Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-06-26

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being secured over the New York
Central lines will leave Chicago at
$50 D. m. Sunday afternoon, July
9th and will arrive in Rochester, July
It'll, after a fve-hour stopoyer at Nj
agara Falls.
The city of New Virginia met with
severe loss when flames first discov-
cred in the rear Of Boyles & Stickels
places of business spread over the
main street of the town and destroy
ed property estimated to total $685.
900. Fourteen buildings in all were
burned. Plans are under way to re-
build most of the wrecked part Of
town with substantial brick blocks
of much better quality and appear
ance than those destroyed.
The housewives of Black Hawk
county gathered at the Knowles
farm, mile east of Cedar Falls, to
learn the latest improved scientific
method of gathering and preserving
fruits and vegetables. Prof. o. H.
Benson, who has gained national
reputation by his advanced ideas and
methods in rural instruction, now in
the employ of the United States de-
partment of agriculture, was the DEM
onstrator
The AnIowe Little Glidden tour,
scheduled for this week, has been
postponed until some future date.
This action was taken at a meeting
in Des MoiRes OF the executive COM
mittee of the Iowa State Automobile
association, under whose auspices
the endurance run will be held. A
lack of available entries is the cause
for the postponement of the event.
Believing that Guy Baker already
has suffered enough for his crime,
the citizens of Lone Tree are circu-
lating petition to secure his free
dom. Reports from people who have
been at Fort Madison to see Baker,
say that his health is failing. Baker
was taken there last December after
being convicted Of numbering Oliver
p. Driver.
Another chapter was written into
the history of the Wappinonoc CEN
trail school when the building, which
was erected at cost of $4,000, was
dedicated as grand hall. This is
the result of dispute and litigation
which followed erection of the build.
ing six years ago. Since that time
it has never housed a scholar.
An all night search for James
Ring, years old, who was reported
to have left his home in Mason City
in search of work, with Dewey Cor
bett, 10 years old, of Eldora, was re-
warded when the boy appeared at
home; after walking twelve miles he
had changed his mind.
The cornerstone of the new Hotel
Jefferson was laid at Iowa City. The
dedicatory speech being made by w.
P. Hohenschub, after which a box
containing the trust deed of the com.
pany, a photo of the building and
other articles was buried in a pillar
Of the structure.
The final decision Of Judge Lee at
Humboldt in reducing the verdict Of
the jury in the case of the admins
traitor OF George De Groote against
Pocahontas county from $4,000 to
$4,000 and the refusal of new trial
to the county has attracted wide at
tention.
New Hampton has adopted the
sane Fourth idea. The committee
In charge of this years celebration
has agreed to omit the customary fire.
works and to spend the money upon
amusements and entertainers.
John Griffin, sheriff at Des Moines.
has received word from the city mar
shall at Marengo, ILL.,, that Edward
Hale, wanted for stealing horse at
Bondurant, was under arrest at thar
place.
Contract work at Mason City Is
seriously hampered because of the
lack of common labor. Work in the
building lines is moving slowly be-
cause of this shortage.
e. w. Fellows, who has been princi-
pal of the Denison schools for the
last eight years, has resigned. He
will take charge of the public school
at birmingham, Mass.
Miss Imogene Benson has resigned
as secretary to President Bowman OF
the University OF Iowa. She will be-
come the bride OF Irving Emory Of
Cedar Rapids.
Buena Vista college at Storm Lake
has just closed the most successful
years work in the history of the in
stitution. A class OF thirty-one was
graduated
William Mott, who was injured In
the auto wreck at Clear Lake In
which Mortimer Kimball lost his life,
died from his injuries. His chest was
crushed.
At a special election in Keosauqua
1t was voted to issue bonds for $1,000
to erect an additional school build
ing for normal training purposes.
NJ. G. Wyer. librarian of the UNI
versity OF Iowa, has resigned to take
a similar position in the University
of Nebraska.
BY vote Of forr to one the citizens
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municipal electric plant.
An entirely new building to cost
at least $150,000 probably will be
built to house the home offices at
Des Moines OF the American Brother
hood OF Yeomen as a>result of an ac-
ton taken at the quadrennial su-
preme conclave of the society held re-
Gently in oklahome City.
The w. M. WEIGH company of Ana
mosa, engravers, photographers ana
binders, has been reorganized with a
capital of s125,000, following years Of
litigation. and the name has been
changed to the Metropolitan Supply
company.
II. M. Carpenter and II. s. Richard
son of the Monticello State bank
have taken over the holdings of c..
o. Jansen, cashier OF the Citizens
bank of Wyoming, ana will reorgan-
ize 1t as state bank with $4,000
capital. John Thomson of Wyoming
win be president.
AS result OF eating dish Of
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