Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-10-29
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interesting Items Of News Xxx
Gathered From all Parts OF Iowa

whose estate is valued at 100000,
has been broken through suit in dis
trict court at Davenport and the prop
erty will be divided among the legal
heirs. The 1000 acre farm had been
left to the children, but was so tied
up with legal restrictions that they
could not dispose OF 1t, the ultimate
object of the instrument being to
leave the property to the grandchil-
dren.
Keokuk preachers must have been
stung by the political bee. The second
Keokuk preacher to enter the field is
Rev. w. l.. Hawkinson, pastor Of the
Swedish Mission church, who has
filed his papers for the nomination
OF state senator on the prohibition
ticket. Rev. ]. r. Sanders, who ran
for mayor in the spring, and who is
running for the legislature on the
progressive ticket, is the other preach
er politician.
George Martins, a Mexican laborer
who inflicted fatal knife wounds on
Louis Seandues in Fort Dodge and
W do ICCdpluItu ny pO5SC aI OlhOi
has many knife wounds, including a
bad one across the forehead, which
makes possible a self-defense plea in
his trial for murder. Martins is 81
years OF age and his victim was 20.
Evangelistic education for the in
dividual church was the keynote OF
the Sabbath school institute as a pre-
liminary to the session Of the synod
itself held in Council Bluffs. DR.. Geo.
C. Fracker Of Cedar Rapids, the SUI
perintendent OF religious education
for the synod, told Of the plans'in his
address.
! c. A. Stewart, of Sioux City was
acquitted on charge Of melting a
riot. Stewart came to lie Mars in
May and started to deliver lecture
on 1.-THE Papal Menace" Members
OF the Roman Catholic faith caused
his arrest and after being Jailed he
secured bond. His arrest and trial
created good deal Of feeling
The dead body Of Patrick Delaney
was found under the bridge Of the
Milwaukee railroad in the heart Of
the city Of DEBORAH. He was lying
face downward in about foot Of wa
ter and there was hole of a triangu-
lar shape in his skull, showing that
death was probably caused by strik-
ing his head on the rocks.
Mussel diggers In the vicinity OF
Keokuk look for shortage OF pearls
due to the war, and are expecting in
consequence to reap the profits. Ex-
perts declare that the war will pre-
vent shipments of the pearls from
Europe, and already there has been a
demand for the pearls found in the
Mississippi river mussel.
Irving Wernick, who lives on farm
south Of Lake City, has ninety stands
of bees in his apiary. Because OF dry
weather his bees did not do so well
as last year in the amount Of honey
produced. This years product aggre-
gates 1900 pounds as against 5000
last year.
Petty offenders meet with a sharp
turn when they come before the
courts in Sioux City. For stealing
So from farmer Gerald Iago was SEN
fenced to Is years in the penitentiary.
The limit for case OF manslaughter
Is eight years.
Authorities have been unable to
pick up clew which might lead to
capture of burglars who broke into
the Whitehead general store at At
alissa. The cash drawer was rifed
~ its ,nntaptc and ohauf et0n In W, or
chandise was taken.
Instead of complying with de-
mand Of two footpads to give up his
valuables at / o'clock in the morning
County Attorney Guy P. Linville or
Cedar Rapids knocked one OF the
thugs down and pummeled him while
the other one fed.
Henry Anders has sold his farm of
2201s acres in Banner township,
Woodbury. county, to A. Michaelson,
of Holstein. The consideration was
$3.50 per acre. The farm was bought
by Mr.. Anders fourteen years ago for
$40 per acre.
Hog thieves are operating in the
locality of lie Mars and carry off
their spoils by automobile. Two or
three farmers have been awakened
by the sounds of disappearing ma
chimes to find shortage in their hog
lots.
That it pays to raise and sell blood
ed stock was demonstrated by the
sale held in Iowa Falls by Pember-
ton Bros. Fifty head of pedigreed
cattle sold at an average Of $3.50 each,
while six averaged 5000 each.
Fire at Bloomfield burned six
horses, destroyed livery stable. in
terrupted the service Of two telephone
companies and damaged the electric
company.
r. c. Mardsden OF Neville has been
appointed telephone and telegraph in
spector in connection with the valua-
ton of railroads interstate commerce
commission at Washington, d. c..
with salary of $500 per annum.
The special election held at Post
vile to vote on bond issue for the
installation of a $4,000 sewerage sys-
tenn was carried by vote of ITO to
~.
L. w. Tut OF Des Moines has been
appointed an assistant in cotton mar
keting in connection with the agri-
cultural department at Washington
with salary of $500 per annum.
Fred H. Swan recently sold at his
farm four miles east of Missouri Val
ley sixty-five head Of Duroc Jersey
spring pigs for $4,712.s0. The pigs
averaged Mr.. Swan s72.5o. the best
going at $247.