Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05


Monticello, having made the trip
across the states in an automobile.
They were Is days on the road, sleep
ing in the car, which had been ar
ranged SO that 1t might be made into
a good bed, and eating by the road
side. Mr.. Shelley states they had the
time of their lives, enjoying the trip
from start to finish. The gasoline
bill on the road amounted to s20.05.
The lie Mars police are looking for
young man named ]. D. Knudson
who is said to have been spending
money there lavishly. He is charged
with securing money from number
of business men and others in sums
from S. to $50. giving worthless
checks. 1t is said that knudson is a
son Of a wealthy resident of Akron
and that the alleged defalcation may
be made good by his father Knudson
is said to have operated elsewhere.
The scythe and mower will be dis
carded If the present tests of the
Santa Fe railroad with a chemical
weed exterminator proves successful.
Eight carloads of the composition have
arrived at Fort Madison, out OF which
place the tests will be made.
At meeting of the Masonic lodge
at Ames recently, an order was is
sued for the removal of the old house
from the site of the Masonic temple.
Officers of the organization hope to
start work on the new building be-
fore winter.
Trying to initiate his elders who
were smoking Leonard, the year old
son OF Lewis Hoffman of Fl. Madison,
put ,firecracker in his mouth, ignited
the fuse and pulled upon It until Il
exploded, badly burning his mouth and
face.
The public library building, just
completed at Garner at a cost of &c.
900, of which $500 was contributed
by Andrew Carnegie and the balance
was raised by the sale of the old Ii.
brary building and subscriptions by
the citizens of Garner.
REV. Father Francis Ward, head Of
st. Patrick's parish at Iowa City, died
at his parsonage. Father Ward was
stricken by apoplexy while conduct
ing funeral and he never fully raj
lied.
Col. John C. Lopez Of Des Moines,
who served at the head of the Fifty.
first Iowa infantry during the war in
the Philippines, has been appointed
adjutant of the Iowa Soldiers home
at Marshalltown.
]. w. Pfander of Pfander G. Sons OF
Clarinda, breeders of thoroughbred
Poland China hogs, was found dead in
the breeding pens. Mr.. Pfander had
resided in Clarinda for a number OF
years.
Boone county court house bonds
for 100000 were sold to the Geo. M.
Bechtel company of Davenport, at s
per cent. The premium offered was
S,143, over 5000 higher than the next
bid.
A search for missing son has re-
vealed the fact that Bert DeRousse,
son Of Dick DeRousse of Shenandoah,
is enlisted in the United States serv-
ice and is a member of the coast
guards stationed at Honolulu.
The appearance of new specie Of
bug or louise in the cornfelds of north
western Iowa is causing deep con-
Germ among farmers of that section.
The insect poisons the base of the
stalk and stunts growth.
Joseph Welter, young farm hand,
employed near lie Mars, was impaled
on pitchfork while sliding down
from hay stack. The tines of the
fork penetrated his body to a depth
of eight inches.
A pair of twins recently celebrated
their birthday anniversary in Iowa
City. They were n years old, both
alive and well; their names, Emery
Wescott, former postmaster, and his
sister. Miss Emmer Westcott
A movement has been started to
improve the levee at Bellevue, the
point where the river boats land The
number Of excursions coming to
Bellevue each year makes such an inn
Judge J. L. Stevens, consul for the
Lincoln Highway association for
Boone county, has received some addi-
tional plans for the state meeting to
be held in the Armory in Boone Aug.
8.
What may be the last lumber raft
Of the Mississippi river is now on its
way to the Atlee Mills at Fl. Madi-
son from Hudson, Wis, .towed by the
Atlee steamer Ottumwa Belle. 1t
contains two million feet
John Chivvers, an Englishman, aged
80, was killed by being caught in the
machinery of pumping engine used
at small coal mine near Flagler, four
miles east of Knoxville.
Many OF the farmers in Van Buren,
county have resorted to the practice
Of placing gasoline engines on their
binders because the fields are SO wet
that horses mire in the mud.
Iowa is going to have whirlwind
campaign for suffrage If the efforts
being put forth at Fort Madison at
this early date can be taken as indica-
tive.
Mrs. Grow Of Emmetsburg, mother
Of Editor George Grow of the Bayard
Advocate, was injured by timber fall.
ing from the First National bank
building. Her body is paralyzed.
C. j. Schluter, an employee Of the
Dunno eating house at Missouri Val.
ley, has been notified by New York
attorney to the effect that II Schluter
is married on or before Oct. he will