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

A reunion was held last week in
the historic Little Brown Church" I,
near Nashua. This ancient landmark
was erected by group of Congrega-
tionalist pioneers In 1859. The
frame was made from timber growing
along the Cedar river and the boards
for the siding and the hardware were
hauled by OK team over corduroy
roads and swamps from McGregor, a
distance of sixty miles. The Little
Brown Church" might have remained
unknown to the world If 1t had not
been immortalized by DR.. W. S.
Pitts in the song, "The Little Brown
Church in the Vale. This song was
written in 1866 while DR.. Pitts was a
student at medical college.
Teachers and heads of departments
for the coming year of Tabor college
chosen by the trustees are as follows:
Prof. Ivor A. Thomas was named di-
rector of the conservatory of music;
Prof. w. A. Stevens, head Of the sci
ence department; Prof. Susan G. Jew
ell, biology; Prof. Margaret Law
renee, mathematics and modern Ian
guages; Harriet X. Avery, librarian
and instructor in Latin; Anna Reed,
office secretary and commercial de-
partment instructor.
James Jackson, aged ga, recluse
with no known relatives, died sud
denly at his home in Cricket near
Oskaloosa under suspicious circum-
stances indicating poison. An autop-
sy and chemical analysis revealed
nothing. The man was mine work
er who lived to himself and never
spoke of his personal asairs.
The horse disease that cost that
county SO many animals last year has
again appeared in the vicinity of
Hamburg. Leon Glenn living over
the line in Missouri has lost two and
several of his neighbors have been
troubled. The disease seems to be
less serious than last year.
John Duffy was killed by a train
one mile north of Folsom in western
Mills county. Duffy was on his way
to Council Bluffs. He was within a
mile of the city when he was seen
to sit down upon a pile of rock
within few feet of the track. Two
fishermen found the body.
Major Charles Keller is in Keokuk
to decide whether or not the United
States government is ready to ac-
cept the new lock built by the power
company. William Henle, former
lock master of the old government
canal, has been appointed chief lock
master of the new lock.
Fire originating in the postoffice
at Masonville destroyed four build
ings and for time threatened the
whole town. The loss is about $685.
600. The buildings burned were: P.
C. MulyihilPs drug store, Pixies gen.
eral store and postoffice and. the Col
son meat market.
Raymond Merein, Fl years old, a
timekeeper ON a Burlington track
gang, living at La Crosse, Wis.,, was
struck by train and killed, viii
liam Lynch, 3S years old, was killed
by falling between the cars on the
Burlington road at East Dubuque
Senator and Mrs. W. B. Seeley,
OF Mt. Pleasant, their daughters, the
Misses Florence and June, their SON,
Ben, and Mrs. Seeleys nephew. We're
Taylor of Mount, Hamill. will leave
this week for summers trip
through Europe.
John Stanton was elected mayor
of Mason City over Garfield Breese
by 1880 to 1906. For commissioners
w. e. Miller and H. F. Stanberry were
elected over L. o. Could and N. c.
Kotchell.
Thieves broke into the public H.
brary at Clinton and stole one cent
froo tn cash drawer but did ire
parable damage to the G. A. r. room
where valuable documents were de-
stroyed.
tuberculosis is almost epidemic
among the negroes of the various
coal camps in and near Knoxville.
During the last two weeks there have
been three deaths from that disease.
Several others are i'll.
Graduating exercises of the rural
schools at Logan were held in the
city park. Judge Thomas Arthur
made the address of the day. Forty
eight were given diplomas.
Lars X. Opheim, treasurer of Hum
boIdt county since Jan. /, has tender
cd his resignation to the board OF SUI
pervisors. Eye trouble caused him to
quit
Seven more blocks OF paving in New
| Hampton was assured by call for
bids on curbing. The paving will be
Of concrete.
Fifteen more blocks of asphaltic
pavement we're ordered by the city
council of Shenandoah at their last
meeting.
| Following the official naming OF
the lake created in the Mississippi
| Lake Cooper, by the war depart
| ment, 1t is being advertised under
! that name by steamboat lines. Many
/ different names have been suggested
I In different river cities for the lake,
but 1t will now carry the name Of the
engineer who built the dam.
The Rev. E. Hayes of the Catholic
! church Of Imogene, Ia, will sail July
/ for the old world. He will spend
some time at his old boyhood home
in Ireland, and will then go to Rome
TO call on the Pore.
What is believed to have been the
biggest road drag day in the history
OF the state centered about Diagonal
when one hundred and sixty drags
from all portions Of Ringgold county
came into town during the morning
and at noon the main street was
blocked for almost its entire length
with drags and teams.
North Liberty, the interurban town
between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids,
has been Incorporated. Forty-seyen
voters presented petition in the dis
trict court and It was favorably acted
upon.