Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-10-15

nounced Oct. % as the opening date
OF the temperance convention to be
held in Charles City under the aus
pices OF the Catholic Total Abstinence
union of the archdiocese Of Dubuque.
The meetings will be held in the Hill
dreth opera house, and among the
speakers announced the Archbishop
J, j. Keane, and the Very Rev. Peter
O'Callaghan of st. Mary's Paulist
church Of Chicago, national president
of the Catholics Total Abstinence
union.
Charles Chapman and his father,
William Chapman. John Handberry
and his son, who live near Nicola, had
a narrow escape from death recently.
They were returning from Omaha in
an automobile. Near Crescent a
bridge, which, they had passed over
in the morning. had been removed dur
ing the day. They drove into the
twelve foot ditch in the darkness. The
machine overturned and pinned the
four men under 1t.
The question as to the location OF
the new Lutheran hospital that is to
he erected in Hampton has been def
nitely settled, the present site OF the
Hotel Hampton building having been
chosen. 1t is desired to get the
ground cleared as soon as possible In
order that the foundation may be
gotten in this fall. The building will
be three stories in height, with an op-
Grating room on the third floor.
Preparations are being made in hun
dreds of towns throughout the country
bordering on the newly completed
Lincoln highway for the celebration
Of the opening OF the highway on Oct.
81. The celebrations will include band
concerts and parades similar in many
respects to the celebrations held in
the same localities last year when the
Lincoln highway was first proposed.
The board Of education for the in.
dependent school district Of Lohrville
celebrated dedicatory services for the
new $4,000 school building. The
services were held in the school audi
forum Friday evening. Prominent
educators of the state gave addresses.
The building is entirely modern and
up to date.
Rev. Robert Smylie, ID. d., has been
succeeded by Rev. G. w. Whitfield. ID.
d., of Estheryille in the office of SUI
perintendent of the Algona district OF
the Methodist Episcopal church. Rev.
DIR. Smylie has been appointed field
secretary of the Des Moines Metho.
dist hospital, and will probably make
Algona his home.
crowd estimated at several thou
sand witnessed the monster spectacu.
lar parade held at Oskaloosa as spe-
cial feature OF governors day OF the
Mahaska fall festival. The celebra-
tlon, which was in progress all last
week, proved a big success, despite
the rainy weather.
]. II. Justice, aged 80, who recently
served on the jury in the district court
at Keokuk, helped to build the build
ing in which court was held. Mr..
Justice is the father of M. E. Justice.
president of the Central association
of baseball clubs.
The first days canvass for the bud
get of $4,000 sought by the organized
charities committee Of Ottumwa re-
suited in $1,000 being raised. 1t is
planned to employ competent social
worker as secretary OF the organiza-
tion.
Pella is planning to have an old
time Dutch celebration this fall in
connection with the baby show and
the annual corn show. 1t is planned
to have a weeks program to take the
place of the fair which has been held
but was dissolved.
The newly organized savings bank
at Ottley, Marion county, is to be a
unique financial institution in the
fact that every officer and every
stakeholder is Hollander. The In
stitution was organized with capital
OF $4,000.
The city council of Rockwell City
has awarded the contract for putting
in $4,000 feet of water extension and
twenty-nine new hydrants. The work
is being done preparatory to street
paving, which will be done next year.
The fine 80 acres farm belonging
to Mr.. Logan Ward. located mile
north of New London, and known as
the Fetterman farm, was sold to Mr..
John Nelson of Yarmouth. Considera-
tion $14,S00.00.
w. A. PLACER has just made known
a deal for the Roy Fairchilds farm,
four miles southeast Of Sioux Rapids.
II is a we'll improved place and there
are It's acres of good land in 1t. The
price was $40 per acre.
Miss Norma Harrison. formerly
instructor in public speaking in the
University of Iowa, will go on the lee
ture platform this winter and make a
tour OF the middle west.
H. NJ. Hayssen of Mobile, Ala, lost
sl65 to pickpockets at the Des Moines
Union station recently. Hayssen was
on the way south with his savings
from a summers work in the harvest
fields.
While examining shotgun at his
home, Earl Grow of South Ottumwa
accidentally discharged the weapon
and blew OF his right hand and fore
arm.
John Bruiser has disposed OF his
240 acre farm northwest of Ashton to
John Wubbena, the purchase prices
being $4,000. few cents less than
$3.50 per acre.
A carload of Ash consisting of 49,
900 young bass. pike. crappies. and
catfish was put in the Cedar river at
Charles City recently. They were
taken from bayous near the Missis-