Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-09-10

room consolidated school to be built
at Lamoille. The state educational
department has asked for the plans
as model for the state, and they
will be furnished. Contracts for the
building of the school were let recent,
ly.. The cost Of general contract
heating, plumbing and lighting total
s11,749.46, $250.54 under the estimate
OF $4,000, for which the taxpayers
voted bond issue.
An interurban car struck an auto
mobile at Uhl's crossing, near Mitch.
ellville, and killed a mother and her
s year old son and injured two other
persons seriously. The dead: Mrs.
George Clark, wife of the postmaster
at Newton; George Clark, Jr., s years
old, her son. The injured: Tom Blu
chanan, wealthy farmer living near
Newton, arm crushed and internal in
juries; Mrs. Tom Buchanan. skull
fractured, internal injuries and
bruises-likely to die; Mrs. Simon
Gates Of Newton, slightly injured.
Mrs. Con Jacobson, of Ottumwa, re.
ported to the police and sheriff the
finding of a suitcase believed to be.
long to the man found in a cornfield
near Shaul cemetery The travelling
bag contained little else than some
mems wearing apparel and few let
tiers written in a foreign language.
Coroner Ellerick received Information
from Chicago employment agency
giving the name of the murdered man
as Ben Mikovitch Russian.
Plans are being formulated by the
commercial club at Abel and the coun-
ty officials for the dedication of the
monument recently erected east of
Abel, on the Riyer-to-River road, The
monument marks the location of the
school house where the organization
of Dallas occurred and the first cleo.
tion was held in the spring of 1S47.
The monument will be dedicated about
the first of October.
The annual reunion of the Latter
Day Saints will begin Friday. Sept 4,
and continue in session until Sunday
evening, Sept. IL. Galland's Grove
and Little Sioux districts OF western
Iowa. and eastern Nebraska and
northern Nebraska districts have
united this year for the annual camp.
meeting and consequently large
number will be in attendance, lay
men as well as church officials.
Hunters representing every section
of Iowa in session at the game farm
at the state fair grounds urged re-
vision Of the state game laws. A
delegate from each of the four state
districts, the four to choose fifth
member, was directed to study the
present laws and redraft them, making
recommendation of needed changes
to the legislature.
Word has just been received OF the
violent death of Charles Holland. a
former well known citizen of Wax
well, in an automobile accident which
occurred near Cody, Wyo Mr.. Hol-
land had disposed of his business at
Billings, Mont, and was about to re
turn to Iowa, where he had taken
over business at Mt. Ayr, Ringgold
county.
Cement manufacturers Of De-
Moines and Mason City are consider
ling request made by the Iowa stat
highway commission that they sell ce
ment to counties OF the state at cost
If this policy is adopted, saving o
$1,000 per mile can be made in thu
laying of cement paving, according t
the engineer for the commission.
Walter Norf1eet, the young man wht
was stabbed at Nemaha Aug. 22 b!
"Tink" Clifton, is still in precarioui
condition in the Swallum hospital a
Storm Lake. 1t was thought that h,
was wounded fatally but since sec
ond operation there is some chance
for his recovery.
| Afted turning out about 10000 can
of corn each day, since its opening OF
August 10, the Iowa City Cannin
company has closed down its plant 70
the season. The run for the seasol
has been approximately 100000 cans
A force of 100 persons have beef
given steady work.
The Danish Young Peoples societie
of the state of Iowa met in convention
at Clinton during Friday. Saturda,
and Sunday. On Saturday the Ger
man Lutheran young people OF tn
Synod Won Iowa und anderen Staat
en-" convened.
During the month Of August 1913 carr
of corn, ten of WHICH were popcorn
seven cars of barley, six of oats, tel
of hogs, two of cattle and one o
horses were shipped out of Odebolt
The receipts OF the freight department
were $4,000.
Ames was hostess to 60 survivors
Of the Twenty-third regiment. lows
infantry, at the seventh reunion. 7
C. Miller sent invitations to Washing
ton and California to members OF thii
infantry but no more than 60 wer'
able to attend.
| Following an electrical storm whicl
aroused members Of the household thu
lifeless body of Mrs. John Rahbehl
was found in a stock tank on the farm
neal, Atalissa. 1t is believed that thu
woman was so terrified that she be
came insane and committed suicide.
Because OF dependency over II
health. Mrs. Fred Stegner committed
suicide at her home in Mason City
After writing short note to her has
band she shut the doors OF the kitch
en- and turned on the gas.
The heaviest fine ever imposed IL
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