Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-01-21

the present time 35 druggists who are
dispensing bottled booze in that city.
This action pleases both the drys and
the saloonkeepers. The latter desire
In case permits are refused them that
the city be made as dry" as 1t is
possible to make 1t.
Roy James and Clyde Spiker, the
two boys who held up the Chicago &
Northwestern freight several weeks
ago near Humboldt and killed Con-
ductor Reynolds, received their SEN
fences from Judge d. F. Coyle. James,
who pleaded guilty to murder. was
sentenced to life while his pal, Spiker,
who is but II years old. was sent to
the reform school at Anamosa.
No longer will the boys of the high
school at Sioux City who persist In
the use of the cigarette be allowed in
the company OF the young woman
whom he has been attending. as a re-
suit Of decision reached by the girls
at a meeting held at the school. The
motion to put this decision into effect
was passed by q unanimous rising
vote Of all the girls.
The board OF supervisors at Prim.
CHAR set Friday, Jan. %, as the day
for the sale of the $3.50. 900 bond issue
for the new court house. They also
plan on selecting the architect at the
same time. There are plenty Of firms
willing to bid on the bonds.
Martin Michaelson, a young married
farmer living near Duncombe, commit.
ted suicide by taking strychnine in
the room of hotel in Fort Dodge.
The reason for the act is unknown.
He is survived by his widow and four
small children.
The 14-month-old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. Aimoboot of Hynes is dead
from burns received when he pulled
leg from under the stove. ,overturn.
ing 1t and covering himself with boil.
ing water.
The body Of F. C. McMartin. who
met death on the Wabash tracks al
Abba a month ago, has been inferred
in cemetery there at the request OF
his relatives in Canada. Fer weeks
his identity was unknown.
The Sioux City retail bakers asso.
citation have petitioned the city coun.
Gil for the right to reduce the size OF
the loaf as the result of high priced
-four. Local ordinance governs the
weight Of bread.
Plans are being made by the Mason
City Commercial club to receive the
annual convention of the National
Creamery Buttermakers' association
which will be held In that city March
9-12.
The big Burlington reservoir at New
London, built at cost Of $4,000, Is
almost dry, owing to the extreme dry
weather. Water has been hauled in
trains from Burlington to a temper
airy reservoir.
Mrs. Gus Newman, the wife Of a
farmer near Algona, holds the record
for the largest returns from poultry
for eight months in 1914. From $50
hens she sold eggs and chickens to
the amount of $3.50.
w. J. Sievers of Alta, who has been
cashier OF the Alta State bank for the
last FIVE years, has bought an inter-
est in the Commercial Savings bank
at Mason City and will go there to
take the cashiership.
Women's organizations OF Cedar
Rapids are preparing for fight
against the saloons. The business
Mems Temperance association will
support them in their efforts to sup
press the sale of booze in that city.
An older boys conference for the
boys of the six counties organized for
Y. NJ. C. A. work and other interested
boys will be held at Rockwell City
the last three days OF January.
The Arie, Boone's oldest show
house, owned by B. Arie and under
the management OF B. B. Wiley. was
destroyed by fire. It is thought that
the fire started in the boiler room.
The funeral OF Hiram Peck, aged S3.
was held from his residence in Ottum.
wa last week. Mr.. Peck was a vet
eran engineer on the Wabash rail.
road.
An effort is being made by the Des
Moines police to locate the daughter
of William Lingwood. who has died at
Texarkana. Ark. and left her for
tune.
The town OF Mt. Auburn is without
a newspaper. the LaPorte Progressive
Review having discontinued publica-
ton.
It will cost Marshall county $685.
500 to run its government in 1918.
This is an increase OF $47.59S over
1914.
D. X. Shaver, the Oldest resident of
Columbus Junction and also the Oldest
printer in Iowa, celebrated his Esd
birthday anniversary recently.
w. H. Case Of Logan has been no
tilted that Clarence Davis, aged 15
years, living on farm near Mondam-
in, hanged himself In a barn.
The loss in the FIRE which destroy
ed the Nelson Bros. hardware and i'm
plement store at Cambridge is now
estimated at $4,000. with insurance
of about half that amount.
The new Savings Bank at Otley has
opened its doors for business in its
new building. Mrs.H. G. Shultz Is
the cashier.
F. d. Mead has been appointed post
master OF Cresco to succeed c. C. Bur
gesr. who has served twelve years.
A man named John e. Peterson,
wanted for the alleged theft OF horse
from the farm of John Varnes, south
Of Missouri Valley, was arrested west
OF Omaha and taken to Fremont. Neb..
by the Dodge county (Neb.) sheriff.
]. w. Kelly Of Ottumwa was taken
into custody hy the county officials