Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-11-19

Moose was held at DeS MONIES last
week at which the following officers
of the state organization were elect
ed c. c. Putnam, Des Moines, junior
past dictator; John Denison, Dubuque,
state dictator; John Kenderdine, Des
Moines. vice dictator; ALI. G. Cook
Ottumwa, prelate; A. L.. Madden,
Muscatine, secretary and treasurer;
c. Henshaw, Des Moines, outer guard;
A. L. Kloss. Iowa City, inner guard;
b. III. Schouboe Of Des Moines, H. w.
Fulton OF Dubuque and E. j. Wenner
of Waterloo, councilmen.
According to the final report OF the
government the corn crop In Iowa
this year reached 5000, 900 bushels.
This is an increase of 100000 BUSH
els over the estimate made on Oct. /.
Using the figures furnished by the
agricultural department as a basis,
Iowa corn on Nov. l was worth 81
cents bushel, making a total value
on that date of s237,29O,OO0.
Swift punishment was melted out
at Manchester to a poultry thief last
week. Albert Strict stole 100 ducks
from John Lubbock of North Fork
Tuesday night, was arrested for the
crime Wednesday, arraigned the same
day, plead guilty and was sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary at
Fort Madison and Friday began serv-
ing his time in that institution.
Miss Mary Lane, aged twenty,
charged with the murder OF her newly
born infant last July in Dubuque, to
which crime she confessed, was ac-
quilted by jury at Dubuque. 1t was
held she was mentally incompetent
when the child was smothered. The
girl is a native OF West Union, but
was employed in Dubuque.
Andrew George, who killed his
wife with a revolver while she was
nursing her infant child, has been
bound over to the grand jury at Fort
Dodge on the charge of murder. The
man, who is a miner, was drink crazy
when he committed the crime. Three
little children were left motherless.
A. C. Snyder. prominent real es-
tate dealer Of Sioux Rapids. offered
the Ladies' Aid society of the Meth
odist church at Storm Lake an acre
of corn providing the women would
get out and husk and market the,
corn. The women accepted the offer
and are richer by $50 as result.
J. B. Young, Jr., the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. o. P. Young Of Knoxville, was
fatally injured in a motorcycle acct
dent on the streets of Pella. Mr..
Young was rural mail carrier on route
out Of Pella. He fell from the mo-
: t0rcycie- and struck his head against
the wheel of an automobile.
iowa pensions granted recently are
as follows: Sarah E. Coles, Charlton,
SIP; Julia M. c. Jelhson, Marion,
s12; Mary A. Cox, Knoxville, $1e:
Sophia c. Mccoy, Muscatine. SIP;
Glen e. Plumley, Des Moines. $24;
Inez e. Wade, Gravity, $12.
James l.. Umphreys, 3S years old.
who was killed near Red Oak by a
kick Of a mule, was a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles C. Umphreys Of STEM
nett. He leaves widow and FIVE
children. For several years he lived
at Odeholt.
The state department on tubercu-
losis under the board of control is
planning big conference on tubercu-
losis to be held at Shenandoah Nov.
20 and Fl. This conference is the
first of series to be held throughout
Iowa this fall and winter.
Thieves robbed the home of Frank
Dunshee at Cedar Rapids. They Sc
cured two valuable guns and watch
valued at $40, but missed diamonds
belonging to Mrs. punshee worth
nearly $1,000.
Mrs. Martin Hackett of Usage, who
recently passed her eightieth birth
day anniversary, lays claim to being
the first white child born in Iowa
the place of her birth being Dubuque
county.
Seventeen years at hard labor in
the penitentiary at Fort Madison was
the sentence imposed by Judge The
ophilus at Davenport on Johann wy
mock, convicted of second degree
murder for cutting off his wife's head.
The farm buildings Of Howard
Nicholson in Marion township, Mar
shall county, were burned causing q
loss of $4,000. A small boy playing
with matches is supposed to have
started the blaze.
The Salvation Army at Sioux City
has entered on a campaign to raise
5000 for the relief OF the Belgian
sufferers in addition to collecting
quantities of old linens to make lint
for the wounded.
The new $4,000 M. E. church al
Terri was dedicated free from debt
Sunday by the Rev. d. A. McBurney
district superintendent Of the Sheldon
district.
At the regular monthly meeting OF
the board of curators OF the State
Historical society at Iowa City the
following were elected to member
ship in the society: Mrs. G. E. An
derson, Red Oak; Mrs. J. i. Holden
Cedar Rapids; Mrs. Addison Kissel
Council Bluffs; e. Lewis, Iowa City,
and Hugh Shepherd. Mason City.
John Mcdonnell the 5 year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Mcdonnell OF
Cedar Rapids, died from injuries re
ceived when he was struck by an
electric car driven by Mrs. Grant Col
Inns. The child was playing in the
street and ran in front OF the car.
In fight over the ownership OF
two chairs at Sioux City one man
was fatally shot and two seriously
injured by knives and bullets. Chas.
Alyano was shot in the back. He will