Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-06-04

swing which he had given the roofing,
Tyler held on to the sheet and fell
with it, steering it away from Miss
West with his weight. The bones in
his feet were crushed and 1t is fear
ed that both feet will have to be am
putated. Tyler has a wife and two
children.
Members Of the Waterloo park COM
mission are confronted with prob
lem. A public bathing beach is main
tanned in one of the largest parks and
until the close OF the season last year
there never had been any colored
oathers use this beach. At that time
there was considerable protest against
the colored bathers, but the commits
sioners took no sides in the contro-
yersy. This spring colored persons
have asked the commissioners If they
are to be permitted the use Of the
beach. Many whites have filed
protest. An offer to establish a beach
for each race has met with disapproy-
al on the part Of the negroes.
That the state board Of education
is about to purchase one more block
of real estate in Iowa City for the use
of the University of Iowa, is the latest
rumor The entire block north OF the
old capitol building and the old sci
ence hall, now the school of domes-
tic science, says the report, is to be-
come university property. 1t 10
thought that new dentistry building
to cost in the neighborhood of $780,
600 is to be built on the new property.
The Iowa commissioners to the
Panama-Pacific exposition in an all
day session at Des Moines perfected
an organization and set in motion ma
chinery which they believe will prove
a broad and enduring foundation for
the building of a greater Iowa. In ad-
dition to the appointment Of commit
tees it was definitely decided to run
two great special trains, one for live
stock and the other for agriculture to
tae San Francisco exposition.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Con.
gregational church at Red Oak served
a fathers and sons banquet at the
home OF Mrs. BENJAMIN B. Clark.
About 200 fathers and sons sat down
to the banquet which was served at
one long table underneath the per-
COLA which was covered with grape
vines and decorated with baskets of
cut flowers.
Attorney General Cosson, accom-
panied by Assistant Attorney General
Fletcher and Special Counsel Rankin
OF the same office, were in Council
Bluffs, the purpose Of their visit be-
ing announced to investigate the
charges Of fraud in the late city cleo
ton.
John S. Dodds, engineer In charge
of the educational phase Of the state
highway commissions work at Ames,
has been appointed chairman Of the
committee on roads and highways Of
the American Society of Agricultural
Engineers.
The sweepstakes in the baby health
contest at Iowa City was won by
Margaret Cogswell, daughter of DR..
and Mrs. John v. Cogswell of Iowa
City. She was awarded the silver
loving cup donated by George O'Brien.
She scored 96.s per cent.
The date for the Mahaska fall fes-
tival was fixed at meeting of the
business men and farmers comprising
the association held at oskaloosa. The
dates selected are October 6 to in
elusive.
Clarence Johns, IS, was drowned
while swimming at Abba. He rescued
a companion who went beyond his
depth and could not swim and then
collapsed in the water and was drown
ed himself
The Grain Exchange, a four story
office building at Sioux City, was de-
stroyed by fire. The loss is estimated
at $4,000 Charles Ellis, a fireman,
was caught under falling walls and
seriously injured.
While inspecting charge Of dyna-
mite which failed to explode, James
Smith, employed by contractors build
ing the spur to the Olmitz mine at
Charlton, was blown 25 feet when the
fire reached the explosive.
The Old Settlers association OF
Benton county will meet in Shellsburg
on June IS. The meeting always
draws a large crowd and many plans
are being made to entertain the visit
tors.
Construction work on Delhi's new
Catholic church was started last week.
The building will stand in the south.
western part of town and will be 90
feet in length. When completed the
edifice will cost $4,000.
Mrs Faber was found dead at her
home In Cherokee. Death was evi.
IDENTIFY caused by chloroform, which
filled the room. 1t is thought to be a
case of suicide though no cause is as
signed.
S. T. Neveln, for five years super.
intendent OF the city schools at Storm
Lake, resigned to accept the superin-
tendency OF the lie Mars schools. He
had been reelected and has been very
successful as an educator.
The Monticello high school will
graduate class of twenty-three. This
is the second largest number gradual
ed from this school in its history. The
class consists OF twelve boys and
eleven girls.
Prof and Mrs. d. E. Peck of Grin
nell have just returned from ten
months stay In Berlin, Germany,
where they went to permit Professor
Peck to study music.
Albert Mann, residing on a farm
near Akron, strolled out Of the house
and leaning up against a stsaw stack
cut his throat in view OF his sons.
Death was instantaneous.
Requisition papers for Franz Mey-
err, held at Winnipeg for the abduc-
tion OF Elizabeth Huppertz, 13-yar-
old girl of Oelwein, were issued and
sent to Washington for the signature
of the president.
The annual convention of the w. C..
T. u. Of the Sixteenth district Of
Iowa met in session at Sac City Mrs.
Ida B. Wise Smith, state president.
gave the principal address of the con-