Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23

The encouragement of harmless so
cial diversions among younger mem
bers of the church was emphasized as
q valuable aid to gaining their SYM
patty in the higher work Of the
church, when the annual convention
of the Iowa Woman's Board of Mis-
gions met in Epworth park at Colfax
and held a round table discussion on
How to Reach the Younger Members
of the Church and Get Them Inter
ested in the Work of the c. w. B. M"
The discussion was listened to with
interest by nearly 600 delegates.
The Rev. Henry w. futile Of Grin
nell, secretary in Iowa for the Con-
gregational Sunday School society,
and Euclid B. Rogers, a lecturer upon
sociological subjects, will be the
speakers on Thursday of this week at
the Iowa Epworth league assembly at
Colfax. Among the features for the
succeeding days of the assembly will
be Edward Brush, magician, and Jos.
ephine H. Dominick, story teller and
interpreter.
The Patriarch Militant army of
Iowa will go into camp Aug / at Oak
wood and Bayside parks, near Clear
Lake. The camp will be named in
honor OF John C. Underwood, and
Lieut. Col. ]. c. Miller will be adju-
tant. Representatives from l. o. O..
F. lodges over the state are expected
to attend.
Unless the fans of Keokuk come to
rescue at once the baseball directors
served notice that they would turn
the Keokuk franchise over TO Presi-
dent Justice. They declare the finan-
cial condition of the club is not such
as to warrant carrying it further un-
less fans will agree to help in bearing
the burden.
An international summer school OF
missions will be conducted at Arnold
Park, Lake Okoboji, July rs to Aug.
2, under the auspices of the women's
missionary society of the Protestant
churches of Iowa. Governor Clarke
will give the opening address Satur-
day, July 20.
The new electric light plant at
Macedonia which workmen have been
busy installing for some time is now
completed and being used by the cit
liens. A water works plant was re-
Gently installed, and with the new
light plant the town of Macedonia has
become more modernized
The senate has confirmed the fol-
lowing Iowa postmasters: William II.
McLain, Conrad; William c. Gam
bell. Sigourney; John t. Lanigan,
Monticello; J. H. Baughey, Nora
Springs; C. A. Sample, Oakland; H.
A Nash, Perry, and J. Brady Pyatt,
-Tln.on~-...sr
The. erection Of a new $4,000 ar
mory BUILDING in Muscatine to hcnse
Company G of the Fifty-fourth regi-
meat, Iowa National guard, now
seems assured. The formation of a
stock company is in prospect and the
majority of the stock has already
been pledged.
SO great has been the success en-
joyed by the cooperative creamery of
Mount Ayr. which was established last
spring for the manufacture of dairy
butter and ice cream, that butter and
egg buying station is to be operated
in connection with the creamery.
Fire destroyed the Terminal eleva-
tor at Sioux City, causing a loss OF
$4,000 The telegraph wires of the
Associated Press and both CONNER
cial companies were destroyed, cutting
them off from balance Of the country
for several hours
Alfred Vessels, aged q, was in
stantly killed when an empty gaso-
line tank exploded after he lit a
match to find puncture in which to
replace faucet. He was the son Of
q general merchant at Bryant, Ia,
and an athlete.
A suit for $4,000 has been started
against the Iowa & Illinois Railway
company at Davenport for the death
of Almeda Martin of Princeton, whom
1t is claimed was killed by volt from
a live wire while she was turning on
light in her home.
The reunion of the Thirty.second
Iowa infantry will be held in the
court house square in Boone Aug. IL
and ~. The fifty-second anniversary
of the enlistment of Company d.
Thirty-seconi Iowa, will also be held
at the same time.
The Iowa State Master Painters as
ISOLATION will hold their state conven-
ton in Davenport on Aug. rs to 81.
The business OF the session will be
held each morning. About $50 visitors
are expected.
A building and plant costing $4,000
is to be erected at once in Keokuk by
the Johnson Electric Smelling com.
pany Of New York, according to an
nouncement of the Mississippi River
Power company.
n The citizens OF Brooks and vicinity
have made preparations for home
coming picnic to be held Aug. 26 and
81. F. e. Richey is president of the
organization and z. e. Taylor is sec.
rotary.
July 2S is the date which has been
set for the beginning OF the Chautau.
qua at Nodaway. A number OF season
tickets have been sold and 1t Is anti
cipated the enterprise will be sue
cess This is the first Chautauqua
ever undertaken there.
The old settlers OF Johnson county
will hold their annual picnic at Iowa
City on Sept. 10. in the city park.
George Bosch OF Bedford died from
injuries received in an automobile
accident near Creston Bosch and his
brother we're riding home with Geo.
Reed, who had just bought the car in
Des Moines. Reed tried to pass an
other car on hill and the machine
went into the ditch. George Bosch
was caught under the car. All were
injured.
The board of directors OF the Web
ster City Commercial league met re-
centlyTand decided upon Sept. as
watermelon day. Committees have
been appointed and plans are to be
outlined for the celebration.