Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-08-20

Des MONIES county VIII try the new
art of making roads with clay and
sand. There is a much travelled high
way from Keokuk to Fort Madison
through what is known as the Skunk
river bottoms. In dry weather this
road is almost impossible on account
of the sand and in wet weather 1t is
equally hard to travel because OF
mire. The county board will try the
new fad of covering that highway
with clay so that in time the sand
and the clay will mix together and
make a permanent roadway.
II. J. Smith of Ackley is the posses
sor Of two freaks In the horticultural
line One is a snow ball bush which
is now blooming for the second time
this season, the first blooms appear
ing at the regular time in the mid
die of May. There are many bios
SONS on the BUSH The other exam
PIE of unnatural conditions in his
shrubbery is the poisoning of bush
of bridal wreaths, the ordinary time
for the towering Of which is in early
June.
In order to do away with two
bridges, and make one answer the
purposes by Strengthening the road.
Marshall and Jasper counties will
build an intercounty bridge on the
south line OF Marshall county. The
bridge will be ifty-foot span, six
teen feet wide, and win be of concrete
and steel. The estimated cost Is
about $4,000.
William Polite, an old soldier OF
Audubon, has the distinction Of being
paid the largest sum in back pensions
given any man by Uncle Sam in Iowa
in years. Mr. Polite has just received
draft for $9.0s4 from the pension "
nee at Des Moines. The amount will
make him comfortable for the remain
der of his life.
Mrs. Ida B. Wise Smith, wife of NAL
colin Smith of Cedar Rapids, candi-
date for governor on the prohibition
ticket, is to campaign the state on be-
half OF her husbands candidacy. Mrs.
Smith will be accompanied by Cecil
Burlingame of Cedar Rapids, who will
have charge of the music during the
itinerary.
J. T. Lanigan, editor OF the Jones
County Times, and who had been
recommended by United States Mar
shall e. r. Moore Of that district for
postmaster at Monticello. received his
commission from the postoffice de-
partment and has assumed the duties
OF his position.
Az. mt, Irfu Nv Dull nd
containing his wife and small child
and W. Raye Snider and H. Miller
--eniidet with a street car at Sioux
City. Snider received fatal injuries
from which he died an hour LATER at
hospital Snider graduated from
the state university last June.
Postmasters appointed for Iowa of
recent date are: Ainsworth, Washing
ton county, William w. Moore, vice
william t. Trotter; Kenwood Park,
Linn county, Jacob A. Oxley. vice
Hugh Napier: Oakville. Louisa coun-
ty, Fern F. Coffield, vice George R.
Hall.
Mrs. J. C. McDaniels was instantly
killed and her husband was badly
hurt when their auto ran into a fast
train. The accident happened at a
crossing two miles east Of osceola on
the Bluegrass road
Cities OF Iowa can not be restrain
ed from adopting ordinances prohibit
Ing the operation OF theaters on Sun
day, according to mandate receiv-
ed by the Iowa supreme court from
the United States supreme court.
Miss Julia Lathrop OF Washington,
d. c., director of the children's bu-
reau. will give the address Monday
afternoon, Aug. 81, at the Woman's
and Chidren's buildings at the Iowa
state fair.
II. p. Mathisen, laborer employed
at Ringsted, was killed one mile north
of Deliver by Northwestern freight
train. He is supposed to have gone
to sleep on the track.
Miss Vaughn, teaching the home
school between Logan and Magnolia,
has developed a colony OF silk worms
for the instruction OF the pupils in
the school
w. L. Plummer, farm hand near
Ames. was probably fatally injured
when he was struck by Northwest
ern train. He was taken to hospital
at Nevada.
Eight chtldren In the Upper family
held a reunion at Woodbine. The COM
bined ,ages were 442 years and weight
1870 pounds. The youngest is AZ and
the oldest "a.
After being in crippled condition
for more than ten years. Frederick
Teehau, aged 70 years, committed
suicide at Muscatine by hanging.
A meeting of the Kossuth County
Editorial association VIII be held at
Whittemore Friday, August "a.
Word has been received from DR..
Jennie Christ OF Ames, who has been
touring Europe, that she will return
at once with party OF young girls.
er. E. r. Root, editor of Bee Culture.
and Frank c. Pellet, Iowa state bee
inspector, also delivered addresses.
John d. Ross, of near Shenandoah,
has a record. He &es five miles
from Shenandoah. For forty years he
las served his township as secretary
OF the school board and has never
missed a meeting.
The Des Moines conference OF the
Methodist church will be held at At.
lantic. Sept. 0.
A squad Of convicts from Fort Madi-
son penitentiary is at work seven
miles southwest OF New London. The
squad is erecting buildings, making
fences, and putting the Mares Hester
farm in shipshape.
An election will be held at Aurelia
Aug. II, on the question OF issuing
81 900 bonds to build an electric light
and power plant, the current to be
brought from Cherokee.
Threshing has been the order OF
work with farmers in the vicinity of
Spencer the past weak. The yield
will range from thirty to fifty bushels
an acre The quality is good.