Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-01-15


manufacturer. Mrs. McDermott, who
claimed to be the legal wife despite
the fact that McDermott had married
Katie Viola Shay, is granted an abb
solute divorce and is given $1,000
permanent alimony. McDermott also
must pay $1,000 as attorney fees for
Mrs. McDermott.
Undaunted by their recent failure
TO get the adult smokers of Cedar
Falls to stop smoking on the streets,
the W.. G. t. U. ladies OF that city
have launched a new antismoke
crusade. Instead Of appealing to the
confirmed smoker to retire to some
secluded spot to indulge his habit,
they have started with the boy smok-
er OF cigarettes, evidently with view
OF decreasing the number OF smokers
In the next generation.
For the first time in years, the
doors OF Iowa Wesleyan at Mt Pleas
ant will be thrown open this summer
for the benefit of all students that
wish to make up conditions or to take
normal training. Practically all the
members of the teaching STAFF have
been signed up for the six weeks ses-
sion.
During the December term OF the
district court for Marion county,
which has just closed, Judge Hays
pronounced sentences against four of
the men involved in the "Marysville
case" wherein five men we're found
guilty Of assaulting woman who is
almost ninety years old. Each was
sentenced to term Of twenty years.
A trial of more than ordinary in
terest was heard before Judge Plat
last week at Waterloo, Thomas A..
Virts being accused OF assaulting
Charles B. Palmer, a real estate man,
when they were hunting last March.
He is local manager of the Van Noy
Hotel company.
Iowa postmasters recently appointed
are Dillon, Marshall county, Herman
Baasch, vice s. H. Hagen; Lundgren.
Webster county, James A. Larken,
vice J. Fl. Lundgren. Clay Bowersox
was reappointed postmaster at Shuey-
vile.
The McGregor Business Mems as
ISOLATION resolved by unanimous vote
TO hold a farmers institute again this
winter. The first institute last whit
err was great success. Seven hun.
dred entries for premiums were made
by the farmers.
Edith Wills, who has been missing
from her home for the last eight days
has been heard from through two post
cards receives. by her mother. Though
the post marks are almost illegible, it
is believed they were mailed at Peos-
ia, Iowa.
A Scotch collie dog saved the life
OF Charles Kirby near Griswold after
an angry bull had thrown Mr.. Kirby
to the ground and was goring him
with his horns The dog warded off
the attacking animal until help came
and rescued Mr.. Kirby.
BY vote of two to one the city of
Hampton voted to erect a new school
building next summer at cost Of
$4,000. About 100000 of this viii go
into the construction of the high
school building and the remainder in
its equipment.
sixty years OF married life was
celebrated recently by Mr.. and Mrs.
John J. Welsh. residents OF Marshall.
town since 1863. Mr.. Welsh is "a. his
wife 81, and both are in excellent
health.
b. f. Richardson, who is at the head
OF the Richardson Shoe company in
Drbuque, has fled a voluntary petit
ton in bankruptcy. He lists his as
sets at $4,000 and his liabilities at
) $2e.676.
Because OF Ill health, Albert Olson,
aged 65, committed suicide at Musca.
tine. He has been m a paralytic con-
dition FOR two years and had been de.
= sponSsnt He fred buiiet into his
main and was dead when found.
Nathan Slmkins, aged 80. for fifty
years a resident OF LeGrand, Marshall
county, is dead Of old age. One Of his
sons, W. A. Simkins, was until re-
Gently editor of the Britt, Ia, News,
and postmaster at that place.
Mrs. Anna Christina, SO years old,
believed to be the Oldest resident OF
Scott county, has passed away. Among
the survivors are nine great grand
children.
The Theodore Thomas orchestra of
Chicago will be the special feature of
the spring musical festival to be held
In Iowa City May %.
The general store Of J. e. Garrett
at Grand view was partially destroy
ed by fire. The loss is estimated at
about $4,000
The north central section of the
state came into its own when the
Judges at the eleventh annual exhibit
ton and corn show Of the Iowa Corn
and Small Grain Growers association
awarded the grand champion sweep
stakes in the ten ear class to II. e.
Brown of salix, Woodbury. county.
One hundred seventeen members
OF the Iowa Soldiers home died dur
ing 1913, and 100 died during the year
preceding. The proportion to the
membership is not much different
than the preceding year, however, as
there have been about 100 more
members during 1913 than In 1912.
DIR, John A. Marquis has rendered
his resignation as president Of Coe
college at Cedar Rapids. He has re-
ceived an offer to become editorial
superintendent OF Presbyterian pub
hcations IN Philadelphia.
The increase in taxes OF Allamakee
county to be collected by County
Treasurer for 1914 is s79,563.65 over
1918. The total amount to be col
lected in 1914 is 1891 ,3l4.S4.
Rev. Geo, r. Chambers has tender
ed his resignation as rector of st.
Andrews Episcopal church at Chart
ton and wal go to Harlan, where he
has accepted charge.