Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-06-18
The complete program Of the twen,

response Will De MADE by Judge Jesse
A. Miller of Des MONIES. The report
of the delegates to the American Bar
association will be presented by /. N.
Flickinger Of Council Bluffs. A paper
will be read on The Torrens Land
Title System" by o. P. Myers of New
ton.
A loss of about $4,000 was sustain.
ed at Fairfield IN a fire which started
in the /. T. Wisecare feed and sales
barn. The buildings destroyed were
the barn, the I. T. Wisecarver resi-
dence, the Congregational church and
the airdome. The cause of the fire 10
unknown. The floss distributed as
follows: Congregational Church, S..
600; airdome. $500; Wisecarver barn
and residence, s11,500.
DR.. Harry d. Kelley Of Council
Bluffs will be given a new trial on
June 22 for the murder in Des Moines
of Edmund Sterling, bartender, and
Clarence Woolman, deputy sheriff OF
Council Bluffs, on April 1, 1911. As
yet the state has not determined up
on which charge Kelley will be tried.
In December, 1911, he was convicted
of manslaughter for the killing of
Sterling and given eight years in the
reformatory at Anamosa.
Funeral services OF J. c. Switzer Of
the Iowa City bank were held last
week. Mr. Switzer was born in Car
roll county, Maryland, in 1S4S, served
three years in Company A of the
Twenty-second Iowa volunteers in the
Civil war, and for the last thirty
years has been assistant cashier in
the Iowa City State bank He was
county clerk Of Johnson county from
1871 to 1875.
Byron c. Ward Of. Des Moines will
undoubtedly be elected department
commander OF the Iowa division OF
the Grand Army. So far no opposi.
tion to him has appeared In any part
of the state. A large per cent of the
posts of the state have pledged sup
uort to the Des Moines man. ]. w.
Willett Of Tama, the present depart
ment commander, will retire at the
Burlington meeting.
Two Ida Grove men, viii Murphy,
son Of the inventor of the Murphy
| self starter on the Ford, and w. e.
Miller, figured in an automobile ac-
cident two miles south of Marcus
when the machine went into a ditch,
turning turtle three times, according
to witnesses. Mr.. Murphy was seri-
| ously injured. The car was badly
wrecked.
James Johnston, workman on the
new water works system now under
construction at Mt. Ayr, had his leg
broken by the dirt caving in. John
ston was almost completely covered,
but was quickly liberated by fellow
workmen.
Charles Wilson, the man who broke
jail at Waverly and was recovered by
Sheriff Krause at Mason City, is evil
IDENTIFY thought to- be a dangerous
man, as lieswas removed to Waterloo,
to be confined in the Black Hawk
county Jail until his trial.
A recount Of the ballots by the
board of supervisors gave Ruben Nc.
Ferren of Webster City the republican
nomination for state representative
by one vote over M. L. Henderson Oh
Randall. As first announced Hender.
son had eight majority.
While speeding in a car in Ottumwa
W. M. Johnson of Washington was
killed and J. A. Cummings and Fred
Rowmine of Keota were seriously hurt
when it turned turtle, throwing the
occupants out.
While respondent, Mrs. John Duck.
EFT, residing three miles south of Lee
high, shot and killed herself in the
presence of her eight children. Mrs
Duckett had been in poor health for
some time.
Every one of the thirty-six Iowa
plumbers indicted by the federal grand
jury on charges Of violating the Sher.
man antitrust law will be arraigned
in Des Moines on July T. Their bonds
will be fixed at $4,000 each.
Vic T. Sweeley has resigned his
position as deputy county auditor Of
Dallas county and assumed control oil
the Dallas County Record, of which
paper Mr.. Sweeley was formerly edi
tor and part owner.
E. s. Preston Of Coon Rapids, Iowa
was separated from $500 by clever
band of gambling crooks who operat
ed in cottage on Crystal lake near
Sioux City. Four Of the band are in
custody.
Lawrence Myers, aged 16, was
drowned while bathing at the new
bathing beach at Ottumwa. The body
was recovered in half an hour and
the pulmotor used without effect.
At school election held at Mel
bourne, the proposition to bond the
district for the purpose of building q
new consolidated school, carried by
vote of 1872 to II.
Mrs. ]. L. Kennedy, well known
Iowa club woman, and wife of former
Judge J. L. Kennedy. died suddenly
at her home in Sioux City after a two
days illness.
Contract for the erection of the
new school building at Rowan has
been awarded, the bid being $21,5Oo.
Titus Fehr, a wealthy farmer living
near Oakland, was fatally injured In
an automobile accident. While return.
ing home alone In his car 1t skidded
on bridge and fell ten feet with the
driver beneath 1t.
A young man, giving his name as
Bud Miller. worked Sioux City bust
ness men for about $1,000 with worth
less checks. The checks came to
light when the banks opened for bust
ness
On Sunday, June %, the corner
stone Of the new Y. NJ. G. A. building
at Marshalltown will be laid with ap-
propriate ceremonies.
John Taylor, aged 26, at Waterloo,
committed suicide. after his sweet
heart had refused to associate with
him further. He left note address
ed to his mother at Mystic, Ia, stat
ing that "life was q burden"