Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-11-18

Oh lest lady automobile enthusiast in
thu state, if not in the whole coun-
try. Mrs. NJ. e. Jehu, aged seventy
three, proprietor of the Estherville
greenhouses, purchased car and
after a few lessons from demon
strator took charge of the car and ex-
poets to drive it regularly. Mrs. Jehu
is still in active charge of her bust
ness, which is constantly increasing
to the extent that 1t has been neces-
sary for her to enlarge her green
houses by erecting additional build.
ings at different times recently. To
handle properly her orders she de-
cided that an automobile was a neces-
sity.
In one of the most bitterly contest
ed elections ever held in Fort Dodge
the proposal to issue 100000 bonds
for the construction of power dam
In the Des Moines river at the north
edge of that city, carried by major
ity of SIS. The total vote cast was
5,10S, one of the heaviest ever cast
in a city election there. Two thou
sand and thirty-six women voted.
This is the third time the project has
been voted on in the last four years,
it having met defeat in the other two
elections.
Word has been received at the state
dairy commissioners office that an
Iowa bred Holstein COW, Duchess Sky
lard Ormsby, now owned by John B.
Irwin of Minneapolis, has established
new worlds record for the produc-
tion of butter fat. In 365 consecu-
tive days she has produced 27,7G1.7
pounds of milk and 1,205.02 pounds of
butter fat. This COW was raised by
r. B. Young of Buffalo Center. The.
test was made under the supervision
college.
Samuel Pierce, a Shenandoah farm
/ er, has sold sG37.50 worth of pigs
from one SOW and has the sow and
some pigs left. When Mr.. Pierce pur-
chased Duroc Jersey SOW at fine
hog sale some OF his friends laughed
at him, for as he says he did not
know what pedigree looked like and
they said he could not make money
fooling with high priced stock. From
that sow he has sold in a year and a
half pigs that brought him $637.50 and
he still has the hog and two or three
of her pigs.
Boone is rapping on wood. Since
the fire chiefs report was made to
the city last January, showing the
fire losses for the previous year, the
actual fire loss in the city has been
but $5,443S4. OF this amount $500
Is chargeable to the damage sustain
~ by the German Lutheran church,
leaving s1,943.S4 loss by fire in the
building, This record has been ac-
complished by one fire team and crew
covering a district of approximately
seven square miles.
An autopsy held on the remains Of
John Schafer, well known farmer
who died at his home near Glidden,
confirmed the diagnosis of physicians
that Schafer's death resulteds from
CHAMBERS. Schafer is supposed to
have contracted the disease from a
horse he owned. The state authorities
burned the barn on the farm and con-
Quoted a thorough disinfection Of the
place.
Increase in the number OF fresh
men and sophomores taking military
drill has made 1t necessary that two
new companies of the University of
Iowa cadets be organized. The regi-
ment now includes two battalions Of
four companies each, totaling five
hundred men and officers. Lieut.. R.
T. Phinney of the United States in
fantry is commandant.
When the contractors who are
moving the old court house at Boone
preparatory to the erection Of the new
one, lacked up the old building they
found one Of the wooden columns full
of honey The bees were smoked out
and the honey divided among the
county officials. The new court house
is to cost 100000.
The Richland Electric Light COM
pany has started work upon the build
ing of transmission lines to Brighton
and Ollie. The work will be rushed
In order to complete the lines before
winter One of the features of the
new lines will be that great number
of rural residents win be able to Sc
cure electric lights for their, farm
homes.
The three rural mail carriers out
OF Estherville who now cover fifty
three miles each day by the use of
automobiles, handled over four tons
of mali during the month OF October
The department requires count and
weight to be made Of all mail handled
the first month of every quarter.
Buris N. Howell, until recently post
master at Davis City, pleaded guilty
before Judge Wade in United States
court at Creston to the charge of en-
bezzlement and was fined $1,000 by
the court Howell paid the fine and
was released.
October was a record breaker for
small fire losses In Keokuk, the total
loss for the month not exceeding $50.
A year ago the October fire loss was
$4,000.
Six years ago ]. e. Myrah bought
an 80 acre farm three miles west of
Forest City, for $4,000, and now he
has sold 1t for $4,000.
1t was THE Good Old Summertime"
In Iowa on November 7th. The Their
mometer climbed to the 70 degree
mark, which is just seven degrees
less than the hottest July day of 1915.
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