Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-01-22

NSoA SO iuOiidS anu -. II. I1ulCUSOu
OF Waterloo; Matt WITH, F. d. Bailey
and c. E. Hearst, Cedar Falls, and r.
NJ. Gum, Buckingham. 1t is planned
to hold the first fair next fall on
grounds located between Waterloo
and Cedar Falls. n ... .
An effort by County Superintendent
Mullin of Johnson county to induce
the dove of peace to settle in West
Lucas township resulted in a draw for
the contending factions at a char
mony' meeting at the court house in
Iowa City. The county superintend-
ent urged, as the only means of bring.
ing peace, that every man claiming
to be a school officer Immediately
resign. The plan was rejected.
The defense In the case OF the
Farmers Savings bank of Morrison
against w. R. Jameson of Waterloo
in which the jury returned a verdict
for $4,000 because the defendant
wrote a letter of introduction to the
bank for e. A. Boggs, president of the
Central Iowa Granite company, which
later failed, will appeal to the SUI
preme court
Senator Kenyon, Lafayette Young,
d. P. Hogan, Thomas McHanus, E. w.
Van Duyn, and other well known
Iowans will deliver addresses before
the annual convention Of Farmers
Grain Dealers association, to be held
at Waterloo, Feb. 1912. Fifteen hun
bred delegates and visitors are ex-
pected.
J. c. Wilkerson, trouble man In
the employ of the Postal telegraph
company, was found guilty at Atlantic.
of petty larceny. d. p. Fagen, a spe-
cial officer of the Rock Island rail-
way, arrested Wilkerson for stealing
coal from the company.
Nca:y 200 new members were add.
ed to the council OF the u. C. T. at
their Homecoming celebration held in
Des Moines. Governor Clarke and
other prominent speakers praise the
work of the association. -
c. w. Lamb of Redfeld is being
doomed by his friends in Dallas coun-
ty for commander of the state Sons
OF Veterans. He has the indorse-
ment Of many of the camps in central
Iowa.
The Doc Osler theories don't go
with l. w. Myers of Franklin county,
who, despite his seventy-four years,
has resumed teaching in the country
schools of that county.
Judge ]. H. Applegate Of Abel has
announced that he will not be a can
didate for seat on the supreme
bench, but will ask reelection to his
present position as district Judge.
Charles Swan, aged &c, pioneer
Of Henry county and a veteran of
the famous Fourth Iowa cavalry, died
last week at the home Of his sister,
Mrs. John Neal, in Mount Pleasant.
The top price for farm land in west
ern Iowa was reached when the six
ty-six acres of land near Hamburg
belonging to Dick Brown was sold to
George Good for $500 an acre.
A large barn belonging to Frank
Hodges, ten miles south of Perry, was
burned, together with a great deal of
fine stock and farm machinery. The
loss is $4,000.
Nine contestants are entered in the
annual home declamatory contest OF
the Waukon High school. The win
ner will represent the local school at
the district contest at Postville.
An unusual number of foxes have
been trapped In the vicinity of New
Hampton recently. Claude Falls, who
lives near Chickasaw, has caught five
red foxes and one silver fox.
Peter Ludwig, leading young drug.
gist Of Vail, committed suicide by
drinking poison in his home. Since
the death of his wife last October Lud-
wig has lost all interest in life.
At the annual meeting of the Fort
Dodge Portland Cement corporation it
was reported that the $4,000 plant OF
the company at Gilmore City will be
finished next summer.
ID. j. Morrison is dead and Andrew
Young is in a critical condition at
Emmetsburg as the result of fire in
bedroom at the Emmetsburg house.
A kerosene lamp started the blaze.
B. p. Jared, 46 years old, promin-
ent merchant living at Corydon, was
found shot to death. He had tried to
creep through a wire fence carrying a
loaded gun.
James Faley, aged 22, living near
Epworth, Dubuque county, was acct.
dentally shot and killed while hunt.
ing rabbits. Two years ago his faith
err met death in runaway accident.
The body Of Nicholas Beihl, At
years old, was found hanging in the
workshop on his farm near Centralia,
Dubuque county. The dead man had
been in poor health for two years.
On Jan. 80 the assets of the Iowa
Falls Gas company will be sold by
the sheriff About $4,000 is involv-
ed The plant now is in the hands
of George S. Forest, receiver.
Jap Bells automobile turned turtle
on the Glidden road near Storm creek
bridge and Mrs. Adie Bell Davis was
instantly killed.
The farm house on the F.. s. King
place, six miles south of Grundy Gen.
ter, was entirely destroyed by, FIRE.
The loss amounted to about $4,000
Church people at Nevada are plan
ming a series of evangelistic meetings
20 be held during the last two weeks
OF February and the first week OF
March. Messrs. Lowrey and Moody,
who are now holding series of meet
ings at Horton, Kans., have been Sc
cured to conduct the meetings.
Mrs. Martha Jolly, centenarian,
died at Cedar Rapids last week. Had
she lived until March / she would
have been 101 years old.
Authorities at Lorimor, Ia, believe
they have located Linda Sullivan.
who disappeared from Shenandoah
two weeks ago.
Seven thousand dollars damages
were awarded Mrs. Johanna c. Brown
of Marshalltown In the suit against
the Northwestern railway Mrs.
Brown brought suit for 100000 dam
ages against the railroad company
for tho daath nf her husband Edward