Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-01-01

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under these circumstances, Mrs. Hell
en- Koenig, janitress at the city hall
at Dubuque, by action OF the city
council has been granted an increase
OF 100 per cent in her salary. After
January first she will receive $40 q
month. This will enable her to hire
the work done and retire. For years
she has cared for an invalid husband
Either temporarily insane or labor
ing under the effect Of drug, WELL
dressed French woman became VIC
lently insane on the train and was
taken Off at Boone. The woman
whose identity was not learned, car
ried first class through ticket from
Los Angeles, Cal, to France. She was
well dressed and well supplied with
money.
Ames college has asked for a detail
ed report OF the success attained by
the department Of agriculture in the
Cedar Rapids public schools in rails
ing alfalfa. Last year only a. half an
acre of ground was used, but the pu-
pills showed such an interest in farm
ing that two acres of ground will be
worked the coming year under the su.
pervision of Miss Eta M. Bardwell.
Every assessor sent out in the state
next year win be required to learn
from each farmer how many cases
Of hog cholera there have been In q
year on his farm, how treated, how
many deaths and all information need
ed by the state department on the
subject.
The president has nominated the
following postmasters for Iowa: Geo.
A. Crane at Dexter, Laura H. Figert
at Marathon, Weston d. Ralston at
Paullina, Harvey A. Sweigmerd at
Garner, James s. Swasster at Car
Isle.
The Elk Grove Farmers club Is
working for the enactment of a law
requiring fruit tree agents to give
bonds by which the purchaser of
fruit trees may recover damages
when sold trees that do not turn out
| as represented.
DR.. Thomas j. McLernon, dean of
the college of dentistry at the Univer-
sity of Iowa, has rendered his resig-
nation. to take effect at once. The
resignation is said to be due to fric-
tion among the faculty members OF
the college.
| At conference of the directors of
the fair associations of Marshall, Har-
din and Poweshiek counties, the dates
Of the 1914 exhibition in Marshall
county were changed from the week
beginning Sept. to the week Of Sept.
IA.
Miss Lola M. Kofoed, instructor in
piano at Teachers college, Cedar
Falls, has resigned her position, her
resignation to take effect with the
commencement of the holiday season.
She returns to her home In Rutland,
| VT.
Walter Simpson, Jr., and Ray Nc
Keen were brought to Iowa from
Kansas by Sheriff j. D. Evans and
lodged in Jail at Creston. They were
indicted on q charge of stealing thir
ty-one cattle from the pasture of Rob
ert McGinniss, near FontaneIie.
When she attempted to pass be.
tween baggage truck and an incom-
ing train on the platform of the Mil.
waukee station at Woodward, Mrs. A.
Wallace of Perry was hit by the driv-
ing rod Of the engine and instantly
| killed.
Congress adjourned for the holiday
recess without the president having
appointed the men to fill the import.
ant places in Iowa. This means the
appointments will go over to Janu.
airy. It is a source OF much disap-
pointment to Iowa democrats.
Seventy-fve students, faculty mem.
bers and graduates OF the University
of Iowa will attend the seventh inter.
national convention of the Student
Volunteer movement at Kansas City
Dec. 81 to Jan. 4. A private Pullman
will carry the delegation.
Two deer supposed to be estrayed
from the herd loose in Pottawattamie
county, near Avoca, have been seen
near Hamburg recently. Lee Cowles
discovered lone doe going through
his timber and the following day a
buck was seen near Payne Junction.
Thirty-five years in the Anamosa
penitentiary was the sentence impos-
ed by Judge Koran at Davenport on
Mrs. Winifred Barnett, convicted Of
the murder of her husband, George
| Barnett.
The German Evangelical church OF
Gladbrook has extended call to the
| Rev. John II. jain of Marshalltown,
until recently pastor of the church at
Newton.
Toby Severson, so years old, an In
valid, was burned to death when fire
destroyed the house occupied by An
ton Rynerson. six miles south OF
Ames.
The contract for the construction OF
the new school building at Tama has
been let The lowest bid was for
$45,975 and was by e. G. Penrose OF
Tama.
A petition is being circulated for a
new $4,000 public school building at
Postville. The election to decide the
matter will be held this month.
| Mrs. Mary Jane Pitcher, IS years
old, one Of the pioneers Of the middle
west, lies in serious condition at
her home in Boone as the result of
| fall.
Gilbert Station, a town OF $50 In
habitants, near Boone, has voted
bonds OF $4,000 to erect and equip a
municipal water plant. Wells will be
sunk and complete water system
| installed.
Owing to the high price that corn
Is bringing in Ringgold county, more
loads of hogs have been shipped out
than ever before in its history. Over
$4,000 worth Of hogs lerr Ringgold
county last week.
The 175 acre farm south OF Glidder
owned by c. E. Bentley was sold to
C. II. Johnson recently, the considera-
ton being 5000 an acre.
Eye witnesses at Waterloo were
Mortified to see Great Western train
pillow into an automobile in which
were sitting f. Willis jerks four
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