine work.
Andrew Buckley, whose death Is re-
ported from Clinton, was a member
of the city council and for many years
justice OF the peace and was also
| veteran OF the civil war.
y Mike Burke, train caller at Sioux
City. has received notice that his
mothers estate. which has been in
| litigation for five years, finally had
been divided and his, share is $780,
600.
l.. ii. Stone OF Des Moines was
elected head of the Iowa Engineer
ing society at the closing session OF
the association at Des Moines. He
succeeds T. r. Warmer to the Of
fee.
! Heirs OF the Joseph Frum estate.
| that hos bean In lttfUaff,,, fnr 4, x,aar
at Minden, have made deeds to Hen
ry Bornholdt, the purchaser, putting
a stop to further law suits to obtain
/ title.
Minnie s. Slaught, Twenty-fourth
and Washington streets, Des Moines.
! secured verdict of s425 damages
from the city because of "a disposal
! plant owned by the city near her
property.
A committee sent by the CONNER
cial club of Baskerville to investigate
the canning factories Of nearby
towns reports favorably and the co
tablishment OF an $4,000 plant is ex-
| pected in the near future.
! Pensions were granted Iowans az
| follows: Lawson J. Baldwin. $12: 10
seph NJ Brattain. SIS; Mary NJ.
Caullsins, $12; Orpha e. Chaplin, $12;
Alfred ID. Golfer, $24. BY special act,
Samuel Fulmer. $40: George Gould.
| SIS; Wesley Martin, s12; Eugene T.
Rigby. $40: Mary Schwartz. $12; VIII
liam d. Shaw. $50.
| Creston has been selected as the
place for holding the next firemen's
tournament
II. p. Mundt. retired farmer. has
been elected president OF the Ger
man Savings bank at Manning 10
succeed Gustav Ians. retired.
The old Zimbleman coal mine near
Boone has been closed down and the
owner Rober; Heaps. will sink new
shaft, the work to start at once.
The Boone county board OF super
visors has let the contract for dig
ging drain No. 81 In Grant township.
Ths work was let to five companies.
Alonzo Quackinboss. who 1t is said
was the Oldest mayor holding office
In the state, died at his home In
Swaledale at the advanced age of 50
years.
An $4,000 deal was consummated
at Creston when ID. w. and C. o.
Steer traded their 320-acre farm for
so acres In the Fresno valley OF Cal
| ifornia.
Allen Grant, died at the Ottumwa
hospital from injuries received when
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