Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-10-23

wishes of her late husband. Members
and friends of the church have con-
trfbuted the other $4,000.
That Iowa soil and climate will per.
init Of the growth of fruit of as fine
quality and large quantities as is rails
ed in Pacific coast states, is shown
by the record of M Tournier, near
Waterloo. From three acres of ap-
pies he will harvest 1900 bushels Of
large, sound fruit. The selling price
will average 81 bushel, or an aver
age of $500 an acre. He sprayed and
cultivated his trees.
Tie report comes from the far
northwest that George Hezzelwood,
wood, son of Loren Hezzelwood of
Iowa Falls, and Lyle Moore OF Water
loo have struck it rich in the wilder
ness on the Stranger river west of
Fort Graham, in British Columbia. 1t
is said that the ore taken out is rich
In gold and silver and the men also
have located a valuable copper mine.
The quarterly conference of the
Burlington district of the Methodist
church was held at Salem Monday
and Tuesday. DR.. c. l.. Tenant,
superintendent of the Burlington dis
trict presiding. President Schell of
Iowa Wesleyan and DR.. Thomas Os-
borne, pastor of the Methodist church
here, occupied prominent places on
the program.
DR.. c. S. Chase and Professor R. e.
Heilman, of Iowa City, will go to At
kins, Benton county, on Oct. II to
hold rural conference. At this
meeting the representatives of the
university will outline the up to date
methods of self-betterment for the
smaller towns and villages of the
state. Illustrated lectures will be
given.
Mystery surrounds the death Of
Carl Cook, 16 years old, Of Charlton,
Iowa, who was recently paroled from
the reform school at Eldora to work
on the farm Of r. Coggswell near
Bradford. Cook was shot with a rife
and his body was found in buggy,
with the rifle beside him, near the
barn on Coggswell's farm.
Fire destroyed the plant OF the
Quinn Wire & Iron company at Boone,
Only the walls are standing and most
of the equipment and stock is ruined.
c. c. Quinn, large owner in the con-
Germ said that the loss would be
around $4,000. The plant was devot-
ed to the manufacture of hardware
specialties.
One of the finest elevators alopg
the Minneapolis & st. Louis line will
be built by the IcColl Lumber COM
pany at Perry The work of tearing
down the old structure already has
started, and the contractor hopes to
have the new building completed by
January 1.
James Brady jumped from the win
dow Of car near Cromwell, Ia, and
escaped from officers who had him
in charge. Brady was being taken
from Shenandoah to Red Oak by Dep
uty United States Marshal Bryant.
Ernest Seaton, seven-year-old son
Of James Seaton, Spencer real es-
tate man, was instantly killed near
Sioux Rapids when he was run over
by an automobile driven by DR.. F. e.
Anderson, of the latter city.
One of the seven hoboes riding in
an empty car was killed, and all his
companions were more or less seri.
ously injured in wreck of double
header freight train two miles east Of
Manning, on the Milwaukee.
J. Brady was arrested at Shenan.
doah with two suit cases of whisky in
his possession. He was taken to
Red Oak by Deputy United States
Marshal Bryant to answer the charge
OF illegal selling of liquor.
The statue of Chief Keokuk, which
adorns the pedestal erected In Rand
park, Keokuk, in his honor was un-
yelled on Wednesday during the con-
ference of the d. A. r. Chapters ~
that city.
A note that was drawn in 1888, pay.
able ten days after date, recently was
paid at Olin. 1t was $125 with in
terest at s per cent and during the
80 years of its life has been endors-
ed 80 times.
A proposition to consolidate the
schools of Castle Grove and Cass
townships in Jones county is under
consideration. A meeting has been
called to take place Oct. 10 in Ana
mosa.
Henry Peterson, IS, was fatally In
jured and two Mexicans hurt when
Rock Island switch engine hit hand
car on which they were riding near
Fairfield.
L. H. Lehman, q farmer OF Par
nell, closed deal recently for ESQ
acre farm, receiving $37,500. Tie
buyer was ]. Foreman Hill, Of Iowa
City.
The city council at Ames has or
dered the purchase of $4,000 turbine
engine and a s2,726 condenser for the
municipal electric lighting plant.
Anton Fischer. ssloon man in the
north end of Dubuque, committed sui
eide by shooting himself.
James L. Chapman OF Greenfield
has been appointed colonel of the
cadet regiment Of the University OF
Iowa, the highest Office filed by stu
dent in the regiment.
The 125-acre farm Of L. l.. Siegele
ten miles west of McGregor, sold last
week for $113 an acre. Mr.. Siegele
bought the farm three years ago for
s65 an acre.
The annual Baptist state convention
held last week at Waterloo, had five
hundred ministers and lay members
from all parts Of the state in attend
ance.
Age seems no hindrance to Mrs.
Lois Randall, 100 years old, of Bloom.
Geld, who still insists upon doing her
own household duties as If she were
still young woman. Mrs. Randall
is a native OF Kentucky, but she has
been resident OF Bloomfield for the
last ffty-two years.
Fred Dunlap of Oelwein, conduc-
tor on the Great Western railroad,
was beheaded while switching in the