Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-10-15

Miss Flora Dunlap of Des Moines,
president Of the Iowa Equal Suffrage
association, who made the leading ad-
dress at Mason City at the convention
of the Fourth district Federation of
Women's clubs. Miss Dunlap insisted
women did not primarily desire office,
but only wished to correct abuses
which injured the home life Of the ma
ton.
The Iowa State Automobile associ-
alton has made a formal protest
against the proposed war tax on auto.
mobiles. Through A. e. Niessen, it's
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, the association
sent a telegram to United States Sen
ator w. s. Kenyon, Senator Albert
y. Cummins and Congressman Voil-
mer, protesting against the proposed
addition to the taxes already paid by
the motorists of Iowa.
A Is year old son of Henry Stille.
farmer living seven miles west of
Alta, was accidentally shot and killed.
The boy and two others went to the
pasture with target rife. One of the
cartridges stuck In the gun, and the
boy hit the stock on the ground to
loosen the she'll. The gun was dis
charged and the bullet went through
the heart, killing him almost instantly.
The Iowa Wholesale Oil Jobbers' as
ISOLATION, in session at Marshalltown,
adopted resolution calling upon con-
gress to eliminate the proposed war
tax on gasoline and recommending
that 1t be placed on whisky. Statistics
produced by the gasoline trade show
that 67 per cent Of all the gasoline
consumed is used for commercial pur-
poses.
The years record for public i'm
preyements In Dubuque is the best
in the history Of that city, more than
100000 being expended during the
year. OF this sum $4,000 was spent
in improving the streets and alleys,
while other thousands of dollars have
been expended for storm and sanitary
sewers.
Union services were held by all the
Protestant churches at Lake City in
honor of the Rev. J. ID. McCord. Mr..
McCord has preached sixty years. Dur
ing this time he has held pastorates
in Chicago and has had charge Of
large congregations Upon his retire
ment from the active work. he settled
in Lake City.
James Carr of Nevada celebrated
the one hundredth anniversary of his
birth recently. Mr.. Carr was born in
Kentucky on Oct. 8, 1914, and early in
childhood removed to Indiana. Follow.
ing the civil war he came to Iowa
to make his home, settling ON farm
near Nevada.
A. ]. Shelton, manager of the Wis
consin Lumber company at Alta, went
to the Minnesota state fair about FIVE
weeks ago and failed to return. He
disappeared in Minnesota. The com.
panys auditor is in charge Of the
yard, and 1t is reported Irregularities
have been found.
Despondent owing to i'll health, Mrs.
Ernest Shafer, aged rs, wife of a
farmer living near Montezuma, Ia,
committed suicide by shooting herself
hours after committing the deed.
Mrs. Shafer was bride Of only a
year.
Workmen at work eliminating bends
in the Lincoln Highway between Lo-
gan and Missouri Valley unearthed
petrified bottoms of posts on the s.
l.. Frazier farm. Mr.. Frazier says that
the FENCE was placed there when the
Logan and Missouri Valley road was
laid out half century ago.
The citizens of Eagle Grove and
surrounding country turned out in
large numbers to attend the dedica-
ton of the Eagle Grove armory The
principal address was by Governor
Clarke Adj. Gen. Logan. General Al
len and Colonel Hyatt also spoke,
Sermons by Rev. Jenkins Lloyd
Jones of Chicago were the main fea-
lures of the Universalist and Unitar-
ian church conference held in Cedar
Rapids recently. Delegates were
present from all over Iowa. Several
national officers were in attendance.
Work will be begun in short time
on new factory building for the At
lantic Candy company. The new
warehouse will be 226 feet long and
80 feet wide and will take the place
of the building burned early this
year.
Ray Goodrich. a Northwestern
brakeman and first baseman of the
Boone baseball team. was killed at
that place. His mutilated body was
found along the tracks. The manner
of the accident is unknown.
James Belshaw, Al years old, died in
Council Bluffs from blood poisoning
following the sting OF a hornet. The
sting was inflicted upon the neck
about two weeks ago
At a sale on the old Ned Dullard
farm, near Newton, the farm itself
was put up and the ninety acres
proved In great demand, being finally
knocked down at si9l.50 per acre
A. II. Nelson purchased the Ogren
tract OF land near Manson at the auc-
ten last week, paying $17725 per acre
for 1t. The land adjoins the Nelson
home.
J. r. Nelson. journeyman tailor,
who has been working at Remsen, lost
his right leg while attempting to board
a moving freight train at lie Mars.
Rev. John ID. McCord of Lake City
celebrated his eightieth birthday and
the fiftieth anniversary Of his minis
try recently. He is hale and hearty,
and was able to preach to large
congregation composed of the people
OF the five churches there. who met