Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-09-09

buggy, the spokes and felloe OF the
wheel In contact with his back every
foot of the way-Paul Pitlick, farm
er, was the victim OF an extraordinary
runaway accident, between Iowa City
and his country home. The friction
OF the wheel against his back, the
surgeons found, removed 112 square
inches of skin and Realistically
burning it of, and nothing but skin
grating will save the man--if that
can.
Improvement is reported in the con-
dition of Dr. Carl viers, veterin-
arian, of Vermillion, s. D., who is in
Sioux City hospital suffering with
anthrax, an infectious disease among
cattle. DIR. Viers contracted the dis
ease when a mosquito bit him as he
steer that had succumbed to the NAL
ady. A portion Of the flesh of his
left arm was removed to prevent the
spread Of the disease.
Herbert & Leach, owners of the
The Fort Dodge Savings bank has
merged with the First National bank
of Fort Dodge. C. d. Case, who has
built up the Fort Dodge Savings into
thriving institution, will remain
with the First National as cashier of
the savings bank. The First Nation
al, at this time, raises its capital stock
to 100000 and becomes one of the
strongest banking institutions in the
state.
Elmer Bright, a carpenter, residing
in Cedar Rapids, was robbed by a
pickpocket at the station in Des
Moines. The thief secured $40 in
gold. Bright had been working during
the summer in Des Moines, and was
preparing to leave for Cedar Rapids
when robbed. He will delay the plan
from Cedar Rapids to Des Moi,es for
few days because of the robbery.
President Wilson has made the fol-
lowing Iowa post office appointments:
George T. Porter, Alton; A. d. Ochle-
tree. Bayard; w. ]. Hoebel, Blairs-
town; A. ]. Johnson, Brighton: Am
brose B. Robinson, Clarinda; Patrick
Doran, Coon Rapids; Theodore A.
Berry, Cumberland; j. S. McLuen,
Guthrie Center; e. Fl. Schilling, State
Center.
M. G. Clarke, superintendent OF pub
lie schools at Sioux City, says strict
enforcement of the new Iowa child
labor law will be required in that
city. Employers of child labor are
being informed Of the requirements
of the new measure. H. L. Hough-
ton, truant officer, probably will be
appointed by the school board to en-
force the child labor law.
Silas Miller of Mt. Vernon died at
his home after an illness of several
weeks. Mr.. Miller was one of the
first settlers in that community. Since
coming to Cedar county in 1885 he
had made his home there. all OF his
life except seven years which he spent
in California.
1t has been definitely decided that
Estherville will hold the annual fall
festival again this year and October
4, 8 and have been selected as the
dates for the celebration, which is to
be in the form of combined street
fair and farm produce exhibit and
stock show.
Carl Beckwi!h, the colored convict
who escaped from Fort Madison re-
Gently, has been recaptured by the
police of Davenport. Beckwith stole
the automobile in which several Off
GERS were chasing him, but came to
grief when he drove into Davenport
with the car.
night Waterman, at Sioux City,
watching a passing freight train saw
robbers hold up and rob IA harvest
hands, but dared not shoot for fear
of hitting one of the victims. BY the
time the police arrived the train had
disappeared and the robbers escaped.
Rev. w. J. Hadley, of West Berlin.
Mass, has accepted call from the
Friends church at Iowa Falls. Rev.
Hadley is former Iowa man and
was for four years pastor of the
Friends church at West Branch
What is believed to have been the
most valuable shipment of furs ever
received in Davenport arrived there
recently. The shipment was valued
at $4,000 and contains nothing but
silver fox skins.
J. A. Kirkpatrick OF Iowa City has
sued the Milwaukee railroad for $780,
900 damages for the death of Ralph
Kirkpatrick, a bridge painter killed
at Sabula, Ia. by passenger train.
Ray Huffman, 20, was killed near
Owasa In an automobile accident His
parents are on tour OF the Pacific
coast.
VIM. Maxwell, last spring elected
superintendent of schools at Hamp-
fering for some time with rheum-
atism. He is survived by wife and
two children.
An eighty acre farm three miles
southeast OF Waterloo sold at public
auction recently for 1922 per acre.
The buyer was Oakley Mayes of La
Porte City.
Pensions have been granted to the
following Iowans: Ellen Swails, Web
ster, $12: Sadie A. Van Horn, $12;
Eliza Wayman, West Union, sig;
Margaret s. Wiley. Marshalltown. s12.
Carsen Jabens of vinton. a man
about 80 years of age. committed sui
eide near his home. The young man
was not married and was living with
his mother on farm. He disappeared
from the home and no trace of him
was found until when his body was
discovered hanging to a tree, about
three-quarters Of mile from the
house.