Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-11-05

was working for the city as an en-
gineer at the Municipal Electric Light
and Power plant. A water heater ex-
ploded scalding and Gripping him for
life. He goes about in a wheeled
chair He sued for $4,000.
A big booster meeting Of students
and alumni was held at Cedar Falls to
consider the launching Of a movement
looking forward to the erection OF a
memorial in the form OF beautiful
campanile to cost approximately $12,-
900. The new campanile contemplate
ed, when complete, will consist OF a
great stone tower approximately 20
feet square at the base with height
OF 100 feet, a great clock and set OF
beautiful chimes.
The retiring officers OF the Iowa
Daughters of the American Revolution
were reelected at the closing session
of the state convention held at Cedar
Rapids. The officers are: Mrs. Mary
Johnston of Humboldt, regent; Mrs.
Dixie Gebhardt of Knoxville, secre-
tary; Mrs. Carrie Mann of Onawa,
treasurer, and Mrs. Amy Gilbert OF
State Center, auditor Burlington was
selected as the convention city for
next year.
Whether a railroad employee has
the right to eject a man who Is steal
ing ride on a train will soon be de-
cided by the courts in Sioux City. j.
R. Nelson is suing the Milwaukee for
$4,000 damages for the loss of leg.
He was thrown from a train by a
brakeman while cumming" his way,
and fell under the car wheels. His
left leg was severed below the knee.
William Koran of Scranton has sold
his 267 acre Dickinson county farm at
an advance of $50 per acre over what
he paid for same about four years
ago, and himself and family will again
become residents of Greene county,
he having purchased 100 acre farm
three miles north of Bayard for 1851
per acre.
A monastery to accommodate not
fewer than 60 priests and a seminary
for students preparing for missionary
work, is to be established in Des
Moines by the Passionist Fathers, a
missionary order of the Roman Catho-
lie church, with headquarters in Rome.
A tract of rs acres located within the
city limits will be purchased at once.
Clarence Gregory, aged S2, farmer
living near Kingsley, committed sui
eide by shooting himself with re-
volver. No cause is assigned. He
had been in town during the day max
ing arrangements to ship stock and
also bought some cartridges. He Is
survived by his widow and two chill
dren.
Bishop w. A. Quayle has appointed
Rev. G. j. Poppenheimer Of Plover,
Ia, to fill the place made vacant at
Charter Oak by the appointment OF
Rev. C. N. Mcmillan to the AntiSal.
Don league work. Rev. N. L. Moody
Of Ayrshire is also transferred by
Bishop Quayle to the pastorate Of the
NJ. e. church at Plover.
An unusual feature OF the closing
session of the d. A. R. convention
was the presentation to the members
of Mrs. Malina Kelley Of Cedar Rap
ids, real daughter OF the American
Revolution. Mrs. Kelley is SS years
of age and her father carried arms in
the war which established the indie
pendence OF the American colonies.
Following an alteration caused by
differences of old standing ]. s. OMal-
ley, a member of the police force at
Perry, was shot by G. M. Anderson,
another member of the police force.
The two men met on street corner
and after exchanging few words
OMalley struck Anderson. The lat
ter fired two shots at O'Malley.
Daniel Buckley, a structural iron
worker of Davenport, charged In a
federal indictment two years ago with
being implicated in the dynamiting
operations of the Mcnamara gang,
was killed by a fall from the third
story OF Mercy hospital in that city
when removing fire escape.
The girls at the state industrial
school at Mitchellville are busily en-
gagged in making Christmas presents
which will be sent to Europe as gifts
to the children in the war ridden coun-
tries. The donations will go In a
ship to be QUILTED by Chicago news
paper.
E. l.. BALI of Mason City. supreme
secretary OF the Modern Brotherhood
OF America, was bound over to the
November grand jury on $1,000 bonds
for alleged Justification of lodge rec
ords. Bond was promptly furnished
by Luther A. Brewer, publisher of the
NJ. B. A. official paper.
Ed Wilds, son of James Wilds OF
Hiteman, was struck by an Albia-Cen-
terville interurban car and instantly
killed. The accident happened at the
Buxton crossing and the man was ly'
ing on the track when the car struck
him.
DR.. w. A. Guild has left Des Moines
to sail for Europe to join the Red
Cross division on duty with the
French army. He will serve as sur
geon.
Skeletons OF four prehistoric In
dams were unearthed near Muscatlne
secently by government scientists
who are conducting research work in
the Mounds near that city.
One child is dead and another lies
in the hospital as the result of a
small fire In dwelling in the west
end of Ottumwa. Seven months old
Myrtle True died Of suffocation and
her three year old sister suffers from
the inhaling Of smoke and fumes COM