Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-16

solve the seed corn situation in that
county. Because OF the serious seed
situation, especially IN the northern
counties, many of which have appeal
ed to the college for help, the agri-
cultural extension department has
taken the thing in hand and now
stands ready to cooperate. The only
cost to the county for such coopera-
ton will be paying the expenses of a
man sent from Ames to do the work.
G. H. Sweetser, senior highway
engineer Of the United States Office
of public roads and rural engineering,
who has been in charge of the post
road which the government is build
ing from Dubuque to Dyersville, has
shut down work for the winter. The
government is paying for one-third
OF the cost OF the road construction
and the county pays the rest. The
road is gravel-surfaced highway,
built in accordance with the gov
eminent policy of laying out hard
surfaced roads along some of the rur-
al postal routes. The Dubuque yers-
vile road will eliminate two grade
crossings, one by tunnel and one by
bridge.
study of the liquor question will
be one of the economic courses offer
ed by the state college at Ames prob
ably next spring and certain next fall.
The course will be known as Social
Wllflrn and fhn D,.rh ~
There has been considerable demand
for course OF this sort at the coll
lege as many students are deeply in
terested in the liquor question, espe-
cfally so since state wide prohibition
becomes effective in Iowa January /.
A number of students have been
meeting voluntarily and studying the
question. Prof. G. H. Won Tungeln
will have charge of the course and
the text books written by Harry 8.
Warner will be used.
Two clever crooks working in Ames
robbed c. w. Dudgeon, jeweler, of
diamonds valued at 1880 when they
switched paste jewels for real ones
on a tray while examining Istones as
prospective purchasers. The men
entered the store and asked to look
at some unset diamonds. They left
few minutes later, after making
a small purchase. Showing diamonds
in the afternoon Dudgeon noticed
their poor appearances and put them
under a glass. Examination showed
they were worthless.
The shock of the death of her
schoolmate and chum, Miss Clarissa
Campbell, two months ago, is believed
responsible for the sudden death of
Miss Elizabeth Robinson, student at
the Guthrie County High school, PAN
ora. Miss Robinson was apparently
In good health when she retired,
though her sorrow over the death of
her friend had left her in a nervous
condition. During the night her par.
ents heard her moan and on investi-
eating found her unconscious. She
died soon afterward.
In estimates presented to congress
the treasury department asked for the
following Iowa appropriations for the
fiscal year ending June, 1917: To
complete postoffices-At Washington,
$4,000; at Charles City, $4,000; at
Grinnell. $4,000; at Maquoketa, s34,-
900. For sites and buildings-At
Charlton, $4,000; at Carroll. $500; at
Cedar Falls. $500; at Cherokee. $500.
For installing lookouts in postoffices-
At Davenport, $500; at Boone, ST.
500: at Keokuk, $500. For begin
ming Des Moines court house, $500.
Waterloo is to have the only paint
ers' and decorators trade school in
the United States, maintained at pub
lie expense, according to ]. w. Parry
OF the engineering extension depart.
ment of Iowa State college. The work
will begin Jan. 3 and close four weeks
later. John w. Luthe, of Cleveland,
said to be the greatest grainer in the
country, will have charge of instruc-
ton in the trade school. Various
branches of the decorators trade will
be covered by the course of study Of
fered in this school
A decided improvement in the con-
dition Of w. p. Hepburn, of Clarinda.
former congressman from the Eighth
Iowa district, is reported by his ply
sicians. They express strong hope OF
his entire recovery. Mr.. Hepburn,
who is So years old, Is suffering from
heart and kidney trouble, and his con-
dition was so bad for several days
that his entire family was called to
his bedside.
A Wells-Fargo express car, reported
to have been partially loaded with
war supplies, was totally destroyed by
fire that followed an explosion while
the Milwaukee train, of which it was
part. was running at high speed
near Marion. A railroad special
agent who investigated the case, said
the remnants of a clockwork bomb
were found in the ruins of the ex-
press car.
The farm of 240 acres in Marshall
county, which waa decided several
years ago by the late Robert and
Phoebe Raley to Penn college of Os-
kaloosa, subject to a life interest OF
the donors, has been sold by the col
lege to w. A. Johnson of Oskaloosa
for $4,000, or 5000 per acre. The
farm, which is one OF the fine places
of the township, lies two miles south
west Of Bangor.
Edward Ball. bootball coach at
Buena Vista college, and Miss Fern
Benedict, of Storm Lake, were drown
ed while skating IN Storm lake
number of skaters were enjoying the
first Ice skating Of the season and
Ball and Miss Benedict ventured out
about 400 yards from the shore. The
Ice gave way. Ball attempted to res
cue the girl, but could find no place