Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-03-25

malca and 1t is stated no charges
will be filed against him.
Mary Korinke, of Charles City, SUI
perintendent of Floyd county schools.
was elected president of the North
Central County School association at
the close of the second annual ses-
sion at Cedar Falls. The name of
the organization was changed from
County School association to Country
School association, and it was agreed
to make 1t a distinctively country
school teachers organization. This
is the first of its kind to be formed
in Iowa.
The state firemen's association
board has named July 81, 22 and 23
as dates for the annual state race
tournament which is to be held this
year at Iowa City. The matter of get
ting the worlds championship team
Lou and Herb of Marion, s. c., for
the tournament was considered and
an effort will be made to do this. The
team was formerly at Council Bluffs
and is well known throughout the
state.
Dr.. J. L. Reeves, a we'll known
physician of lie Mars, shot his wife,
infiicting three wounds, one bullet
striking her in the neck, another in
the chin and one in the stomach. DOM
este trouble is the cause ascribed.
They have been married only about q
year.
William Suites of Oakville was
bound over until the April term OF
court his bond being fixed at $4,000.
Mr.. Suites is accused of burning the
garage, auto, woodpiles and outbuild-
ings on the R. r. Sierly farm in De-
cember.
The mystery surrounding the dis
appearance of George Giddings, a for
mer resident of Ames, has been
cleared up with the finding of his
body. 1t appears as though 1t is a
case of suicide, although some indi.
cations point to foul play.
Nevada is to have a new enter
prise, a plant for the manufacture
of device for gauging the pressure
on automobile tires. The device was
the work of j. F. Mcdonald, an cleo
trician of that city, who has patent
ed 1t.
A deal was closed recently whereby
f. Cloe became the owner of Lang
feldt Bros fine quarter section farm.
which lays northeast of Alvord. The
price paid was $216 per acre, setting
a new price for land in the vicinity
of Alvord.
Sunday funerals are under the ban
at Muscatine The Ministerial asso-
citation in session gave unanimous APP
prevail to resolution asking that the
practice of holding burial services on
the Sabbath be discontinued.
Farmers livic wear and business
men of Larrabee nave come together
and are planning the establishment
of a cooperative store at that place.
A $4,000 company has been organ
ICED with s. S. Gilbert at the head.
After completing As years in the
service of the c. & N. w. railroad
Engineer H. T. Herring of Boone has
retired on a pension. He started to
work for the company June 8, 1868, as
a fireman.
The Humboldt Farmers Co-opera-
tive association has declared so per
cent cash dividend to its stockhold-
ers. Besides this the association has
paid good rate of interest ever since
it organized some twelve years ago.
Patrick H. Doherty, foreman of the
sausage department of the Morrell
packing plant, fell to his death. The
unfortunate victim walked into space
on the sixth floor of the building and
died without regaining consciousness.
On March /, 6,722 acres of land
which had been sold for s1,107,251 or
$164.72 per acre was transferred in
O'Brien county. The average last
year was s146 per acre and $136 in
1918.
Seven hundred Crawford farmers
held a meeting to protest against
so per cent proposed increase in the
rates to be charged by the Crawford
County Telephone company. A new
line is being agitated
Judge z. d. Let's, of Davenport,
has handed down decision holding
that the collecting of orders for
liquors outside the state is in VIOLA
tion Of the Iowa law.
Forty acres of camp ground on
West Okoboji lake have been purchas-
ed by Methodists OF the Sheldon dis
trict. A camp meeting will be held
there July Is to 25.
Muscatine's new $250,000 fire-proof
hotel will be officially dedicated on
April 8, at which time a banquet and
dance will form the most attractive
features of the function.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hannibal c. Wake
field, of Gilbert, celebrated the 18th
anniversary of their marriage by a
small gathering of their children and
grandchildren.
A 9-year-old son OF M. r. Buttrey,
residing four and one-half miles
northwest OF Knoxville, had his left
hand ruined by dynamite cap. The
boy held it in his hand and with
nail attempted to dig out the fulmin-
lite of mercury. The palm of the hand
was torn out by the explosion that
followed.
Prompt action on the part of little
5-year-old Walter Frehse, who persist
emily called for help over the tele-
phone. brought assistance to his
grandmother, Mrs. w, c. Frehse. Of
Waterloo. when she fell down the cell
lar stairs and broke her right ankle.
Miss Orpha Jennings. % years old.
OF Columbus Junction, was burned to