Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-04-09
Prank and Nathan Rainsbarger were

son.
The Black Hawk County Crop I'm
proyement association which has done
culture since it was organized little
more than year ago, is making an
energetic campaign 20 promote inter-
est in proper methods of corn culture
among the boys of the farm. Scores
of corn growing clubs have been or
ganized during the past few weeks,
that are now hard at work under the
direction of the improvement associ-
alton expert.
The Des Moines district conference
of the Lutheran Iowa conference was
held in Madrid. The following pas.
tors were present and took part:
Revs. c. A. Gallerstrom of Stratford;
C. A. Carlson of Marshalltown; e. W.
Carlson of Des Moines; c. A. Ran
do!ph of Boone, Joseph A. Anderson
of Boxholm, A. Norrbom of Des
Moines. c. A. Johnson of Swede Val
ley and Carl Lorimor of Des Moines.
Three more civil war veterans have
just passed away at the Iowa Soldiers
home: James w. Sudduth, aged 70, of
Whiting, Monona county, served in
Company E, Twenty-third Iowa in
fantry. Thomas e. Arnold, former
resident Of Mount Pleasant, served in
Company H, Fourth Iowa cavalry.
Hiram s. Rich, aged 81, of Jesup, was
with Company D, Eighth Illinois cav
airy.
Maj. J. N Martin, who was left in
Burlington as the internal revenue
stamp clerk after the Office was con-
solidated and removed to Dubuque,
has received notice from Collector
Murphy that his services are no long
er required by the government and
that J. A. Hawkins has been appoint
ed to his place.
Pensions have recently been grant
ed to Iowans as follows: Irene w.
Comey, Monroe, SIP; Mary T. Dun,
can, Clearfield, s12; Sally Redhead,
Postville, SIP; Minor of Patterson F.
Hart, Davenport, SIP; Mamie A. Her
bert Des Moines, SIP; Mary E. Mill
er, Newton, s12; Harriet H. Stradley,
Valley Junction, $12,
An unknown man, riding the bump
ers or walking the Burlington track,
was killed on the bridge over Silver
creek, one mile west Of Malvern. He
is feet s inches tall, weighs 100
pounds, has gray moustache and gray
hair. He is believed to have been an
itinerant chiropodist.
The damage suit at Sac City Of
Alden Merkley, administrator of the
estate of l.. A. Rose, against John Cur
rie Of Schaller, for the sum of $4,000
on account of the death of Mr.. Rose,
who was struck by Mr.. Currie's auto
mobile, resulted in a ycrd.ct for the
defendant
In contesting his wife's sa,t for di.
vorce and $4,000 alimony, at Water
loo, William r. Nation, a well 10 DO
retired farmer, 20 years old, On the
witness stand declared his wife, Eva
s. Nation, popped the question in 1919.
In her testimony she alleged cruel
treatment
The congregation of the Sacred
Heart church of Monticello, through
its committee, has bought what is
known as the Baade property and the
D'Autremont, as a site for the new
Catholic church which they contem
plate erecting this season.
The Cedar Falls Automobile club,
comprising upwards of 200 members,
has completed arrangements for the
holding at that place on April 1917
of free school of instruction for au-
tomobile owners who drive their own
cars.
Claiming that she has been Tilted on
the eve OF her wedding Miss Minnie
Kuhlman has brought suit in the dis
trict court at Marshalltown against
Warren Hunzelmarrn. young farmer
of that county, asking $1,000 damages
for breach Of promise.
Evangelist Billy Sunday is now
grandfather A son was born to
George Sunday and wife at Tacoma,
Wash, recently and he has been nam
ed George Mason Sunday. The moth
er was formerly Miss Hattie Mason
OF Waterloo.
Sheriff Griffin OF pes Moines has re-
turned from New Orleans with Clar
ence Williams. who is wanted on a
charge of having passed a bogus
check for s125 on one of the capital
city's banks.
| w. s. Allen, secretary OF state, has
practically decided against the meth
cd OF reproducing state records by
photography and will probably not
change the system now in use in HIS
Office.
Lightning struck a large barn on
the Guy w. Sheperd farm southeast
OF Iowa Falls and caused a fire which
totally destroyed the barn and all Of
it's contents. Ten head of horses and
thirteen head of cattle were burned
Three worthless checks, aggregating
1922, were passed on Ottumwa mer-
Shants by Charles Rudd, who made
purchases in several stores of THAI
city.
Henry Schultz, manager OF the fast
independent semi-pro team at Fort
Dodge last year, will have another
team in the field this season. He in
tends to put considerable money into
the project and has secured the use
of the X. of P. athletic park in that
city
Hon. w. B. Newberry says he will
be a candidate for the republican
nomination for state railroad commits
sioner in June.
City Assessor A. H. Stakes OF New
Hampton Is busy numbering the
houses of that city, preparatory to the
free city delivery OF mail next fall.
Senator J. r. Doran of Boone coun-
ty may be candidate against Coy.
Geo. w. Clarke for the republican nom
ination at the primary. according to
rumor which originated in his home
county.
c. c. Nye, formerly Of the Perry
Chief, is said to be planning to az
sumo the editorship of the Clinton
Herald, which w. r. Ashford recently
left to return to Cedar Rapids.