Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-02-11

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Der so last near Mason City. Rollo
Van Horn, the brother, who was ar
rested charged with the crime, has
been released from custody, and Mrs.
Charlotte Van Horn, who has been
under arrest since January /, was
liberated from jail but under bonds.
Her father, Mike Callahan, a wealthy
resident of Clear Lake, and her broth.
er Ralph, gave bonds to the amount
of $500 for her appearance when
demanded by the court.
A special train carrying $4,000 in
gold and currency and an additional
$4,000 in cash received by express
aided materially in stopping a run
on the Okey-Vernon National bank OF
Corning, a run which had started be.
cause of what-no one knows or can
find out. The sight of so much mon.
ey, coupled with the apparent readi,
ness with which the officers of the
institution were able to fortify them.
selves for run, turned feeling OF
nervousness and fear for their money
into one of confidence.
Despite the stormy weather great
audience gathered to attend the dedi.
cation of the new $4,000 Methodist
church in Newton. Following the
sermon by Bishop Quayle at the morn
ing service fifty-six minutes were de-
voted to the raising of money to ded.
icate the church free of debt. The
money was raised at the rate OF ST.
600 minute. AS $4,000 had beer
raised beforehand, enough money
was secured to complete the $4,000
the building cost when finished
Miss Emma Henderson, aged II, Of
Ellston, was hit by the Burlington fast
mail at Alton Junction and her body
was thrown 200 feet. She was dead
when picked up. Her sister, Mrs.
Richard Daub, who was standing upon
the viaduct, tainted at the sight, fell
three flights OF stairs, and was pick
ed up unconscious.
The First Presbyterian church of
Muscatine has awarded the contract
for $4,000 improvement TO the
church property. The old church,
wnicn STANDS as one OF the pioneer
edifices of Iowa, is to be improved at
a cost of $4,000. and a like sum will
De expended IN the erection OF sun
Jay schooi nan ADJOINING.
Fire which destroyed the home Of
Ben Never, a farmer living near FL
kader, cost the life of Miss Sweeney
OF McGregor, a rural school teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meyer and their two
small children escaped in their night
clothes and were badly frozen, the
fes7@sreture being 20 degrees below
zero.
The Iowa Conservation society is
understood to be back of a measure
introduced In the house by Lenocker,
Of Madison county, for the protection
o. wild fowls. The bill prohibits the
shooting, trapping or killing OF
grouse, pheasants, wild turkey, quail
and prairie chicken for period of
hve years.
Plans for the new 100000 Wood
bury county court house which were
submitted to the board OF supervisors
by the architect, provided for wom-
ems Jury room. The supervisors
stated that in their opinion woman
suffrage is coming in Iowa and that
provisions should be made for the
for women Jurors.
John Nye, son of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
p. Nye of Shenandoah, has been APP
pointed vice consul to the Island of
Ceylon. He has been teaching at
Grand Rapids, Mich, this winter and
will leave soon for his post. Walter
Leonard, formerly OF Essex, Ia, is the
consul at Ceylon.
Notwithstanding zero weather the
Fred Swan Duroc hog sale at Mis-
souri, Vaiiey was largely attended.
The htty-hve head OF hogs were SOLD
TOT a total sum OF S5'5oo' Dr. 7. Il.
Stiii OF kirksville, MO, purchased the
nest OF the herd at $225.
FOLLOWING report that live stock
was being transported over the ice
from Illinois into Iowa and then
shipped east TO market, patrol has
oeen estaDiished by the state depart
ment IN the Iowa river counties.
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