Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-04-23

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Of $4,000 for illegal detention from
March until July, 1912, in the asyl
UNI. She claims she was kept a pris.
oner and that loss OF hospital bust
ness which she was conducting al
Jeffersonville, Ind, due to bad man
agement during her absence and men
tai anguish represent the amount
claimed.
John Beck and William Barta un
derwent thrilling experience near
Waterloo in capturing a mother wolf
alive by hand and corraling her six
young cubs. Seeing the mother VOLTS
leg sticking out of the den they used
fish line, wrapping eight thicknesses
around the foot. Then they pulled
the animal out, being prepared with
clubs TO repel any attack. With one
vicious snap of the jaws she severed
inch clubs, but could not free herself
from the fish cord
The state college health authorities
have the smallpox and scarlet fever
contagious well in hand and there is
no cause for alarm, says DR.. E. b
Bush, city health officer at Ames. A
few students of the state college are
confined in the college detention hos.
pital, with most of the patients in a
satisfactory convalescent condition
Scarlet fever which was threatening
for time Is under control.
Roy Van Nice, the young Iowa car.
toonist who has been connected with
the Chicago Tribune for number OF
years, has resigned his position to
take charge of the art department OF
a photo play magazine at Chicago at
a handsome increase in salary. Van
Nice is son of the Rev. R. L. Van
Nice, pastor of the Presbyterian
church of Waukon.
The colleges and universities OF
China are seeking instructors from
the colleges Of this country to teach
the higher branches of learning, II the
letter received from President John
A. Earl Of Des Moines college has
received an urgent appeal from the
colleges of China for instructors in
political economy, pedagogy and the
natural sciences.
A food of protests have been receiv.
ed at the police station in Des Moines
over the opening of a shoe shining
shop in that city employing fifteen
girls. Hardly had the shop opened
before indignant citizens began tele-
phoning to find If there was not some
way to stop IT, Members of the wom-
ems clubs are Interested in the mat
| ter.
The mysterious death of ten head of
cattle owned by Alfred Marolf, a
farmer living three miles east of Hop
kinton, led to an investigation, which
resulted in discovery that pail OF
white lead left open proved fatal to
the animals. One after the ether took
its share of the poison and died within
a few hours.
Judge Fahey at Indianola cut down
the $4,000 damage verdict given by
the jury to Miss Mary Nolen in her
breach of promise suit against VIII
liam H. Glenn, Cumming banker, to
$500. The action was taken on the
ground that the verdict was excessive,
and that the jury reached an agree
ment too quickly.
| Good roads received $3S,SS5 boost
this year in Marshall county, the sum
being $3.50 larger than last year.
The first connty-owned steam shovel
in Iowa has been moved under its
own power to a steep hill on the Lin
coin highway, west of Marshalltown.
for work in cutting down the grade
]. J. Brause, freight conductor
running between Boone and Council
Bluffs, lost his right foot when he
slipped and fell under the wheels of
his tiain. The leg was cut of between
the knee and the ankle.
| Among the naval officers ordered to
Mexican waters is Ensign Carleton H.
Wright Of New Hampton, now on the
battleship New Hampshire in charge
of one OF the seven inch gun batter
les.
Arrangements are complete for the
spring meeting OF the Southern Iowa
Editorial association to be held at
Grinnell on Thursday and Friday of
this week. A most attractive program
Of papers and talks will be presented.
Polk county was delivered of 1,227
gophers during the first half Of the
month OF April, at cost to the coun-
ty treasury of $227.70. Bounty Of 10
cents is paid for each pair OF
gopher forefeet brought in.
Irving Brant. city editor OF the Iowa
! City Republican has announced HIS
resignation to accept the position OF
city editor of the Clinton Herald. He
is son OF David Brant well known
in political circles in the state.
Over sixty Presbyterian ministers
OF the Des Moines district, attended
the annual meeting of the synod at
Winterset last week.
Hon. William Weldon OF Iowa Falls
has decided to become candidate for
republican state senator Mr.. Weldon
served as representative from Hardin
county for four terms.
Posses made an unsuccessful search
for the man who attacked Mrs. Cliff
ford Hansen OF Clear Lake at her
home.
At special election at Patton 1t was
decided to bond the town for the pur-
pose OF installing an electric light sys-
tenn.
Mrs. j. W. Miller, wife OF a mer-
chant at Harlan, was burned to death
in her home. Mrs. Miller was clean
ing clothes with gasoline when the
fumes were ignited from cook stove
The flames envelo?ed her. Mrs. Mil
Ter lived only a few hours and died
without regaining consciousness.
Mrs. Ellen Wallace OF Ida Grove was
taken dangerously Ill with ptomaine
poisoning from eating a small can Of
cove oysters.
Col. l.. ]. Rowell OF the Fifty-third
regiment, l. n. G., Of Iowa City, has
sent his resignation to Adjutant Gen
eral Guy E. Logan.
Herbert ]. Zimmerman, who was In
stantly killed by Rock Island train
at Des Moines, was identified as the
son Of William F. Zimmerman, man.
ager of the McClurg Publishing COM
pany Chicago, and former student
OF the Iowa State college at Ames. For
the last year. however, he has been