Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-06-25

to convicts from the state penitentiary
working within the city.
The disappearance OF the Rev. Geo
P. Badgley Of Exline shortly after he
had borrowed something more than
$1,000 OF his membership in small
amounts, has started an inquiry as to
his Whereabouts that thus far has NOT
resulted in locating him. He was
sent to the Exline Methodist church
last September from the Muscatine
south circuit.
The board of trustees at Noun,
Vernon elected the Rev. Thomas Mich
olson of New York as president oil
Cornell college to succeed James e
Harlan, resigned. Mr.. Nicholson was
formerly professor Of philosophy al
Cornell and later president of Dakota
Wesleyan university. He Is now cor
responding secretary OF the board Of
education of the Methodist church.
While running beside the Great
Western tracks at Thornton to buy @
ticket to Mason City in time to board
rapidly approaching train, George
Henry, a wealthy, retired farmer, fell
in front of the train he meant to take
and was crushed between the pilo,
and rails.
Road dragging in Black Hawk coun
ty has been up to the expected stand
ard. No complaints have been made
and some of the roads in the county
system are like boulevards. In Eagle
and Black Hawk townships the trus
tees have united to purchase grader
and hire big tractor to pull it.
| Abel celebrated road drag day in 9
manner which will do credit to the
town and the participants. The com
mercial club awarded cash prizes t.
the amount of SIS and nineteen con
testants arrived in town on read
drags.
Judge Emlin McClai of Iowa City
one of the most prominent lawyer,
Of the state, was elected dean of the
law department of Iowa State Uniyer
sity at meeting Of the state board
Of education. He succeeds Henry w
Dunn, who resigned recently.
Arthur Erickson, aged 80, and hi!
brother-in-law, Collin Brodie, aged IL
were drowned while SEEMING in Mini
creek, seven miles west OF lie Mars
1t is thought that Erickson got tangled
up in the net and the younger mar
went to his assistance.
George Guiperson, aged 80, commit
ted suicide at Winterset by taking car
bolic acid. Two brothers Of Guiperson
committed suicide several years ago
He had been in trouble several times
and threatened to follow their ex'
ample.
Corbett, one of the most famous fire
horses n Iowa, is no more. He had
seen seventeen years of service in the
department at Sioux City and was 20
years old. With Sullivan, his partner
In 1902 he ran mile in 1907.
Bert Doane of near Shenandoah cut
twenty-four tons of alfalfa from six
acres. c. F. Mechanism bought II
at $40 per ton. Think of $40 per acre
from the first cutting and two more
cuttings to folloy.
Wilbur Zeigler, aged years, the
Cambridge lad who was injured when
he grabbed hold of a high tension
wire of the Cambridge Electric COM
pany about two months ago, died as
a result of his injuries.
A record breaking enrolment mark
ed the opening of the third summer
session at Iowa State college. At
the close of the first day the regis
tration reached 400 and 1t is believed
that II will go close to the 500 mark.
]. B. Chryster, who has been editor
and manager OF the Odebolt Chronicle
since September, 1910, has purchased
the paper outright and says he is go.
ing to remain editor and manager for
the balance OF his days.
Judge Hamilton at Fort Des Moines
has pronounced the death sentence on
NJ. NJ O'Donnell Motion for new
trial was overruled. The prisoner is
in jail following conviction for the
murder of his wife.
The $4,000 pledge guaranteed by the
Boone Commercial association for the
greater Iowa movement is starting an
Iowa building at the San Francisco ex-
position has been completed and the
| pledges sent in.
Eclipsing all previous records Linn
county in the farm investigation tour
conducted by the Iowa State college,
turned out with a crowd OF 100 autos
and over 500 people.
| EdTard Nnoly nna ~
Iowa's Oldest and most prominent at.
torneys, died at his country home IA
Buffalo, Ia, where for thirty years he
had lived during the summer.
The following Iowa postmasters
have been confirmed: Cora A. Hidel.
baugh, Bagley; Edmund A. Hart, Dow
City; John L. Devine, Livermore, and
Jacob B. Powers, Murray.
Another high mark for Ida Grove
real estate was hung up when D. E.
Suss seq tract OF eighty acres in
Logan township to H. ]. Huse for SITS
per acre. The farm was without any
improvements except the fence.
improvements calling for an ex.
penditure OF more than $4,000 will be
made by the First Presbyterian church
OF Muscatine. The construction of a
modern Sunday school hall adjoining
the church property and the remodel
ing Of the church edifice.
William Wench, aged 23, was
drowned four miles from Nora
Springs. He was leading COW from
an island to the mainland when the
current took him under and he has
not been seen since.
Bert Mcknight OF Waukon Junction
found valuable pearl while claiming
and received 1915 for 1t.
The new Hotel Woods in Iowa Falls
is a recent important addition to the
hostelries OF Iowa and is credit, not
only to Iowa Falls, but to the state as
well. The new hotel represents an
investment of 100000.
At school election he'd at Mel,