Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-05-04

George Grant, 30, Of Dubuque, was
drowned in the Mississippi river near
Salot's island.
Fire badly damaged the studio of
e. Holebrand at Pella, caused by an
explosion Of chemicals. The loss will
be $4,000.
BECAUSE Of disagreement with its
workers similar to that at Muscatine,
the pearl button factory at Oskaloosa
has closed.
Explosion of a can Of gasoline in
the basement Of the Gleck building
at Strawberry Point, nearly wrecked
the structure.
The ninety-second anniversary
meeting of the Central Odd Fellows
anniversary association was held at
Newton this week.
Elmer Peterson, IA, son OF Peter
Peterson of Estherville, played with
a dynamite cap and when it explod-
ed he lost three fingers.
The Rev. Ulrich Frey, pastor OF
Holy Angels church at Roselle, where
he has been stationed for more than
twenty years, died this week.
Frank B. Gilrain of Dubuque, has
filed suit in bankruptcy giving his
assets as $500 and liabilities as 81
o57. He was q leading jeweler.
H. L. Stuntz has been made audi.
tor Of the Illinois Central. He has
been auditor of the Panama railroad
and before that was located at Mar
shalltown and at Minneapolis.
Masons had charge OF the corner
stone laying for the new federal
building at DEBORAH, Grand Master
Craig, Des Moines, OBLIGATED, assist
ed by Grand Secretary N. R. Parvin.
Cedar Rapids.
Davenport district Of the Congrega-
tional church is holding lite annual
meeting at Clinton. G. H. Beaver,
Anamosa, was elected moderator to
succeed Wilson Denny, Cedar Rapids
w. D. Lewis, Maquoketa, was elected
scribe.
James !. Gibson, the newly-appoint.
ed state veterinarian appeared at hia
office Thursday and took charge and
DR.. Paul o. Koto, for nine years at
the head Of that department retired,
No changes are to be made In the
Office at present.
Miss Esther Thornburg, 10, daugh.
ter of A. Thornburg of Rockwell City.
fell thirty feet into a well with eight
feet of water in the bottom, but es-
capped. She went through a rotten
board cover and was able to climb
to the top unaided.
Bonds for $4,000 have been sold to
complete the erection of the Y. M.
CA. at Charles City, work on which
was stopped last year when money
ran short and the contractor com.
menced legal proceedings to secure
what was due him.
A series of dams on the Skunk riv-
er which will produce 100000 horse
power have been commenced. They
will light and furnish power to cities
in southeastern Iowa. The company
has taken over the old Oakland dam
and Will rebuild IT.
Odd Fellows at Mason City cele-
brated the END anniversary Of the
establishment OF their order. A. H.
Cummings gave the address of well
come in the NJ. E. church. The lead
ing address was by Judge 2. A.
Church, p. r.. G., of Jefferson.
Detectives of the Adams Express
company have been trying to find
what became of the package of $3.50
taken from the company's safe at
Mason City. The money is still miss
ing, but a half.dozen employees, in
GLIDING the agent, have resigned.
The lighthouse tender, Lily, which
has piled the river for thirty-six years
is to be sold by the government at
public auction at Clinton in July, the
first time big steamer was ever
sold In the big river. She is now
making her last trip OF $500 miles.
Reports from the Ninth congress
s;onal district are to the effect that
Judge w. s. Lewis Of Glenwood, for
merly a Judge in the Fifteenth judi
,ial district, is a possible candidate
for the republican nomination for
congressman to succeed Walter ].
Smith. -
Mrs. L. r. Wood. while going down
dark stairway to secure medicine
FOR her invalid husband at her home
in Estherville, fell and broke her
wrist. Her husband, going to her
aid, fell, himself, and broke his leg.
Woods is q brother Of Congressman
Frank p. Woods. 5a
Congressman Haugen has the gar
den seed distribution scheme beaten
to a fragile. He will give the boy
in the fourth district who grows the
best acre Of corn a free trip to Wash
ington, D. C. The Ames extension
department is to furnish the judges
SO the congressmas viii escape
charges Of unfairness.
John Ludwig and John cawley.
who held up and robbed c. H. Wuif,
a Lyons merchant. pleaded guilty to
the charge and were sentenced to ten
years in Fort Madison penitentiary.
1t is reported in Iowa City that
Prof. 8. w. Boyer. professor OF ge-
ology and mining engineering at the
Iowa State College, will succeed the
late Professor Calvin at Iowa City.
The city council OF Council Bluffs,
after years Of agitation has voted to
buy the water plant for $550,ooo.
Bonds for 100000 will be sold and
the plant taken over.
The Odd Fellows county conven'
ton was held at Logan. Friday. Dep
'uty Grand Master Stevenson OF
Council Bluffs delivered an address.
Prominent knights from all over
the state were present at Boone when
Leo Council No. 814, Knights OF Co
lumbus, initiated a class of ninety.