Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-12

killed tnere last rail- While riding IN
McClain's automobile. The machine
ran into a ditch and Hedrick's neck
was broken. The grand jury has also
indicted McClain on a charge of man
slaughter on Information tending to
show that he was intoxicated at the
time OF the accident.
Churches at oskaloosa claiming in
jury to their attendance, have inaug-
urated campaign against movies and
opera house shows, demanding that
the city council close them on the
Sabbath. The local Welfare league
has demanded action by the city au-
thorities, but resolutions providing for
Sunday closing failed The league
plans TO invoke state aid.
The last legislature enacted a law
prohibiting the spearing of rough fish
during the months Of March and April.
In former years there was no ban on
this practice. But this year 1t is IL
legal TO take fish from any stream by
this method. This warning perhaps
may keep many men out OF trouble.
The months of March and April are
the spawning period for fish"
The Fort Dodge arbitration board
will organize this week. after Judge
3. p Birdsall, one OF the arbitraters,
finishes his court work. J. B. Demp-
ster OF Des Moines, and Judge Bird
sail win meet at Fort Dodge, choose
the third member of the board and
haoin fba ipvaafioafi0n re Tho d;eei
culties between the electricians and
the Iowa Telephone company.
New postmasters commissioned in
Iowa are: Richard C. Smith, Burt;
Jos. NJ. Kelley Early; John S. Oar
rah, Gilman; Adolph Meyer, Hamp-
ton; Benjamin Delaney, Marcus; Dan
lei Fitzpatrick. Neville; John H. Kerr,
Pleasantville: Henry H. Stevenson,
Sherlock; Fred w. Bulls, Tripoli;
Henry J. Hoeger, waverly.
An effort is being made to have the
State Fair association appropriate
sufficient money to erect monument
at Fairfield to commemorate the hold
ing Of the first Iowa state fair, which
was held at Fairfield in 1854 on plot
Of ground marked out by an eleven
rail fence.
At the Waucoma special election TO
vote on the question Of purchasing the
water power rights and the mill site
OF the present owner, Robert TWAIN
ley, and erecting and conducting a mu-
nicipal electric light plant, the ques-
ton carried by vote of 179 for to 20
against
The Catholics OF Monticello have OPP
tons on several pieces of ground for
site for a new church. So far they
have come to no agreement on any
one place. As soon as the site Is
selected new $4,000 church will be
built.
There were twenty.one bidders for
the contract for furnishing and laying
tile on drainage district No IL in
Worth county. This contract is for
forty miles of tile lines in thirty-two
sections.
James A. Timmony pegan sentence
Of ten years in the penitentiary at Fl
Madison last week. Immediately upon
completing FIVE year term at Jeffer-
son City, Mo. The Iowa charge was
embezzlement at Vinton.
After hearing arguments Of agents
on the installation of burglar alarm
system in the state treasurers' office
the executive council postponed &C
ton on the matter until Governor
Clarke can be present.
A note left by William Taylor, a
stationary engineer who committed
suicide at Sioux City, explained that
he did not care to live to see his wife
obtain divorce.
The eleventh annual convention Of
the Iowa Master Bakers association
met at Burlington with large at
tendance. The sessions continued
three days.
Iowa leads all states In the union In
value OF her live stock, outranking
Texas by over s76,000,00o, according
to figures compiled by the state board
OF agriculture.
F. C. Koontz, merchant at Waukon
Junction, committed suicide by hang
ing. Several years ago he was In
jured, and since then his mind has
been affected at times
August Schultz. a farmer residing
In Hayes township. Ida county, sold
240 acres Of his land for $4,000, or
5000 an acre. The improvements on
this farm are ordinary.
Thomas A. Buckley, aged 26, was
buried twenty feet under ground by a
cavern, while digging well near Ok
ford. Rescuers dug through fourteen
feet OF dirt to recover the dead body.
d. W. Garner sold HIS $40 acre farm
east OF Glidden TO A. e. Myers for a
consideration OF 5000 per acre. Mr.
Garner purchased this farm in 1899
for $50 an acre.
The Standard OIL company has pur-
chased ground near Logan and win
put in tanks for kerosene, gasolene
and lubricating oil. The tanks will
be located on the Lincoln highway.
J. C. Harvey Of Humeston will be
a progressive party candidate for con-
gress In the Eighth district, accord
ing to an announcement just made.
Fire destroyed the drug store, har-
ness shop, town hail and barber shop
at Mondamin. The loss Is heavy.
John R. Mott, secretary Of the World
Student Christian federation, will give
a series OF addresses at the State
University OF Iowa April 24-26. He
and Miss oolooah Burner. national
secretary OF the Y. w. c. A., win be
the principal speakers in campaign
for religion which IL being planned by
the university Christian associations.
Art Carroll. young man employed
by the Fort Dodge, Des Moines &
Southern interurban, ended his life at
Boone by drinking poison.
The city Of Nevada will entertain
the Waterloo Presbytery, which win
meet late in April.
The immediate expenditure OF $780,
000, 900 in the construction OF perman-
ent roads, payable one-tenth per cent
per annum for ten years, Is the solu-
ton offered by Jas {. Davis, chief
counsel for the Chicago G Northwest
ern railroad, for one OF Iowa's great
est prcblems-the emigration OF its