Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-10-29

are taking the civil service examina-
ton for the position Of rural route
carrier from Imogene to fill the va
cancy caused by the death Of Mike
Dempsey, are a husband and wife and
father and son. Mr.. and Mrs. c.
j. Cassel are competing for the Of
fee and Edward and Clarence Small
ey, a father and son, are also taking
the same examination
The Rev. C. L. Baxter, superintend-.
ent OF the Council Bluffs district of,
the Des Moines conference Of the
Methodist church, founder of the
Iowa Welfare league, with headquar.
tiers in Des Moines, and one of the
best known men in the Methodist min
istry in Iowa, died at the Des Moines
Methodist hospital recently. His
death was due to pneumonia.
In the year of 1891, three brothers,
Peter, Henry and William Chase.
were brought to Page county from
central Iowa. William was adopted
by Mr.. and Mrs. s. P. Dressell of
College Springs and the other two
boys were placed with farmers near
Clarinda. William has never seen or
heard from his brothers since that
time and would now like to find them.
William Shuisenga. sophomore
veterinary student of Iowa State col
lege at Ames, was struck and in
stantly killed by an interurban car Of
the Fort Dodge, Des Moines & South.
ern railroad at Boone. The motorman
on the car claims that Shuisenga was
lying on the track just before the car
struck him, and it is thought he may
have been the victim of foul play.
Compelled by the authorities of the
town Of Rockingham, adjoining Dav-
export to the west, to move his shan
tyboat from the Mississippi river
front there, Tom Eaton, a clammer.
dropped three blocks down stream and
at the first drag in the new location
pulled up a clam containing a pearl
for which he has been offered $3.50.
The only juvenile grange in Iowa Is
the Oak Ridge, in Jasper county. This
was organized by Mrs. Mary G. Sitter.
state superintendent, and Is for
young folks under IA years Of age. II
is conducted on the same plan as the
main organization. Twenty-Five mem
bers belong and they have interesting
programmes every month.
Congressman Henry Vollmer has
been mailed check for $4,000. the
first instalment OF the German war
relief fund raised at Davenport by
the GermapeAmerican alliance through
popular subscription. The money will
be turned over to the GermanN and
Austrian ambassadors. The total sub
scribed is over $1,000.
Sixty dollars an acre from this
years alfalfa crop is the remarkable
record made by William Bankston Of
near Tabor. He has cut and sold
from his tract total yield OF FIVE
and one-half tons of hay per acre,
which he sold from the field for $40
a ton.
Penn college at Oskaloosa is $4,000
richer because of the probating Of
the will of Mrs. Martha Taley, pio-
neer Quaker who died at Bangor,
Marshall county. In her will, made
rs years ago. she left farm OF 240
acres to the college and It 10 worth
S42,
DR.. E. F. Lowry Of Ottumwa, sec.
rotary and treasurer OF the Interstate
Swine Breeders Protective associa-
ton, says that another meeting OF the
association has been arranged for next
winter. He also said that the loss
from hog cholera this year will be
enormous.
The new Lutheran Evangelical
church at Greene was dedicated re-
Gently, mixed services being held. In
the morning they we're conducted in
German and in the evening in Eng.
fish. The new structure is modern
in every particular and has seat.
ing capacity OF 500.
James Robinson OF Vail was SEN
fenced to three years In the state
penitentiary at Fort Madison. Robin
son eloped with the wife OF Ed PEN
dleton, farmer living near Akron, q
year ago. The woman pleaded guilty
and served six months in the county
jail.
A four weeks stand for threshing
crew on one farm is unusual in Iowa.
A crew Just finished threshfng the
$50 acres of wheat on the farm of c.
E. Kick, near Glidden. and they
were four weeks on the job. The
wheat averaged 2S bushels to the
acre.
The senior class of the Iowa State
college voted to donate the class
funds, which amount to more than
1000 to fund for the building Of
new bleachers for the state athletic
field. The class numerals will be
placed on the stands built with this
fund.
The board of supervisors OF Plym-
outh county granted $1,000 for the
erection OF a monument to the MEM
DRY Of Plymouth county veterans Of
the civil war. w. H. Dugan. /. 8. Free
man and ]. G. Koenig were appointed
a committee to see to the erection OF
the monument.
Arthur Reynolds, president Of the
Des Moines National bank, can be
governor of the Chicago district fed
eral reserve bank at salary OF about
$4,000 year IL he will take the job.
The members Of the Westminster
church of Cedar Rapids are engaged
in campaign to clear the church
of its indebtedness Of $4,000.
A. Nichaelson OF Holstein has
bought the Henry Anders 200 acres
farm in Banner township, Woodbury.