Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-06-17


That was the decision reached by
County Attorney l.. A. Hill after he
had made an examination of the facts.
Superintendent Chehock was charged
by the mother of one of the young
ladies attending school, that he un.
necessarily and most severely punish
ed her daughter.
Algona will have large new hotel
within the next year, If the will of
the citizens Is carried out as express.
ed in popular subscription taken for
the project. Over 100000 was sub.
scribed, several wealthy men taking
$4,000 each. One of the drawbacks to
the city felt by the commercial men
has been the lack of first class hotel
accommodations.
BY majority of but 80, the $780,
900 bond issue to erect new high
school building in Mason City was
carried and the Central site won out
by but Is. The men voted against
the proposition but the women went
for II strong. II is charged some of
the women who voted were not OF age
and the case will probably go through
the courts before the bonds are sold.
The proposition to bond the city for
the purpose of raising 100000 for
the erection OF new high school
building at Mason City was carried at
the special school election. Consider.
able interest was shown by the voters
in the election and the proposition to
bond the district was carried by thir.
ty-fve votes.
Frank ]. Bittner is the new mayor
Of Scion, appointed by the town coun'
Gil to serve until April, 1915, when an
election will be held in the town. Mr.
Bittner succeeds Chas. w. Wolf, re
signed, who is in the county jail
awaiting developments following his
shooting OF Frank Krejci, editor oil
the Scion Economy.
Bert Deeter, the electrician, who
disappeared from Mason City last Jan.
uary, and whose whereabouts were
eagerly sought, has been located al
Los Angeles, Cal. His wife, living at
Mason City, received word from him
for the first time since he disappear.
ed.
While the commencement exercises
OF the Iowa City high school were In
progress, huge chandelier hung from
the ceiling was loosened from its fas-
Jennings and fell upon the crowd below
Lester Louis, II years of age, received
the brunt of the blow and was seri-
ously injured.
The Ames chapter of Phi Delta
Theta is planning this summer to build
a $4,000 chapter house, which will be
one OF the finest Greek letter homes
in the state. Several of the Ames
fraternities own fine houses. The chap
ter of Theta XI also expects to build
a house Of its own.
Fire Quilted the Iowa Falls laundry,
building and stock, in Iowa Falls. The
fire originated on the lower floor and
was discovered early. The assistance
of the fire department was at once
enlisted but the fire could not be con-
trolled.
Mrs. Stillman Aid of New Market
is in critical condition, and 1t is
feared she will not recover as result
of an electric shock received while
ironing recently. A few days ago a
leading young business man of New
Market was electrocuted.
One of the largest stock sales ever
held in Iowa occurred at Wapello,
when the firm of Weaver and Garden
disposed Of fifty head of cattle at a
total price of s23,750. One COW was
sold to an Oklahoma breeder for
$500.
The d. L. Davis company, manufac-
turers of the only tire infiator on the
market that pumps tire with a
car in motion, closed its purchase OF
an eight acre tract of land in Fort
Madison as factory site.
DR.. Francis L. Strickland, for FIVE
years president OF Simpson college
at Indianola, has resigned to accept
position as head OF the philosophy
department in the University of West
Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Elsing celebrat-
ed their fiftieth wedding anniversary
at their home In Ackley. Mr.. and
Mrs. Elsing have been residents OF
that part of the state for some time
but were married in Holland in 1865.
Clyde Fitch Of Missouri Valley lost
both legs under train in sight Of his
home. He was returning home riding
between two passenger cars and at.
tempted to alight before the train
stopped when he fell.
The Western Electric Telephone
company are to start work on the
construction OF a new $4,000 tele-
phone exchange at Estherville. At
least ten months will be required to
complete the work.
The establishment OF a collection
bureau for the members OF the Keo-
kuk Retailers league will be discuss
er at meeting of the retailers. The
object of the bureau would be to col
lect all accounts not paid promptly
by the people who are owing them to
the merchants.
DIR. T. e. Martin, formerly Of EN-
metsburg. died at Homedale, Idaho.
He took an overdose Of medicine. His
father, L. A. Msrtin, for four years
county recorder and later cashier of
the West Bend Savings bank, was &C
cidentally shot and killed by a child
at Kuna, Idaho. year ago.
Martin H. Huffmeister, years old,
recently inhaled finishing nail. The
parents thought the nail had passed
down the throat into the stomach.
When the child's breathing became
labored he was removed to hospital
for X-ray examination. The nail was
located in the lung. and an operation
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