Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-02-12


Fitzpatrick at Neville, John p. Kerr
at Pleasantville, George w. Jones at
Radtliff, L. II. Stevenson at Shell
Rock, Fred w. Bulls at Tripoli, Harry
J. Hoeger at wayerly. s.
A mad steer is reported running at
large In the country east of Boone and
all efforts at capture have proved
fruitless. The animal became fright
ened while it was being weighed and
made dash for liberty, breaking
through fences and every other OBJ
struction in its path until it reached
the timber. 1t has been seen several
times but makes its escape before any
one can shoot II.
William II. Berry, chairman, and the
members OF the state board of parole
were vaccinated so they might 90 TO
the Fort Madison penitentiary to In
vestigate cases OF prisoners who have
applied for parole. Owing to the
smallpox scare at the penitentary the
state board of health issued an order
that no one who has not been vaccin-
ated shall be permitted to enter the
state prison.
Almost the entire business section
OF the town OF Harvey, In. ten miles
east OF Knoxville, was destroyed by
fire, which originated through the ex-
plosion OF gasoline lighting plant.
Those who suffered most serious loss
are: Harvey National bank: Or. Pas
co, who lost his drug store and fix-
lures; the Degeest general store, the
Crook restaurant and the Harvey Coal
company.
The largest real estate transaction
recently made in the vicinity of Mar
shalltpwn was consummated when T.
S. Cartwright sold his $50 acre farm
near Luray for 100000. Mundy &
Scott, real estate firm, are the buy.
ers. They intend to divide the acre
age into smaller farms The farm is
wen improved and is adapted to stock
raising and dairy purposes.
Beginning year in advance, the
graduates OF the University OF Iowa
medical college OF the class OF 1878
| are planning TO hold a reunion during
the commencement season Of 1915.
Letters are being sent out so that the
old grads OF the class will be able
to meet for the fortieth anniversary
Of their graduation.
Marshall county paid last year on
its public highways the sum OF SIS,
SS2.S1, according to the report just
furnished the state highway commits
sion by former County Engineer Ash.
New concrete bridges were built at a
cost OF sic, 60, and wooden
bridges repaired cost sl4,465.7l.
Sugar beets will not be grown in the
vicinity Of Estherville the coming sea.
son. The beet sugar factory does not
desire to contract for them The quail.
ity the last two seasons has been ex.
cellent but II has been losing prop
osition to the company.
The new Hotel Woods at Iowa Falls
was opened with an informal reeep
ton. 1t Is one OF the finest improve.
ments ever made in that city. 1t rep
resents an investment of 800, 600, and
will take front rank among the hotels
OF the West.
Sheriff Albert d. Larson Of Waukon
captured Melvin Clark at waukon
Junction. Clarke was wanted for al
legged completely in the robbery OF a
bank at Du Page, III. in which the
assistant cashier OF the bank was
shot.
Calhoun county's beautiful new
court house is rapidly nearing com,
pletion and the superintendent OF the
work says that II will be ready te
turn over 70 the county by April !
The contrac: cost OF the building 1,
s1o2.6oo.
A record IN the number OF hogs sold
In Cedar Falls was established when
more than 800 head were brought u
market in one day. The stock yards
Of all four railroads In the city were
taxed TO their limit.
Bud Robinson and John Cooper
Kansas City negroes who shot and
killed william Wilson Of Delmar
Dec. is, In an attempt to hold up a
saloon at Clinton, pleaded guilty. tc
murder in the first degree.
Mrs, Jane Anderson. 60 years old
resident OF Angus, was killed instant
ly when struck by train near the
Park street crossing in Perry. She
was walking in the center OF the
track
In three years there will be more
educated women voting in the United
States than educated men. according
to Graham Taylor, the noted Chicago
special worker. addressing the stu
dents OF the State University of Iowa
Harrison Mills, pioneer resident
who has lived near Perry for about
sixty years, died after a three months
illness. He was rs years old and Is
survived by his wife and twelve chill,
dren.
Mayor W. II. Merner, member OF
the class of So OF the Cedar Falls
high school. appeared before the
school board and made formal presen.
tstion of q new $1,000 gymnasium.
H. G. Parker's general store al
Hawkeye burned. Loss. building 49,.
900, stock $4,000. insurance $4,000
Practically nothing was saved
Dubuque's pioneer business man, w
W. Wormocd. who has conducted a
| jewelry store on Main street for fifty.
seven years. has retired. There Is nc
man In business now who was there
when Mr. Wormood started.
About 1861 pounds of turtles were
dug out Of the banks Of the wapsie,
near Fredeiika, recently. and shipped
to Philadelphia. The shippers receiy.
ed Az cents pound.
The new Methodist church built Al
Griswold at a cost OF $4,000 was
dedicated at services held Sunday
The new church Is model structure
Tor a community the size of Griswold
At a meeting OF the board OF the
First United Evangelical church OF
Marshalltown 1t was decided TO build
a new church TO cost $4,000. The
present church was built in 1858. and
is no longer suitable to the needs OF