Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-19


ing as carried on by the members OF
the Benson Cow Testing association,
an organization Of farmers a few
miles west of Cedar Falls. BY weigh
ing and testing the milk production
of each individual COW and culling out
the poorer ones in their herds, these
farmers are reaping golden harvest
compared to their profits of few
years ago before they adopted scien.
tifc methods of feeding and grading
stock.
Iowa postmasters have been con-
firmed as follows: Clarence Z.
Brooks, Brooklyn; Frank Thompson,
Cambridge; l.. H. Flood, Carson; Lee
s. Edwards, Dunlap; E. p. McManus,
Keokuk; George II. Helsche, Keota;
William H. Keough, Lehigh; Thomas
Massie, Logan; Isaac Fouch, Monroe;
II. F. A. Hilmer New Hampton; John
r. Strickland, Parkersburg; Martin
C. Nelson, Spirit Lake; Elmer A.
McIlree, West Union.
c. o. Arendt, a locomotive fire.
man, was injured In the Milwaukee
yards at North McGregor. His en-
CINE was at the coal chutes taking
coal and the unexpected starting Of
the engine caused him to slip, throw
ing him under the engine. One leg
was cut of, and the other was SO
badly injured that it may have to be
amputated.
Mrs. Lesbia Grant Cameron, matron
Of the Eastern Star home at Boone,
and lie Roy Perkins OF Moss Point,
Miss, were married by the Rev A. L.
Golden of the Marion st. Methodist
church. The ceremony was read in
the presence of members of the home
Both were former residents Of Sioux
City.
William Shiffer, retired 'lrmer Of
near Nodaway, is dead. Shiffer and a
friend were shooting rats. The friend
stopped over to pull a rat from un-
der corn crib and accidentally
knocked a shotgun from Shiffer's
hands. AS it hit the ground 1t was dis
charged. the charge tearing a fatal
wound.
An order issued by the state board
OF parole for the performance of the
operation of visectomy upon twenty
three prisoners in the penitentiary at
Fort Madison caused less excitement
among the convicts than did the
news of the passage of the act by the
legislature which authorized steriliza-
ton OF detectives.
The Waterloo Evening Courier and
the Waterloo Daily Reporter hereaft-
er will be issued from the Courier Of
ficHSIn consolidation, the publishers
being the w. H. Hartman company.
These are two Of the oldest papers in
the state. The Courier was establish
ed by w. H. Hartman in 1858, and the
Reporter In 1868.
Louis Droz, who lived alone, was
found dead in his home at Batavia.
He had been missing for three weeks.
The town marshal broke into his
home and found the body. Death ap-
pears to have taken place two weeks
ago. ...
The directors Of the Iowa Union,
an all university mems club at the
state university at Iowa City, have
signed long time lease for the st.
James hotel property. The building
will be used as club home.
The small engine which has fur
nished power for the prison light and
power plant at Fort Madison is to be
replaced by a new Corliss engine and
d25 Watt generator at a cost Of 81
900.
Club women have commenced &C.
tive preparations for the entertain
ment of the next biennial convention
OF the Iowa Federation Of Women's
clubs, which viii be held in Iowa City
In May, 1915.
A n. Palmer Of Dubuque, Ia, has
been appointed assistant observer in
connection with the weather bureau
service to be located at San Francis
CO, Cal.
Adj. Gen. Guy z. Logan has order
ed the election Of lieutenant colon
ell of the Fifty-fourth /. N. G. at Burl-
ington to succeed Fred s. Holstein,
whose term expires soon.
Keokuk's preacher candidate for
mayor, the Rev. J. F. Sanders, has an
nounced his platform. He stands for
protection of legal saloons: no pro.
lection of bootleggers.
Charles M. Perry, Phi. D., has been
ordained In the Unitarian ministry. He
recently entered upon his work as
pastor OF the First Unitarian church
of Iowa City.
A three weeks revival service
which has just closed at Lorimor re-
suited in eighteen baptisms, and
twenty-five united with the church.
The ninth annual state convention
of the Fraternal Order OF Eagles will
be held in Keokuk June "a and 20.
George Mitchell, who has been SUI
perintendent Of the Iowa State col
3ege farm for the last eight years,
has resigned his position and moved
to his farm near Iowa Falls. Mr..
Mitchell has been very successful dur
ing his administration Of affairs on
the college farm.
A wedding q. more than passing in
terest was the marriage of Mrs. Mary
C. Markin, a wealthy widow Of Poca-
hontas county, to her stepson, W. w.
Markin. The bride is the widow OF
B. F. Markin, who died at Rolfe sew
eral years ago and the groom is the
Oldest son Of the dead man.
Dividends on the stock OF the Wat.
erloo Cattle Congress were declared
and paid by banquet of the stock
holders. The stock was subscribed,
not for profit individually, but to
boost one of the biggest shows in
the state.
Joseph Picha, a farmer near Iowa
City, committed suicide by drinking
q large amount Of carbolic acid while
talking with friends in the 'Bena gro
Gerry store in that city.
One hundred and twenty-four Der
sons professed conversion at revival
meetings, just concluded at the osco-
o. ~r-'-.'~7 chv-ch.