Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-11-04

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plant Of the Daily News and threat.
ened the entire News Arcade block
at Seventh and Mulberry streets. No
one was injured. E. s. Fentress, bust
ness manager of The News, estimat-
ed the loss at $4,000. This is fully
insured. A more serious loss came
to the g. r. Kinney & Co. shoe store,
which was wrecked completely. Man
ager F. W. Seeing estimates his loss
at $4,000. The store has been open
ed only recently and the stock was
all new. The damage is only partly
covered by insurance.
w. G. Lister is authority for the
statement that Martinsburg. Iowa, is
the home OF the Oldest Mason in the
state, B. F. Croker, who is "a years
old, who Joined the order when he
was 20, at Clarksburg, Indiana, In
the year 1S4S, which makes him a
Mason Of sixty-eight years standing.
His record since that time follows:
Dimited to New London, Ia, lodge In
1851, and In 1854 came to Richland,
where he demited. When the Mar
tinsburg lodge was organized in 1858
his name appears as one OF the char
ter members and as the first senior
warden Of the lodge.
Mona Herrick of Des Moines, the
10 year old wife of Glenn Herrick, has
sued her parents-in-law for $4,000
for the alienation of the affections Of
har on war old husband The buo-
band left few days ago. presumably
for the San Francisco exposition, but
Mrs. Herrick's attorney states that
evidence has been secured to the Ell
feet that Herrick and a friend are
bound for tour in China and Japan
and have already made application
for passports.
The Ida county grand jury for 1915
was discharged in Judge Albert's
court for the year and although they
had three cases that had been sent
to them on writs from justice of the
peace courts, they did not return an
Indictment. Ida county has been in
the wet column ever since the mulct
law went into effect, but there has
not been an indictment returned by
a grand jury for any crime for the
past three years, and only two indict-
ments returned in five years.
The grand jury In their report rec
commended to the board OF supervisors
of Allamakee county that the county
was in need of a new court house.
The inadequacy OF the present court
house has been felt for some years.
The board at one time considered
plans for remodeling the present
quarters, but the sentiment seems to
be for new modern building that
will reflect in some way the progress
and development of the Switzerland
of Iowa" tje
The Delaware County Fair associ-
alton finds itself face to face with
delicate proposition. The creditors
holding mortgage against the prop
erty demand settlement, and the OIL
GERS of the association have thus far
failed to arouse sufficient interest In
the further maintenance OF the insti.
tuition to get sufficient number to
attend the special meetings to trans
act any business.
A report recently prepared by an
Iowa implement agency shows that
Iowa farmers invested $36.000,000 In
autos during the fiscal year Just
closed. They also spent s4,500,000
for threshing machines, engines and
separators. These figures show an
increase in both businesses over last
year.
Fire starting In the basement of the
First Baptist church at Cedar Rap
ids totally destroyed the structure
with loss of $4,000, insurance $21,-
500. 1t was in this building that the
State Baptist convention was to have
been held, but the other churches have
volunteered their buildings and the
meeting will not be transferred.
The Wyckoff-Cord Automobile COM
pany and the Wycoff Auto and Supply
company, OF Sioux City. two of the
largest automobile and accessories
concerns in the northwest, have fail
ed for upwards of 100000. The as
sets of the concern are unknown at
the present time.
Football shoulder pads probably
saved the life OF Harold Shocks, Is,
member of the Ottumwa high school
football team. when he was struck by
an automobile there recently. The
machine knocked him down. but the
pads prevented 1t from running over
him.
Parkersburg was treated to spec
tacular display, when oil tanks, owned
by the Standard Oil company, took
fire and burned and exploded. The
entire oil supply, including buildings,
was a total loss. The origin OF the
fire is unknown.
City commissioners at Mason City
have added another penalty for
booze drinkers. An ordinance just
passed makes 1t a criminal offense
for persons to congregate at or be
found in a place where intoxicants
are sold.
Work on the two miles OF road i'm
provement between Clear Lake and
Mason City is being pushed In order
to have 1t completed before freezing
weather.
Identified by a gold balance wheel.
q watch stolen from Charles Hender-
son eighteen years ago was recovered
by his cousin, p. c. Peyton, a West
Liberty jeweler.
Counties shall charge no. commits
sion for the collection Of the second
installment Of 1915 taxes for cities
and townships. according to ruling
made by Joseph Wall. head OF the