Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-04-30

late Mrs. Helen Mar Comstock, resi-.
dent of that city, whose death occurred
in California Easter Sunday. Mrs.
Comstock leaves to the missionary So
ciety OF Westminster Presbyterian
church $1,000; to Trinity church So
900. An equal amount is left to Ora
ham hospital as an endowment fund
for a room to be known as the Martha
VI. Graham room.
The appeal In the disbarment pro-
ceedings against W. F. Condor, attor-
ney of Webster county, has reached
the supreme court. In this case Con-
don was charged with causing six
suits against attorneys to be filed In
the district court. The case was SEN
sational at the original hearing owing
to the prominence Of the persons in
volved.
Waterloos trade school closed It's
first years work with banquet. In
the purely Industrial subjects Water
loo was the banner city Of the state
in the first years work. Instruction
was given in elementary and advanced
shop mathematics, elementary shop
drawing, shop sketching and gas en-
gines
Miss Lydia A. Berger, principal Of
Croker school, Des Moines, for the
past twenty-eight years and teacher
in the Des Moines public schools for
ty-fve years, retires at the close of the
present school year from active school
dictatorship. She will act as advisory
principal. Miss Berger began teach
ing fifty years ago near Des Moines
Charles Munson, better known in
Des Moines and vicinity as THE
Crazy Dutchman," who was shot and
killed recently by an officer at Mary
Vile, Mo, Is the man, who in Deem
Der, 1907, robbed the postoffice at De-
catur City, Ia, and served FIVE years
in Federal prison for the crime.
The convention of the Iowa Elec-
trical Workers association convened
at Cedar Rapids for two days ses-
sion last week Delegates we're CIV
en- fine banquet. A large class was
initiated into the social order Many
unique electrical stunts were pulled
off,
The electric light company of Hamp-
ton was voted a twenty-five year
franchise by vote Of PIT to 66. They
will now go ahead and furnish light
to the adjoining towns in Franklin
and other counties. 1t will mean one
of the largest plants in the state for
Hampton.
Don't talk to reporters This was
telegram Carlos Madero, youngest
brother of the assassinated president
of Mexico, who is a student at Ames,
received from Francisco Madero, ST..
his father, from the office of the Ma
deros in New York.
Judge Smith Mcpherson in the fed
eral court at Keokuk sentenced Jacob
Metz, Chicago live stock dealer, to
two years in the saltwater peniten-
itary on the charge of having used the
mails to defraud John Saar, Of Can
tril, Ia, of the sum of $4,000.
A warrant has been sworn out for
Emery d, Faatz, aged 2S, driver for
the Wells Fargo Express company,
who is missing. Eight hundred and
twenty-five dollars, $500 Of which was
in silver dollars, and weighed thirty
pounds, $780, missing, w
Greene county has let the contract
for the Head memorial bridge over
Butterick's creek on the Lincoln high
way east OF jefferson. The bridge
will consist of two fifty-five foot
arches and will cost $4,000.
Archbishop J. J. Keane OF Dr5uqus
has been engaged to deliver lecture
at the Auditorium at Des Moines on
the night of May 90 The archbishop
is one OF the best known of the Catho-
lie prelates of the middle west
The death of several horses belong
ing to farmers in the western part OF
Boone county resulted in an inyestiga-
tion and the discovery OF small red
worms No remedy seems to be eff
fective.
The fastest ball club In northern
Iowa Is the claim Of the team recent
ly made up at Rockwell. Several hun
dred dollars have been expended in
the undertaking and coach and bat
terry have been employed.
J. w. Harris, shot firer at the
Durfee mine two miles, east of Bussey.
was instantly killed by blast In the
mine room. He was As years OF age
and leaves a widow and five children.
Booze worth $500. confiscated by po-
lice during the last few weeks In
raids OF blind pigs and In arrests OF
illegal transporters. was destroyed
recently at Mason City by the officials.
The district court jury at Dubuque
in the case Of Mrs. Dora Brazzell,
charged with the murder Of her hus-
band. Charles Brazzell, returned a YER
dict OF murder In the second degree.
Mr.. and Mrs. William R. Atkinson
Of st. Anthony celebrated the fiftieth
anniversary OF their marriage recent
ly. Mr., Atkinson is 10, and his wife
sc years OF age.
r. ]. Belt. a former merchant and
now in the loan business at Waterloo,
has announced his candidacy for con-
gress on the progressive ticket.
A. Harvey, Sc, first agent OF the
Rock Island railroad at Washington,
Ia, died at his home there recently.
He held the position for thirty years.
Superintendent of Schools E. c.
Meredith OF Boone was arrested for as
sault on Loren Abel following charges
brought by Fred Abel, former presi-
dent of the school board and father OF
the boy.
The Waterloo, Cedar Falls & North
ern has sent its first freight train
from Waterloo to Cedar Rapids. The
interurban line is completed to Gen.
ter Point but the trolley is not In be-
yond Urbana.
L. l.. McFall has become associated
with E. T. Wall in the Osceola Demo
crat Mr.. McFall is an experienced
newspaper man.
The trial OF Mrs. Dora Brazzell for
the murder Of her husband. Charles
Brazzell. who was found dead In their
home Jan. "a. Is attracting unusual
attention owing to the circumstances
Of the case.
Postmasters commissioned recently
for Iowa are: Nelson c. Roberts Fort