Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-01-08

Veda Striker, Ruby Reese, Ida Gaaid-
er, Fred Lyon, Ida Rohlf, Helen Wiley,
Nell Stookey and Ruth Mccormick.
The Iowa Anti-Saloon league will
publish weekly paper at Des Moines
to be known as the Iowa State Issue.
The news and editorial columns will
be devoted EXCLUSIVELY to the tenn
perance campaign in Iowa. Its pur-
pose is to create public sentiment In
favor OF the candidacy of those legis-
lative candidates who supported tenn
perance legislation and to defeat In
the primaries those candidates known
to be opposed to temperance meas
ures.
Harry L. Marshall. for many years
superintendent OF the composing room
OF the Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette,
has just become a large stakeholder
In the plant, having purchased the
major portion Of the Faulkes hold
ings. Mr.. Marshalls son, Verne, for
merly OF the Sioux City Journal, will
return from the Minneapolis Tribune,
where he now holds an editorial desk,
to become associated with his father.
George s. Forest OF Portland Ore,
who formerly owned and operated the
gas plant at Iowa Falls has been
named by Judge Wright as receiver
for the Iowa Falls Gas company.
Two months ago the plant was demol-
ished by a runaway switch engine In
the Rock Island yards, and since
then the city has been without gas
service.
Capt. w. +. Smith, a pioneer news
paper man Of Webster City, and for
merly captain Of small arms prac-
tice in the Iowa National guard, has
passed away. Captain Smith estab-
lished the Clarion Monitor and for
merly owned a half interest in both
the Freeman Tribune and Journal In
Webster City. He served two terms
as county auditor.
Iowa democrats are beginning to
see the end OF the patronage fight in
Iowa, but its end will not satisfy
many of them. At meeting of the
democratic leaders at Ottumwa fol-
lowing the Pepper funeral, the entire
patronage situation was reviewed.
The chief dissension arose over the
geographical distribution of the ap-
pointments.
Madison county's first annual short
course was held under the most prom
Using conditions. More than 800
farmers were in attendance. Three
separate departments were maintain
ed during the week-grain and fruit,
domestic science and animal hus-
bandry. Nearly 200 farmers entered
in the animal husbandry course.
In resolution adopted by the city
council Of Fort Dodge conditions i'm
posed in a deed to Phinney park, a
tract of thirty acres on the west bank
Of the Des Moines river, given by
Miss Mary Stevens, are accepted. The
new park is just opposite Duck Is
land park and the two will be Joined
by bridge.
Pensions have been granted to the
following Iowans: Christina o. Cum
mings, Mason City. s12; Christina
Fischer. Gutenberg, SIP; Isabel e.
Thompson, Clear Lake, s12; Hannah
e. Wilson, Ackley, SIP; Rebecca A.
McMillen, Birmingham, $12; Rosetta
r. Unger, Cherokee, S12; Eliza M.
Westbrook, Murray, s12
The fifty-second annual meeting OF
the Clayton County Fair Association,
composed of eighty men who held life
memberships in the society, was held
at Farmersburg. Among those pres
ent at the meeting was John Everall,
one of the founders OF the society In
1861.
Reese Thomas, a negro formerly
employed by the Rock Island railroad
at Monty, was stabbed by Lacey
Thompson, another negro, who Is said
to have followed him from Mason
City because Thomas had stolen his
coat. Thomas was severely wounded.
Thompson escaped.
Nathan and Charles Jaeger, pros
porous Ringgold county farmers, re-
Gently decided to locate In Louisiana.
Last week they returned after having
lost several thousand dollars. They
report that the Louisiana land is SO
that team will mire almost any
where.
Frank Clarish, an Austrian laborer
employed in the mines OF the Scandal
Coal company, east Of Perry, was in
stantly killed when a piece OF slate
fell from the roof Of the mine room
in which he was working and buried
him.
The farm Of the late George C.
Duffield, near Pittsburgh, consisting
OF 400 acres, was sold recently to c..
L. Carl of Lone Tree for 100000. This
is one Of the oldest farms in this COM
munity.
erloo, killed himself with a shotgun.
He fastened the gun In a vice in q
work bench In the yard with a cord
attached to the trigger.
Drs. j. G. McCue and J. r. Scott
have been appointed pension surgeons
at Glenwood.
A family sleeping In a box car on
car door under burlap sacks, with
out food and with little fuel, was dis
covered at Logan. Temporary help
was extended. The man was laid on
with other Northwestern laborers
some time ago, and has been unsuc-
cessful in finding work.
A false alarm led Sheriff John Reid
at Boone to believe that he would
capture Jesse Cromwell, wanted on q
charge OF assault with intent to COM
NIT murder. Police of Madrid report
ed that a man believed to be Crom-
well had been seen in the woods near
that place.
The Emmett County Farmers insti-
tute will be held Jan. 20 and 21. Four
speakers have been secured from
Ames. One OF the premium contests
will be a spelling bee by the rural
schools of the county. A graded colt
show will be held in connection with
the institute, in which three classes
will contest
At special election held In each
Of the nine subdistricts of Coon Val
ley township, southeast Of Sac City,