Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-30
Indianola had a big celebration

than the sum desired was contributed,
the total reaching $3O6, 900. Indianola,
by an eleventh hour effort, raised S..
900, bringing the total given by the
residents of the town to $4,000. Deni-
son mas the honor of being the next
largest contributor with well over ST.
600. The Methodist church at Deni-
son and Grace church at Des Moines
led the individual churches in the con.
tributions with nearly $1,000 each.
Carrying a child under each arm,
While his wife carried a third child,
Robert ]. Boyd escaped from his burn
ing house at Ames, being forced to
run out into the snow in their bare
feet and night clothes. The family
was asleep when the flames broke
out and were warned by smoke in
their sleeping rooms. They had only
time to get their children, whose
ages ranged from one to five years.
to run to the home Of neighbors. The
loss was partly covered by insur-
ance.
The grand jury at Ottumwa has re-
turned indictments against fifty-five
men, including nearly every cigar
store, drug store and pool hall owner
in the city, on charges. ranging from
Bookkeeping to gambling by means OF
punch boards and slot machines. The
indictments are the result of an in
vestigation conducted by G.. A. Brun-
son and j. A. Risden, two OF Attorney
General Cosson's agents. Evidence
secured by these agents in a six
weeks campaign was laid before the
grand jury.
Because they helped their husbands
and sons to grow good corn. IFS wives
of Black Hawk county farmers were
given more than $1,000 in prizes in
women's special corn contest which
concluded with three day corn show.
Prizes consisting of handsome
silver trophy for sweepstakes, several
100 piece Haviland china dinner sets,
kitchen utensils and fancy china were
awarded. Every woman not winning
one OF the seventy-fve prizes offered
was presented piece of hand painted
china.
The endowment of Grinnell college
was raised $4,000 when Pres. J. II. T.
Main announced the receipt of check
| for that amount The donor wishes to
remain anonymous. This is the Sec
ond large donation made to the college
within short time. Kansas City real
estate valued at s150.0G0 was recently
donated to the college to he sold and
the money used to start construction
on the new mems dormitory, which it
| is planned to have completed early
next year.
Armed with search warrants issued
by the county attorney, deputy sher-
ifs raided Des Moines cigar store
and seized over 10000 packages of
contraband cigarettes. The stores
manager was later arrested on a
charge of selling cigarettes. Action
was taken after County Attorney Will
son received complaints that pills"
were being sold over the counter at
the store. An automobile and an ex-
press wagon were required to trans
port the cigarettes to the court house.
Frank ]. Neuweeher, formerly in
charge of the savings department OF
the German Trust and Savings bank,
and treasurer of the Marquette Court
of Foresters, after whose disappear
ance two weeks ago apparent short
ages in his accounts at the bank and
secret societies developed, has return
ed to Dubuque and announced his in
tention of helping to straighten out
his affairs. The juggled condition
of the records prevented full check.
ing up.
The proposition to declare a bond
| issue of $250,000 to erect a new high
school in East Waterloo district car.
ried by an overwhelming majority.
The Waterloo Woman's club activity
was perceptible for nearly one-third
OF the ballots were deposited by
women. Members of the club used
the telephone in urging women to
vote. OF the 209 votes cast by women
| 1872 were for the improvement and II
against. The men cast 337 votes for
and III against.
The biggest hog for its age ever
raised at Iowa State college, weigh
ing 259 pounds, at six months of age,
was recently marketed at Chicago.
This is thirteen pounds more than
the prize six months old hog raised
last year. The hog weighed 350.5
pounds when marketed, at the age
of 324 days. This hog also beat all
monthly gain records. At two months
1t weighed 63.5 pounds; at three
months, 1876 pounds, and at five
months, 20S pounds.
En- route between Council Bluffs
and Missouri Valley an express car
attached to Northwestern train
at Missouri Valley and the fire ex-
tinguished. The depot platform was
| strewn with burned and damaged
packages and from their appearance
| all Christmas gifts.
DIR. E. A. Buxton, deputy state vet
erinarian, has, acting under orders
| from the veterinarian, examined and
condemned all of the seventeen head
of valuable mich cows at the county
home in Benton county.
Five hundred cities and towns in
Iowa asked the State University OF
Iowa to supply 1917 teachers, princi-
pals and superintendent for the
present school year, according to fig
ures which have just been compiled
by Dean w. A. Jessup of the college
of education.
Charles Moore, cashier of the Par.
nell Savings bank, has disappeared
and local authorities say they have