Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-01-29

Mrs. w. c. Harvey OF Adair, who Is
pretty and only sc years old, was the
principal witness for the state at the
trial of Wilton Wiley, bachelor, for
mer mayor Of Menlo, on a statutory
charge. She told on the witness stand
of Wjlley's alleged visits to her home
in Adair and also testified that ON one
occasion she and Wiley visited Des
Moines together. Mrs. Harvey's hus-
band was largely instrumental in Sc
curing the indictment. Willey's de-
Tense was that the entire matter was
frameup. The jury returned YER
dict of acquittal.
Ed Cook, who shot and killed
Charles Driscoll at Driscolrs home if
teen miles northwest of Winterset last
week, has developed into silent
man" since his incarceration in the
Madison county Jail. Mrs. Driscoll
who witnessed the shooting, and who,
many believe, may be able to furnish
the key to the affair, has been equally
reticent. 1t is claimed Driscoll at
tackled Cook when he returned to his
home after having been away.
In every rural district in Black
Hawk county fifteen to thirty ears Of
choice seed corn, selected early last
fall, will be tested for terminating
strength. This movement was inau-
gurated by Miss Margaret Myers,
county superintendent. She has sent
out instructions regarding the rag
dolP' tester, and pupils will make their
own testers and report the results.
The English department, Teachers
college, is sending out invitations to
every English teacher in Iowa to come
into the organization, which was
launched at Des Moinee Jan. Z. It is
the intention of the organization to
make thorough investigation of the
conditions under which English is
taught in Iowa.
Iowa pensions granted recently are:
Sarah H. Bechtel, Boone, $12; Maria
c. Chaplin, Nashua, s12: Emma C..
Klopp, Bedford, $12; Katherine Lei.
bold, Fort Atkinson, s12; Anna E.
Neesley, Lisbon, sl2; Mary Alton,
Hillsboro, s12; Barbara n. King, Cam
bridge, SIP; Mary Pierson, Centerville,
s1e
Blanks for First district judges are
being circulated by Judge Henry Bank
of Keokuk and Judge W. S. Hamilton
OF Fort Madison. w. j. Roberts, re-
publican, and John E. Craig candidate
for the office of United States attor-
ney for the southern district Of Iowa,
are the other candidates.
1t is said that Fred f. White OF Ke-
ol1uk county has written Judge NJ. J.
Wade and others to the effect that he
has decided to accede to the demand
of progressive democrats and to en-
ter the fight for the democratic nom
ination for United States senator.
A 15-yearold school boy, Dewey
Gibson, figured prominently IN the sale
of registered Duroc-Jersey swine held
at West Liberty by David Nauman &
Son. Young Gibson was responsible
in sending the price for the top hog
to S106.
mot single destitute family In a
city of three thousand people" is New
Hampton's most recent claim to great
ness. This prosperous condition was
discovered when the churches and
clubs were trying to find some needy
families to remember with provisions.
Samuel Closson, 70, soldier, is be-
ing held at Keokuk on charges that he
attempted criminal assault on Evs
Porter, u, who with Loretta Vaughn,
10, told the police they had been en-
tieed to a house and given liquor to
drink -
The commercial club of Charles
City chartered special train for a
trip TO Cresco where about 200 bust
ness men attended the Cresco meeting
to discuss the proposed extension OF
the Charles City Western to that city
In the hope of paving the way for
a victory for township school consoli-
dation, mass meeting will be held
at Waterloo. There are ten districts
in the township and conditions are
ideal for consolidation.
Following the defeat of an effort to
consolidate the Redding schools, .
meeting was recently held for renew
ing the issue Legal means will be
employed this time to make the prop
osition carry.
After five months of labor and the
expenditure of more than $4,000 the
United Brethren church at Toledo was
rededicated with impressive services
led by Bishop II. II. Fout of Indian
apolis.
When Mrs. Chas. Orbin and three
little children reached Mason City re-
Gently from Austria to join husband
and father, they found he had been
sent to jail for importing whisky from
Austin, Mimi
Mrs. Mary A. Smith died at her
home in Osceola recently at the age
of 50 years. She was real daughter
of the American Revolution, her faith
er having served several years in
that war. Mrs. Smith had resided in
Thursday, Jan. 90, has been fixed as
the date to vote on the consolidated
school question at Melbourne. The
POI 10 vi
ton, State Center, Logan and Eden
townships, and the Melbourne school.
Charles Druse suffered a broken leg
and other serious injuries when he
was thrown from an automobile at
Shenandoah. Mr.. Druse was thrown
out OF the car when the machine
struck curb.
Burlington has poisoned needle"
mystery. Herman Tobin, marble
cutter, was arrested on drunkenness
charge. He was too dazed to tell his
story, but later said that an unknown
man jabbed him in the arm with a
hypodermic needle as they were walk
ing along the street. Immediately he
lost consciousness, and later discoy-
cred that SIS and other personal ef-
fects were missing.
James Maloney, a farmer near
Baskerville. lost seven cattle under a
straw stack. They had eaten hole
under the stack, which toppled over
ON them, smothering them.
In the first annual report by the