Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-27

FARMERS OF Pottawattamie county
whose alfalfa and small grain fields
have been ravaged by gophers, have
gotten rid of these pests by adopt
ing a plan devised by Richard Fred
erickson. Mr.. Frederickson found q
hole made by the gophers, and into
this he inserted hose attached to
the exhaust pipe of his automobile
Starting his engine, he let the gas
pour into the hole. Sometimes the
gas will be seen escaping from the
ground $50 and 200 feet away.
Max Herbst, a well to do merchant
and prominent citizen of Algona,,
drowned himself in the Des Moines
river near that place. His act is
said to have been caused by III health.
When he did not return home at noon
a search was begun. His clothing
was found on the river bank, and
within few minutes his body was re-
covered from about five feet OF wa
| ter
Victor Colocus, an oiler at the
North Iowa Brick and Tile plant in
Mason City, had his hand and arm
shredded nearly to the shoulder when
it was caught in the gearing of a ma
chine. He is now in a hospital and
doctors fear death from blood pois.
oning.
A committee of the Cherokee Com
mercial club has been doing diligent
work toward establishing a hospital
there. As one method of stimulating
public interest, a prize was offered
for the best suggestion for the name.
Sioux Valley Hospital" was the one
selected.
The Cedar Valley Electric company
has given mortgage for 100000, due
in 1885. The document is so long that
1t will take 81 pages to put it on
record at the Floyd county recorders
office. The security consists of the
Charles City, Nashua, Hampton and
GAINESVILLE electric plants.
w. E. Robinson, mayor OF Rapid
City, has rendered his resignation
rather than give up federal posi-
tion, which United States officials no
titled him he must do If ne continued
to be mayor. He bad been appointed
contract physician for the govern.
ment Indian school at Rapid City.
Elaborate preparations have been
made by Post B, Iowa division of the
Travellers Protective association,
which is the host to the members Of
the order now in convention at Coun-
Gil Bluffs. Officers will be elected at
this meeting.
Herman Bluedorn, retired farmer
OF Logan, by way of experiment has
produced on 10 year old lemon tree
lemon that weighed fourteen ounces
and measured IL by 1875 inches in
circumference when accidentally
knocked from the tree.
Sergeant Robert Hale of Company
G of the !. N. G., of Fort Dodge holds
a record which is said to have never
been equaled in this state He has
has never missed drill in the Ave
years he has been member OF the
company.
Marie Faulstrand, aged 16 years, OF
Stanton, was burned to death at her
home there when her clothes caught
FIRE. No one was in the house at
the time and it is not certain how
the accident occurred as she lived
but a short time.
The Emmett county court house at
Estherville was struck by lightning
during severe storm there. 1t split
the fiagpole and then tore a hole
about foot square in the side of the
cupola, breaking all the windows in
the upper section.
Because he feared that it might
interfere with the administration OF
his duties as president of Iowa State
college, Ames, r. A. Pearson has de-
clined a position as Judge on the food
awards at the Panama exposition.
Mrs. Lucinda Granger, widow of the
late Col. Barlow Granger, editor of
the first newspaper published at Des
Moines, succumbed at the age of 80
years. She came to the capital city
in 1S49.
A comfortable fortune-s43, 000--
was recently paid for q Montgomery
county farm. 1t was the old Gilbert
homestead, consisting OF 277 acres and
situated some ten miles northwest Of
Red Oak.
Walter Vickers was fatally injured
near New Sharon, when the green
roof Of silo fell, pinning him under
four tons Of cement. Another man
on top of the silo went down with the
roof, but escaped serious injury.
Frank Waltz, one of band OF sew.
en- bootleggers convicted at the last
term Of court, escaped from Jail at
Webster City by saving OF the bars
of his cell. He is also wanted by
federal officers.
Death came to DR.. Louis s. f. Tur-
ner, prominent physician of Col.
fax, after an illness extending over
year.
After reporting to the police that
400 half dollars he carried in sack
under the seat Of his automobile had
been stolen, J. VIVIAN Alstine. Gil.
more City banker, discovered that he
had merely driven from the garage in
the wrong car. When he returned
the money was still safe beneath the
seat of his own car.
The debating team OF the Iowa
Falls High school will go to Iowa
City, where they win debate with the
Pomeroy team for the championship
Of the state. Both teams have gone
through five debates and are now up
Tor the finals.
The Illinois Central depot at De-
oft has been destroyed by fire. 1t il
believed that Goals from an engine
we're blown under the depot platform