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

10y Of Calva.
In an order Just issued by David ].
Palmer, commander-in-chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic, posts in
all parts of the country are ordered
to commemorate on April 9 the If
tieth anniversary of the surrender Of
Lee, which marked the end of the
civil war.
The Iowa Ice Dealers Association
will hold its annual convention in Des
Moines, March 16, II and IS. Among
the prominent visitors from outside
the state will be H. w. Coe, Of New
York, president of the National as
ISOLATION, who will deliver an address.
The Greeks of Mason City have pur-
chased lot, secured priest and
will commence to raise money for the
erection of church. 1t is believed
that this will help to solve good deal
of trouble among the foreign element
in that city.
Harry Studer, 13-year-old son of
John Studer, living on farm twelve
miles east of Algona, was accidental
ly shot by his brother. The boys
were hunting rabbits with rife and
when one crawled under fence the
weapon was discharged.
The body of an unidentified man
was found among the fire ruins on
the Charles Wright farm near James
vile. A barn on the farm burned to
the ground Jan. II. There was no
means by which the body could be
identified.
John Usher, the young man taken
in a revolver battle after holding up
ID. D. Baker Of Marion, was given the
limit by the court at Marion. The
Judge game him an indeterminate
sentence of from ten to twenty years
at the Fort Madison penitentiary.
Emma f. Nash of Marshalltown
was awarded a verdict of $4,000
against the Minneapolis G St. Louis
railroad. Her husband died as the
result of injuries he received while at
work for the company. She sued for
$4,000.
Arthur Hammill, claiming Chicago
as his home. was arrested at Cedar
Rapids for impersonating a federal
officer and attempting to extOrt ST.
400 from woman keeper of an alleg-
ed disorderly house, to stop prcsecu-
ton under the Mann white slave act.
There are at present 120 pupils in
the school for the blind at Vinton,
and the prospects are there will be
140 in the institution before many
weeks. Nineteen children, most Of
them of tender age, entered the school
for the first time this var.
Mrs. Fred Throssel of near Thorn
ton, aged so, the mother of five chill
dren, was found dead near ier home
by members of the family. She had
cut her wrist with razor and death
was due to the loss of blood.
DR.. T. B. Larrabee of Webster City
was chosen president of the Fourth
Iowa district osteopaths at a meeting
at Fort Dodge. DR.. r. F. Desart Of
Mason City was elected secretary
treasurer.
Correctionville is to have a volun-
teer fire department. At a meeting
recently held there plans for such a
body were completed. Frank Lee was
chosen to head the newly organized
fire ladies.
Plans for the State Association Of
Newspaper Men, organized at Des
Moines few days ago, were endors-
ed by members of the Western Iowa
Editorial association in convention at
Council Bluffs.
Tama now has Woman's Temper
ance union. Mrs. Isabel Smith OF
Mt. Vernon, state organizer, has COM
pleted the organization Of the subor-
dinate union at that place. A meet
ing has already been held.
The Masonic order has decided to
join the Clear Lake Boomers Associ-
alton and have purchased desirable
site on Fourth street and will very
soon commence the construction of a
building all their own.
Jitneys are proving immensely pop
ular in Des Moines. Since the install
ment of the first one month ago
their number has increased to 81
The average daily receipts of the jit'
neys is about $40 each.
The elegant residence of the Chas
Stevenson family, one Of the finest
farm homes in the southern part OF
Marion county, was entirely destroy
ed by fire together with the contents
The loss is placed at $4,000.
Milton Mcfarland, who was wanted
in Burlington on the charge OF EN-
bezzlement, was arrested in Chicago
He is accused of absconding with ST.
900 belonging to the Burt-Za.ser com
pany.
M. E. Holderfield, 27 years old. a
brakeman on the Illinois Central, died
| at Pomeroy from internal injuries
received when he was crushed be
tween car couplings in the Pomeroy
yards.
The Wapello club, the leading so
cial organization Of Ottumwa, dis
cussed building OF a new home to cost
not less than $4,000 at stag lunch
Preliminary plans have been drafted
Stop order messages received by
buyers led to a tumble in prices In
the horse market Of Ottumwa rang
ing from IS to $40 per head. Even
the artillery and cavalry horses sui
fered by the cut and sales were of.
The Billy Davidson gospel team held
services in the Methodist Episcopal
church at Madrid recently. Twenty.
three persons "hit the trail" one en-
tire family being among the number.
Singmaster & Sons of Keota declin.