Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-09

Anamosa penilentiary for the alleged
abduction OF Grace Runyon. daughter
Of Corning banker. Bond was fixed
at $4,000. According to evidence pre-
scented to the court, Grace Ru1yop,
the girl in the case, declares that
Jones did not kidnap her and force
ser to elope with him at the point OF
gun. II was on this charge that the
young man was sentenced to the re-
formatory for term not to exceed
FIVE years.
Quite a number of Red Oak people
interested in dairying attended the
Iowa State Guernsey Breeders asso-
ciaton at the Mayhem farm near Red
Oak. President c. w. Wilcox of Des
Moines presided at the meeting and
addresses were made by prominent
breeders of the state. A number of
valuable COWS were on exhibition and
granddaughter of the champion COW
of the world was on the ground
Ross s. Marshall, superintendent Of
the eastern division of the Minneap-
oils & st. Louis railway, has resigned
his position to accept the general su.
perintendency OF the Seaboard and
Airline route with headquarters at
Richmond, Va. lie will be succeeded
by ]. P. Houston, superintendent of
the Des Moines line, with headquarters
at Fort Dodge.
The corner stone Of the new First
Methodist Episcopal church in Fort
Dodge, the structure to cost So, 900,
was laid with appropriate ceremonies.
Mrs Margaret Garmoe, a member OF
the Methodist church for three quar-.
tiers of century and donor of $40 900
for the new building, was selected for
the most prominent part in the serv-
ices.
Iowa City's beautiful new Masonic
temple is to be dedicated July 2s. The
dedication ceremonies will be in the
afternoon and will be in charge of
the Grand Lodge of Iowa with Grand
Master Charles w. Walton of Du-
buque presiding. Judge Hutchison of
Alton will deliver the principal ad-
dress. Many other prominent Masons
have promised to be present.
A 6-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Beveihmer Of Modale is in a serious
condition and may die as a result of
an accident. The lad secured dyna.
mite cap which he carried to the hay.
NOW and exploded, the force of the
explosion tearing hole in his breast,
damaging his eyes so that he may
be blind, tearing of one finger anu
one thumb and infiicting other injur.
les OF less serious nature.
The. listh6.lLHiak tournament of the
-Tssntral iowa Tennis association will
be held in Toledo this week. The
tournament will be under the rules
of the United States National Lawn
Tennis association. DR.. l.. c. Hens
worth Of Waterloo will act as official
referee of the tournament.
Annie Moize, eighteen years old,
who was taken from the Des Moines
Children's Home, thirteen years ago
by the G. A. Dutton family of the vi
cinity OF Hartley, recently died from
a self-administered dose of strych-
nine No reason can be given for
the act
A body was found at the Decatur
landing Of the Missouri river and was
identified as that of J. B. Reed, aged
30, a plumber who resided with his
mother in Sioux City While at Riv-
erside he fell out of a launch in
which he was riding.
The controller OF the currency has
received the application OF the fol-
lowing persons to organize the Home
National bank OF Royal, Ia, capital
$4,000; T. L. Bailey, F. Huss, L. j.
HELM, William Roberts and O. T.
Bailey.
Ankepy has decided that its town
Jail Is useless building and it will
be removed. The jail was disposed Of
recently to farmer who will use 1t
TO store corn in. During its history
as jail it has contained but one
prisoner.
A contract has been signed by the
Iowa Light & Railway company of
Boone with the owners of the electric
plant at Jefferson to provide the
Greene county company and towl of
Jefferson with power
The Milwaukee railroad officials
have notified the town of Sanborn
that the company has no intentions
of removing the roundhouse to anoth-
er town.
The following pensions were grant
ed recently TO Iowans: Ida Kelly, Vim
ton, s12; Hannah P. Kelsey, Smith
land, s12; Mary A. oake, Sabu.a, s12;
Martha M. Riggs, Lacona, $12.
The town OF Hinton will vote on
the proposition to bond the corpora.
ton for 100000 for the purpose Of
Installing a waterworks system.
r. L. Chase, document librarian in
secretary OF states Office, has been ten
dered the position OF secretary to the
governor TO succeed Emory English, 1t
is rumored. His appointment is said
to be held up until the controversy ov-
er whether English can take the insur-
ance commissionership before Jan.
next is settled.
Louis X. Cowley, vice president and
manager Of the Iowa Auto & Tire COM
pany at Cedar Rapids, who was crush
ed when an auto which he was driv-
ing turned turtle, died in a hospital In
that city. He was one OF the best
known automobile men in Iowa.
Isaiah Van Metre, veteran demo-
cratic editor of Iowa, for many years
publisher Of the Waterloo Tribune, is
very Ill at the home of his son. Dr.
X. t. Van Metre, at Fremont, Neb.,
where he went for a visit.
John leighton, a former LeMars
mail carrier, has been sentenced to
the county jail in Woodbury. for eight
months and to pay $4,000 fine of
the charge Of pilfering letters direct.
ed to mail order houses.
Jesse Standard, OF Des Moines,
lineman employed BY the postal Tele-
graph company. was electrocuted near
Aukeny while repairing a wire.