Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-06-10


Louis and Chicago, concluded q two
weeks visit with his brothers and
sisters at Cedar Rapids by presenting
each of them with check for $10,-
600 and an automobile. His benefac-
tons in this way totaled nearly $780,
900. The beneiciaries are II. ].
Pfeiffer. l.. Pfeiffer, Mrs. ID. C. Mern-
er, Mrs. w. F. Noble, brothers and
sisters, and Ex-mayor w. H. Merner,
D. c. Merner and s. s. Merner, BROTH
ers-in-law. Besides this, the children
of all these people were likewise re-
membered handsomely.
The state convention of the Daugh-
tiers of Isabella was recently held in
the knights of Columbus hall at Ma
son City. Nellie ODonnell, Carroll,
state grand regent, is presiding. 9th
er officers present were state secre-
tary, Mrs. Anna N. Dixon, Rock VAL
ley; state treasurer, Miss Mary Muir
ply, Eagle Grove; state mentor, Miss
Maude OKeefe, Waterloo; and state
advocate, Mrs. Mary Reynolds, Iowa
City.
Rainfall in Iowa towns: Davenport
"a inches; Des Moines 3.04 inches;
Dodge City .3S inches; Dubuque. IL
inches: Keokuk 01 inches; Boone
2.S0 inches; Burlington .16 inches;
Carroll rs inches; Cedar Rapids SO
inches; Charles City Log inches;
Clarinda 1.19 inches; Creston l.04
inches; Estherville 10 inches; Esther
vile 10 inches; Fort Dodge 1.67 inch
es; Iowa City $50 inches; Iowa Falls
II inches.
Roy and Earl Depew were drowned
east Of Hepburn. Mrs. Depew and
Josephine Depew, sister, escaped
with their lives. The road was food
ed and the team became frightened,
plunging. with the vehicle and its
four occupants, into deep water Roy
lost his life attempting to save his
young brother. The women chung
to the carriage and were rescued.
Police and relatives are looking for
Saltena Polanti, an Italian beauty of
Mason City, who has disappeared.
Whether she eloped or was kidnapped
is the question, and her parents also
want to know what became of 5000
in cash, kept in the house. Jesse Col
arei, foreman at the Lehigh cement
plant, is also missing.
Hundreds of people who lost money
in the failure of the Bank of Cor
with in 1907. have signed petitions
for the parole. or pardon of John II.
ri %
a five year sentence for diverting
funds OF the hank, in the peniten-
tiary.
A miniature war between the Unit
ed States and Italy broke out at Ma
son City when three Americans criti-
cized Italy for breaking her treaty
with Austria. Three Italians resented
the attack, and with clubs and knives
stormed the Americans.
July LIST has been decided upon as
the date of holding the M. b. A. state
convention, and Mason City will have
the honor to be the entertainers. Ev-
cry lodge in the state will send dele
gates.
The body OF Harold Prall, high
school boy of Mason City, drowned in
Lime Creek, was found 100 yards
south of where he was drowned. A.
H. Herbner discovered the body in
eight feet Of water near shore.
One of the most dangerous cross
ings in Iowa on the Lincoln Highway
two miles east of Nevada is being
surveyed and improvements will be
,,,ada that .yiIl ivs,,ra tha oo foyx ~
travellers.
Allen Hines of Waukon, aged six
teen years, met instant death there
when he touched live wire in play.
The boy received shock Of 1900
volts but staggered across the road
before he fell.
N. NJ Eaton has sold the New
Sharon Leader to the Hon. ]. H. Tay-
lor OF Pennington. senator from Van
Buren, county. Mr.. Taylor is an ex-
perienced newspaper man and an able
writer.
Ben Stewart, cattle buyer Of Mar
shalltown, fell from the Pier river
bridge into the river while watching
the flood and was drowned, although
every effort was made to save him.
The body was not recovered.
While playing around the house the
four year old son OF Dan Mccoy OF
Boone swallowed bean and before
aid could be summoned choked to
death.
Uncle Johnnie Phipps, 103 years old,
the famous Iowa centenarian, was up
from Farragut to attend the Memorial
day exercises at Shenandoah.
Arthur Regel OF Charles City while
trimming high tree, fell and fractur-
ed his skull. He died soon afterward.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pruitt celebrat-
ed their fiftieth wedding anniversary
on their sons farm, north OF Knox
vile. They were married May Fl,
1865. Their three children, Mrs.
Della Calvin, Mrs. Grace Koontz and
Mrs. Ida Myers. and eight grandchil-
dren were present.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Maddy of Knox
vile celebrated their Goth wedding
anniversary. They were married in
1855 at the home of her parents in
Marion county. Among the guests
were five children, 26 grandchildren
and Ave great grandchildren. Mr.. Mad
dy is S4 and his wife SO.
The body of man was taken from
the waters of Sherlock river at
Greene, and the police at Mason City
notified, as II is supposed he fell into
the river at that place and fioated
down with the food
Charles Darling, Of Nora Springs,
is in the hospital here with mutt
lated face, the result Of the bursting
Of hia old shotgun when he fred at n