Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-11-27

A. owen, charged with having
fraudulently disposed Of Iowa sales
rights to a vacuum cleaner, was
brought back from Oklahoma, where
he was arrested two weeks ago by
Sheriff Alex Cullen of Emmetsburg.
Fl. G. Oelfke alleges he was persuad-
ed to pay for exclusive Iowa rights
to the cleaner. lie alleges Owen al
ready had sold the same privileges to
other persons.
District Court at Charlton came to
an abrupt adjournment when 1t was
discovered that one of the grand jur-
ors was illiterate. The law provides
that all jurors be able to read and
write, and inability to do so disquall
fies them for service. Judge Vermil-
lion has ordered that all findings Of
the grand jury at this term of court
be ignored.
Judge w. H. Fahey of the district
court at Perry held that the Iowa inc
briacy law was constitutional and val
i'd The decision was given in case
fro mMarion county where DR.. l. A.
Aldrich Of Mason City applied for a
writ of habeas corpus asking HIS re-
lease from the hospital at Knoxville.
Raising $4,000 in little more than
half an hour, the First Christian
church congregation at Davenport
signalized its dedicatory exercises by
wiping out all Indebtedness on the
new church in addition to providing
several thousand dollars for the sink
ing and interest funds.
The first application for a paved
road under the new road laws of the
state has been made by farmers who
live along a stretch of road extend
ing between seven and eight miles
out of Hampton. The petitioners want
cement paved highway.
The champion corn husker of Cerro
Gordo county is Ray Barrett, who is
employed on the farm of Bert Nc
Hague, and who for eighteen days has
averaged Ill bushels day. Barrett's
best day resulted in 1875 bushels,
J. H. Allison and F. H. Beach of
<AIuCbt anu .. y. 1Sdhc VI SliulOu, Wcic
chosen as the team which will repre-
sent Ames in the first national fruit
judging contest to be held in Wash
ington, D. c., this week.
While attempting to stop rum
away team at Melbourne, Edward
Mason was knocked down by the
horses and run over by a manure
Ia cfasn dsOIA cd
hip and bad bruises.
The theft of 200 chickens from the
farm of John H. Chinn near Marshall
towno-As reported to the sheriff's Of
fs@Ihe chickens are believed to
have been taken to the city and ship
ped out.
James H. Gray, principal of the high
ginning Of the school year OF 1912, has
resigned to accept the superintend-
ency of the public schools of Vinton.
The Waverly deanery, after two
days session at Mason City, adjourn
ed after deciding on Dubuque as the
next place Of meeting. The deanery
was attended by fifteen ministers.
The new house Of worship of the
First German Evangelical church at
Lake View was dedicated Sunday
The Rev. e. Harbt Of GAINESVILLE
preached the dedicatory sermon.
The Rev. George w. Hauck Of Fill
more has been appointed pastor Of
the Sacred Heart church In Monticel-
10, to take the place Of the Rev.
Father Mccormack, resigned.
Two men were badly bruised and
two autos were wrecked when cars
owned by o. r. Mowen and w. Lasse
collided near Mason City. Both cars
were hurled into the ditch.
Auditors are at work on the books
OF the Great Western at Thornton go
ing over the accounts of A. j. Shan
non, agent, who left town without CIV
ing notice to the company
II an open date can be secured the
Central Labor body will bring Clar-
ence s. Darrow to Waterloo for lee
ture about Dec. 10. Each union will
bear a part of the expense
A district fair association, compris-
ing Black Hawk, Bremen, Butler,
Grundy, Tama, Benton, Buchanan and
Fayette counties, is being promoted.
The annual convention Of the Chris
tian churches of Lucas county was
concluded at the Christian church in
Charlton after splendid attendance.
Rabbi Lobvichencky, arrested for
selling liquor illegally on charge
made by Benjamin Cohen of Iowa
City, pleaded not guilty.
Twenty-eight valuable horses were
burned when barn belonging to the
Sherman Nursery company at Charles
City was destroyed.
The new concrete bridge over the
Raccoon river in the eastern part OF
Sac City has been opened to the pub
lie.
Charles Bergman, a Mason City
druggist, was arrested when pack
age of freight offered by Bergman
for shipment fell, and one bottle al.
legged to have contained whisky broke.
The packages were consigned to Gar
her. Seven hundred and twenty bot.
ties were found. The packages were
labeled holiday goods.
The distribution OF party Of or
phans from New York City occurred
at the Armory opera house at Wau-
kee under the direction OF Miss Com
stock Of Des Moines. Fourteen chill
dren were placed in as many homes.
After celebrating thirty-three
hours jury in the case OF The State
OF Iowa against Jefferson T. McCask-
Ill, charged with manslaughter, return
ed verdict Of guilty. McCaskill was
accused Of killing Henry Phillips, a
farmer, at the latter'S home near Wat.
erloo in 1911.
J. e. Gould, near Lscomb, found
his automobile e;gine working poor
ly. He investigated and discovered
the flames just breaking out beneath
the front seat. Gould hurried his fam
lily out Of the car and watched 1t
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