Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-02-26

In February, 1911, two McGregor,
Ia, fishermen, Adolph Larson and
Fred Worth, caught In single haul
under the ice. $4,000 pounds OF buffalo
fish, which they sold for $4,000. Feb.
20, 1913, they made haul OF 1900
pounds Of buffalo in the same acre Of
water and sold it for 5000. Now they
are guarding $4,000 pounds more,
which they captured under the Ice.
The lot win sell for to 10 cents a
pound live weight, or about $1,000. For
the three hauls this gives an aggre-
gate Of 10000 pounds OF fish which
brought the fishermen $4,000.
The first meeting OF the Kossuth
County Editorial association was held
recently at Bancroft. Thirteen editors
were present representing all but two
Of the Kossuth county papers. Tom
White OF the Whittemore Champion
was elected president, Sid J. Backus
OF the Upper Des Moines Republican.
Algona, vicepresident; Frank Clark
Of the Algona Advance, secretary
treasurer. The next meeting will be
held at Algona the second Friday in
May.
it has been officially announced that
the Mount Ayr Journal has changed
hands. The paper has been managed
by ]. S. Shepherd and son, and was
sold to George !. Barlow and J. l..
Mills. Mr.. Shepherd is the Oldest
MA. fay. an ID I'm 00nId ooontv ara ap,nr o.
the Oldest in the state. He began
work in a printing Office in 1914 and
has been working at the trade ever
since.
Mrs. George Huffman Of near Min
burn, her brother, Ira Walls, who Is
making his home with her, and a
brother in Oklahoma, are heirs to an
estate valued at 100000. Last Au-
gust G. o. Walls, rich bachelor, died
in Pittsburgh. Pa, leaving them as
his heirs. ...
Mayor Stanton OF Mason City has
called special election for March rs
to vote on the proposed $4,000 bond
issue. About $4,000 Is wanted for
eauipping the municipal electric plant
to compete with the present franchise
holders, and $4,000 for purchase Of
site for the city hall.
y Iowa law governing enlargement
and consolidation of school districts
win be tested in the district court at
Mason City according to residents
near Swaledale, who object to furth-
err enlarging of the already consoli-
dated district,
81 The Centervil]e Gypsum company
Is sending out solicitors to get $40, 900
subscribed to finance the building OF
Q msn - royide working capital to
1fs the industr, u,.hse shaft Is COM
-plete with a thirteen Ia deposit at
depth OF little more than 500 feet.
Preliminary steps for the launching
Of an insurance company to protect
its members under the new employ
ers liability law were taken at the
annual meeting of the Iowa Retail
Hardware Dealers association recent
ly held In Des Moines.
" The Southern Iowa Traction COM
pany, whose stock recently was pur-
chased entire by the Centerville Light
& Traction company will be made in
20 an electric line Just as fast as ma
terial can be obtained. Contracts
have been let for all the equipment.
w. s. Arthurs, president OF the
Bouton bank, has been named as a
receiver for the Farmers Elevator
company at that town. The receiver
was named at the request Of the
stockholders and creditors.
M. 8. Tracy Of Belle PLANE Is the
new owner Of the S65 acre farm
known as the Ball farm southeast OF
Iowa Falls and near Eagle City. Mr.
Tracy gave $3.50 per acre for the
land.
The state board Of control has un.
der consideration the application Of
the Iowa Farming Tool company for
an extension of one year in its con
tract for the employment Of conwcts
in the Fort Madison penitentiary.
4 The Chickagaw County Farmers In
etitute is arranged TO be held at Fred.
ericksburg, Feb. "a to 81. good pro.
gram In agriculture and domestic sci
ence Is being planned.
One OF the biggest farm deals In Al
iamakee county recently was the sale
OF John Hart OF the o. T. Conway
farm to John Logsdon OF DEBORAH
The deal comprises 46e acres.
An automobile institute will be held
in Mason CITY, In cooperation with
the Ames extension department
March to z.
J. A. Hill, resident Of Masseua for
many years, died at his home recent
" after a short Illness at the advanc.
ed age OF 81 years.
The headquarters of the Union
Telephone company OF Van Buren, and
adjoining counties has been transferr.
N.ed from Birmingham to Keosauqua.
Harvey Lee, gunman, credited with
being tbe most daring criminal that
ever operated in Iowa, is reported to
be In San Quentin. the California
state prison. Peace officers all over
the state will breathe easier when
they learn that Lee is captured.
Elma seems TO be In line for a can
ming factory. Persons from Muscatine
recently bisited that town and prac-
tically closed the deal. II is said that
II will, be built on the site OF the old
town mill.
The farmers short course held at
oder last week was pronounced
~ fess.
opera house will be erected in
II, which has population OF l..
The building is to be erected by
ia Fellows and will serve both
homehfor this order and play
ExciSsiye Of the lot about
* 0 will beexpended.
3. Greippenberg of Manson was
$1,000 on contempt charge and
pom a charge of maintaining a
70 by the district court at Rock.
ty.
s. Blenis. Illinois Central
nan. was crushed fatally
the side Of a building. when
he was riding left the track.