Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-11-12

II. L. odlZ, supTent SScictaiy Va
the Modern Brotherhood of America.
has been completely exonerated and
vindicated in respect to the charge
made by a member OF the order that
he officially published false state
ment to the effect that $27 ,405.47 had
been expended on field work in Aug
ust, 1913, when it was alleged $2,4O5.47
only had been so expended.
George Stroeber, aged 100, passed
away at his home in Muscatine Sun
day. Mr.. Stroeber's life links the
century between the Napoleanic wars
and the present European conflicts.
He was native of Germany, having
been born in 1914, which year wit
messed the opening of the Prussian
war.
Residents of Strahan, Ia, are excit-
ed over the failure of the Citizens
bank of that town and the disappear
ance of Ephraim H. Ralston, presi-
dent. The bank was a private insti-
tuition and was supposed to have de-
posits amounting to $4,000. When
the vault was opened only $40 was
found.
A jury in Mills county awarded Ella
Johnson, Administrative of the estate
of her husband, George w. Johnson, a
judgment for s19,O2S against Page
and Fremont counties. Mr.. Johnson
was killed when threshing machine
he was operating crashed through a
bridge on the boundary line Of the
two counties.
Bert Hoil, a blacksmith at Greene
for many years, was killed when he
was run over by an automobile driv-
en- by William Meyne. The accidene
was unavoidable, Hoil lodging in
front of the slowly moving Meyne car
to escape another car.
C. A. Inman, a Knoxville barber,
was shot through the right thigh with
his own shotgun while on a hunting
expedition. He was riding bicycle
on public road with the gun lying
across the handle bars, when 1t slip
ped and caught the trigger.
Many people from nearby towns are
looking forward to the BILLY" Sun
day revival meetings in Des Moines
and are planning to arrange parties
to go to the capital city to hear the
famous evangelist during his campaign
there.
Captain w A. Duckworth, custodian
of the state house, has received word
that a nine-foot vein of coal has been
discovered at a depth of 210 feet on
his farm in Wapello county. There is
only one coal vein in Iowa which Is
larger than the newly discovered vein.
| Big pay checks were the rule for
the engineers on the Iowa division OF
the Milwaukee the past month. Sew
eral drew the highest they ever earn
ed at railroading, the average running
from $3.50 to 5000. They are paid at
the rate OF $3.50 per 100 miles.
Charged with taking a $50 diamond
ring from a jeweler at Ottumwa and
substituting 10 cent circlet bought
in local 10 cent store, Jose Serv-
antes. a Mexican, who feigned no
knowledge of the English language,
was bound over to the grand jury.
Rev. Martin Highland, pastor of the
Zion United Lutheran church of For
est City, has accepted call to the
presidency of Waldorf college, Forest
City, and the pastorate of the First
Lutheran church of that city. He will
assume the office January 1.
! e. e. Johnson, who resides near
Homer, is planning to make an inves-
tigation of an old Indian mound locat-
ed on his farm. A short time ago Mr..
Johnson's son plowed up an Indian
pipe, for which he received an offer
from the Iowa State Historical so
ciety.
While setting up corn elevator on
a farm near Belmond Charles A.
Johnson was caught in the machine
and so badly injured that he died.
He was of the firm of Johnson and
Johnson, hardware dealers of this
city.
Tom Concord was sentenced to the
state penitentiary for life by Judge
William S. Ayres at Des Moines. He
was convicted of having held up and
robbed Sol Neuderman at East Sixth
street and Grand avenue in the night
time while armed with a revolver.
A record breaking yield Of potatoes
has just been harvested by VIII
! Johnston, a farmer near Humboldt
His tubers turned out by actual meas
urement four hundred and fifty bush.
els to the acre.
The third pair OF twin calves for
/ a.. hn I'm
Ryder farm recently near Waterville.
Mr.. Ryder is somewhat OF a potato
grower too. From one acre OF
ground he harvested this fall 22j
bushels of potatoes.
I. Augustine, a farmer living near
Haverhill, has an unusual piece OF
livestock In his cattle yard in the
shape OF a 300 pound buck, which
strayed into the yard after it had
been chased out of the timber by
hunters.
Emerson Merrill, an aged citizen OF
Waukon who has been on the retired
list for several years, and who has
sought in vain to find relatives. has
finally located them after search OF
IS years, and left the first of the week
for New York
Carl DERRICK, popular young farm
err living near Vinton was perhaps
fatally injured when big auto turn
ed turtle while going at terrific speed
The other occupants Of the car were
uninjured
The dedication services at Marion
of the nnnnnnen In rnamnrv of the