Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-08-06


for vacation trip. are all in the hos,
pital at Creston as the result of a
bad spill on the road after they had
left home. Mrs. Akin is the most
seriously hurt. All were thrown clear
Of the car but the baby. The child
fell under the machine but was pro.
tected by seat tops.
John Neihaus sold his 120 acre
farm in Lincoln township, Grundy
county, to a Mr.. johnson from Rein
beck, for $4,000 or 5000 an acre. Mr..
Neihaus bought this farm about eight
cen months ago for s165 an acre. Mr..
Neihaus then bought his fathers farm
of thirty-three acres situated a mile
west Of Grundy Center, paying for
the same $4,000 or about 1875 per
acre.
Figures show that Tama county had
121, 249 acres in corn last year that
produced 4,9O4,692 bushels, an average
OF about forty-four bushels to the
acre. This at 60 cents per bushel
means almost 100000 There are
about 1000 acres OF winter wheat in
/ the county and it averages about
twenty bushels to the acre There
are about 1900 acres of spring wheat.
The Rev. L. H. Sours has filed his
resignation as pastor OF the Christian
church at Webster City. Mr.. Sours
has accepted the assistant cashier
ship in the State Savings bank at
Hampton, and has also been made a
director in that institution.
The body of Joe Erishman was found
beside the road near his home, south
west of Rolfe Mr.. Erishman had
been working with neighbor fixing
threshing machine and started home.
His dead body was discovered few
hours later.
Attorney General Cosson went be-
fore the special grand jury at Council
Bluffs, declaring his intention of stay
ing with the election frauds probe
until the jury had reached a concIu-
sion concerning the many rumors Of
collision at the last city election.
Arrangements are under way for
the summer meeting of the Western
Iowa Editorial association, to be held
at Harlan. The officers of the associ.
alton will meet at Council Bluffs to
arrange date for the convention and
a program.
Lee Hathaway, formerly publisher
CT the Review at Ridgeway, will re-
move to Fayette soon and will begin
the publication Of newspaper in the
latter town about Sept /. L. L. Cole
of Elkader has been employed to run
the mechanical end of the new paper.
Rev. Walter H. Rollins has resign
ed the pastorate of the First Congre-
gational church at Waterloo TO ac-
cept the presidency Of Fairmont col
lege at Wichita, Kans. He has held
the pastorate in Waterloo for the last
eight years.
The Methodist and Baptist churches
OF Swea township are holding revival
meetings at Swea City. The Rev. P.
G. Nelson, with three assistants, will
be in charge Of the meetings. A tent
tabernacle with seating capacity Of
1900 was put up in the athletic park.
subscriptions are being taken for q
new daily newspaper at Waterloo.
The knights OF Luther are back of the
movement. The paper will be general
in its treatment Of the news, rather
than local.
The members of the First Baptist
church at Mount Ayr have decided
that new church should be built
The building will probably cost about
s12,500.
John Merritt of near Norway was
drowned in the Iowa river two miles
east OF Marengo, while in bathing. He
was attacked by cramps and sank in
nine feet OF water.
Following a fit OF dependency, An
gust Kahle, aged 90. committed sui
eide by jumping in the Mississippi
river at Guttenburg. Mr. Kahle was
pioneer resident of that city.
H. G, Schultz, cashier of the Com
mercial National bank OF Waterloo
mas returned from a 1000 mile auto
trip through Iowa and Minnesota Ev
erywhere he found excellent crops.
Earl McConaughy, a well-to-dt
farmer residing about ten miles south
east OF Anamosa, was struck by
lightning and seriously injured during
an electrical storm.
A stranger dropped dead at Arion
The coroner was called and upon in
vestigation found the mans name &c
be Steve Schultz. There is no trace
of any relatives.
Contracts have been let for the con.
struction of a new X. p building in
Grundy Center. The building will
cost $4,000.
1.-THE new artificial ice plant recent
" erected in Ida Grove at a cost O,
$4,000 is now turning out twelve ton,
| of ice daily
Rev. NJ Marx, pastor of ST. Francis
of Assist church in Rockwell City
will have a new parochial residence
to cost $4,000
The city council OF Harlan has
awarded the contract for paving TWEEN
tynine blocks OF city streets and four
alleys.
The Arcole Farmers club will hold
its annual picnic near Castana on Aug
IA.
Old settlers of Warren county will
hold their annual picnic at Summer.
set Aug. r. Governor Clarke will de.
liver the Grafton of the day.
Il Forty-eight companies of the Iowa
National guard, four regimental bands
'and four detachments of the hospital
corps will arrive In Des Moines Mon.
day. Aug. 10, to participate in the
/maneuver camp to be conducted at
Camp Dodge. Eight special trains
and extra coaches on twelve regular
trains will be used in Transporting the
militiamen
The contract for the installation OF
system Of water works at Winfield
has been let. The well, tower, tank
and pumping plant is to be located on
the east end OF the park. Work is to
begin Immediately.
The work Of tearing down the old
school building al Blockton has he.