Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-10-21

tie brought good prices, several head
of young cattle selling around S270 0
head, while one famous bull brought
the neat sum of $4,000. The sale was
held to settle up the estate of the
late owner, who met his death about
one year ago by plunging in his auto
through an open bridge into Hilton
creek two miles east of Oelwein.
At an election held in Oneida to
determine the question of issuing
$4,000 in bonds for the purpose OF
constructing a school house and to
purchase a site, SIS votes we're cast
by women and Sc votes by men. The
women gave the proposition a major
ity Of 20 and the men gave it ma
jority of IS, total Of 3S votes. 1t is
planned to have the new building
ready for occupancy by September J.
1916.
Leo Perrin, former paying teller OF
the Cedar Rapids National bank, was
sentenced in the federal court to
serve FIVE years in the penitentiary at
Leavenworth. Perrin robbed the
bank of approximately $4,000 on
Aug. last. For several days he caus.
ed the authorities to believe that he
had been held up by lone bandit,
while making out currency ship
ments for country banks on the morn.
ing of Aug. 4. Later he confessed.
Lacking so cents of bringing a cash
price of 5000 per acre, 156 acre
farm near Melbourne, Marshall coun-
ty. was sold at referees sale for $751;
122. George De Butts was the buyer
and by this purchase owns $50 acres
of fine farm land near Melbourne. Had
the usual time been given the purchas-
er, the land would have brought a
higher figure, hut the sale was for
cash and consequently the number
of buyers was limited.
Henry Brickman, aged 10, and his
employer, Charles Mangler have
been sentenced to six months in jail
for dynamiting the Green Island dixie
near Bellevue. The levee was built
twenty-five years ago by Joseph
Smith, John Davis and Henry Schultz
at large cost of money as a safe
guard to Green Island and adjacent
lands against the treacherous waters
of the Maquoketa river.
The report read at the annual meet
ing of the West Liberty Fair associ-
alton, showed balance of about $125
In the treasury, after one Of the most
expensive years in the associations
history, which included the erection
of several fine new buildings. The
state aid, to be received. will further
enrich the treasury of the body
With the arrest of H. E. Scanlin
at Logan on charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses authori-
ties believe an important step has
been taken in disrupting the gang
of fake magazine solicitors who have
defrauded scores of Iowans during
the past few weeks.
Joseph Poole, Santa Fe passenger
brakeman Of FIT. Madison, was struck
by train and killed at the Kansas
City union depot terminal while on
his way to take his post on the train
to Fort Madison. He was one of the
oldest brakemen on the system. He
leaves a family.
Small hopes are entertained for
the recovery of William Duffy, TWEEN
ty-one, of Prairie City, who has beer
half unconscious since both his legs
were cut off when he alighted from {
train two weeks ago. The baseball
team of which he was member ha.
collected a purse of $3.50 for him.
The town of Sibley is asked to pa.
$4,000 for causing the death of vii
liam f. Ereeby, formerly assistan
superintendent Of the pumping sta
ton at that place, who was killed
when his coat sleeve caught in bel
June II, 1914. Suit for that amour
is asked by Freeby's widow
Chas. A. Dewey. of Washington
was elected grand master of the Roy
al Arch Masons of Iowa at the annu
al assembly held in Des Monies. Mr.
Dewey has been deputy grand maste
in which office he is succeeded by
T. Forbes, Marshalltown.
There will be no strike in the low,
coal fields April /, 1916, when tn,
present wage agreement expires, &C
cording to statements made by Goa
operators and officials of the Miners
union.
Colwell is to be the name of a new
station on the Charles City ant
Western, just north of Charles City
1t Is named from James and Rebecc'
Colwell, who own the town site.
Four Muscatine boys were burie,
alive when cave they had construct
ed for play collapsed upon them. AL
were dead before help reached them
John Smith, marshal at West Lii
erty, has asked officers all over tn
Ftate to assist in the search for Jo
Heck. is years old. and Ruby Bright
well, IA, who he claims eloped iron
there several days ago. The girl wa
dressed in boys clothes,
Coroner Bush Houston, of Nevads
has been asked for description @
the mans body found in Skunk rive
ditch, near Cambridge. He is aske
to hold the body for Identification.
Boys hunting walnuts found tn
body of William H. Palmer hangin
from tree in a woods that skirts
cemetery near Council Bluffs.
Police are investigating the mystel
ious death of A. c. Anderson, wealth
Sheffield farmer, whose body wa
found between two buildings in Ma
son City. Although the coroner's jur
returned verdict of accidents
death, police fear foul play.
A new $500 Methodist church !
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