Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-05-01

wrought up over the matter and are
aiding the railroad in its efforts to
locate the guilty ones. The river was
in a fair way to be harnessed at that
point and the destruction OF the mat
work has allowed water to cut in
again.
Jerry B. Sullivan Of Des Moines
will accept the position on the board
of general appraisers in New York
city to which he has been appointed
by President Wilson. The salary at.
tached to this important office is 49,.
600 per year. Mr.. Sullivan is very
sorry to leave Iowa, he says. He as
serts that 1t Is an honorable position
and the pay Is not Objectionable. On
ly the Supreme Bench and the Cabin
ct carry higher salaries.
Earl c. Riley. postmaster at Deca-
tur City, shot and killed William
Woodland on the street there Sunday
morning. Riley Immediately went to
Leon, where he surrendered to the
sheriff. He says he shot Woodland
in self-defense. Riley carried his re-
volver in his coat and shot through
his pocket without removing 1t.
Woodland died within half an hour.
Riley is a young man about 20 years
old, and Woodland was widower
about As years old.
Work has been begun on the $751;
600 federal building at Red Oak. The
contraction Wnrl will hQUn
crossed sufficiently to allow the cor
ner stone to be laid on Memorial day.
Daniel Fry, prominent citizen and
capitalist, was run down by an auto
mobile on the public square in Knox
vile and was probably fatally injured.
The machine, weighing 1900 pounds,
passed across the body from the hips
to the shoulder.
The fourteenth annual convention
Of the Women's Home Missionary so
ciety of the Oskaloosa district of the
Methodist church has closed its three
days session at Knoxville. About If
ty delegates were present, represent
ing the branch societies at Oskaloosa,
Grinnell, Montezuma, Eddyville, New
Sharon, Rose Hill, Sigourney and
Delta. The next annual meeting will
be held at Delta.
The committee appointed by the
Baptist state convention met recent
ly at Iowa Falls to decide whether 1t
would advise the pastors TO accept an
invitation from the Presbyterian de-
nomination to unite with them in
ten day conference for rural churches
at Iowa State college, Ames. The
vote was unanimous to accept the In
vitation.
Mott r. Sawyers of Davenport was
elected president of the Iowa society,
Sons of the Revolution, at the annual
business meeting of the society. 9th
er officers are: Vice president, DR..
j. A. Daniels, Davenport; secretary,
Frank H. Kincaid, Davenport; treas
urer, w. Wallace, Humphreys, Dav-
export; chaplain, Oliver j. FELTON,,
Cedar Rapids.
The school board of New Hampton
has elected most of the teachers for
the coming year. Several were CIV
en- increases in salary so that now
the minimum salary is $50 and the
maximum. for high school principals,
is $50. In cases of the members Of
high school faculty, no teacher has
won her degree outside OF Iowa.
The candidacy for the appointment
of postmaster at New Hampton is
becoming warm. Both democratic
editors are avowed candidates, and
each has a large following. They
are August Hilmer, editor of the Iowa
Friie Presse, and <. ]. Feuling, edi-
tor of the New Hampton Tribune.
Upon application OF several of the
stockholders in the Jewell Electric
Light & Power company, the plant
has been thrown into the hands of
receiver, and Frank G. Snyder, bust
ness man of Jewell, has been appoint
ed to take charge Of the business.
Charged with uttering false instru-
ments, G. NJ. Anderson, chef at a, Ma
son City cafe, was arrested as he
was about to leave the city. Bad
checks amounting to $40 are alleged
to have been cashed by him at vari-
Gus business houses.
Nearly 1000 quarts of whisky, wine,
alcohol and champagne were purneu
on the city dump at Waterloo. II
was contraband liquor, seized by
Sheriff Shores from drug store sew
eral weeks ago by authority Of q
search warrant.
Fire destroyed the Rock Island de-
pot and E. d. Jones & Sons elevator
at Oxford, burning $4,000 bushels of
grain The loss was $4,000 and the
insurance on the elevator $1,000.
The Iowa Clinical-Surgical society
held it's annual meeting in Webster
City Saturday In the Elks' home. In
the afternoon clinic was held in,
ST. Joseph's Mercy hospital.
The fifty-eighth anniversary of the
organization Of the Rushville Meth
odist Episcopal church has been
celebrated. The church was organic
ed April rs, 1855.
George II. Craig, aged 80, of River.
side, Ia, forgot TO turn off the gas in
the Inter Den Linden hotel at Dav-
export and he was found dead in bed.
]. N. Smith, clerk of the Buchanan
district court, has resigned On May
10 he win become cashier OF the new
Iowa State bank, which is to begin
business at Hazleton, taking the
place of the old Kiefer bank.
The campaign for $4,000 to be used
to finance the p w. c. A. movement
in Mason City, is progressing with
considerable interest. Committees Sc
cured $1,000 in one day.
Nate Marshall, 33 years old, living
near Modale, was run over by disc
and died at Heise hospital, Missouri
Valley.
Mary Johnson, who asked a divorce
from George p Johnson at Nevada,
was given alimony of $1,000, life
estate in the home worth $500, the
return OF her diamond engagement
ring and attorneys fees of $500. Mr..
Johnson's first wife divorced him
few years ago.
Andrew Davidson, a former resi-.
dent OF Monticello, but now of Ames.
has sold his residence property, stu
atAd about a balf mile from TOWN