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

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vile. Allison was in jail at Newton
on a charge of stealing a horse and
buggy. He escaped from the Jasper
county prison and made his way to
Oskaloosa. Sheriff Cove of Newton
learned that he was at Oskaloosa and
informed the officers, but before they
could make the arrest Allison had left
for Knoxville. Officers took up the
chase with bloodhounds and the dogs
"treed' Allison, who put up battle.
His legs were badly torn and bitten,
but he finally conquered the vicious
animals and succeeded in twisting OF
some barbed wire from fence, with
which he tied the dogs to tree. With
that task completed he limped into
Knoxville and was captured
One and one-half millions Of dol
lars is being paid out to Iowa. farm
Horse company. The animals are
brought to Des Moines at the rate OF
1900 every week and sold to agents
of the allied governments. Des Moines
Is one of two places in the world
where there are four government in
spections of horses. These are the
English, Italian, French and Belgian
governments, and horses purchased
are shipped direct to these countries.
The fact that this one enterprise will
place in the hands of the farmers
$lS,000,000 in year for their horses
q he ri,Ohf lon ha, ntn IL
is taken into consideration.
Fayette county is the champion but
ter producing center of Iowa. This
county produced 3,641,702 pounds.
The other leading counties, in the or.
der named are: Clayton, 3,295,359
pounds; Bremen, 2,S37,555 and Della
ware, 2,S27,9S2. Woodbury. county in
which Sioux City is located, and
Polk county in which Des Moines is
located, are not given first place on
the list, Notwithstanding the actual
figures show them to lead, because
OF the fact that the most of the but
ter they sent out was made at GEN.
tralized creameries.
DR.. c. H. Strange, dean OF the vet
Urinary school of Iowa State college
at Ames, says the college is not popu-
lar with the makers of fake stock
foods because Of the stock food dis
closures printed in the bulletin of the
Iowa experiment station warning
farmers against fake remedies. They
won't even send us their foods" said
Dean Strange, which shows how
popular the bulletin was with the
fake stock food manufacturers. The
veterinary school has received many
concentrations for its exposures OF
the fake live stock products.
novel sight was presented to spec.
tators in the pasture OF John Peters,
a farmer living near Irwin, when two
big Shorthorns fought to finish. The
animals were so furious and blood
thirsty that no one dared to approach
them or attempt to stop the battle.
The animals were about evenly
matched in weight. One animal final.
ly broke his opponents leg and kept
at him until he gored him to death.
The vanquished animal cost $3.50
when 1t was a calf.
A belief that beneath the 5000 an
acre farm land of Louisa county lies
rich oil fields has prompted a move
ment which looks forward to the se-
curing OF lease upon 10000 acres
of ground in the vicinity of Wapello
and Columbus Junction Edward c..
Ryan Of Tulsa, Okla, has been en-
ployed to conduct the experimental
work and during the next several
weeks drilling for oil is going to be
an interesting operation in that To-
cality.
Samuel ]. Buck OF Grinnell is prob.
ably the Oldest school teacher in
Iowa. He came to Iowa in 1864 to
become principal of the preparatory
school. He was president of the
Iowa State Teachers association 1870.
II. He attended the meeting of the
association held in 1865 in Oskaloosa.
A history of the association has been
prepared by him at the request Of
the presidents council Of the asso.
citation.
Thirty crippled children taking
treatment at the State university
hospital, Iowa City, under the provi-
sions OF the Perkins act, are receiving
instruction in school supervised by
the department of education of the
university. Special adjustable desks
for cripples have been installed in
two rooms of the hospital Leo
Brueckner, graduate student in edu.
cation, is supervising the school.
The school board let the contract
for the erection and equipment of the
new school building In Grundy Cen.
ter The new building exclusive of
the electric equipment, will cost $7S,.
2O9.42. The swimming pool, costing
$4,000, was cut out.
Thieves. supposed to be "yeggmen,"
blew open the safe in the Laurel Mer.
camille company store, stole about
$40, and escaped without leaving any
clue.
The 4 year old son of Mayor Cassel
OF Westfield is dead OF infantile par
alysis, and two other cases are re.
ported near that town. The schools
and churches have been closed.
Royal Harlan. 22 years old, a SON
OF Leslie Harlan. a farmer living three
miles north of Stuart, was found dead
in his room by his parents with bull.
let wound in his head. 1t is believed
his death was accidental No one was
at home at the time OF his death.
When his parents left home he was
cleaning a % caliber rifle with which
he had heen hunting IL L. thaunh4