Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-04-16


Brown McLain, charged with b.gamy,
was paroled by Judge B. F. Cummings
at Marshalltown. The court made a
personal investigation of the case and
decided that there were extenuating
circumstances. Without having been
divorced from a wife now living in
South Dakota, McLain married at
Tama 16-year-old Minnie Krupinsky
Of Fremont
Ames gets the next convention OF
the Central Iowa Band association,
which was organized recently in
Boone. Officers were elected as fol-
lows: President, F. F. Rogers of
Ames; vice president, Robert Clark
of Ames; secretary, C. L. Accola Of
Kelly; official director, r. A. Wilder
OF Boone; executive committee, Mr..
Likly of Ames John Cerny of Jeffer-
son. Fred Carl of Kelly, R. A. Wilder
of Boone.
The estate Of Abram Elefrits, a
farmer who died at his home near
Granger recently, Is estimated to be
worth $250,000., His last will has Just
been filed. The instrument directs
that his property, which consists en-
tirely OF farming and timber land. be
divided between his widow, Sarah Ele-
frits, and his three daughters, Mrs.
Sarah Smith, Alma Elefrits and Mary
| Elefrits.
A little story in taxes developed at
the court house at Grundy Center. A
Grundy man has $4,000 loaned out at
per cent interest His tax on that
this year was $50. Had he invested
that money in Grundy land at 5000
an acre he would own 60 acre farm
and If 1t were assessed the highest
In the county, his tax would be only
$4247.
| The Iowa conference OF the Evan
gelical association was opened at Dy-
sart by Bishop william Horn, d. D.,
from Cleveland, o. A large class Of
junior preachers reported for work
and all charges will be filed. e. O..
Beck, one of the older men, retires
from the active ranks. Everett Berry
and A. Il. jain surrender their licenses
as preachers on probation.
Discouraged because he was unable
to properly support himself and his
three children, Henry McMasters at
tempted suicide in his room at New
ton. McMasters' wife died about two
years ago and he has since been work
ing by the day and endeavoring to
support his small children.
The dedicatory services of the new
$4,000 Congregational church was
held at Marshalltown The Rev. b.
F. Martin, the pastor, preached the
dedicatory sermon Others taking
part in the services were Rev. L. B.
Xix of Waterloo, and Rev. A. w. Sim
den Of Reinbeck. former pastors; and
Rev. T. o. Douglass of Grinnell.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
society Of Iowa will hold conventions
as follows: The Des Moines district
will gather at, Altoona May 5 and 6,
the Boone district meets at Perry May
z and s, the Atlantic district meets at
Abel May ~ and 10, and the Creston
/ district at Shannon City May IA ana
/ Is.
The 1914 class of the Teachers col
lege at Cedar Falls has completed
plans for class memorial to the
school. 1t will bea gateway to one
OF the college campus entrances sim
liar in design to the two memorial
gateways erected by the classes of
1928.
Orick Jackson Bowser, 80 years of
age, died at his home in Adair as
result of fall down stairs. His wife
has been i'll for several weeks. Mr..
and Mrs. Bowser celebrated their six
ty-ffth wedding anniversary on Feb.
II, 1914.
Mary A. Nolen, school teacher OF In
dianola, was awarded $4,000 damages
in breach Of promise suit against
William II. Glynn, a Cumming, Iowa,
banker. This was the second hearing
of the case. At the first presentation
the jury gave Miss Nolen $1,000
| The jury at Maquoketa returned
verdict of guilty Of manslaughter In
the murder case of Clayton S. Teeple,
who shot and fatally wounded Gus
Hickett in Baldwin, Ia, during dance
on the night Of March 8. Teeple was
manager OF vaudeville show.
Suit has been instituted in the
courts Of Penobscot county, Me-, by
Elizabeth l.. Germong of Des Moines
| against John B. Henderson, Jr, son
OF the late John B. Henderson of Mis-
souri,, in an effort to secure damages
of 100000 for alleged breach OF
promise.
nj ffNy af lou H,sok
place in the Hamilton club oratorical
contest at Chicago, BENJAMIN. Swab
of Cedar Rapids won the decision with
a speech on "On the Fourth Pillar"
a plea for upbuilding of United States
merchant marine.
James Reed, committed to the pris-
on at Fort Madison for life for the
murder OF Officer Norton OF Dubuque,
has been released through suspension
OF sentence by Governor Clarke.
At a meeting OF twenty-five frater-
nal unions at Marshalltown plans were
made for big fourth of July celebra-
ton to be held in that city.
The prison half holiday on Satur-
days at Fort Madison has started. The
IA oS 6dhlCo VI NuC PAiSOA boSCOdil
league were played Saturday.
Golden lodge No. 2, X. of P. was
organized at Winfield last week with
a membership of twenty-six.
Thirty-four delegates from the nine
county lodges. Of the Modern Wooa
men of Wright county met at the
county camp at Clarion and elected J.
s. Winslow and Rev. II. G. Littleton
as delegates TO the state camp at Ce-
dar Rapids. Resolutions condemning
Officers of the head camp were adopt
ed.
w. c. Barber, the retiring superin-
tendent OF the Iowa Anti-Saloon
league, has announced his candidacy
for the office of Lieutenant governor
to oppose W. L. Harding Of Sioux
City for the nomination on the repub-
lican ticket at the June primary.
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ Wright quiet
ly celebrated their sixtieth wedding
anniversary at the family residence In
Keota recently. Mr.. Wright is So
years Of age and his wife 81. They
were married in Ohio on April 5,