Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-11-25

III CdSlcTu IOWd lOI Ol
years business interests and real es.
tate appeared to be at standstill.
About three years ago real estate be-
gan to increase in value and several
new houses were built. During this
past season Marengo has been ex-
periencing a real boom" and it is
steadily increasing The new 5000
Methodist Episcopal church which is
being erected is nearing completion.
The 100000 hospital now in course of
erection, is already up to the third
story and work is being pushed rap
idly. A number of other splendid
buildings are under construction.
Mountain Bros. OF Illinois have pur-
chased the p. l. Wilson farm of 100
acres. one mile west of Des Moines
for $500 per acre cash. This is de-
clared to be the highest price ever
paid in Polk county for strictly farm
land to be used for farm purposes. In
fact, it is probably a new record for
Iowa. Mountain Bros. expect to en-
gage in the raising OF the finest OF
cattle. Nine years ago Mr.. Wilson
bought the place for $4,000. 1t is
now selling at s4S,000. The place has
been improved in many ways and the
residence is thoroughly modern and
declared one of the finest farm homes
in the state.
Yeggmen entered the post office
at Abel and blew the two outside
doors of the heavy safe, but they
failed TO pierce the lighter interior
door which would have netted them
several hundred dollars. They escap-
ed with only few dollars which were
taken from the outside compartments
The robbery was not discovered un-
til morning when clerk opened the
post Office and found the doors OF the
safe standing open. The robbers left
no clue and no trace OF them has been
found.
In one Of the most bitterly contest
ed elections ever held in Fort Dodge
the proposal to issue 100000 bonds
for the construction Of a power dam
in the Des Mo.nes river at the north
edge OF that city. carried by a major
ity Of SIS. The total vote cast was
sos, one OF the heaviest ever cast
in 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,
1t having met defeat in the other two
elections.
Ray Morgan, driver of a money
wagon for the Wells Fargo Express
company in Des Moines, was probably
fatally shot when his revolver slipped
from his holster to the paving and
discharged, sending a bullet through
his left lung. Morgan was loading
his wagon when The accident occur
red. Employees summoned physi-
clan, who declared the wound would
prove fatal
Although ]. A. Bradley OF Center
vile may be better known as a bank
er and fnancier, he is also one Of the
biggest stockmen In southern Iowa.
He has just sold 100 head of cattle
of OF the grass on his farms which
brought him $97S5 each. In little
more thar three years, or since Au-
gust, 1912, he has sold s131 900 worth
of cattle off his farms in the vicinity
OF Centerville.
At a largely attended meeting OF
farmers and business men at Oska-
loosa plans were made to form a
stock company with capital OF $780,
600 to revive the Mahaska County Az
ricultural society, and hold the first
county fair next fall. At the meeting
one-fifth of the capital was subscrib-
ed and 1t is expected It all will be
secured In short time.
Scranton has new school house
which represents an investment Of
$4,000 and is practically completed.
One OF the features which attract spe-
cis' attention is room which will be
used for school and other entertain
ments and which Is said to be one of
the handsomest and most convenient
in that part OF the state.
The state fish commission has plac-
ed carload OF fish in the Raccoon
river at Sac City. The fish numbered
about $4,000 and were chiefly crappies
and bass. They were seined out of
the bayous of the Mississippi near
Sabula and would have persisted ii
they had not been removed.
Howard Sawyer has purchased a
200 acre farm three miles from Sioux
Rapids for $1S5 per acre. Six years
ago the place was purchased for $sS
per acre. making quite handsome ad-
vance in price in a short time.
The highest price ever paid for
Buena Vista county land was reached
when r. p. Layman sold his twenty
acre property near Newell, for the
, sum of 10000. or $50 an acre.
Mrs. Irving Fisher of Allison has
presented a beautiful memorial plate
to be placed over the door of the
Little brown church in the vale" at
Bradford. Mrs. Fisher is one of the
few remaining pupils OF the old acad-
envy in Bradford and an active work
er in the church In the early days
when DIR. William Pitts, author OF the
song. and its first pastor, the Rev. Mr..
Nutting, resided there.
Rees Little and wife of Rockwell
City mourn the loss of another of their
children. This one was eight years
old. This is the third child they
have lost in the last three years.
Fire loss, estimated near half a
million dollars. occurred in the heart
Of the business district of Fort Dodge
when blaze started In the Prussia
Hardware company and consumed
that big wholesale and retail store
and spread to the Collins Wallpaper
company and Rudesill shoe store.
Frank Pierce. well known farmer