Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-02


formerly used as feeding lots. This
season he plowed up these tracts anu
planted each to corn.
Commandant C. C. Horton of the
Iowa Soldiers Home, whose resigna-
ton, effective May L., 1916. has been
announced by the state board of con-
troll, will end the longest career as
commandant of the home of any one
man. Colonel Horton has been at the
head of the institution eighteen years
this month. He was reappointed for
a term of four years beginning Jan. /,
1915, but Is leaving the service of the
state because he feels that he has
held the position long enough, and is
now entitled to rest at his age,
which is 76 years.
Young Shorthorn females sold at
remarkably good prices at Marshall
town when E. w. Harmon, stock
farmer of Rhodes, disposed of forty
Ave head of blooded cattle, both males
and females. There was not so great
| demand for the males. The entire
sale brought $10,465. The top price
was $3.50 and $110 was the lowest any
individual sold for Buyers were pres
ent from all parts OF Iowa and from
distant states. The highest priced
COW was purchased by w. c. Rosen-
berger of Tiffin, o.
w. L. Kuser, superintendent OF the
| industrial school for boys at Eldora,
was elected president of the Iowa
| State Conference of Charities and
| Correction at the closing session In
Waterloo. Ottumwa was chosen for
| the conference in 1916. The confer
| ence voted to change the name of
the Iowa organization to conform with
that OF the national organization, in
case a change is made in the title OF
| the latter.
Myron Young, of Maquoketa, Is in
receipt OF message from the civil
authorities of New York City inform
ing him that an uncle. who recently
passed away, had willed to him $780,
600, which amount he is to receive in
the spring. Mr.. Young has for the
| past two years been a fail .ul en-.
ploye at the Alfred Wing country
home. He has a wife and two chill
dren and is deprived of the use OF
one OF his arms.
Merger OF Parsons aid Iowa Wes-
leyan colleges became practically a
certainty when heads of the two
schools in conference in Ottumwa
adopted resolution recommending
that such u move be taken as will
mean future maintenance OF only one
UNCONVENTIONAL college in the south
eastern section of Iowa No recon-
! Inendations were made as to the loca-
ton of the institution resulting from
| the merger.
The program for the fourth annual
convention of the Iowa Draft Horse
Breeders association which will be
held in Des Moines Dec. 8, has been
issued by G. E. O'Brien. secretary.
The association will celebrate the TAX.
| ing of the grand prizes In the draft
| horse division OF the Panama-Paciic
| exposition at San Francisco with a
| special banquet after the annual bust
ness meeting. Iowa won several grand
championships at the western fair.
Merger of Parsons and Iowa Wes-
leyan colleges became practically a
certainty when heads of the two
schools in conference adopted reso-
luton recommending that such move
be taken as will mean future mainten-
ance OF only one UNCONVENTIONAL col
lege in the southeastern section Of
Iowa. No recommendations were
made as to the location of the institu-
ton resulting from the merger.
| With DR.. Edward Batrow, director
OF the Illinois State Water Survey, as
one Of the principal speakers on the
program, the first annual convention
of the Iowa branch of the American
Water Works association will be held
in Iowa City. The convention will be
held under the auspices of the state
university.
| Only the timely discovery of fire,
which almost consumed the big tim
bers in the approach to the Platte
river bridge three miles east of Cres-
ton on the main line of the Burling-
ton railroad. prevented possible ca.
tastrophe. One of the double tracks
was so badly weakened 1t could not
be used until rebuilt.
Eugene Dugan, of Kingsley, is the
champion corn grower of Plymouth
county, according to the decision Of
the judges at Ames in the boys corn
contest. The winner will make a
trip to San Francisco. with all his
expenses paid. Dugan grew 111.15
bushels to the acre, and his corn had
the extremely low moisture for the
| year OF 1875.
Fifteen breweries in Iowa will 60
| out OF business Jan. / through the re-
peal OF the mulct law Some of them
are already changing their plants to
go into other lines of manufacturing.
The breweries are located as follows:
Keokuk /, Burlington 3, Davenport 2,
Dubuque 3, Sioux City 2, Iowa City :,
| Cedar Rapids and Clinton /.
Several OF the cities and towns Of
Hardin county will go in big for civic
improvements the coming year If the
plans now outlined mature and 1t
seems probable they will. Eldora
and Iowa Falls like their experiment
with paving so well that they will go
| In for more of this sort OF improve
ment in 1916. 1t is now planned to
| put in sixty blocks OF pavement in
that city. besides paving several al
leys in the business district. When
completed the city will have over sew
en- miles of paved streets. Eldora Is
| figuring on adding twelve blocks to