Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-16

OF TO test the mettle OF the different
companies who will participate in the
program.
Harry Keteisen and Miss Fay Tray-
er, prominent Clinton young people,
were drowned in the Mississippi river
near Clinton when Miss Traver fell
from a small launch and young Ket-
elsen tried to save her. Theodore
Slowie nearly lost his life trying to
save the two and was dragged into
the boat by Hattie Steffenson. The
bodies have not yet been recovered.
The cornerstone Of the new Meth
odist church, which is now in the
course of construction at Terril was
laid with appropriate ceremonies. A.
E. Craig, president OF Morningside
college, delivered an address and the
ritual service was in charge of DIR.
D. A. McBurney, district superintend-
ent.
o. S. Johnson, a prominent farmer
Of near Bussey, has refused the high
est price per acre that has ever been
offered for a Marion county farm. Mr..
Johnson says that he received bona
fde offer OF $500 per acre for his sew
enty-five acre farm near Cedar creek.
The price refused is more than SIX
times the amount Mr.. Johnson paid
for the farm fifteen years ago.
The citizens OF Cascade are plann-
ing on homecoming to be held Aug.
to Aug. ), to celebrate the founding
of the town, which took place eighty
years ago. The committee in charge
of arrangements has received many
letters from former residents who
have signified their intention to be in
the city.
An attempt was made to hold up
Illinois Central passenger train No.
IL by bandit one mile east OF Ep-
worth, la. The bandit ordered the
porter to search the passengers while
he stood guard with drawn revolver.
The porter grabbed the bandits gun,
whereupon the bandit jumped off, es-
| Gaping into the nearby woods.
William Yeatz, laborer employed
in the Milwaukee yards in Marion,
was killed while he was icing re-
frigerator car. He was working on
the top OF the car and lost his foot
ing in some unknown way and fell
to the ground, breaking his neck.
The official board of the Trinity
Lutheran church of Sioux City has
purchased a quarter block and plan
to erect a 100000 church building in
n.;n hA oh mill M IF
stone construction, and parsonage
also will be erected.
Woodbine Sunday ball players as
sert that they will play Sunday base
ball or fight to the last ditch" An
injunction put stop to the games
formerly played adjoining Woodbine.
and last Sunday the players went out
into the country to play.
After a number of experiments Dr.
Bonney of Crawford county has be-
come convinced that the use of honey
will relieve rheumatic pains. BY APP
plying a plaster of honey on wooden
cloth over the seat OF pain relief has
been obtained, he says.
Hans Jensen. aged 22, is in serious
condition at the home of his wife's
parents at Dewitt, as a result of TAX
ing poison. Jensen has been married
about two months, and ii is believed
his attempted suicide was due to a
quarrel between himself and his wife.
The new $4,000 Scott county tuber-
culosis hospital has been officially
opened. The hospital is constructed
to treat consumptives by the open-air
method. 1t has accommodations for
forty patients.
Myrtle, the 12-year-old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. z. Keller OF Charlton,
arose in her sleep and walked off the
top OF porch, falling about twelve
feet and alighting on her head. She
| has since been in serious condition.
Harry Swan, young man who re-
moved recently from Waterloo, was
drowned near Cedar Falls while boat
ing in the river. The body OF Roy A.
Kurtz, who was drowned in Indian
| creek, has not been recovered
The explosion of two inch cannon
during belated celebration of July
4 served to place John Welter, aged
! 10, and John Kaiser, aged p, in the
| hospital at Dubuque.
Frank Karfolka, aged 22, young
Russian farm hand, was drowned in
Shell Rock river near Marble Rock. A
search resulted in the finding of the
body two miles below Marble Rock.
Judge Kamrar of Webster City
granted temporary Injunction
against the building OF a new quarter
million dollar court house on the old
Boonesboro site.
Charles B. Landers Of Oakland died
from ptomaine poisoning. Landers
and the family entertained friends
and all ate Of ice cream, but he was
the only one affected by the poison.
William Rabe, son of Henry Rabe,
was drowned while swimming with
companions near Hamlin He got
beyond his depth and friends coulo
not save him.
Dewey Barthell, the l4-year-old son
OF Mrs. Jonathan Barthell of Waukon,
was drowned in a pond while in bath
ing with number Of companions.
The merger of Morningside college
and Charles City college of Charles
City has been effected Under the
terms of the agreement. the work now
being carried on by the two institu
lions will be conducted at Morning
side college. DR.. Alfred e Craig
i president OF Morningside college Will
be president of the joint institutions.
The contract for the new school
house to be erected at Spirit Lake
has been awarded to ]. B. McGorrisk.
The general construction work calls
for an expenditure of s6S,O00. The
work is to begin Immediately and
will be completed in six months.
President Wilson has nominated the
following Iowa postmasters: John 7.
Lanigan, Monticello; ]. II. Baughey,
Nora Springs; C. A. Sample, Oak.
land; H. A. Nash, Perry; j. Brady
Pyatt, Upton; William II. Mccain,
Conrad, and William G. Gambell, Sig