Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-05-07

rest was the result of mistaken iden-
tity, he being taken for man named
Stoddard.
Frank H. Laufer of Iowa City, a
veteran of the Spanish and Philippine
wars, and John p. Painter, WASH
ington veteran who were killed in the
Chicago & Northwestern freight yards
at Chicago last week were two old
soldiers on their way to Milwaukee to
reenlist. Laufer was a former PR.
vate in Company L, Fiftysecond Iowa
infantry, and Painter, private in
Company B, First infantry, Washing
ton volunteers.
Mills county farmers to the number
of about sixty are planning to attend
the next farmers short course at Iowa
State college in style. They wrote to
Dean c. F. Curtiss notifying him that
they will arrive In two Pullman
coaches, with porters and other
trimmings" and that they are arrang-
ing to live in the coaches during the
short course.
The general assembly of the Pres
byterian church of the United States
will give to Highland Park college,
Des Moines, an endowment fund of
s250,000 If the 100000 campaign of
the institution now being prosecuted
is successful DR.. George p Magill,
president Of the school, received word
from officers Of the assembly to this
effect
II n fsnfn fr hata Il
ruptcy at Des Mo.nes, signed an or
der directing Morris Bloomberg,
bankrupt, to turn over funds aggre-
eating more than $1,000, which he is
alleged to have concealed, to Wilfred
c. Lane, trustee. Bloomberg is fac
ing a criminal charge in the federal
court of having failed to report all of
his assets.
Judge C. d. Wheeler, in district
court at Council Bluffs, took the case
Of hayward Anderson against the
Rock Island railroad for damages from
the jury, and directed a verdict for
the defendant The plaintiff, an en-
ploye of the railroad, claimed damages
because he was hit on the head by
beer bottle thrown from Rock Is
land train.
The body of Frank Devorick, who
was killed in the fighting at Vera
Cruz, will be sent to Blakesburg, near
Ottumwa, within the next week for
burial. Young Devorick was taken
from the orphans home in Ottumwa
when years of age by Mr. and Mrs.
A. j. Bailey of Monroe county.
The club women of Sioux City are
leaders in many reform movements. A
resolution was recently passed where
in the members of the Women's club
pledged themselves to do their shop
ping before o'clock in the after
noon.
Burglars made a rich haul at the
c. Ewald home In Marshalltown
while the members of the family were
down town In the evening. Loot to
the amount of 1888, included $3.50 in
currency, two gold watches, and sew.
eral articles OF jewelry was secured.
Judge Reed at Dubuque imposed
500 maximum fine on the Chicago.
Milwaukee & st. Paul road on two
counts for violation Of the sixteen
hour law. The violations took place
July 8 and 4, 1918, on the Dubuque
division.
Elks OF the state will take posses
sion of Iowa city June Is, 10 and 20,
when the state convention will meet
there. Extensive plans have been laid
for the convention Committees are
now working on the parade and deco
rations.
Kester Chedistet and son, Raymond,
Z, and Pearl, 1S-month-old son of An.
dy Nalevanko, all of Abba, have been
taken to Iowa City to take treatment
at the state hospital for hydrophobia.
They were bitten by mad dog.
The campaign to establish COM
munity work for boys under the aus.
pices of the Y. M, c. A. began at Cen
terville last week and ended Sunday
evening in big union meeting at the
Christian church.
Frank Z. Brown, assistant city cleo
trician at Marshalltown, came near
being killed when he came in contact
with live wire. Brown will recover.
He got hold of telephone wire that
had been charged with 1900 volts.
Members of Company D, 44th Iowa
infantry, who enlisted from the col.
leges of Iowa in 1864. will have their
fftieth annual reunion as a feature of
the commencement program at the
University of Iowa, June 14-17.
Principal Fred A. Martin. who has
been at the head OF the high school
at Sac City, has accepted the position
OF superintendent Of the Lake View
public school,
The congregation of B'nai Jacob at
ottumwa has decided upon building
synagogue. The location is in the
center Of the city.
Charles Ruth, about 50 years of
age, a prominent farmer OF near
Ames, dropped dead due to enlarge
ment Of the heart.
Silas w. Johnson, superintendent Of
the schools at Greenfield, has accept
ed position at Oelwein.
Corn planting is under way in the
southern part of the state. The season
Is much further advanced than usual
at this period OF the year, the farm
ers declare. Winter wheat is show.
ing up in excellent shape.
Taylor Trusty, aged 81; Mrs. liver
Olson Dahlen, aged Sc, and Mrs.
Martha Marie Jensen, three pioneers,
died at their homes at New Hampton
within the past week.
Red Oak has daily medical inspec-
tion OF its public schools. In the an
nual report Of the city health officer
II was learned that only one child Of
school age had died within the year.
Stanatis Kapaneritis, Greek section
hand, was crushed to death and J. w.
Nesmith, engineer, was cut about the
head when a travelling steam crane
overturned in the West Liberty yards
Of the Rock Island.
A runaway horse drawing deliv-
cry wagon crashed through the front
Of the Kidd drug store at 0ttumwa