Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-06-03

INSTITUTIONS IN lQd Grove, were mdue
defendants in a damage suit involv-
ing $22,550 by an answer filed by
Johnson Bros, the attorneys for Lee
Grant. Baxter Bros. & Co. brought
suit to collect on promissory note
given the bank by Grant Grant be-
came involved in a real estate deal
made In Kansas and to protect him
self and the bank, he claims he gave
the bank deed signed by his wife
and himself, but with no description
of property or consideration therein.
Later the deed was reported lost by
the bank. but had been recorded with
Bakers name entered in the blank
space. Grant AYERS in his answer
that he never gave any one authority
to make the transfer.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. p. Conway OF Lam
sing celebrated the twenty-fifth ami
versary of their marriage recently at
their home, number Of relatives and
friends sharing in the celebration.
There has been much activity the past
week in Methodist church circles in
Lansing along the line of raising
funds for college purposes. About
$1,000 has been raised for Morning
Side college at Sioux City and in ad-
dition to this, Mrs. Corinthia Day,
we'll known north side resident, has
given $1,000 for the purpose of en-
downing scholarship in that institu-
ton.
Thrown from horse when the anil
NAL became frightened at an automo-
bile, Edward Kuth of Davenport suf-
fered injuries from which he may
die. His skull was fractured, his
right arm was broken, and he sus-
tanned internal injuries. He now lies
at Mercy hospital in a precarious con.
dition. When thrown of the animal
Kuth hung to the bride and was
dragged distance of 100 feet be-
fore he became unconscious and re-
leased his grip. His PROSTATE body
was found In the middle Of the street
several minutes later.
Lloyd Chambers. who was engaged
on farm near Dunlap, dynamiting
stumps from field, fingered too long
near where he had planted three
charges and lighted them. He was
badly injured. He had started three
explosions and was going to a place
of safety when he observed he had
left bar standing against one of the
stumps. Fearing 1t might be blown
in his direction, he returned to get the
bar and was near by when the three
charges exploded.
At meeting OF the Denison Com
mercial club a contract was entered
Into for the installation of twenty
eight single light electroliers to be
placed on both streets, running to
the two stations. The price was ST.
4sS.S0. Denison already has sixty
Eve light electroliers in the business
section and with the addition of TWEEN
ty-eight more will be fairly we'll light
ed. y
An indictment has been returned
against Nicholas Lewchuk for the
murder of Alexander Koslosky at Ma
son City, whom he is charged with
shooting dead as he slept by the side
of his wife. The woman and four
teen men, sleeping in the house, said
they did not hear the shot, and the
woman said she did not know her
husband was dead until she tried to
arouse him in the morning.
Although the supreme court, after
long contested case in the lower
court, declared the consolidation Of
rural schools at Ferguson, in Marshall
county, legal, voters have taken the
question to the polls again to make
sure that the sentiment now is still
in favor of consolidation. The propo-
sition was carried again by major
ity of twenty votes.
The contract was let for the con-
struction of the new high school
building at Nichols. Twelve competi-
tive bids were received, the lowest
being for $15,75o. The new building
will embrace departments in agricul-
ture, domestic science, manual train
ing and will be one Of the finest
school buildings in city of its size
in Iowa.
The next big gathering in Water
loo will be the fifteenth annual camp
meeting of the Seventh Day Adven-
lists. They will come from all parts
of the state. All Of the buildings on
the chautauqua grounds will be used
and in addition $50 tents will be pitch
ed. II is expected 1000 visitors will
come, including the entire ministry
of the church in Iowa.
When some of the people at York
town refused to vaccinate, the mayor,
C. W. Mitchell, ordered the women
to keep in their own homes as a
precautionary measure to stop the
spread of smallpox, Of which there
are three cases.
Robbers secured between $500 and
5000 worth of jewelry from the B. &
o. drug store at Mason City They
gained an entrance by cutting out a
panel in the rear door and took about
165 pieces OF jewelry from the coun-
tiers, including watches, bracelets and
scarfpins.
With the blowing of o'clock
whistles, $50 employees of the Quaker
Oats plant at FIT. Dodge resumed work
after being idle for months. A thor
ough overhauling of the plant ana
changes in much OF the machinery
were accomplished. while the plant
was closed down.
Hampton is facing damage suit
for $4,000. Mrs. Manus Gallagher Of
Rockwell claims TO have sustained in
juries to that extent when she fell
on an icy sidewalk there last winter.
The notice declares that she was en-
route to her home from Dubuque
when she fell.