Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-02-26

We uOue Dy CaTelul seIeCrlOn OF dairy
herd even though special care and
feeding are not given The Kinsley
herd Of twenty-four cows and heifers
produced 6.607.7 pounds OF butter
which brought s1,S50.91, or $77.13 each
for butter fat alone.
The jury in the case OF state
against James Blake at Guthrie Cen
ter brought in o verdict of assault
with intent to commit manslaughter.
The action grew out OF a shooting af.
fair last November, when Blake shot
Frank Nadolsky. The bullet passed
entirely through Nadolsky's body, but
he afterward recovered and was the
principal witness against Blake.
The president has nominated the
following Iowa postmasters: Arthur
o. Reinhart, Van Horn; Henry S.
Rosecrans, Oskaloosa: Jacob H.
Bane, Sibley; E. F. Douglas, Dysart;
j. W. Cannon, Elma; P. w. Shipman,
Holstein; John r. Mates, Odebolt;
VIM. A. Keithley, Springville; Chas. E.
Lynch, Yaucama
The Iowa Wholesale Egg, Butter
and Pountry Dealers association will
hold the annual convention OF the or.
ganization in Des Moines March S,
The association includes in its mem
bership nearly all the dealers from
this state. 1t Is expected that more
than 500 will attend.
A company with $4,000 capital has
been organized at Clermont by
Messrs. Larrabee. Appleman and 9th.
ers for the manufacture OF soap, a
natural deposit of clay having been
found for the basis of operations.
Work on the factory buildings will be
gegun at once.
Twelve young women OF Currier
hall, the university women's building
at Iowa City, are sick as the result
OF vaccination following the inocula-
ton of 200 goods against smallpox. II
Is said that they are scarcely able to
walk.
Joe Kladivo has purchased the A.
A. Cone farm of nearly 100 acres, four
miles southeast of Traer, for which
he is TO pay SITS per acre. The farm
has been owned few months orly
by a German near Dysart who paid
but s155 per acre.
Three frame buildings on the west
side OF the first block on South Fred
erick street at Oelwein went up In
flames Friday morning. They were
occupied by the Star bakery, the VIII.
liams barber shop. and the Beebes
real estate and insurance Office.
Mr.. Duffy has sold his farm Of 100
acres, just out Of VOORHEES, on the
northeast to Mr.. Babinet of Belle
PLANE. The price is 5000 per acre,
the highest figure yet received for land
in that locality. improvements consid-
cred @
A fast Rock Island passenger train
hit and killed a deer just east OF
Avoca. Two tramps secured the car
cass, skinned it and were anticipating
a feast when Gam4s Warden Della.
boyd overlook them and confscated
the venison.
All the stock necessary has bsen
sold for the cooperative creamery at
Mt. Ayr. The necessary amount OF
milk has also been guaranteed. A
large building will be put up within
the city limits and It viii be com
pletely equipped.
Carrying a suit case loaded down
with a revolver, cartridges. a slung
shot, q pair Of knucks, files, soap and
other equipment of the professional
crook, three young vould-be despera-
does were taken from Rock Island
train at Nevada by local police.
Charles Frakes and Clarence
Thrasher were arrested by Keokuk
police as men wanted under indict-
ment on charges Of stealing hogs.
Frakes. the police say, was married
Jan. to Centeryille girl,
Joe Kelly, one OF the Austrians al
legged to be involved In the killing OF
Yefta Radovich. a Montenegro boy,
at Mason City. in q recent riot, was
bound over to the grand jury In $4,000
bonds. a
At meeting Of farmers at Glidden
1t was decided to construct a power
line from the light plant there to fur.
nish current tonish current to some
who live more than six miles from
town.
H. L. Holbquist was Endorsed 70,
postmaster by canvass of the demo
cratic voters Of Sioux Rapids over
Thomas whitehead. The local demo
cratic committee has agreed to recon-
mend Holmquist.
A. w. RAIDER, secretary OF the lowe
State Travelling Mems association
died In Des Moines last week Oh
pneumonia. Mr.. RAIDER was a promtn
ent member OF the U. c. T. and Elks
H. M. Harr, druggist OF Center
Junction, was found dead in bed. II
Is believed that his death was caused
by an overdose o. some opiate and
was premeditated.
Richard E. Lloyd. recently discharg
ed Northwestern brakeman, threw
himself In front OF fast mall North
western train at Boone. The body
was cut to pieces.
The city council at Waukon award
ed the contract for paving to the
western Construction company Of
Iowa City. their bid being s4s,s49 so
Forty>three years as clerk in the
Keokuk postoffice IL the record Of
Garrett c. Van Werden.
Mat O'Donnell. who is charged with
beating his wife to death in the base.
ment OF their little house at Keokuk,
must face trial on a charge OF first
degree murder. The grand jury In
dicted O'Donnell for the crime
The Redding Herald has been sold
to J. r. Main. @. A. Craig, the editor
and manager, probably will locate In
an office in another part OF the coun.
ty. Possession will be given March
/.
The Commercial club OF lie Mars al
its last meeting arranged for an auto
mobile institute to be held In that
city March II to IA.
Charley Clinton OF Buck Grove re.
Gently bought an abandoned Methodist
church building. He proposed to con,
varf fha huildfuo into a hau IN ubich