Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-01-15


Baskerville, which surrounding prop
erty owners have been endeavoring
to have drained, will remain a body
Of free water. The state executive
council has refused to order the lake
bed drained. The opposition to its
drainage was general, as people are
beginning to realize that the remain.
Ing lakes OF the state should be saved
for pleasure resorts and as nesting
places for water fowl.
The teachers minimum wage law
is having peculiar effect in some
localities. Heretofore, many teachers
had taught only in the winter, when
wages were higher. Now it has been
| discovered that teachers are willing
to conduct school in spring and fall,
but they are giving up their positions
for the winter term, because the
wages are no higher than in the fall.
Charles Haberer, % years old, was
fatally injured while working In a
gravel pit near Bouton. The top Of
the gravel bed had frozen and the
men were digging underneath, under
mining for distance of several feet.
Haberer was shoveling when the top
portion gave way and buried him.
Mrs. Beatrice Elizabeth Jepson, wife
OF DR.. William Jepson, one OF the
most prominent surgeons in the mid
die west, has fled suit for divorce
against her husband, at Sioux City, al
leging cruel and inhuman treatment.
She demands alimony In the sum OF
$1O0, 900.
Rev. Levi Humphreys and wife, for
mer Dallas county people, both OF
whom were residents of Redfield and
vicinity for many years, sailed re-
Gently for Japan. where they will en-
gage in missionary work for the next
few years.
Frank Cue of Keota has purchased
part OF the canning company's build
ings and lot and also the lighting
franchise voted to the company by
Williamsburg. He win install an
electric light system and hopes to ex-
tend it to Conroy and Parnell.
In the annual report of the County
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance as
ISOLATION of winneshiek and ALBANIA
kee counties there is shown to be
$4,S5l,952 worth of insurance In force,
an increase during the year of 1913
OF $2So, 03O.
John f. Mccall, sentenced two years
ago at Iowa City for the larceny of
5000 from the Salvation Army, used
to elope to Chicago, and paroled last
summer. has been again arrested
charged with seeking to renew atten-
tons to the girl with whom he eloped.
o. B. COPYRIGHT, former state SEN
ator, is candidate for district Judge
to succeed Judge Franklin C. Platt,
who will retire. For the las. thirty
FIVE years Mr.. COPYRIGHT has been a
practicing attorney, first in Butler and
then in Black Hawk county.
The next annual convention of the
Central Commercial Teachers associ-
alton will be held at Waterloo May z
8, The association embraces nine
middle western states and 200 dele
gates are expected.
In order to protect her and aid her
in making arrests while on duty at
night on the streets and in dance
halls. Mrs. Martha Scott. police ma
tron at Waterloo, has been granted
permit to carry a revolver.
The new German Evangelical Dea-
coness hospital and home at Marshall
town built during the last summer at
a cost of $4,000 has just been dedi-
Gated at services held at the Metho-
dict church.
A farmers institute will he held at
Williamsburg FEB. 81. The first day
the meeting will be at Conroy A
three day domestic science course is
planned and two evening entertain
ments.
| Harold Striyely, 8 years old, was
almost instantly killed near Glen
wood by the accidental discharge of
"a shotgun in the hands OF brother
while the four brothers were prepar-
ing to go rabbit hunting.
Under the impetus of the parcel
post the receipts OF the Waterloo
postoffice In 1913 were $238,610, or q
gain of s21, 400 over the previous year.
The receipts for last December were
$20,sss.
The Jackson county agricultural
short course opened at Bellevue with
371 people enrolled. This breaks all
records for the opening day enroll
ment during the eight years OF short
course work In Iowa.
Louis wendt, who came to Iowa
City two months ago from Germany
was fatally injured when an automo-
bile struck his motorcycle on clfl-
vert west Of that city.
C. C. Myre, an old resident and
prominent farmer living near Forest
City, was instantly killed when the
car he was driving turned turtle on
| the outskirts OF town.
| Capt Thomas Peel, rs years old,
truant officer at Burlington, and a
veteran riverman, fell of terrace
at his home, breaking his neck and
dying instantly.
| A special water works election held
at Humeston carried by two-thirds
majority. Bonds of 1000 will be
/ iootCo W NouohAuSb q lluhASAPdA WotCA
works system.
Carl F. Benjamin., an Omaha attor-
ney, has filed actions against twelve
Of the twenty-nine Council Bluffs sa-
looms. Allegations of selling to min
ors and habitual drunkards are made.
Charles City voted to electrify the
Charles City Western railway to Mar
BILE Rock, thirteen miles south, and to
extend the road either to Elma or Al
ia Vista. When this connection with
the Great Western is made, Charles
City will have five railways.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Poucher of
Charlton celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary recently. The cou-
pie was married in Des Moines coun-
ty, near Danville.
Fire at Adair destroyed James Nc
Donald's store building and contents.
The stock was valued at $4,000 with
$1,000 insurance.
John F. Marion, living near Morse,
Iowa, was instantly killed when