Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-02-19
Charles A. Wright o, Keokuk ID

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his famous utterance, with malice
toward none, with charity for ALL"
around the edge of the medallion. The
reverse side carries the words, 1.-THE
Civil War; 1S61-1S65," in laurel
wreath.
A new strain OF corn that appears
to be much earlier maturing than any
of the twenty varieties of Reds Vel
low Dent, which has been the favor
lite breed in Iowa, has been developed
by the Black Hawk County Crop I'm
provement association. The new
corn has been christened BLACK Hawk
| County Reid"
Senator e. l. Crow has decided to
retire with his term. 1t is, said that
Editor Caswell of Denison Is in re-
ceptive mood as also is Nick volerson.
German who lives at Ricketts,, to as
sumo the responsibilities of the senat-
orship OF that district
An opera house will be erected in
Jewell, which has a population of L.
200. The building is to be erected by
the Odd Fellows and will serve both
as home for this order and a play
house. Exclusive Of the lot about
$4,000 will be expended.
Harry Watson, who at one time
published newspaper at Carlisle and
later at Bouton, Iowa, stole mail bags
from a wagon in Belle Plaine, Ia, and
in Chicago tried TO cash the checks
he found, was sentenced by Judge
lands to two years in the Joliet peni-
Tertiary.
A Story county boy, Joseph John
son, of Roland, who is now serving his
fourth term of enlistment in the navy
has been promoted from chief turret
captain to electrical gunner. This
ranks him as a warrant officer and
gives him splendid advance In sal.
airy.
A movement is on foot at New
Hampton for the organization of
stock company for the erection Of
modern theater in that twn to cost
between $4,000 and $4,000. Fifteen
thousand dollars already has been sub
scribed.
The golden anniversary Of the
founding OF the Pythian order will be
celebrated by the members OF Alpine
lodge No. OF Iowa Fails on Feb. 19.
The first lodge OF the order was or.
ganized in Washington, ID. c., Feb. 10.
1864.
Mrs. W F. Smith OF Webster City
has been appointed state evangelist
OF the W. c. T. u. She will enter up
on the work May /, and will lecture
over Iowa, visit unions and organize
new ones.
In his report to the state auditor,
o. A. Mcfarland, secretary of the
Chickasaw County Mutual Fire Insur-
ance company, states that the COM
pany has s3,41e,OO0 of insurance in
force.
Fourteen car loads Of stock were
shipped from Harris, Osceola county,
to Chicago in one day recently consist
ing of eleven car loads of cattle and
three car loads OF hogs.
Dr. Paul McManus of ST. Louis, a
former Iowa City boy, has passed the
examinations for admission to the
medical service Of the United States
navy.
Mayor Enoch Tiller Of Hamburg is
seeking the nomination for state rep
resentative from that county. Tiller
as mayor OF Hamburg has won con-
siderable renown.
]. N. Lenker, d. d, OF Minneapolis,
addressed the Swedish church conven-
ton at Gowrie, urging the support OF
movement to get Scandinavian
taught IN the public schools.
New directors for the Iowa Luther
an hospital are: Edwin Hut OF Des
Moines, the Rev. Peter Peterson OF
| Stanton and the Rev ]. A. Anderson
OF Boxholm.
NJ. ]. Reed of Sidney recently receiv-
ed jackrabbit by parcel post sent by
his grandson, Perry Reed. from Ban
croft, Idaho. It was "whopper" and
the postage was Sc cents.
M. A. Nelson, formerly of Waverly,
Of Holstein fame, who is In the south
this winter, will scribe as Judge OF
dairy cattle at the Midwinter fair, to
be held at Orlando. Fla, Feb. 1921.
The church canvass to be taken in
Iowa City win be made means of as
sisting the "go to church" campaign
which has been inaugurated. Canvas
sers will cover the entire city Feb 10.
Labor union men in Fort Dodge are
ordering their telephones taken out in
response to the request OF the Trades
and Labor assembly because of the re-
cent alleged lockout by the company,
II is claimed nearly half Of the ap-
plications for loans made to loan and
trust companies of Iowa are for the
purchase of adjoining lands by farm
owners.
A library association has been form
ed at Hamburg by members OF the
Ladies' Improvement association. The
organization soon will open library.
| A. l.. Rowen & Son have sold the
Panora Vedette to Dan Brown, a vet.
eran newspaper man, who will con,
duct it as democratic weekly.
o. B. Jamison sold his farm south
Of Wapello last week to George Dot
son of Newport. The farm comprises
100 acres.
Grinnell college may raise the sem
ester fee from SO to s. II the efforts OF
the student council are successful.
The payment of this fee admits the
student to all the college athletic
events, lectures and recitals during
the school year.
The deportation of three Sioux City
aliens, Syrian and two Greeks, on
charges Of trafficking in young Am
eriean girls, has been accomplished
by the bureau OF immigration.
On account Of the mild weather
leaving Red Oak without ice. stock
company has been formed to build and
equip an artificial ice plant.
Stanton, Webster county. got the
forty-seyenth annual convention OF the
Swedish Lutheran churches of Iowa
after spirited contest between Des
Moines, Dayton and Stanton. Stanton
argued that the convention should re-
turn to Webster county because this
county has more Swedish Lutherans
than any other county In the state.
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