Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-11-04

them are already changing their
plants to go into other lines Of manu-
featuring. The breweries are located
as follows: Keokuk. L; Burlington,
8; Davenport, q; Dubuque, 3; Sioux
City, 2; Iowa City, Q; Cedar Rapids.
/, and Clinton, /. The total capital
invested as reported to the bureau OF
labor statistics is $4,236,963. Their
total products In 1914 were valued
at $3,521,5s5, and they paid out an
nually in wages $4O0,10S.
George j. Fischer of Mason City
must pay his subscription of $1,000 to
the Grace Evangelical Church of that
city, or he must defend his action in
the district court. The church needs
the money. The building was erect
ed q year ago and the trustees have
been banking on the collection OF
this subscription, but 1t does not seem
to come In. Suit has been filed on
the part of the church by J. J. Stauf-
fer. It is probable that 1t will come
up for hearing at the November ses-
sion.
The report OF County Treasurer w.
8. Guthrie of Dallas county shows an
unusual condition of affairs as to the
prosperous condition OF that commu-
nifty. Tax receipts in the treasurer's
office in September, 1908, were $751;
055.27. Seven years later they were
$174,S03.l5. A notable fact Is that
nearly all the running expenses OF
the treasurer's office are cared for
by interest received on daily balances
of county funds. which are deposited
in various banks Of the county.
Twice George Autin, of Des Moines.
was given "one more chance" when
arraigned In police court for operat-
ing an automobile without number.
Autin was arraigned for the third
time and fined the maximum penal
ty, $50 and costs. Autin couldn't pay
the fine and was remanded to Jail.
This is the first time a man was
sent to jail for violating the state
automobile number law in Des Moines.
A quantity of liquor was found in
Autin's machine, on two occasions.
Major General Grenville M. Dodge
is critically Ill at his home in Coun-
Gil Bluffs and his friends are alarmed
because of his advanced age. He is
one of the two surviving majors gen.
eral OF the civil war and the man who
was chief engineer during the build
ing of :. the Union Pacific railroad.
Some time ago he went to New York
to consult a specialist concerning his
health.
Some one stole a number OF Great
Northern Express money order
blanks from small station In North
Dakota and is filing them out and
passing them in Iowa. Dealers In OF
tumwa. Martinsburg, Chelsea, Sigour-
ney, Montour, LeGrand and Watkins
have been defrauded, according to a
report received by the Iowa Bankers
association.
Following the verdict of coroner's
Jury which Investigated the deaths
of two men who died OF injuries re-
ceived when a building fell down at
Denison recently, owners of the
building have brought suit for $10,-
900 against Renfre and Lewis, build
ing contractors, who had charge OF
the construction. The jury placed
the responsibility on the contractors.
Col Henry H. Rood OF Mt. Vernon,
widely known throughout Iowa as
president OF Crocker's Iowa brigade,
secretary Of Cornell college and as a
travelling man, died at hotel at State
Center after short illness. Col.
ald IL
ice in the Civil war as first lieuten-
ant of Company A, Thirteenth Iowa
infantry.
The hoof and mouth disease has
appeared in Muscatine county at the
Melvin Brown farm near West Lib
erty. All stock on the farm Is in
fected and strict quarantine has
been imposed. Deputy Veterinarian
Title, who diagnosed the cases, has
already communicated with the state
department and all of Muscatine
county is expected to be quarantined.
William Leonard, suspected OF
having been one OF the gang which
robbed the postoffice at Durant, on
the night of October IA, was held to
the federal grand jury In bonds of
$1,000. after hearing before United
States Commissioner Frank Harwood.
Calhoun county has brought suit
against Its former county treasurer
to recover $4,000 which the county
lost on furniture deal for its new
court house
The Stewart Brown farm southeast
OF Vinton has been sold to Bostrom
brothers for $10.S00-there are fifty
i've acres in the tract and II IL well
improved.
Sheriff Brock OF Madison county
has arrested Fred Meyer, 20 years
old. and Mrs. Ida Meyer. his mother,
with the mysterious death OF Meyers
wife. She died last July from bull
let wound In the head. The arrest
OF young Meyer and his mother fol-
lowed the returning of an indictment
against them by the grand jury.
By placing practically the entire
water consuming public of Tama up
the consumption of water has been
reduced one-third without any con-
sumer being cut of from the service.
Police at Sioux City are investigat.
tng the death OF Thomas d. Booth,
whose dead body, almost naked. was
found on the Omaha railroad tracks
between Lake Crystal and Mankato.
MINI. He was on his way from st.
Paul to visit his mother at Sioux City.
Police believe he was murdered and