Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-02

With view TO determining the ap-
proximate pack of the thirty-seven
canning plants in Iowa this fall. G..
w. Drake, secretary, declared that the
pack probably would be double that
of last year, when 1t was unusually
small due to overproduction in 1911
and 1912. He said that approximately
10000 acres OF Iowa land now we're
planted to sweet corn and that pres.
ent indications were for a bumper
crop.
]. II. Daley, a banked OF Sanborn,
Iowa, has Unexpectedly increased his
fortune during the last few days. A
number Of years ago he loaned $50 to
a man named John Quillish, black
smith, who invented a check rein al
tachment for a harness. He secured
patent on it, but was never able to
turn 1t to any account Finally he
gave 1t to Mr.. Daley to pay the $50.
Later Mr.. Daley traded the patent for
piece of land in Kentucky that was
considered worthless. A few days ago
he received an offer of 100000 for the
land He finds that he has one of the
Persistent rumors are in circulation
to the effect that Grinnell college is
to lose President ]. H. T. Main. He
is at present in the east and it is said
that the trip was made with the in
tention Of investigating an offer to ac-
cept the leadership OF some large edu-
cational institution According to
Grinnell friends of President Main he
has been offered a position by the gov
erning board Of New York institu-
ton and the salary mentioned is $l2,-
900 year.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tanker, who
claim the distinction OF being the old
est married couple in \the northwest,
have just observed their seventy.
eighth wedding anniversary at their
home in Sioux City. Mr.. Tanker is
past 107 years old and his wife will
reach her ninety-eighth milestone next
November.
Smaller loss from hog cholera this
year than last among Scott county
stock raisers is reported by G.. R.
Bliss, county agriculturalist. Use of
the vaccine manufactured by the state
laboratory at Ames is becoming moye
general and results have been CRAFTY.
ing. r.
Postmasters recently appointed for
Iowa are: Talmage, UnioH county
Bert B. White, vice Frank<B. Tbomn.
son, resigned; Wrightgtan. Calhoun
county. Julia M Goffns,y. vice william
G. Farguson, ,-as,oved W,uiam Fls.
+ Tessrp65tsHpy0 psjetmaster at Nash
vile, Jackson county.
The building Committee of the state
board of education decided upon site
for the new woman's building to be
erected at Iowa City The building
viii be placed back Of the old science
hall on. the hillside. The plans are
already drawn and work will start
this summer. The cost will be $4,000.
4. Secretary G. F. Rauscher at Ottum-
wa is receiving applications for entry
to the state goH tournament that
opens on the Country club course near
that city July 6 and continues for the
week. Marshalltown was the twenti
eth club to enter and three or four
more are expected.
The big I'LL leading to the Milwaukee
viaduct over the Des Moines river
west Of Madrid has suffered from the
effects OF recent rains A slide oil
considerable proportion occurred on
the north side of the fill and the en-.
tire fill was thought for time to be
in danger.
A cloudburst at Muscatine flooded
the streets to a depth OF two feet and
caused the Mississippi, already at flood
tide, to jump four inches. Easements
In the downtown area we're flooded
with heavy losses.
The college inspection board Of the
war department at Washington has
made its report to President Thomas
II. Macbride, and commends the work
OF the military department OF the Uni.
versity of Iowa in high terms.
Johnnie Long, u years old, the only
child OF Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Long
of Mount Pleasant, died from burns
sustained in starting fire by using coal
oil.
George T. Mcfarland, an old settler
OF Story county near Gilbert and State
Center, recently passed away at the
age OF SO years at the home of a
daughter in San Francisco.
Fire, thought to have been started
by spontaneous combustion, destroyed
the Clarence Blackman sawmill locat-
ed near Coalport.
Six new rural school houses are to
be built in north Tama county this
summer. All are to be constructed Of
brick, costing around $500 each.
William G. Clark, well known at
torney Of Cedar Rapids, was served
with notice there that he had been
made defendant In breach of prom.
Use suit for $4,000. The plaintiff is
Miss Theresa O'Connell.
Mrs. Edith Horn, aged 21, bride
of six months, committed suicide by
taking poison at Melbourne. bespond-
ency was given as the cause Of the
act. She was the wife Of John T.
Horn, a farm laborer.
Johnnie Weneo. OF Highland town.
ship near Elkader was found dead un.
der his auto. which had turned turtle
and killed him.
John Hunter, aged AZ, and single,
OF Durango. Dubuque county. while at.
tending barn dance at a farm near
his home. lost his balance and fell to
the ground from window. His neck
was broken.
Victor Minella, aged IS, a mine
worker at Lovilia, was shot and fl
stantly killed during quarrs. with his
wife at their home. The woman was
arrested and lodged in jail. The po-
lice say she has confessed.
Henry Huss, "A, farmer residing in
Attheresas parish, near Dubuque. was
struck and instantly killed by light
ming while driving cattle into barn.