Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-05

Dubuque, and d. E. Baker of Traer.
directors.
There Is dearth of candidates for
school director in some of the small
er Iowa towns. The new election
laws require candidates to circulate
petitions for nomination upon which
ten signatures must be placed and
1t seems no one will go to the trou-
BILE to circulate a petition. They say
the position is not worth the trou-
BILE.
Will and Evan Lloyd Of near Glen
wood have two fine foxes which they
captured alive. Their dog tracked the
foxes and they hid In hole in the
tree which extended to the ground.
The boys fixed a trap at the lower
opening and closed the upper hole.
The next morning they found the
foxes alive in their box trap.
The congregation OF the Cumber-
land Presbyterian church of Maxwell
has decided to erect new church
home, the old one which was built
about twenty-five years ago having
outlived its usefulness. The contract
for a structure to cost $15,SOS has
been awarded and work is to begin
April 1.
Thirty-seven Poland China hogs
raised by ]. T. Molloy & Sons OF Al
bion, topped all similar sales in re-
cent years. The herd sold for a to-
tai OF $3.50, or an average of $73.42
each. Ire top price was s135 for
yearling.
The official Blackhawk county high
way map has been completed. II
shows the system in that county con-
tains 1875 miles, or within ten miles
Of the maximum. The roads laid out
by the county board were but little
changed.
For the first time in the history of
Iowa, the Wesleyan institution at
Mount Pleasant is practically free
from debt. In addition the financial
affairs have been so arranged that the
annual deficit of the school will be
cared for.
Judge Loren N. Hays of the district
court some time ago decreed that a
divorced woman was not a widow and
the supreme court has affirmed the
decision. 1t is one which will have
far-reaching effect in Iowa under
the new pension law.
Mistaking a bucket OF corrosive
sublimate for drinking water, w. p.
George, aged 60, former Iowa assem-
blyman, after taking glassful, is
lowering between life and death at
his home in Ames.
The question of consolidating seven
district institutions at Floris, in Davis
county, was defeated by 29 votes, the
town OF Floris voting for the PROPOSE
ton. but the outlying districts oppos-
ed It.
Uncle Abe" Hargar OF Lehigh, a
"paP' OF Abraham Lincoln In his boy.
hood days, has just celebrated his
ninety-eighth birthday and bids fair
to live to be a centenarian. He has
lived for seventy-two years in Iowa.
The magnificent $4,000 church
erected by the Brethren denomina-
tion at Waterloo was dedicated with
appropriate exercises. The Rev. A.
D. Gnagey of Ashland, o., preached
the sermon.
Mrs. Joseph Rogers, aged SO, for
merly of Ottumwa, who died in. Chi
cago recently, bore the distinction OF
being the first white child born in
Ottumwa.
The issue Of $4,000 S per cent
bonds, voted by the independent
school district of Lahrville was award
ed to C. NJ. Bechtel C Co. of Daven-
port.
Clear Lakes resort season will open
earlier than usual this year. Present
plans are to open the season Decora-
ton Day, A hand will be hired for
fourteen weeks.
Authorities at Muscatine are lock-
ing for three youths who broke into
five cottages at Geneva island, the
summer colony north of here, and
wrecked the interior of the buildings.
II the present plans are Carried
out, Charlton win have about thirty
blocks of new paving this year. The
city council has voted unanimously
for this improvement.
There is a new wrestling cham
pion" in Humboldt He arrived at
Gotch's home a few days ago and
Gotch wears a broader smile than
ever.
G. e. Strong OF Milton, Iowa, has
been appointed veterinary assistant
In connection with the bureau of lni-
NAL industry to be located at South
Omaha, Neb.
After four weeks campaign, f,tal
stock subscriptions on new 1925, zoo
hotel in Muscatdne were secured, and
the hosiery is now assured
!. S. Rutledge OF Iowa City has been
appointed a field deputy collector II
income tax in the Third Iowa internal
revenue district.
Ruth A. Butler has been appointed
postmistress at Alexander, Franklin
county. vice C. Whitcomb, resigned.
William M. Armstrong of Waterloo
has been appointed clerk in the In
ternal revenue bureau.
Members of the First Baptist church
Of Des Moines now enjoy moving pic
lures after the regular Sunday night
services. The members expect to 70
tain the innovation as part of the
service.
Farmers and business men OF the
vicinity of St. Olaf have organized the
Second State bank, the twenty-third
organization of the kind in Clayton
county.
The 10 months old child OF Charles
Louik who lives near Kalona, burned
to death while its parents were away
from the house milking. The cradle
caught fire from a stove.
A dredge boat used by the Grant
c. Stevens company in Strengthening
Storm creek. was destroyed by fire.
The loss is about $4,000. The boat,
which was one OF the largest Of its
kind in the United States, carried a
large quantity OF oil for fuel, which
put the flames beyond control.
One day OF married life was all that