Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-09-24

delegation in congress protesting
against the increase of the revenue
tax on liquors. The protest will be
made in conformity with the action
adopted by the Des Moines conference
OF the Methodist church in concluding
session at Atlantic. The conference
also voted to call an interdenomina.
tional temperance convention in At
lantic, October 10. Churches, Sunday
schools and church auxiliaries are in
vited to send delegates.
Because he had not resided long
enough in one place, American citi-
zenship was denied to Isaac Ruben
stein, a student at the University of
Iowa and Chautauqua lecturer. Five
or six years ago he fled from Russia
and made his way through Europe
to the United States, and has travelled
about, attended different schools in
America and lectured ever since.
Oskaloosa held quiet celebration
Of its own when Admiral Frank Fetch
er, who was born there and made his
home in that city for years, was CIV
en- command of the Atlantic fleet OF
the United States navy at Hampton
Roads. Mayor Sewers and other citi-
zens of the city sent kilograms to
Admiral Fletcher congratulating him
on his new honor.
With the burial of Alfred ]. Man
derson there passed from among his
old associates a man who has been
prominent in the railroad circles of
Council Bluffs and western Iowa for
more than forty years. He was a
brother Of Gen. Charles F. Henderson
OF Omaha, who served several terms
as United States senator from Ne
braska.
DR.. J. P. Sprague, whom Grinnell
college has chosen to head the newly
created department of physical educa-
tion and hygiene, has arrived there
and is busy with plans for his work
This is the first instance in the state
of college installing a department
devoted entirely to the teaching OF
hygiene and the principles of coach
ing.
The board of supervisors has let a
contract for constructing seven miles
more of the Lincoln highway. With
the completion of this contract half
of the distance across Carroll county
will be graded and ready for hard
surface when the association gets
around to 1t. Four miles contracted
for last May have Just been completed
The Northwestern Veterans asso-
citation and the North Iowa Vetesans
association will hold a reunion at Ma
son City September 80 and 80. The
grand commander, Col. David j..
Palmer, and his adjutant, George A.
Newman. and possibly State Comman-
der Ward will be present.
Readjustment of the values OF live
stock for taxation in Iowa as ordered
by the state executive council, has
been completed. The equalization re-
suited in increasing the value Of live
stock from $3.50 ,64s.4S6 to 242,7OS,5Sc,
a raise of s12,057,150.
A new transmission line from Grin
nell to kellogg will be built this fall by
the Grinnell Electric & Heating CON-
pany, providing franchise is grant
ed the company at special election
to be held at Kellog on Oct. 8.
Harry Hoskins OF No. Hooking
was badly injured by fall Of slate.
He was crushed through the hips and
is now in the Miners hospital at AL
bia. He is young man and married.
A Keokuk girl is helping to write
passports for Americans in Germany
who apply to the embassy at Berlin.
She is Miss Florence Brinkman. a
prominent musician OF Keokuk, who
has been studying in Berlin.
Earle Truman, aged "a, formerly
Of Burlington. but for the last six
months proprietor of cleaning es-
Enlistment at Mount Pleasant, was
overcome by gasoline fumes and died
instantly.
H. H. Greer. representative OF the
Iowa Telephone company, was robbed
of his clothes, watch and $643 while
sleeping on an Illinois Central train
near Sioux City.
The thirty -fourth annual convention
OF the grand lodge Of the Ancient Or
der of United Workmen for Iowa, will
be held in Dubuque next May.
Peter Vokovich shot Louis Vukadon-
ivich six times through the chest and
loins at Mason City. Both are Mon
tenegrin laborers. Vokovich escaped
before the officers arrived.
Buena Vista college opened with
good enrolment somewhat larger than
last year The prospects are very
good under the direction of President
Echlin and Dean Barackman.
Charles L. Peck, aged SO, pioneer
OF central Iowa, was killed by street
car in Cedar Rapids. He formerly liv-
ed at Mechanicsville.
The forty-third session OF the North
west Iowa conference will be held at
Forest City Sept. 20 to Oct. 5. Bishop
Quayle will preside at the conference
and other leading men and women Of
the Methodist church will speak,
Rev. James A. Burns, who for five
years has been pastor of the Chris
tian church at Abba, has resigned. At
his request the resignation was &C.
cepted at once.
A small tornado destroyed the new
electric light plant and several barns
in Audubon. causing loss OF several
thousand dollars. Many trees were
blown down.
Charles Berg. whose vineyard Is six
miles south OF Odebolt, has marketed
forty tons of grapes which sold for 8
cents per pound on the local market