Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-26

police records by the, Inter-church
council, the closing Of Des Moines'
thirst palaces has lessened the num-
Der of arrests for intoxication nearly
one-half. The figures cover the pc
Rod from February 16, 1914, to July
10, 1914. and the corresponding period
in 1915. During the same length Of
time in 1915 only 500 out of total Of
2,723 arrests were on charges Of in
toxication. The increase in the total
number of arrests ON all charges, from
1878 IN 1914 to 1928 in 1915, due to
the wholesale campaign against trar-
fic violators, which has been waged
this summer by the police. The de-
crease in the number OF arrests for
intoxication comes In spite of the fact
that in 1914, while the saloons were
running, officers were ordered to ar
rest only those who were absolutely
unable to walk alone, and who did not
have friends to take them home. This
year orders are to arrest any one
showing the slightest evidence Of be-
ing under the influence of liquor.
Captain Head Of jefferson. Ia, who
came to Iowa in 1855 and is one Of
the well known business men of the
state, reports that he is threshing
oats on his farm near Jefferson which
is yielding eighty bushels per acre
and IL the season is favorable with
no frost until Sept. 9th, he will shuck
ninety to 100 bushels of corn to the
ct Of &c
county lands. On small tract of
land in the west suburbs of Jefferson
he has been threshing out wheat
which went over fifty-one bushels to
the acre. He says he has on his
farms in Greene county more than
100 acres in wheat and contemplates
seeding over 500 acres next year. JEFF
ferson is to have a flour mill and the
prospects are that considerable more
acreage will be seeded to wheat in
that vicinity hereafter because of the
new mill.
Uncle Hamilton Scott is the Oldest
member of the First Presbyterian
his ninetieth birthday. He has never
missed a meeting at the church in
the past fifty years when able to at
tend. He has been an elder for more
than fifty years and is still able to
be on the streets and visits with his
friends with keen relish daily.
An unknown man about twenty-five
years old had his skull fractured
when he fell from moving train near
lie Mars. His clothes contained a
card with the name of George L. Lowe
and in his pocket was postal marked
Elmer Lowe, Minneapolis. 1t is prob
able the man will die.
Marius Holm, aged 22, farmer. is
dead at his home near New Hartford,
the result of jumping from the top of
q haystack and landing on pitch
fork handle which stood upright. Holm
was impaled on the fork handle,
which penetrated his abdomen to a
depth of more than eight inches.
The following Iowa pensions have
been granted: Sarah Boyle, Knox
vile. s12; Martha e. Joy, Mount Pleas
ant, SIP; Margaret A. Plum, Iowa
City, $12; Gerula NJ. Michaels. Mar
shalltown, SIP; Elizabeth Moore,
Onawa, SIP; Julia H. Mott, Des
Moines, $12.
County officials from Oskaloosa are
hunting for the robbers of the Beacon
depot who stole ninety-six quarts of
whisky. Several men were chased
into the wood where the whisky had
been concealed.
According to an order just issued
by the Iowa department of the G. A.
R., there will be no reduced rate from
Iowa points to Chicago for veterans
who desire to attend the national
encampment at Washington, D. C.
Two Is year old girls escaped from
the industrial school for girls at Mitch
ellville. They are believed to have
gone to Des Moines.
J. J. Harter, former county auditor
Of Sac county, is dead. He was a
member Of the M. E. church and
knight Templar.
A horse owned by Robert Wells
fell into deep city we'll in Mason
City and was rescued by city firemen
with ropes.
Bernard Swift, IS, OF Shenandoah,
is dead from injuries received when
his team ran away following stings
from swarm of bumblebees.
Frank Muirhead has sold the Tama
News to John Hynek of Cedar Rap
ids.
A near cyclone destroyed trees,
fences and corn fields near Greene
Several buildings we're blown down.
Martin HONS, New Hartford farm
er, slid down hay stack onto fork,
the tines entering his abdomen
Former Third District Congressman
Maurice Connolly Is In Dubuque, his
first return since the close of the last
congress. He denies any knowledge
OF reported appointment to either the
comptrollership of the treasury or to
consular post in Santo Domingo. He
states business matters kept him in
New York the past fortnight.
The citizens of Fredericksburg have
contributed $500 with which they will
purchase electrolier lights for their
main street
Ames laid the corner stone last
week for her new $4,000 city hall and
fire station.
Because of error in the proceedings
the school board are unable to sell
the $4,000 in bonds which were re-
Gently voted for new high school in
Jefferson. A petition is being circu-
lated for another election and the