Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-03-11


Gus farmers. There was large herd
of this almost extinct race of animals
near old Fort Pierre, S. D., whose
owner died recently. In some way
Mr.. Reinhart got word and succeeded
in purchasing II of them. The ex-
press company considered the ship
ment so valuable that 1t sent one of
its special agents to see that no harm
or accident happened to the animals
in transit.
Minors will be unable to get their
hair cut in Iowa barber shops that
have pool room annexes IL a ruling
made by County Attorney j. j. Sharpe
of Franklin county holds good. TAX
ing this position, Mr.. Sharpe is caus-
ing the arrest of BARRIERS who are run
ming pool or billiard halls in conjunc-
Ion with their shops and who admit
minors for tonsorial purposes. Sever
al of the BARRIERS in his home county,
especially in the smaller towns, have
felt the force of this ruling and have
paid small fines.
Farmers in the district between
Harlan and Red Oak look with much
interest to the forthcoming decision
of the supreme court in the matter of
DISCRIMINATING five or six hundred deer
roaming in that territory. The case
is that of the state against VIM. B.
Cuppy, pioneer, arrested and fined
for killing one of these animals ff-
teen years ago
Governor Clarke has appointed the
following Iowa delegates to the 10th
annual meeting of the American Acad-
envy of Political and Social Science
at Philadelphia, April 8 and TO- Prof
Jesse Macy, Grinnell; Prof. B. F.
Shambaugh, Iowa City; Robert Fuller
ton, Des Moines; Cyrenius Cole, Ce-
dar Rapids, and Prof. A. D. Ward,
Storm Lake.
Iowa City will again be host to the
state convention of Elks this year. The
convention date has not been fixed as
yet, but it will be arranged so that
there will be no conflict with the
Eagles convention in June or the fire.
mems meeting in July to be held in
that city.
Sofas Nelson, printer Of Algona,
while visiting at the home of his ia
Their. committed suicide by drinking
not known. He leaves wife and
family.
High school boys of Council Bluffs
are to be taught modern military tao
tics and with this end in view the old
er lads have organized cadet COM
pany being supplied with rifles for
use on the light guard rife range
MISLEADING a bottle of disinfectant
for cough medicine, Mrs. Will Lynn
of Dixie, drank the contents and as
result died soo2 after. The dead wom-
an had been suffering from a cold
and had gotten up during the night.
After being defeated twice last year
1t was voted recently at Linn Grove,
119 to A, in favor Of consolidating
the school districts in and around that
place. There will be twenty-six sec
tons in the district.
Mrs. Will Lynn died at her home in
Dixie from poison. She had cold
and had gotten up in the night to take
some cough medicine. but in the dark
got hold of the wrong bottle and took
some disinfectant instead.
The following Iowa postmast.,-s
have been appointed: Louis A. Wi
woke, Cherokee; w. c. Swigart, Ma
quoketa; and Frank c. Siebengartner.
Bettendorf Sharp local opposition
has existed to Wiweke and Swigart.
The town of Dysart is to have a
new Methodist church. Plans for the
new building are completed and work
of tearing down the old structure
has begun
Nicholas Cute OF BOWS was bound
over to the federal grand jury at Fort
Dodge on charge of selling intoxi-
eating liquors illegally Bond was
fixed at 5000.
A lively political campaign is on
at LIE Mars, where five men are seek
ing the office of mayor. Two demo.
Gratis and three republicans have
their eyes on the mayoralty chair.
At a commercial club banquet re.
Gently 1t was decided to establish club
rooms in Storm Lake, the sum Of ST..
200 to be expended on the equipment
and furniture.
Mason City has just become the
owner of half acre plot of ground
in East Pa,k place, the deed to the
land being presented by the Law
Land company for park purposes.
Linn county has been placed under
federal quarantine for hoof and
mouth disease in consequence Of the
discovery of case near Springville.
Alex Reichman, pioneer merchant
of LIE Mars, is dead, aged rs. He was
a native of Baden, Germany, and came
to America when years old He liy.
ed many years in Dubuque before
coming to lie Mars in 1877. He held
a number of county and town offices
during his life.
Fay Kitterman, 15-year-old daughter
of ]. w. Kitterman, prominent
farmer living near Ottumwa, commit
ted suicide by drinking carbolic acid.
She had been invited out to spend the
evening, but her parents objected to
her going without an escort. She liv-
ed one hour after taking the acid.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gilbert of
Sutherland celebrated their fiftieth
wedding anniversary. They have liv-
ed in that community for many years
and have three sons. who are Meth
odist ministers. the Rev. Mr.. Gilbert
of lie Mars. the Rev. Mr.. Gilbert Of
Marcus, and the Rev. Mr. Gilbert Of
California
The Milford M. E. church, after a
eermon nv r Craig nrasident of