Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-03-18

When the newspaper men Of Iowa
come to Iowa State College for the
special newspaper mems short course,
to be held there March IS, 10 20, they
will be offered the hospitality of the
various large fraternity and club
houses near the campus. Already
some forty newspaper men have def
nitely sent word that they will at
tend the short course, and the new
venture will be success. The prof.
ect has received the Endorsement OF
many scores of newspaper men, who
have written personal letters giving
support to it.
According to reports the Fort
Dodge, Des Moines & Southern road
may cooperate with the proposed
road of Colonel Luce of Minneapolis,
in effecting an interurban extension
connecting the two roads. C. II.
Crooks, general manager of the Fort
Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Is re-
ported as having expressed willing
ness to meet Colonel Luce to discuss
the matter along these lines. Mr..
Crooks idea is to have the meeting
point somewhere north OF Fort
Dodge.
John Greeley of Gravity has breed
OF ducks that are causing quite a
lot of comment and creating no end
of curiosity by their habits of life.
The ducks fly upon the fence with
the chickens and other poultry of the
farmyard.and at roosting time they
fly up into the trees with the chick
ems instead Of roosting on the ground
as is customary with the duck fam
lily.
Another big horse breeding farm
will be in operation in Iowa soon.
Charles A. Finch, of Finch Brothers,
of Illinois, has written letter to the
state fair officials informing them
that his stables are to be taken to
farm near Mason City shortly. Mr..
Finch is an importer and he does not
believe that the business will be re-
vived until several years after the
European war ends.
The board of supervisors OF Greene
county have unanimously adopted q
resolution to submit a proposition to
the people to issue bonds in the sum
OF $4,000 to erect a new county
building. The present court house
was built in the year 1871 and is now
in very bad condition and entirely
inadequate in size to meet the pres
ent needs of the people.
Heirs have filed contest OF the
will OF John Mcdonald. of Monticello,
worth 100000, who left 100000 in
trust for distribution among the
poor, needy and deserving people Of
Jones county or to such deserving
people as might come to that county
seeking aid. treatment or care"
That 1t pays to advertise has been
demonstrated in the 'Hgoto-church"
campaign in Council Bluffs. The pub
lioity committee states that as a re-
suit of their work going to church has
become fad in Sioux City. For the
past two Sundays the attendance has
averaged over 10000.
A widow at twenty with two chill
dren, Mrs. Bernice Babcock, OF Coun-
ell Bluffs, was granted widows PEN
sion at "a per week, by Judge Camp
ell in superior court. Mrs. Babcock's
husband was a Spanish-American war
veteran.
Mrs. Dorcas Brazell Of Dubuque was
discharged on motion Of the county
attorney, her conviction for the MUIR
der of her husband having been re-
versed by the supreme court and II
being impossible to secure the addi-
tional evidence outlined by It.
Mrs. Ella Johnson sued Mills coun-
ty for $4,000 for the death Of her
husband and was awarded $10.305.
Her husband was killed by the col.
lapse OF q bridge while he was cross
ing II.
Fire destroyed the Benton County
home. three story brick building.
The twenty-eight inmates were re-
moved in safety. The loss Is esti-
mated at about $4,000. with s22.e5o
insurance.
Robbers during the night entered
the grocery store Of Cavie q Patton
at Morningside and after much trou-
BILE blew open the safe and secured
$3.50.
Plans for the new $125.000 court
house to be built in Rock Rapids have
been let by the Lyon county board
of supervisors to contractors Of Des
Moines.
Mrs. Charlotte Van Horn was in
dicted by the grand Jury at Mason
City on charge of murder. She is
alleged to have killed her husband
on the night OF Nov. 10.
The Bethel and Carmel school dis
tricts near Tracy have been consol-
idated. Voters favored the plan 90
to 3.
One Of the big drainage propositions
in Iowa scheduled for the coming
season Is one In which twelve thou
sand acres of Franklin county land
is included and will cost about $175.-
000i It will be seven miles long. two
miles Of the ditch being open and FIVE
miles OF tile. The tile runs In size
from forty-two inches to six inches
The drain will pass through the town
Of Latimer.
A two weeks evangelistic campaign
held at the Vinton Christian church
under the direction OF Rev. r. M. War
rem closed with rs additions to the
church membership.
mo member or guest shall bring
any intoxicating liquor into the club
house." is the new addition, to the
house rules at the Des Moines club
of Des Moines. The rule was adopt
ed recently and is already in force.
A campaign has been started to