Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-16

that they had seen within their life
times in horticulture and horticul-
tural conditions in Iowa. These men
were Elmer Reeves of Waverly, c. G.
Blodgett of Mount Pleasant, G. II.
Van Houten of Lenox, l.. A. Clemens
of Storm Lake, Eugene Secor of For
est City, and Frank O. Harrington OF
Williamsburg, and all spoke of the de-
velopment of horticulture in the vari-
Gus sections from which they came.
All up and down the corridors of the
basement of the capitol were tables
bearing an imposing array of apples
and other fruits of the orchard, which
proved the statements of the speak
ers that Iowa is just beginning to
come into her own as horticultural
state, and that the horticultural in
dustry is still in its infancy here.
James Norman Hall, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. w. Hall, of Colfax, and
Grinnell college student, who has
been in the British army sixteen
months, has been mustered out at the
request of many influential Americans
and sailed for America November q.
He reached New York December ).
Hall, who is native Iowan, was tour
ing England when the war broke out.
He is an adventurous young man OF
the Jack London type, and instead of
returning to America. he was enthus-
ed by the war spirit and enlisted in
the English army. He was in the
trenches in France for nearly year
and took part in many bitter conflicts.
Hall is literary genius and maya
zine writer OF note and his articles
describing thrilling scenes in the war
zone have been read with interest,
not only in Iowa, but all over the
country.
Mrs. Adam Mohr, alias Mrs. Anna
Koch, alleged swindler, whose opera
lions in several western states are
said to have netted her fully $4,000,
escaped from the jail in Muscatine.
She feigned sudden illness. The
jailer's wife left door open as she
rushed to the medicine cabinet on a
lower floor and the prisoner darted
through il to freedom. Mrs. Mohr
was arrested at Burlington recently,
charged with swindling the Rev. l..
NJ. Kettlecamp, Muscatine minister,
out of $125.
Wilbur Kentfield, Of Oskaloosa, may
die as the result of strange hunt
ing accident. He was shot by his own
dog, the animal causing the gun to
explode. Kentfeld was leaning with
crossed hands on the muzzle of his
shotgun, which was cooked. His dog
jumped at him for caress and a paw
struck the trigger discharging the
gun. The right hand was shot off and
the left badly mutilated. Shot also
entered his neck. He was taken to
the hospital and doctors say he may
die.
The draw span Of the Keokuk and
Hamilton bridge, which opened for
the first time in June, 1871, has
swung for the last time in its forty
four years of existence. The Boards
town was the last boat to go through.
It is estimated that the draw has
swung 100000 times in its career.
By the first of February, 1916, the
draw span will be replaced by new
double deck span, along with the rest
Of the Keokuk and Hamilton bridge
which is being rebuilt.
Ray Kahler, of Earlville, was acct
dentally killed while hunting. He
was accompanied by neighbor, and
they had with them ferret and a,
dog. Mr.. Kahler, while putting the
ferret in hole. placed his gun in
proper position against the embank-
ment, and 1t is supposed the dog, who
was near, ran against the gun. In
attempting to keep the gun from fall
ing. Kahler grabbed for it when it
discharged, both shots passing through
his head and killing him instantly.
When the parents of Ruth Stumbo.
fifteen years old, returned to their
home near Algona the girl was found
shed back of the house. The attack
upon her is mystery. She told her
parents that it was made by man
with gray whiskers who stopped at
the house and asked for something to
eat. Nothing of value was taken from
the house, and save for being tied no
harm was done the girl. No trace of
the girls assailant has been found.
Heirs among three generations,
sons, grandchildren, and great grand
children-thirteen of the grandchil-
dren and fourteen great grandchil-
dren-will share the estate OF $4,000
in personal property left by Nathan
Kirk, of Bangor. Mr.. Kinks will was
entered for probate recently. His only
son is Willis Kirk. of Clemens, who
Is bequeathed $1,000. The thirteen
grandchildren receive S19,500.
Joe Simmons, champion gopher
catcher and trap inventor of western
Iowa, has caught and cashed in with
the county auditor S,439 gophers thus
far this fall. This is his catch in
Harrison county alone. How many
he has trapped IN Pottawattamie
county has not been announced. Last
year his catch in Harrison county was
1000 gophers.
r. Gerard, aged 80 years old, fell
upon a stick which penetrated his LEFT
side and killed him, at his home near
Malloy. He had just returned from a
visit to hospital In Creston, where
his brother Is dying from cancer.
Verne Conner, farmer living near
GAINESVILLE, recently injured one of
his legs in fall and has been unable
to do much of his farm work since.
Twenty of Connor's neighbors Joined
and husked his corn and stacked his
fodder. All of them took an interest
in the job and each did big days
work,