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

A Retail Merchants association is
being organized by the Iowa City
Commercial club, to get rid of adver-
tising schemes that are in the ma
ture of contributions to lodges, soci-
cites and other organizations and
groups that draw money for space in
programs and occasional publications.
Merchants say that this form of
"mulct" amounts to scores of thou
sands Of dollars year.
Judge F. w. Eichelberger at ottum-
wa sentenced S. H. (Stub) Eaton to
twenty years of hard labor in the pen
itentiary at Fort Madison. Eaton
shot and killed his wife Sunday, Sept.
z, while drunk and it was the testi-
mony Of doctors during the trial, that
Eaton's condition at the time of the
crime made him irresponsible, that
secured leniency from the court.
The supreme court affirmed the
verdict returned by jury in the Polk
county district court finding guilty
John N. Smith, attorney, charged with
having swindled his father-in-law, G.
N. Thorley, out of $1,000. Judge w. H.
McHenry sentenced Smith to the state
prison for an indeterminate period of
seven years, which he will now have
to serve.
A settlement has been made be-
tween the saloonkeeper at Denver, Ia,
and the estate of Clyde Ennis, 10
years old, who was drowned last sum
mer in the swimming pool at the Y.
M. G. A. 1t was claimed by the ad-
ministrator that the boy had procured
liquor at the saloon and that he was
intoxicated when he entered the pool.
James Blake, who was arrested at
Guthrie Center accused OF shooting
Frank Nobalsky, was given prelim-
mary hearing and bound over to the
grand jury. He was released under
$4,000 bail. Nobalsky is in critical
condition. The case is attracting at
tention because of the wealth and
prominence of the defendant.
Coal was mined in Iowa $50 years
previous to the discovery of coal in
Pennsylvania. Also the first discov-
cry OF lead and zinc In America was
in the Dubuque region. These and
similar facts are revealed in the Bibli-
ography Of Iowa Geology and Mining,
which has Just been issued by the
Iowa Geographical Survey.
What is believed to be the largest
and best rural church in Iowa was
dedicated on Thanksgiving day. It is
located four miles south OF Waterloo
in Orange township, and was built by
the Church OF the Brethren at cost
ofrsD gl9.~ 1t is 94x57 feet In ground
-Hrhsions and will seat 500.
Judge M. f. Edwards at Allison held
a special session of court and impos.
ed a seven year indeterminate sen.
tence on William Kinney, an timer
ant painter, convicted Of taking team
OF horses that did not belong to him
when he left there recently. He was
caught at Rock Island, Ill.
The new First Presbyterian church
of Rockwell City was dedicated Sun
4sy, DR.. C. H. Purmort, synodical
missionary of the Presbyterian church
for Iowa, was present and assisted in
raising the balance Of the building
fund, which was $4,000 more than the
full amount pledged.
Harrison county is made defendant
in the sum Of $4,000 by Mrs. Bertha
Smothers OF Council Bluffs for dam
ages sustained by the death of Del
Hardy. Mr.. Hardy lost his life when
an automobile went over 27-foot EN-
bankment between Logan and Mis-
souri, last August.
A poultry association has been
formed at Red Oak with A. C. Kelly
as president and G. s. Lewis secre.
tary. The association will hold a
poultry and pet stock show Dec. 16 to
10. The premium list is liberal and
entries already are being made.
The sewer system at Odebolt which
has been under construction since
Aug. l, has been accepted by the
city council. There are more than
-four miles Of sewer pipes, with mod.
ern septic disposal plant, built at a
cost of $22,422.
The school board at Cedar Falls
has given notice of special election
for Dec. when voters will approve
or disapproye Of levying a 1 mill tax
for five years for the purchase of ad-
ditional grounds for the high school.
The coroner's Jury, investigating the
collapse OF the Lyman-Stark building
at Cedar Rapids, rendered it's opiaton,
declaring the collapse was due to
faulty and insufficient falsework used
to support the fresh concrete.
DR.. Joel Loveiand, the first practic-
ing physician in Bremen county, who
settled there in 1852, died at the age
of So. In the early days he organized
companies Of minute men to fight the
Indians.
Capitalized at 100000, the Black
Hawk Hotel company filed articles of
incorporation at Davenport The COM
pany will erect the new Black Hawk
hotel and which it is claimed will be
the largest hotel in Iowa.
A new four story business house
will be erected in Perry soon, the en-
tire structusw<to be occupied by the
Phillips, O'Malley & Tiernan Furni-
Vuro company.
While adjusting a drawbar in the
Burlington yards II. B. Dyer, switch
man, S5 years old, was crushed to
death.
A petition from the Lenox W. C. T.
U. charging Mayor George Boyer OF
Lenox with keeping supply OF in
toxicating liquors in the city hall has
been sent to the attorney general for
action in custer proceedings.
Hazel Punches, colored, freshman in
Glenwood High school, won first in
the humorous class and first over all
in the Glenwood High school declam-
atory contest.
Mrs. Anna Hanson, pioneer of Ode
bolt, died at her home there. Mrs.
Hansen came to Iowa in 1870, and has
aived in odebolt since.