Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-04-15
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| $4,000 on its meat bill during the
next six months, compared with the
| prices paid during the six months
period ending April /, 1915. However
with the prices of sugar and -four
advanced, the increases are expected
to counterbalance the reductions in
cost of certain foods. The contract
price is 1913 cents pound For the
six months period just closed the
contract price for beef was 1888 cents
pound.
Pinned beneath the weight of a
huge log and buried some two feet
under the waters of Wapsie creek,
Ward Chase, West Liberty Boy
Scout, had a narrow escape from
drowning. S. H. Archibald, cashier
of the Peoples bank, was in charge
of the Scout excursion, and succeeded
in lifting the log from the boy while
the others of the party pulled the 9TH
er from his perilous place. Chase and
a playmate rolled the log into the
water from the summit of a high
bank in order to form a bridge
The Northwestern Iowa Teachers
Association in session at Clinton adj
opted vigorously worded resolution
favoring the bill that has been intro.
| duced by Senator Hagemann, known
] as senate file No. SAB, which if it be-
comes law, will amend section 5,005
of the code, which makes 1t illegal
| to sell tobacco to any person under
16 years, or to any pupil attending the
public schools.
An eastern concern is now arrang-
ing for big power plant to be locat-
| ed on the Cedar river at Orchard. AL.
ready deal for the Ed Hussellmann
| farm has been closed and options Sc
cured on others which would be af.
fected by damming the Cedar. A
| twenty-seven foot dam will be put in
which will create water head enough
to supply ample power for the entire
country.
Arrests are expected shortly in con.
nection with the shooting of Brake.
man Delahunt, of the Northwestern,
who was shot in the head as his train
passed road crossing north of Stat
er. Delahunt was sitting in the ca
boose of his train when a shot was
fired through the window, striking
him in the back of the head and trav-
cling down his neck.
Mrs. Marie Marcia White of Musca-
tine, the aged widow Of George White,
pioneer Iowa banker. and granddaugh-
ter of Gen. Decius Humphreys of the
continental army, is dead. Her great
uncle was Simon Humphreys, fourth
signer of the Declaration of Independ-
ence, while another relative was
George Wendell Humphreys, aide do
camp to Gen. George Washington.
In spite Of the fact that thousands
of hogs have died from cholera in
Dallas county in the past few years,
there Is now not a single case of the
disease in the county. At least none
can be found by DR.. j. s. Koen, the
federal inspector. who is in charge
Of the big fight which the govern
ment has been waging there for the
past two years.
The Baptists Of Mount Ayr, Ia, let
the contract for the erection of their
new house Of worship to Young &
Woodland of Creston, Ia, for the sum
of $14,7S0. all complete except heat
ing, seating, art glass, electric fixtures,
sidewalks, decoration and furnishing,
the building to be ready for dedica-
ton by next November.
After the police of the Tri-Cities
had searched in vain for William
Bishop, an aged veteran, his body
was found in the woods near Council
Bluffs sitting upright against tree.
He had committed suicide by cutting
the arteries in his left arm. Bishop
had brooded over the loss of an army
comrade.
A jury in the district court at lie
Mars awarded Miss Margaret Nor
gan, of O'Brien county, $4,000, the
full amount of her claim against F. j.
Muench, auctioneer and real estate
man, in breach of promise case
which has been on trial at Sioux City.
The case was very sensational.
Sever Robson, living near Alta
Vista, met with painful accident re-
Gently. He was picking up small
pieces of wood near buzz saw, when
he slipped and fell against the saw,
nearly severing the arm. Robson is
about 10 years Of age.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mattison c. Allen of
Nevada celebrated their golden we'd
ding at the home of Mr.. and Mrs B..
F. Ambrose. Mr.. Allen married Miss
Sarah Beeres on April 6, 1865, in New
London, o.
Robbers forced an entrance into st.
| Francis Polish Catholic church at
Sioux City and blew open small safe
in the pastors study and escaped with
| the Easter collection, amounting to
about 800 in small change.
William Huttig, 70, founder of the
Huttig Manufacturing company, OF
Muscatine, now one Of the largest sash
and door concerns of the middle west,
is dead from pneumonia.
Ross Johnson confessed to having
four times wrecked Rock Island pas
senger trains by opening a switch. He
formerly was section foreman at Ma
son City.
Murder came to light at Muscatine
when the lifeless body Of an unidenti-
fed man whose hands were tied with
heavy rope was found floating in the
Mississippi The body was stripped
Of its coat and vest, further strength
ening the murder theory, and was
badly mutilated
| George Jackson ono of three Cliu-