Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-04-02

Mrs. Walter Brown and Mrs. John
ston,N representing the Federated
Womens clubs Of the state held
conference with the secretary of the
state fair association, with regard to
the maintenance of the women's build
ing at the fair grounds. The club
women Of the state will have sugges-
tions to make to the fair board with
regard to the operation of the depart
ment and to making up the programs
to be given daily during the fair.
The Illinois Traction company is
offering for sale a series of 6 per cent
gold bonds in the Des Moines and
Central Iowa Electric company, which
includes the electric light and power
companies at Des Moines, Oskaloosa
and surrounding towns, and the street
railway system in Oskaloosa.. The net
earnings oil the Iowa properties are
twice the interest on the total indebt-
edness, according to the statement.
President John G. Bowman of the
State University of Iowa expects to
go into business after his resignation
Is accepted by the state board of edu-
cation and he is released from duties
at the university. President Bowman
says that two years and half as
university president have given him
an inclination for business pursuits.
Contract has been signed by the
Iowa Railway & Light company and
the Lookingbill & Enfield company of
Maxwell for electric service between
Nevada and Maxwell. A transmission
line will be so constructed as to ham
die a load Of electricity sufficient to
supply the needs of Maxwell, Collins
and Rhodes.
Under the direction of Secretary
MacEacher Of the community Y. M. G.
A. boys gardening club is being
formed at Washington, la. Seventy
five boys will each cultivate plot of
ground ten feet square. Each is pro-
vided with seeds and prizes will be
offered for the best garden.
Four men were badly hurt by being
piled up in the wreckage of an auto
mobile after it had plunged twenty
feet from a bridge near Bridgewater.
The car was driven by M. F. Bunting.
The others In the party were Hugh
Bunting, Oscar Townsley and P. E.
Richards.
"Aunt Julia" Sutherland died at her
home in Waucoma last week. Mrs.
Sutherland was more than 81 years
old. She was the first white woman
settler in what is now the towlSof
Waucoma. Coming to that section
from Illinois with her husband and
family in 1858.
A. NJ DSERe, superintendent OF pub
|. has prepared figures
showing that Iowa has the least illit-
eracy of any state in the United
States. Iowa has $50, 422, 900 invested
in schools and spends each year in
maintaining them s16,442,52S. The
number of teachers required is 27,432
The first volume ever written in ex-
PLANTATION of the symbolism, inception
and foundation of Masonry soon will
be compiled by the Rev. Joseph Fort
Newton of Cedar Rapids. 1t will be
called 1.-THE Builders" ITS publication
has been authorized by the grand
lodge @. Iowa
Two young men, strangers, walking
on the Northwestern tracks fifteen
miles 18th of Council Bluffs were hit
by the carroll local as the men step
ped from one track to another to avoid |
a freight train. They were picked up |
and taken to Council Bluffs, one OF
them dead, the other badly hurt.
The board of supervisors of Du-
buque county has received official in
formation from the United States ag-
ricultural department that the govern
ment's $4,000 is available for the i'm
proyement Of the Hawkeye highway
the road from Dubuque to Dyersville
Henry Collins, colored, is in hos
pital at Waterloo with his throat cut,
and Mrs. Irene Gllispie, also colored,
is in the county jail in that city
awaiting hearing on a charge Of his |
inficting injuries. She claims Collins |
took her money and fooled 1t away |
Prisoner Frank Taylor and Chap |
lain Lloyd Tenant Of Fort Madison
prison went to Ottumwa, where Tay-
lor was taken, by permission Of Gov
ernor Clarke, to see his dying mother
She il Mrs Annie Hogard, &c years
old.
The spacious Methodist church at
Linn Grove Is crowded each evening
to hear Alfred Sturgeon, evangelist,
who is conducting series of meet
ings. Many conversions are reported.
The democratic state convention
viii be held in Council Bluffs July %.
L. nf
tee which has plans for the conyen-
ton in charge.
y A postoffice has been established at
Washburn, Black Hawk county, with
Henry Steimel as postmaster.
C. +. Hoyt, an automobile salesman,
was arrested at Mason City charged
with bigamy on the complaint of a
Chicago woman. She claims he mar
ried her three years ago and has never
been divorced. Last fall he married
Miss Eta V. Lopez of Mason q City,
who believes in his innocence and
says she win stand by him.
Gust Bekiares has been freed from
suspicion of guilt in connection with
the murder OF Selem Mehmet, a Turk
near III OCplChl~
Der, 1912. The indictment for first
degree murder has been dismissed at
Waterloo.
What is said by attorneys to be the
shortest will in Iowa was filed recent
ly at Waterloo. 1t contained but sew
enteen words. Flora M. Fellers was
the maker, and the will reads as fol-
lows: 81 hereby will all my personal
property, real estate and money to
my husband, f. M. Fellers."
Obey Nelson OF Slater, former Story
county member of the state legisla-
ture, has started movement for the
organization Of the Norwegian veter-
ans on the civil and Spanish-American
wars. feunion at Minneapolis at
the time, of the centennial celebration
in May u planned |