Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-08-20

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open this fall the new department of
manual training, Offering instruction
to pupils Of the high school and Of
the seventh and eighth grades. Dom
este science and agriculture were in
troduced last year.
The Lake View Commercial club
and city council have taken steps to
improve Wall Lake Immediately. II
has been practically decided to pump
the water of Indian creek through
pipes into the lake and put in dam,
assuring plenty of water the year
around.
After shooting his wife with re
volver, infiicting wound which may
prove fatal. James Kelly, aged forty
three, Of Wilton, turned the gun on
himself, dying instantly. A short time
ago Mrs. Kelly brought suit against
her husband for divorce.
William Peetsch, a farmer residing
about two miles northeast Of Sioux
City, was drowned in the Little Sioux
river while seining in company with
several other farmers. Peetsch step
ped into deep hole and was unable
| to swim.
The three occupants Of the car that
went into the ditch mile south Of
Dunlap where the county was con-
structing a bridge have fled claims
against the county as follows: ]. p.
Ebert, $4,000; Lyman Mcintosh, 81
500; Scott Mcintosh, $4,000.
A special from Washington says
that of the two million dollars appro-
priated by the government for the
state militia, $1,599,362 will be divided
and the remainder will be held for
emergency. OF the amount allowed
Iowa is given s39,S3S.
The test of the first Grinnell made
monoplane proved big success. w.
c. Robinson, aviator, made two trial
flights before large number of citi.
zens, using a machine which had just
come from the Grinnell Aeroplane
factory.
Iowa towns given money for new
postoffice building sites are: Abba,
$1,000: Carroll, $4,000; Cedar Falls,
$4,000; Cherokee, $4,000; Fairfield,
5000 for additional ground; Marengo,
$500; Newton, $4,000; oeiwein, S..
900, and Vinton. $4,000.
DR.. J /. Gibson, state veterinarian,
has been notified that one of the
horses suffering with CHAMBERS, which
disappeared from Omaha the day be-
fore the veterinarian convention in
that city, has been located in Fremont
county, Iowa.
Prospects are bright for the estab-
lishment of public library in Abel.
Efforts have been made several times
to establish library but with no
success However, the citizens are
taking an interest in the present
movement.
| w. P. Adams, OF Fair View farm,
near Odebolt, has finished threshing
and marketing 900 acres OF barley.
The yield was close to thirty-five
bushels per acre, or about 1850
bushels.
An ordinance has been passed by
the city council of Des Moines which
prohibits circuses, carnivals or other
outdoor attractions from giving per
formances in Des Mcines during state
fair time.
The Iowa State League Of Postmas-
tiers Of the third and fourth class Of
fees will hold their annual meeting
at Ames, Ia, August 25 and &c. A
good program has been arranged and
a large attendance is expected.
| o. L. Weeks, who is held in jail al
Charles City on charge Of forgery
confessed his guilt. Weeks is charg
ed with attempting to pass check
for $3.50 with the forged signature
of C. r. Wallis of Nashua.
About $500 members Of the Knights
of Pythias and Pythian Sisters will
go to Cedar Rapids from all parts Of
Iowa, Aug. rs to 81, to attend the
forty-ifth annual convention of the
grand lodge of Iowa.
The new $4,000 Presbyterian
church edifce at Hamburg is nearing
completion and the dedication is plan
ned to take place on Sept. 6. A fine
dedicatory service is being arranged
Walter D. olney, aged IS, head Of
the boy scouts of Iowa, was married
last week at Des Moines to Maude e
A. Geton, aged 33, Of Black Hills, s
d.
John Robertson has sold two hun
dred and forty acres Of farm land
southeast OF Iowa Falls in Jackson
township to Morris Frisbie and Walter
4 Fuller at 5000 per acre.
The postoffice employees at Denison
are much elated over the prospect Of
moving into the new federal building
this week. Denison's new postoffice
building cost $4,000.
Frank Rose, an aged and respected
old settler, died at his home -four
miles south OF Riverside after a briei
illness. Mr.. Rose is survived by two
daughters and four sons.
A masked robber walked into Dav.
export store In the heart OF the bust
ness district in broad daylight, thrust
a gun into the face Of the proprietor
and looted the cash drawer Of So.
An entirely new sort OF iend has
blossomed out in the neighborhood OF
Griswold. The party entered the pas
ture of A. NJ. Baughman and cut the
tail of a young Shorthorn bull fol
which its owner had refused $3.50.
The electric light plant at Grundy
Center was destroyed by fire causing
loss of about $4,000. The town
will be without water supply unit
new engines can be installed.
Henry county's old court house, oc
cupied for more than fifty years, wal
sold at auction recently for s247.5 II
must be wrecked and moved within
sixty days.
Harry Barmeier. former deputy
game warden under Lincoln. organizer
of the Iowa Fish and Game Protective
association and father of the Iowa
hunters license, has been appointed
inspector under the federal migi atory
bird law for Iowa at salary OF $1,000
Friends of the Rev. John A. Mar
quis, president OF Coe college, are
alarmed as to his safety. He is sup
posed to be close to the seat OF hos
tilities In Germany.