Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-08-13

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reason is known for his leaving vol
unfairly. He was Is years old, light
ly built, and somewhat round-should-
cred. His eyes were large and gray,
his complexion fair and his hair sandy
and closely cut.
Jos. Hutchinson OF Manchester has
let the contract for the construction
OF large dam across the Maquoketa
river north OF that city, the work to
be commenced at once. Mr.. Hutchin-
son owns the Manchester -four mills.
The dam will be of mammoth proper
tons, because Of the large volume Of
water held back of 1t.
The, biennial report of the Iowa
State Historical society has just been
submitted to Governor Clarke by the
board OF curators. The society now
numbers $50 members. Several thous-
and books and pamphlets have been
added to the library during the bien-
mum, the collection now embracing
Al. 900 titles.
Work has begun on the $4,000 job
OF street paving ordered by the city
Of Ottumwa July 81. South Jefferson
street leading to the Milwaukee pas.
senger station Is the first street to be
resurfaced and 1t is expected to get
considerable of the work completed
before the snow falls.
The w. F. Kucharo company of Des
Moines has been awarded the contract
for building the new $4,000 addition
to the gymnasium at the state uni
versity, according to an announcement
OF the building committee of the state
board of education. The Kucharo
company bid s35,2S0.
At an election held In the Lincoln
Lee Consolidated school district at
Storm Lake on the question Of issu-
ing $1,000 bonds for the erection of
school building, a unanimous result
was returned in favor of the PROPOSE
ton.
A special election was held recent
ly at Charles City to vote on twenty
FIVE year franchise for the Charles
City Lighting and Heating company.
The vote cast was to / in favor Of
granting the franchise.
Harold Olson, aged II, was shot in
the leg when a number Of boys at
tempted to demolish a refreshment
stand at the Chautauqua grounds at
Ottumwa No charges were made in
police court and no arrests followed.
At the election held in Dayton the
proposition to grant franchise to the
Central Light and Power company Of
Boone to install an electric system in
Dayton carried by a majority vote OF
116 in favor of the franchise.
On various charges of absence from
duty without leave. Ralph j. Baldwin,
member of Company !, of the Fifty
fourth regiment of the Iowa national
guard, was court martialed and dis
charged from service without honor.
Miss Catherine Gilchrist, the oldest
member of one of McGregor's Oldest
and most prominent families, died re-
Gently at her home there at the age
OF SO. Miss Gilchrist came to Nc
Gregor with her parents in the fifties.
The Germans Of Burlington held
massmeeting and appointed a commit
tee to solicit funds which will be
sent to Germany for hospital and 9TH
er expenses.
The Hart-Parr company OF st.
Charles has cablef its representatives
in Europe to return &c America as
soon as possible, probably by way Of
Italy.
The senate has confirmed the fol-
lowing Iowa postmasters: G. e. Scoles,
Nashua; Harry e. Chicester, New
London, and Francis A. Gallagher,
Walnut
Earl Tjossem, 20 years old, has
been arrested at Spencer on charge
of using the mails to defraud. He is
alleged to have written letters to
William Berhhagen demanding 5000.
The l. o. o. F. of Waukon will hold
their fourth annual convention at For.
| est Mills, Aug. u. Grand Chaplain
knight will deliver the address.
| Postville Is to have new depot.
Officials of the Milwaukee road have
decided to erect modern structure
there.
Thomas Swisher, IA year old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. s. A. Swisher of Iowa
City, was fatally hurt in an automobile
accident at Rockford, Ill.
A man believed to be Earl Houchen
from Nebraska was killed when he fell
from Burlington freight train near
Bernhart.
Fred Wieland, who has lived near
Red Oak many years. committed sui
eide by hanging.
The Des Moines' conference Of the
Methodist church will be held at At
lantic, Sept 8.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Lorenzen, 20 and
e6 years old, committed suicide at
Davenport by turning on the gas and
closing all the doors and windows.
Until recently Marion county claim
ed two OF the largest hogs in the
state-Big Knox, property OF Issore
Overton OF Knoxville, and Bib Victor,
owned by Arie Kool, farmer near
Cordova. Big Victor died of excessive
heat on July 90. His weight was J..
009 pounds. Big Knox weighs nearly
LOO pounds, and is in good health.
What is believed to be a mastodon's
tooth has been found up the Iowa
river by Deputy Fish and Game War
den Norman Muncy. The tooth
weighs about FIVE pounds and resem-
bles an elephants molar. but is prob
ably thousands OF years old.
More than 100 horses are already
entered for the speed events at the
Clarinda fair, which is to be held from
August "a to rs, and II is estimated
that fully 200 fast horses will be quar-
tered at the fair grounds before the
| fair opens.
Lorenzo Vlnneill was instantly kill.
ed on the electric light line six miles
east OF Glenwood. He was cutting
limb from a tall tree. The limb fell
across the wire causing short cir
cult.
Albert Brownell of Stanley was in
stantly killed when a crowbar fell.
striking him at the base OF the skull.