Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-12-24
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fering and want Of the needy PERSONS
in Shenandoah during the extreme
cold weather, the Commercial club has
arranged an employment bureau.
Work WILDE given the poor that call
the secretary OF the association. Peo-
pie wanting helpers leave their appli-
cations with the secretary and are
provided with them. There are nu-
merous families there that have ask
ed for aid since the cold weather
came. gro 49,
Leon suffered another loss by FIRE.
the barns owned by J. Ceslar were
burned. One barn was occupied by
the Aaron Poultry company IS tenn
porary quarters. The poultry COM
pany lost about 1000 chickens and a
similar number Of turkeys. Mr.. Ces-.
lar lost large amount Of feed. No
stock was burned = The IossJ ID be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 with some
insurance. a.4.. -. =, - rafsnt
Lee Belmont Of Sioux City claims
he carries the banner for illluck. Five
years ago he broke his leg and the
bones healed badly, nece ssitating him
using q crutch. Since then he has
broken the leg Ave different times, be-
ing laid up in the hospital at the pres.
emit time with broken bones. In ad.
dition he is carrying broken arm
around with him.
A monster pine tree GO years old
will serve as the community Christ
mas tree for Keokuk this year. The
old pine was soon to be cut down
along with other trees to clear space
for the playground for the new Gar.
field school which Is being erected.
It was decided that no better use
could be found for 1t than for the Ke.
okuk celebration.
To cling to the vestibule of a fast
train with the mercury IA below zero.
was the experience Of Arthur Krebs.
He boarded Rock Island train at
Cedar Falls, clinging to the rear
brass rail. He was unable to rouse
anyone inside, and rode in the frigid
wind until the train reached Greene.
when he fell to the platform.
J. w. Holder. aged Is. who Is mar
ried and has four children at Gel
vein, IL held In jail awaiting action
by the federal grand jury on charge
Of having brought Miss Guckeen Of
Blue Earth. Mimi, across, the state
border In violation Of the white slave
act. e..n
Former President ]. B. Holtz. Of the
Boone Commercial association, was
given q banquet by the directors of
the association at the Hotel Crazy.
Mr.. Holtz will move his Arm, the
Black Label Grove company, to Water.
loo, in short time and for that rea-
son resigned the presidency.
BENJAMIN Fehr, Rock Island en-.
giheer who served for many years at
Eldon, died at Cleveland, o., and will
be buried in Pennsylvania. He was
aged II years and served in Penn
sylvania regiment during the war Of
the rebellion.
John NJ. Tickle and wife who have
spent the last three months In Alas.
ka and Washington state with their
sons, returned to Lake City. Mr..
Tickle has been secretary Of the
school board and city clerk at Lake
City for twenty years. This is his
first real vacation. ~ vA,.
A former Keokuk. woman IL going
to the front In the European war.
Mrs. Arthur Orr, formerly Miss Alice
Meigs, daughter of Major Meigs. is
to join the Red Cross service In
France along with other American
women. Her husband is secretary to
the American embassy in Paris.
One of the smallest tax sales ever
held in Ringgold county was held
by County Treasurer R. A. Lawhead.
Several pieces Of land were adyertis-
ed but the tax was paid on all but
forty.four and there being eight bid
ders present the sale was concluded
In Q few minutes.
Both stores and the postoffice at
Bentley. several miles east Of Council
Bluffs. were robbed, probably by three
men who felt 80 secure In their do
partures that they even built q IRE in
the postoffice stove and made them.
selves comfortable.
Mrs. Frank Perkins Of Corwith
was badly burned and the house set
on fre BY the explosion Of gasoline
aad iron. The iron exploded In her
hand, throwing the burning huid over
h~- ~a~hk .gSn ana Zane vrnoktu~ v>~w
painful II not dangerous burns.
John Lawrence. paroled convict
who has been held In the county jail
at Mason City for investigation In
connection with the stealing Of the
Quimby automobile ON Thanksgiving
day, 10 to be returned to the Ana
mosa reformatory.
Mr.. H. A. Gnagy had we'll drilled
on his farm near Shellshurg that cost
$3.50. II was necessary to drill 473
feet before good flow OF water was
secured. ~ '''ss
u Figures compiled by members OF the
board OF supervisors show that the
last election cost Polk county g..
25e.e4. OF this, amount $1,000 was
for the rental Of twenty-five extra
voting machines.
More than ton Of turtles Of the
Swapping variety" have been shipped
from Alta to Chicago by one man.
Large numbers ane being shippsd
eastward at the present time.
BY special election held In the
city Of Urbana the town voted 70
bond itself for $4,000 for the purpose
Of installing an electric light system.
There are three additional cases OF
diphtheria In Shenandoah. Two chill