Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-01-28

The new wireless set recently in
stalled in the Engineering building al
the State University. has already prov
ed to be very efficient Messages can
he received from almost any part o
the United States. Every morning
they receive the time from the gov
eminent station at Arlington. The re
ceiving apparatus is Of the most deli
cate kind which accounts for its effici
envy. The sending apparatus is Of
the two kilowatts capacity and is cap
abM Of sending messages anywhere in
the upper Mississippi valley and over
the sreat lakes.
After being out an hour and fifteen
minutes, the Jury in the trial of Ernest
Wiedner in the district court at Wau
kon vas charged with the death o.
Cyprian Martel. The body of Martel
aged '6 years. a Frenchman. follow
ing thu occupation OF trapper and
fisherplan. residing On an island in
the Mississippi river near Harper's
Ferry was found drifting in his boat
in Tough near his island home on
the riorning of April 10. 1914, with
two un shot wounds in his body.
DIR Henry Albert. state bacteriolo
gist, recommended in his twenty-first
semi annual report that branch bac
terio' ogical laboratories be establish
ed ct Oskaloosa. Clinton and Cedar
Rapids. DR.. Albert reports that dur
ing the last six months $685. examina
tie IS were made and treatments Civ
Ell. or this number 219 examinations
ere. made in branch laboratories al
f.ioux City, Burlington and Waterloo
and the remainder at the University
of Iowa.
Cedar Rapids is to have a genuine
skyscraper. 1t will be built by the
Merchants National bank, and win be
~ stories in height. The ground for
the structure has been purchased. il
costing the bank $4,000. The build.
ing is to cost s350.000, and it's cree.
ton will be begun as soon as certain
short term leases expire.
Policemen's and firemen's pensions
were made effective at a meeting of
the city solicitor with the chiefs of
the fire and police departments of OF
tumwa. The fund is to be made up
by tax levy by the city and dues
not exceeding / per cent of the salary
of the members.
The churches of Sioux City are or
ganizing for go-to-church-Sunday
Business methods are to
be employed in the movement. News
paper advertising and other publicity
schemes are to be employed to stimu-
late greater attendance at the
churches on the Sabbath.
After quarrelsome contest before
the board of supervisors the Gowrie
News was recently awarded the
county printing over the Duncombe
Tribune. Charges of gross frauds are
involved. The Duncombe paper has
to the district court.
Fred S. Riser OF Charlton has been
chosen president of the State Savings
bank OF that city to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of J. d. Whisen-
and OF Des Moines. Lester Smith
was promoted to Mr.. Risser's position
as cashier.
The Methodist church in Mason
City is to start an innovation Jan. 27,
and will make break into what
might be called an institutional
church. A gymnasium is to be in.
stalled in the basement.
Earl Evans of Abba met with q
serious accident while scuffling with
another for the possession of a gun
The gun was accidentally discharged
twice and the Evans boy received a
bullet in each leg.
Chris Peters, Greek, was killed at
Manly. He was under coal car work
ing when the bottom OF the car gave
way striking Peters on the neck and
breaking it,
The picked team of the Chinese uni
versity Of Hawaii, which annually
tour the United States, has been
booked for a game with the Cyclone
nine at Ames April 81.
Mrs. Abraham Nygaard, who resides
in the country near Mason City, Ii
dead. She was in a hurry to start a
fire and dashed on some oil. on fue
already heated.
Mrs. Ben Ludwig OF Marble Rocb
was burned to death in the home Of
her father Postmaster Willard Buck
lin. She used gasoline to start the
fire. .
Andrew Nelson, aged so. an old resi-
dent OF Evans mining camp, near Os
kaloosa, was burned to death as the
result of the explosion OF kerosene
lamp The home was destroyed.
The women of Melcher to the mum
Der OF about forty have organized a
civic club. the object OF which is Ia
heautify the city park ard otherwise
improve the town.
r. B. Cromwell OF Red Oak was
taken by Sheriff Jackson to Bedford
on a charge OF bigamy. The warrant
was issued following his marriage to
Bedford young woman at Maryrille
Mo. Cromwell is travelling for st
Louis hardware house.
Henry p Lewis, So. died at his
home near Loveland as a result oil
injuries from fall. The deceased
was pioneer of the state. having
lived in that county since 1860.
Ben Peterson OF Badger was kill.
ed near Eadger station as he was
going home by an NJ. & 81. L. train.
He leaves a son and daughter.
The Ames Vaccine company OF
Fort Dodge spent $4,000 for hogs
from whose blood cholera serum was
made. The company's business was
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