Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-06-11

hOIS IMAM Low 1uhSld al ullCSlOlo
from all over the state finished their
thirty-fourth annual convention in
Iowa City with lecture by President
Thomas H. Macbride of the state uni
yersity on Ancient and Modern Bur.
ials." The talk was illustrated with
lantern slide views showing the burial
customs of different peoples from the
times OF the ancient Egyptians with
their mummies to the twentieth cen.
fury methods Of embalming. Des
Moines was selected as the place for
the next annual meeting. F. d. Ker-
rick of Fairfield was elected president
and Charles Emerson of Creston, Sec
Rotary and treasurer.
Propositions to erect four new
buildings at the State university at
Iowa City during the next biennial
period will soon be placed before the
state board Of education for discus
sion. The supporters of the homeop-
athic hospital at the university are
asking for an addition to the hospital
the dentistry department is asking
for $125,000 building; the natural
science department wants a building
for botany and geology and the chem
istry department wants it's building
modernized, which practically means
rebuilding.
The first strike of natural gas in
western Iowa was made few days
ago on the Frank ellison farm east
OF Logan. While boring an extension
to q well at depth Of IS feet a strong
flow OF gas was struck. Rock and
sand were thrown so feet into the air.
The drills we're hastily drawn up and
later the gas was accidentally lighted.
1t continued to burn until the well
was blocked with sand.
Bert Thomas, "a. Pella, committed
suicide on the highway nine miles
northwest Of Oskaloosa He had suf-
fered from neuralgia for some time
and a note said 1t was because OF his
suffering that he decided to take his
life. This Is the fifth member of the
Thomas family to meet a violent
death, either by suicide or accident In
the last few years.
The state fair association has set
aside fund of $4,000 with which to
advertise the fair this year. About 500
daily and weekly papers of the state
will be used and month before the
opening OF the fair, reels of moving
picture film showing attractive views
of the occasion will be exhibited in
picture shows over the state.
Philip Leibson OF Grundy Center
has just closed deal with A. ~.
Young OF Evanston, H., whereby he
becomes the owner of what is known
as the Chicago Stock Farm, adjoining
the town of Buffalo Center. This is
one Of the best improved farms in the
-sssstaraHd sort 655 acres, the im-
provements costing about $4,000.
Nearly $3.50 has been pledged by the
students OF Grinnell to the Grinnell-
inIChina movement which was started
several years ago by the establishing
of a college In China The Grinnell
Men and Women's Christian associa-
tions pledged $400
The six sons OF Martin Hanson act
ed as pallbearers at the funeral OF
their father which was held at Wash
ington Prairie near Waukon. The de-
ceased was born in Norway and had
resided in Glenwood township for "A
years.
The 14-year-old son of John Smith,
living two miles north OF Meriden,
was attacked by a tramp while at
work at mis- home and severely cut.
The boy was left in an unconscious
condition.
As result OF being scratched on
the nose, which resulted in blood poi
son, Henry Maher, well known con-
ductor on the M. & st. l.. railroad,
died at his home In Perry. He was
sick less than a week.
DR.. w. It. Peters, president Of the
board of education at Burt, Ia, was
painfully injured In an automobile &C.
cident In Des Moines. DR.. Peters was
thrown from the machine when 1t
collided headon with street car.
e. w. Coyle OF Mason City, coal
dealer. was swindled out OF $1,000 in
the old wire tapper-horse race fake
while on vacation trip in Minneap-
oils, MINI, with his wife, who held
the stakes.
George Ploehn, aged Fl years, Of
Davenport, who was resuscitated by
means OF pulmotor after being under
water Ave minutes last week, is dead
of pneumonia
The automobile was declared to be
ar instrument OF the devil and an en-
envy of the church by Rev. A. G.
Woodward Of Clarinda, in sermon at
Shambaugh.
The Iowa Stationary Engineers as
ISOLATION held its annual convention
in Des Moines last week. Nearly 200
delegates were in attendance.
The Cedar Rapids papers and the
Marion Register are having fierce
set to over the county jail at Marion
II is claimed that the building
Is filthy and Unfit for habitation.
The Register says that If this is true,
IL has been made so by the residents
of Cedar Rapids who have occupied
the jail.
c. ]. Ambil, Decorah's veteran print
er, and the oldest Norwegian printer
in America. passed his seventy-sixth
birthday anniversary recently. In ac-
cordance with his custom Of other
years he called upon his friends with
box OF cigars in honor OF the event.
The town of Wolcott, ~ miles west
Of Davenport, has a population Of 467;
bank deposits totaling $1,2s7,OO0; 101
homes; eighty-seven high priced auto |
mobiles; one saloon; pays no taxes, |
as the saloon pays all; has no church; |
TO lawsuits, and no criminals, and is
surrounded by land wonth from 5000
TO $3.50 per acre.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas E. Palmer OF
Charlton, v 40 enjoyed happy mar
ried life of nearly sixty-n!ne years,
were serarated in death hut few
days Mr.. Palmer passed away on
"Wednesday and the death If bis wife
oc.urred Saturday. /