Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-23

A fire which destroyed practically
every business building in the pro-
gressive little town Of Bouton, broke
put in the building occupied by the
Smith Miller general store and the
Odd Fellows lodge. The total loss
will reach abe $4,000. 1t is pre-
snmed that the re originated in the
Odd Fellows hall. Before the flames
were extinguished every building on
the north side of the business street
4 except that OF the Farmers bank
was burned and little was saved from
any OF the stocks. When it was
seen that the fire could not be con-
trolled, aid was asked Of neighboring
towns and the big auto truck from
Perry, together with the department
at woodward responded. Because
the town had no water works system
the equipment could not be used.
About half of the losses are covered
by insurance.
Internal Revenue Collector Murphy
of Dubuque has received a communi-
cation from Washington, d. c.. mott
ment OF the federal war revenue
emergency act which expires Deem
Der 81. AS the result of this advice
preparations are being made for the
sending out of stamp tax formulas to
all persons who are subject to stamp
taxation under this act. Mr.. Murphy,
in discussing the situation, stated
that 1t will not be necessary for per-
sons or firms now paying taxes un-
der the act to make applications for
forms, inasmuch as envelopes contain
ing forms will be addressed to all of
them. They will be sent out as soon
as the law is enacted.
Not knowing what to do with him
self after his discharge from Fort
Madison penitentiary, where he had
been for 2S years, Gus Eisenberg
walked into the Davenport police sta
ton and asked that he be sent back
six months ago Governor Clarke
pardoned me-" said Eisenberg. 81
told him ! didn't want to go. / have
spent the best years of my life in that
place and now / am an old man-64
years old-and they are turning me
out and | don't think it's right"
If absence of properties listed for
tax sale is any indication of the pros
perity OF community, the people of
Marshall county are not worrying this
year over a short corn crop. Less than
$1,000 worth of property was listed
for sale at the annual tax sale, and
were 1t not for living up to the law
there would scarcely have been any
need OF a sale being held. This is
the smallest amount Of property that
has been offered at tax sale in this
county for many years.
Iowa pensions recently granted: Su-
san Bever, Brooklyn, SIP; Mary A.
Boyngton, Clarion. s12; Susanna Bur-
roughs, GAINESVILLE, s12; Emma S.
Coonley, Bristow, $12; Amanda ]. Po-
land, Gladbrook. $12; Jane Rogers. Sac
City, $12; Maggie Strong, Lake City,
4 $12; Mathe C. Lowley, Hubbard,
$12; Louise Viking, Keswick, S12;
A Emma C. Arnold, Norwalk, s12; Mary
Keith. Audubon, $12; Rachel Mann.
Gravity, $12.
The reclamation of $4,000 acres of
Skusk river bottom land in Polk and
Story counties by diverting the
streams course, building levies and
constructing bitches for a distance
of fifteen and one-half miles, will re-
quire an expenditure of $500, 900. The
estimate was furnished by Jacob Har-
mon. Of the Harmon Engineering COM
pany. who has just completed a sur
vey Of several months.
1t remained for a 13 year old boy
to capture the $40 prize offered for
the best acre Of corn grown in Taylor
township, Marshall county. Clell
Kurtz, who lives on farm two miles
north Of Marshalltown, is the lucky
lad. and Showed seventy bushels of
fine, dry, fully matured corn. Wayne
Robinson, who won the county prize,
lives In the same township. He rails
ed 100 bushels on an acre.
While Ticket Agent Woolworth OF
the Great Western railroad at
Carroll was temporarily absent
from his office on hurried trip to
the freight office thieves, who had
evidently been watching, entered the
office and stole about 5000 in cash.
The police have made no arrests.
Pensions have recently been
granted to the following Iowans:
Louisa Burks. Waterloo, $12; Emma
L. Bernar, Cedar Rapids, SIP; Martha
A. Darrah, Seymour, $12; Susan e.
Doty, Keswick, $12; Martha A. Nc
Williams. Council Bluffs, $12.
p. e. Hall, for many years owner
OF the Cedar Rapids street railway
lines. Is dead. About three years ago
he sold his interests to the United
Railways and Light company Of Grand
Rapids, Mich.
At special election held in the
town of Bode, proposition to vote
an electric light and power franchise
was carried by large majority. The
proposition calls to attach on the
high tension line from Humboldt to
Livermorei The contracts will be
let at once and the line pushed to a
rapid completion.
The new First Baptist church at
Mt. Ayr has been officially dedicat-
ed, the four other Protestant church
es OF the city dismissing services for
the day so that their congregations
might take part. The church was
erected at cost Of $19.500.
Dow City will have a new consol-
idated school as result OF the vote
there when the proposition carried 142
to So The vote in Dow City was 81
for and 4 again. Forty-one and one
fourth sections are included in the