Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-08-14

Steps have been taken to locate the
first consolidated school in Wright
county at Rowan. The consolidation
will include the schools of Rowan and
four rural schools. The district will
receive annually from the state $3.50,
and an endowment win be available
for equipping the school for domestic
science, manual training and agricul-
tural courses.
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 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 a de-
structive farm fire occurred near
Rockford when Irwin Jones, caught un-
der threshing engine, was badly in
jured. Lyle Wood In a runaway acct
dent was thrown through the door of
barn, barely escaping DEATH, The
residence on the farm of Charles How
ell was burned, entailing loss of s5,-
900.
The state game warden has con-
tracted for the purchase of 5000 pairs
OF Hungarian cartridges to be deliv-
cred to him in Des Moines in Janu-
airy. They will be kept there until
spring and then be released in vari-
GUS parts of the state at the time the
big flock Of English pheasants now be-
ing raised at the state farm is turned
out
Eldred Olmstead, 13 years old, OF
Dunlap was taken to Council Blufrs
to be patched up. The boys left eye
is blown out, one hand is nearly torn
away and one side of his face is ter
ribly shattered. While playing in an
alley the lad fssnd three hundred
dynamite caps. The explosion result
ant upon his experimenting by ham
mering one did the business.
Democratic politicians who have in
sisted on the removal of republican
postmasters in their districts were
soundly raped by C. o. Barry Of
Walker, national president of postmas-
tiers Of the third and fourth class at
the close Of the meeting in Cedar
Rapids of the tenth annual convention
of the Iowa League of Postmasters.
David Fischer, ex-conductor and ho-
tel manager, has taken charge of the
Summit hotel at Creston. The own
ers are to spend $4,000 on new equip
ment. Terms of the contract also call
for big new hotel building to be
built on the site of the Blair block
which recently was burned.
The alfalfa special was greeted by
good sized crowds throughout southern
Iowa. One hundred and eighty-seven
meetings were held during the first
week. These meetings were attended
by 1884 farmers, nearly 1000 of whom
have signified their intention of
planting some alfalfa.
Threshing is general throughout
northern Iowa and the yield of oats
is from thirty to fifty bushels to the
acre. Farmers report much more of
varied yield than any previous
year, even on the same farm and in
the same fields.
A large audience heard George
Fitch, the humorist, speak at Cedar
Rapids as the principal feature of a
bull moose rally held to celebrate the
first anniversary of the birth of the
progressive party in Iowa.
1t is reported from Washington that
leading member of the Iowa dele
cation says Dan Hamilton, former
Sixth distrio< congressman, will prob
ably be the district attorney for
southern Iowa.
A nearly fatal accident occurred at
Sheldon when an auto driven by E.
Denherder was struck by an Omaha
train going north at crossing. Mrs.
Denherder sustained injuries that may
prove fatal
Prof. H. F. Pasini, director and for
mer coach at Cedar Falls college, has
accepted the position of athletic direc.
tor at King College Bristol, Tenn
one of the Oldest schools in the South.
Marion Smith, IL years old. was
driven by H. E. Sanburg in Burling-
ton. The lad was riding bicycle at
the time. His skull was crushed
The controller CT the currency has
issued charter to the Security Ma
tional bank OF Mason City capitalized
at 100000. John A. Senneff is presi-
dent and E. w. Clark. cashier.
Two consignments of game fish
were received recently at Manchester
from Bellevue, and were placed in the
Maquoketa river and in the mill pond
at Forrestville.
Inc Dody OF an unknown man, bad
ly crushed, was picked up alongside
the Illinois Central tracks at Dubuque.
The dead man was about so years
old.
Hogs are dying in large numbers
around Red Oak, one farmer having
lost 200 young pigs and thirteen old
ones. incubation proved ineffective.
Ernest Duukel, farmer near Man.
chester, has filed suit against Louis
and William Stair, in which he de-
mands judgment in the sum OF $10,-
900 for damages sustained when the
defendants gave him a beating with
horse whips and clubs. The litigation
is the result Of feud OF. long stand
ing and promises to be a holly con.
tested suit.
Ten threshing outfits have been de-
stroyed and large quantities of grain
In the stack and in the shock have
been consumed by fire in southern
Iowa during fha 1attar nurf of Itlv