Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-12-18

members OF the mob that shot ana
fatally wounded an unknown negro
near Greeley two weeks ago, were ar
rested by Sheriff Hennessey, follow
ing report of indictments by the
Delaware county grand jury just ad-
journed. The indictments, which are
against Ross Chase, Chester Willard,
Marshal Hensley and two others, of
Greeley, charge murder Except Mar
shall Hensley all appeared in court,
pleaded not guilty, and were released
on bond.
The town of Mount Vernon and
Cornell college now have for the first
time interurban connections with the
outside world. The line under con-
struction by the Iowa Power and
Light company is sufficiently COM
pleted so that the schedule of passen-
ger service is being initiated and will
soon be regularly organized for every
hour connections to Cedar Rapids and
Iowa City.
Trains entering the Union station
at Cedar Rapids must refrain from
filling their drinking tanks with Ce-
dar Rapids city water, according to
orders received from division passen-
ger agents of the Rock Island and
Northwestern roads. The city gets
its water supply from the Cedar river.
The order also affects all other towns
on the two roads that get their water
supply from the Cedar.
The case at Centerville against Hen
ry Hanson, indicted for assault with
Intent to commit great bodily injury,
on 9-year-old Ira Lindsey, ended just
as all was ready to make up the jury.
Hansen pleaded guilty and was fined
5000 and costs. He was indicted for
the alleged mistreatment Of the little
boy taken from a children's home and
kept at his farm near Unionville.
Following the sale Of bonds voted
last July for a water works and sew
er system at Mt. Ayr, the contract for
the construction of the water works
was let. There were eight bidders,
hut the Des Moines Bridge & Iron
company's bid was the lowest, and
the contract was awarded to them at
s36169
One hundred dollars an acre clear
is the average annual profit of the ex-
pert apple grower in Iowa, according
to c. e. Mincer Of Hamburg. Three
years ago Mr. Mincer bought twelve
acre orchard of Jonathans for $4,000.
He sold the crop for $4,000. But he
doesn't do that well every year. Last
year the return was only $4,000.
/. S. Hoover, who has commenced
suit in the district court of Ida coun-
ty to prove his heirship to Mrs. Alex
McHughs estate, has been ordered to
produce in court the family Bible
that he claims to have in his posses
sion proving that he is grandson Of
the dead woman.
DR.. George w. Nasmyth Of Boston,
director of the International Bureau
of Students, will speak at the seventh
annual convention of the National
Association of Cosmopolitan clubs
which meets in Iowa City Dec. rs to
20.
The shortest tax sale on record de-
veloped at Marshalltown. Only thir-
ty-five minutes were required to dis
pose of the 102 descriptions, the to-
tai of which amounted to less than
$1,100.
The Masonic lodge Of Waukon elect
ed the following officers for the ensu-
ing year: william Cooley, w. NJ; G..
Eaton, s. w; William Ebendorf, j.
W.; L. A. Howe, treasurer, and D. N.
Crawford, secretary.
The first agricultural short course
90 be held in Clayton county will be
conducted at Elkader from Dec. 20 to
Jan 8. A carload of prize winning
stock from the state college will be
used in the course.
Robbers earned all the loot they
got when they entered four business
houses in one night at Mason City.
Safes were broken open in all four
stores but the total amount the burg
lars secured was less than 50.
T2e Degree of Honor lodges of the
Seventh district of Iowa held con-
vention in Charlton. Forty delegates
from Abba, Hiteman, Centerville and
other points attended
Miss Tango from Argentina has
been handed her passports at Ames as
an Undesirable" A meeting of dele
gates from fraternities and clubs of
men and sorority and club girls put
the tango and other new dances on
the retired list.
]. p Frederick paid $4,000 for the
eighty acre farm of Patrick Needham
in Jefferson township near Waukon.
Land values in Allamakee county
show no sign of decreasing.
DR.. ]. L. Seabloom has been ap-
pointed a pension examining surgeon
at Red Oak.
Twelve full car loads of sheep, 355
to 367 to the car, left Knoxville in
one day recently for Chicago. Most
OF the shipment consisted of lambs
brought in last fall under the mistak-
en- impression that the corn crop was
much better than it turned out.
The public library recently organic
ed in Mount Ayr is proving success.
More than $50 books have been con-
tributed and fifty books from the
travelling library have been received.
w. CNeil & Son of Fairbault, Mimi,
have been awarded the contract for
the construction OF the public build
ing at Perry, Ia, at s50,159.
Alleging that he has been perman.
emily disfgured as the result of an
automobile accident, Axel Naig, Of LIE
Grand has filed suit in the district
court asking $4,000 damages from
John o. Monohon, a retired farmer.
Monohon's automobile struck Naig's
motorcycle.
A workers institute to discuss mod
ern methods of church work was held
at the United Brethren church at
Chariten. The churches represented
were Tacoma. Lovilia. Moravia. Mys-
tic, Seymour Sewall, Russell, New
bern, Abba. Norwood, WOODBURY.. Bea-
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