Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-05-01


William Harrison Stops, the last
of the 1851 settlers of Knoxville,
died at the home of his daughter,
two miles west Of that city recently.
He was 81 years old.S Mr.. Stops
came to Knoxville at the lse of 20
and had never resided more than two
miles from town during the last six
! ty-two years. At the time Of his ar
rival the business portion of the
square was composed OF seven log
cabins, and hazel brush thickets, oc-
| cupied the place where the 100000
brown stone court house now stands.
Members of the Dorcas class of the
Webster City Methodist church--made
up OF young women-have arranged
nursery in the basement parlors of
the church. Mothers are invited to
check their babies with these young
women. The Rev. Mr.. Kamphoefner,
pastor of the congregation, has an
nounced, however, that children do
not annoy him, and that any mother
who prefers to have her baby with
her during the sermon may do so.
A joint session of the Cedar Rapids
and Davenport district organizations
of the Methodist church was held at
Mount Vernon. Finances and meth
DDS for securing money to be given
to foreign mission work was discuss
ed. F. B. Fisher of New York, gen.
eral secretary of the Laymen's Mis-
sionary movement, the Rev. s. Earl
Taylor, and other pastors spoke.
Fire loss in Davenport last year
was $36,465, the lowest figure in many
years. The total loss not covered by
insurance was s2,1O3. There were
$40 fires, but one of them being of
incendiary origin, and only eight were
attributed to an unknown cause.
There were two deaths from fires.
Twelve fires were caused by cigar
and cigarette stubs.
The second big fire on the William
Galloway farms near Waterloo oc-
Cured last week when large barn
and eight head of horses were burn
ed. On the theory that the fire was
set, bloodhounds were called, but they
failed to pick up scent. In the prev
ious fire large barn and several
cattle were consumed.
The large barn on the Fay Wright
farm, fve miles south Of Glenwood
was entirely destroyed by fire, Six
sets of harness, two complete binders.
a moving machine, riding lister and
gang pillow, complete farm black
smith outfit, fifteen tons of hay and
100 bushels of corn were burned.
A part % the $4,000 appropriation
by the legislature for the state uni
versity college of engineering at
Iowa City will be used to build n.y.
draulic channel and gate at the dam
now the basis for the uniyersity's
hydraulic power plant. 1t will be
used for experimental purposes.
Trustees of the Presbyterian cnurcn
at Monticello have received $4,000
from executors of the will of the late
Henry Clay Wills. This is the sec
ond payment of like amount to the
church. The first was received at
the time of Mr.. Wills death, about
seven years ago.
M. A. Franklin, of Creston, is anti
cipating a pleasant family reunion
with relatives at Algona, May 2, on
the occasion of his fathers one hum
bred and first birthday anniversary.
Two brothers, Charles and James,
who live in New York state, will at
tend the reunion
Lee county has filed suit against
the Bankers Surety company Of
Cleveland to recover $1,000 on its
surety bond for Bruce Lake, defalcat-
ing clerk of the district court. now
serving term of imprisonment in
the Fort Madison penitentiary.
The course In home economics at
Monticello given by Miss Neal s.
Knowles of the Iowa State college
was In session last week. Two SEES
sions were held each day. Sixty-fiye
was the average daily attendance.
OF the 1000 feet of riprap work put
In by the government and the Burl-
ington railroad at Folsom last fall,
about 1900 feet was seriously dam
aged by the freshet in the Missouri
river. Just subsiding.
The Eagles lodge home at Creston
opened with dedicatory services ana
a public reception at the newly re-
modelled and refurnished home A
ball was given in the evening. A class
of $50 was initiated.
Ben Johnson. aged 80. of Leon, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself.
He was found upon the floor in the
home of his sister. Mrs. FoglemaR.
No cause for his act is known.
Prof. Barry Gilbert Of the state uni
yersity college of law at Iowa City
will spend six weeks this summer
teaching in the University of Califor-
MIA law school.
George w. Colburn, superintendent
of the Creston stock yards and con-
tinuously in the service of the Burl-
ington railroad for the last forty
eight years, has resigned his position
because of Ill health.
c. L. Reever, editor OF the Glidden
Graphic, has sold the newspaper to
Ben j. Pruess, who will take posses
sion at once. Mr.. Pruess for long
time had charge of the Eldon Forum.
Grand Hope chapter No. GO. Order
Eastern Star OF Eldon, celebrated
their silver anniversary last week in
Masonic hall.
The body OF Earl Butler, who, with
two companions, was drowned at TT.
Madison about month ago. was
found by workmen at the power
house, lodged against one of the spill.
ways of the big dam. The body OF
one OF Buffers companions was found
week ago.
Edwin stiles, 14-month-old SON ON
Roland Stiles, Of Fort Dodge, was
drowned in wash tub. The baby's
uncle and his bride of three hours
were caring for the child while its
mother went down town to buy a
baby carriage.