Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-06-24

The mayor and police officials OF
Muscatine were threatened with re-
moval from office If they failed to
drive liquor from the hose houses in
that city, according to testimony pre-
sented in the district court during the
progress of the suit which resulted in
an Injunction being issued against the
Excelsior hose house. A failure on
the part OF the municipal figures to
bring about the clean up, it was said,
resulted in the sheriff's conducting a
raid which revealed the presence of
some 200 gallons of beer at one fire
station alone.
One of the biggest judgments ever
rendered against an individual in Ger
70 Gordo county was that against
George H. Fuller, Rockwell banker 1t
grows out of the failure of the Colby
Motor company. When William Col
by was financing the company he Sc
cured from Fuller mortgages and
notes to the amount OF S113,295 and
that was the amount of the judgment.
1t is said Fuller is willing to turn
over his 800 acre farm near Rockwell
for full payment.
George Page, retired farmer, at
tempted suicide by electrocution at
Lenox. He went to the electric power
house and thrust wire through the
screen about the dynamo with the idea
of transmitting the power to his body.
He received a shock which threw him
to the floor, but not sufficient to kill
tact with the dynamo direct, and
him, as the wire did not come in con-
transmitted only small portion OF
the full current.
Following closely upon the heels Of
the injunctions OF the drug stores
at Manchester with reference to the
sale of intoxicants, comes a still
more drastic measure by the officers
that all draymen and delivery men
of all kinds must not deliver liquors
from the stations to private parties
and collect freight charges.
c. L. Voss and Frank Woolston OF
Denison have purchased an 500 acre
tract of swamp land just south Of
Wall Lake town, well known as Goose
pond. The deal was made with Can
adam owners, and plan is on foot
to drain the land under direction of
an expert from the Ames state college.
Clayton is to have another savings
bank. The articles of incorporation
of the Clayton savings bank with a
capital of $4,000 were filed in the
office of the secretary OF state. The
officers are: j. A. Ries, president;
William Flynn, Jr., vice president; W..
E. Gruver, cashier.
| At meeting of the Allamakee
County Farmers institute held at
Waukon the following officers were
elected Otto Helming, president;
Theo. Gronna, secretary; d. D. Ro-
nan, treasurer; P. F. Meier and c. p.
Melting, executive committee.
Robert Bloom, seven years old, Of
Waterloo, was killed by the accidental
discharge Of shotgun. The young
lad with another was inspecting the
gun when the shell exploded. The
shot passed into the left eye and
through the brain.
Excavation Is under way for Ames'
new city hall and fire station. The
Tusant company has let the excavat-
ing contract to the Bowers grading
outfit Of that city, and at the present
rate, work on the foundation may be
expected to start very soon.
Vinton has completed it's census,
which shows population of 1904.
Norway has a population of 491. All
other towns already reported. This
gives the county a population of "a
537-a gain Of 1881 in the past five
years.
To celebrate their golden wedding,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert A. Brown OF
Marengo took their children and
grandchildren in several autos for q
tour of the PALISADES Of the Cedar
river near Mt. Vernon.
w. w. Patty, principal of the high
school at Iowa Falls, has resigned his
position to become superintendent Of
schools at Adair. Miss Bessie Gigler,
for the past three years head Of the
English department, succeeds him.
| Edward p. Cochrane, serving a thirs
ty-five year sentence in the peniten-
tiary at Fort Madison for killing a
man in Clinton county, died in the
prison hospital following an opera.
ton for appendicitis and peritonitis.
District Highway Engineer Morrison
for the southeastern part OF Iowa has
announced that every county in that
region has lost from two to five
bridges because of the unprecedented
high water.
Twenty-Five head OF cattle belong
ing to William Wright were killed
by stroke of lightning in a field
northeast of Iowa City. The bolt
went through a fence around which
they were grouped.
The large amphitehater, valued at
$1,000, was totally destroyed by fire
at West Point. The manner in which
the fire originated is not known. This
is very heavy loss to the fair asso-
citation.
The Abel commercial club is making
great preparations to celebrate the
Fourth of July, on which date the
River.to-River Road association will
be lavishly entertained during its pic
mic there.
Walter Hoover a farmer Of Cass
township, Shelby county, was killed
in an auto accident. His wife. who
was riding with him, was unhurt. The
collapse Of front tire hurled the car
into ditch.
John Lephert and Miss Lephert
we're killed in storm near Waukon.
| The storm caused $4,000 loss ON