Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-05-15

ty acres of land on the west side OF
the river at Eldon for new yards.
They are also getting the new cut.
off right of way ready for grading
which will make the line much short
er and obviate the heavy grade they
now have eastward. The Keokuk &
Des Moines will come into Eldon on
the new line and passenger trains
will be run over it direct from Keokuk
to Kansas City.
The unique Masonic map made by
David Millar OF Dows has been given
a place among the archives of the
Masonic library at Cedar Rapids. The
map is of inlaid wood and contains
1,200 pieces Of various kinds and col
ors. A square and compass of inlaid
wood indicates Burlington as the
birthplace of Masonry in Iowa.
Buildings wrecked and damaged at
Woodbine by the recent tornado are
being rebuilt or so repaired that In a
short time the destructive effects Of
the tornado will not be noticeable.
The three story Mathews & King op-
era and implemynt house, practically
demolished by the storm, will be COM
pleted In the next thirty days.
DR.. James Gordan of Rowan will be
busy In court for some time. Recent
ly he threatened to shoot the mayor
and city marshal, because they se-v.
ed papers on him directing that he
cease raising pigs in the city limits
and following this a United States
marshal arrested him on charge of
bootlegging.
President Wilson sent nominations
Of the following Iowans for postmas-
tiers to the senate: Fred Birman, De
corah; Carl Bentson, Jewell; Chris
tian Kenrod, Lacona; E. E. Swank,
Richland; William w. Finn, Wesley;
Arthur Goshhorn, Winterset; George
Bensler, Delta; J. B. Conley, Lake
Mills.
Louis Fobes In blowing up field
near Ida Grove that had not been
disturbed for twelve years dug up a
nest Of rattlesnakes. He killed three
Of the snakes, one Of them six feet
long, and the other two five feet long.
These are the first rattlesnakes seen
In this section of northwest Iowa for
many years.
The people OF Cedar Rapids soon
will vote on the proposition of raising
100000 by taxation, to assist in
building connecting link with the
Waterloo and Cedar Falls interurban.
Every person who pays taxes will be
given a share In the stock pro rata,
according to the amount Of their tax
levy.
Story City is enjoying the biggest
building boom in its history. The
contract for a new sanitarium and an
old peoples home was let this week
and bids have been asked for an audi
forum and a hotel. Twenty new
residences will be completed this
year.
CULVER Wells, an aged negro, who
had lived in West Liberty since his
release from slavery shortly before
the close of the civil war, died be
meath the wheels Of a switch engine
there recently. The old negro was
about eighty years old.
Harold Mckinley won the Charles
Gray gold medal in the Iowa State
college freshman competition Of judg
ing beef cattle. Mckinley is register
ed from st. Ansgar la. Mr.. Gray I.
saoratorv ~ tho Apoarioap Ahardaon
Angus association.
There is likelihood that the Du
buque city council, instead of cutting
of only twenty-one saloons on tn,
first of July and reducing the balancs
in two years, have about decided t
make the entire reduction at once.
Plans have been completed for the
girls dormitory of Wartburg college
The building win contain sixty-foul
rooms. A laundry and bakery will bt
placed in the basement. The base
ment will also contain gymnasium
The controlling interest Of tn
Charles City Lighting & Heating com
pany and the Charles City Waite
Power company has been sold to H
H. Caughlan of Waterloo and M. A
Harrison OF Hampton.
A large amount of railway improve
ment work is being done near Bell,
PLANE. A gang of forty men are a
work replacing the wooden bridge
on the south branch Of the river witt
concrete bridge.
A. p. Houston, former city detec
tive In Waterloo, and for severa
years special agent for the Illinois
Central, has been appointed deput!
game warden for that part of tn,
state.
The Seyenty-sixth district Odd Eel
lows convention viii be held at Fon
da June 8. Arrangements are beint
made to entertain $50 delegates.
The state Sunday school convention
will be held in Burlington June 8, I
and 5. One of the unique features o.
the convention this year will be 9
parade, which wifi be participated II
by the delegates and the school chill
dren of the city. The parade will be
held Tuesday evening. June 3.
The Nevada Commercial club II
planning the entertainment OF the
State Association of Beekeepers. State
officers have communicated with pro
prietors OF a large apiary there re
garding the holding of the annual
meeting in July.
Len Toomey, who represented
Teachers college OF Iowa Falls In the
interstate oratorical contest at Bloom
ington, ILL.,, between the normal
schools of Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota
Wisconsin. Missouri, and Kansas has
returned home bringing with him the
highest honors.
Joe Neymeyer, farmer living near
Arlington, was injured and his auto
was wrecked when the machine turn
ed turtle, throwing him into a barb
wire fence. Mr.. Neymeyer lost con.
troll of HIS machine when It struck a
deep rut in the road.
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