Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-12-04


Police officials at Waterloo are con.
fronted with a condition that is APP
parently without solution. During the
last few weeks there have been an
unusually large number OF arrests
made for what was supposed to be
drunkenness. The cause of intoxica.
ton has been found in most cases to
be from ginger extracts and other al
coholic preparations.
DR.. Mary X. Heard has been elected
by the Y. w. c. A. at Iowa City as
faculty representative to the annual
convention of the Student Volunteers
Of America, which will meet In Kan.
sas City from Dec. 81 to Jan. 5. The
University of Iowa has been a leader
In the Student Volunteer movement.
Il have no intention of resigning
and reports that am about to resign
as district attorney are without basis"
said Judge Van Wagenen, federal at
torney for the northern district of
Iowa, when shown Washington dis
patch announcing rumor that he was
obOoS w quil ulo pOoipfOus
With stockmen present from all
parts of Iowa and from several neigh
boring states the first annual sale Of
the Cedar Valley Holstein Breeders
association was held at Waverly. APP
proximately 100000 worth of fancy
cattle were disposed of to the high
est bidder.
A full grown bald eagle was captur-
ed near Hanlontown by hunters who
found the bird under a thicket and
captured it before it could get out.
The bird stands nearly three feet high
and measures seven feet from tip to
tip.
With Prof. N. F. Lawdahl, head of a
theological seminary at Des Moines
heading the speakers, the celebration
Of the thirty-fifth anniversary of the
founding of the Danish Baptist charch
in America was held at Cedar Falls.
Most Of the corn has been husked
In the vicinity of Manson and the
yield per acre has ranged from sixty
to seventy bushels. Dan Egli, IA
year old son Of prominent farmer.
husked 144 bushels in nine hours.
Striking employees of the Oskaloosa
Traction and Light company are Civ
en- complete victory in the findings
of the arbitration board, which has
just ended its investigation of the Os-
kaloosa dispute
Pensions have been granted the
following Iowans: Helen l.. Freeman
of Springville, $12; Naomi Strassler
of Ottumwa, s12; Ella R. Sweat OF
Toledo, $12; Mary E. Blake of Cones.
vile, s12.
County Superintendent Myers al
Waterloo is planning for the organiza'
ton of agricultural clubs throughout
Blackhawk county. Membership will
be open to both boys and girls.
Wencil Konecuy was fatally injured
and Joe Melcha and Ed Kirkland
were seriously hurt in premature
blast of dynamite at the SnouffeI
stone quarries at Cedar Rapids.
The new Linderman hotel at Clar
linda is nearing completion, and will
be occupied Jan. /. The new hotel has
sixty-four rooms, and all are well
equipped with bath and heat.
Roy Coffman and Miss Frances
Chambers OF Magnolia narrowly es
capped fatal injuries when their steam
and buggy was struck by an auto be
tween Logan and Magnolia.
| Max Cargin, young man Of Mar
Gus, was killed and four others seri
ously injured when the automobile in
which they were riding turned over
Cargin's neck was broken.
The fall term at Teachers college
at Cedar Falls closed President Seer
ley addressed the students in the au
ditorium and presented twenty gradu
ates with their diplomas.
Jan Palcovic OF Moline was found
dead in the woods near Cedar Rapids
by boys who were hunting Two
wounds were in his chest No money
was found on his body.
Stewart Peters. son Of ]. ]. Peters,
former resident of Seymour, shot
himself to death at Whittier, Cal. ac'
cording to news received by relatives.
He was So years old.
A team belonging to Jess Hills at
Sidney ran away and threw the driv'
er, r. c. Tyson, over the dashboard.
He was dragged fifty yards hanging
to the doubletTees.
Mrs. E. d. hogan, wife Of an attor-
ney at Cascade, Ia, was instantly
killed when she leaped from an auto
mobile she believed was on fire. She
was 81 years old.
James Heiney, wealthy farmer
near Plymouth, died suddenly after a
few hours illness. He is survived by
wife, four sons and one daughter.
Drs. E. E. Heaton and T. w. Black
ley have been appointed pension
surgeons at Centeryille and Drs. s. P.
Dahl and Byron Lewis at DEBORAH, la.
The new concrete bridge over the
Raccoon river in the eastern part of
Sac City has been opened to the pub
lie.
Yeggmen blew the postoffice safe
at Coggon. They secured $25 in mon
ey and about 5000 worth of stamps.
A notable service was held at the
First Congregational church at Wat
erloo when papers representing s20,.
900 of Indebtedness were burned. The
service was in the nature Of a jubilee.
for the congregation now is without
debt. The raising of $4,000 in few
days was made possible by the SUBJ
scription of $4,000 made by Mrs. F..
Gertrude Eddy.
IT. w. Blackman of Nevada sold
1898 worth of honey from forty-seyen
colonies of bees, while j. H. Fitch Of
Bedford sold more than ss455 worth
from forty colonies.
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.
Chris Emerson, farmer living near
Mason Citv committed sticida nv