Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-10-01

Iowa State college closed with 300
more enrolled students ON the campus
than at the end OF the same week a
year ago. With the students who
came in later, the total number in
residence will exceed 1900. a 10 per
cent increase. Including the summer
school students the enrolment for the
year will be 5000, a 20 per cent in.
crease over last year. II the winter
short courses repeat their enroll
ment Of last winter, the total attend
ance for the year will exceed 1000.
Warden j. C. Sanders Of the Fort
Madison penitentiary severely CRITICS
ed the states policy of handling con.
frmed criminals, at the conference OF
executives of Iowa institutions, held
at the state house. In discussing a
paper read by David C. Mott, member
of the state board of parole, in which
it was stated that the board has de.
MED paroles to nearly all confirmed
criminals, the warden stated that the
state is doing little for the man who
completes his sentence.
Rev. Robert Smylie, d. D., the su
perintendent of the Algona district OF
the Methodist Episcopal church, has
been requested by the laymen Of the
northwest Iowa conference to present
a paper at their annual meeting al
Forest City on a plan to divide the
state OF Iowa into three annual con
ferences instead OF four and provide
three Methodist colleges instead oil
Eve.
With the filing of the new bylaws
adopted at the Toledo convention oil
the Modern Woodmen OF America
with Emory III. English, state insud
ance commissioner, that society is Of
ficially back on its original basis. Al
the Toledo convention the society re
pealed the Chicago rates which caus.
ed so much confusion and resulted in
injunction proceedings being filed In
several states.
Fine stock breeders of the vicinity
of Shenandoah are planning a coop
erative registry association to include
the breeders of pure bred horses, cat.
tie, sheep and hogs in Page, Ere
mont, Mills and Montgomery counties
The new association will include the
membership of twenty-five old organ
izations. 1t is planned to build a
stock pavilion for sales.
Five year old Theodore Smith q
Bayard is one Of the five patients now
receiving the Pasteur treatment at the
University of Iowa hospital. He was
bitten by puppy on Sept. 8. Two
others are from the same town, Mr.
and Mrs. r. S. Allen. The other two
patients are Lloyd McConaughey oil
Knoxville and Chase Johnson of Red
Oak.
The Grinnell Implement company OF
Grinnell filed voluntary bankruptcy
petition in the federal court this week.
The assets of the concern aggregate
s22,956.79, of which $4,000 is claimed
as exempt. The liabilities are s21,.
1888. Philip and Edward German,
owners of the concern. also have filed
individual bankruptcy petitions.
Harvesting watermelons from q
boat was the unique experience OF X.
l.. Miller near Shenandoah following
heavy rain recently. His melon
patch was covered with water three
feet deep on top OF which the mel.
ons were floating, anchored by their
vines.
DR.. Edwards, who was called to a
rooming house in Omaha to care for
Miss Grace Pierce OF Harlan, who
died a few hours later, states that
the girls death was caused by pto-
maine poisoning.
Leroy Carpenter, fourteen years OF
age, was killed by bullet that struck
him behind the ear as he sat in the
yard Of M. w. Griffin in Sioux City.
Detectives are investigating the
shot.
The first inspirational teachers
meeting held In Marshal county since
the new law went into effect is SEIZED
uled for September 30-October 8, un.
der the direction OF Gertrude E. Miller,
county superintendent.
An unidentified farmer fell into q
cattle pen at the stock yards in Sioux
City and was trampled under the feet
of herd of steers before a rescue
could be effected
Edward Smith, well to do bachelor
living south OF Little Sioux, killed
himself by cutting his throat with a
knife. The cause OF his act is un-
known.
The tomato crop around Pella this
year is the best and the largest in
many years. The Pella Canning COM
pany has been running steady canning
the crop for the markets.
John p. Stommel Of Hooking, No.
4 mine was killed by fall OF slate
He was middle aged and leaves a
family. He was dead when found,
Mrs. Vessel Harms, living Just east
OF Little Rock, was found hanging
dead to rafter in her barn. She was
40 years old, and is survived by FIVE
children from the age OF 10 to a babe
In arms. She was we'll to do, owning
fine farm and with money in the
bank.
The 10 year old stepdaughter Of
Peter Bailuff, residing short dis
lance from Mount Etna, IN Adams
county, was accidentally few days
ago. The little one had found dyna-
mite cap, and It is supposed she was
picking 1t with pin when the explo-
sive was discharged.
Bootleggers fare hard at Sigourney.
Two fellows landed there recently
with couple OF suit cases. They