Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-08-21

1. Gnarrett; ke0kuKs j. y. DedDetter,
Keswick, o. w. Knapp; Lowell, James
s. Scull; Marine, Frank Butterfield;
S. E. Cole; Milton, S. M.
Johnston; Murray, ]. l.. Wallace; New
London, Albert H. Under; Osceola, j.
C. Leonard; Ohio, NJ. B. Kious; La
dora, M. J. Minkler; Peoria, c. j.
Mutt; Rhodes, w. C. Gray; Selma, s.
M. Johnston; st. Anthony, w. c.
Gray; Troy Mills, C. w. Read.
Miss Mary Healy Powers of Shelby,
Ia, and William Weightman, great
grandson of the noted drug manufac.
turer of Philadelphia, who left for
tune of $60,00O,OOO at his death some
years ago, have just been married in
New York City. Young Weightman,
who has just become of age, has spent
the last seven years range riding in
the Dakotas, but coming into for
tune of several millions as his portion
of the original Weightman estate, ne
decided to settle down to the life to
which his wealth entitled him. On a
visit east last month he met Miss
Powers at Sag Harbor, L. l.
Instruction in domestic science was
given the housewives of Cedar Falls
recently through the efforts of the
Civic Improvement league. The open
ing of the canning season being close
at hand, the branch of domestic econ
omy taught was the art of scientific
and economical methods of canning
fruits, vegetables and meats for win.
ter use. The demonstration was con-
Quoted by Prof. A. A. Burger, county
agricultural expert.
Des Moines won the 1914 convention
of rural letter carriers of Iowa as well
as the new president, C. A. Reeves,
who defeated J. H. Wally Of Ottumwa
by vote of 95 to Ga at the late meet
ing held in Waterloo. Other new Off
GERS elected are: vice president, f. F.
French. Humboldt; secretary, r. w.
Ford, Storm Lake; treasurer, L. L.
Thomas, Warren county.
The most daring robbery In years
at Boone was committed when two
men entered the Detar flats, locked
Miss Florence Gelabert in the bath.
room Of her brothers home, then ran
sacked the dwelling. They took only
the best of jewelry, valued at many
hundreds Of dollars. Miss Gelabert
was hysterical when found an hour
later by her brother.
Members of the Des Moines Auto
mobile Dealers association will not
exhibit at the state fair. The automo-
bile men claim that the fair board is
charging much higher rates for motor
car displays than the machinery ex-
hibitors are obliged to pay and that
the automobile dealers are given a
makeshift building in which to display
their wares.
Because the Adams Express com
pany took down the ban on shipping
beer into Appanoose county, the Ital-
ian miners at Streepyville. almost all
of whom own bicycles, formed a pro-
cession with their wheels wired to-
gether in a long line and rode about
the streets OF Centerville to celebrate
the new order allowing them to get
liquor.
A chapter of accidents and de
structive farm fire occurred near
Rockford when Irwin Jones, caught IN.
der threshing engine. was badly in.
iured. Lyle Wood in runaway acct.
dent was thrown through the door OF
a barn, barely escaping death. The
residence on the farm of Charles How
ell was burned, entailing loss OF S..
900.
Davenport's new hotel to be erected
at cost of 100000, has been named
THE Blackhawk". The name Is re
garded as most appropriate, as Chiel
Rlackhawk played an important par
in the early history o. the community
beginning his war against the United
States from rendezvous near here.
The Commercial league at Webster
City has nxeo upon " eunesday, Sep
tember 10, as Watermelon day. Com
mittees have been appointed ant
funds are now being solicited. 1t Il
planned to have melons enough o.
hand to feed 10000 people.
The Fothergill farm ON the Rocl
Island near Iowa Falls comprising 32l
acres has just heen sold for $50, 600
1t was bought FIVE years ago TO
$4,000 and $1,000 in improvement
were added Besides the crops eacl
year the investor made $4,000 on tn,
deal
Clyde y. Moss of Newross, Ind, re
ceiyed fatal injuries when he was rul
over by Rock Island freight train a
Grinnell. One leg was cut of jus
below the knee and the other abov,
the ankle. Moss was 20 years old
Erie Peterson. c. F, Long and FREQ
Eggers were bitten by a dog believed
to he rahid, on the streets of Masor
City All three men are under tn,
care of physicians. The dog is beinl
watched for symptoms
Lightning totally destroyed the BARI
Of Fred Mortensen. Center township
| farmer near Harlan, and his automo
bile. years hay crop, harness. hors,
and buggy were burned. Hiss loss will
aggregate $4,000.
Little Alice Bettis, s years old. o
Shenandoah. dropped case OF egg
and broke her leg in two places.
The Commercial club of Iowa Fall
has named a committee to co.operat,
with comm; tees from other towns II
an effort TO induce the Northwestern
railroad To build line from Alden I,
/ Eagle Grove lnvitatiGAs have beel
extended commercial organizations a
Eldora. Eagle Grove. den and Ow
asa to join in the undertaking.
Lily and Edna Gorrd. the American
girls who were mistreated by bandits
near Tampico. Mexico. last week
while their father. Matthew Gourd
hound to tree. looked on. powerles
to help them, reside in Corning, la.
Cyrenus Cole. who has been hal
owner of the Times, the Republican
and the Republican printing com
pany of Cedar Rapids since 1898, hal
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