Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-01-20


in Ottumwa, completely wrecked the
Friedman stock, valued at 100000,
the three story building it occupied,
valued at $4,000; the stock of the
Swirles dry goods store, valued at
$S0,000 the building occupied by the
store, valued at $4,000. The stocks
of the Nelson Cloak company, Wool
worth 5 and 10 cent store and Stew
ems Shoe company were damaged to
such an extent it will mean almost
total loss. Insurance will cover
three-fourths of the loss. The dam
age and loss will total more than
100000 The fire brought the de-
struction of one of the principal bust
ness blocks. One hundred and fifty
persons were thrown out of work. 1t
was the most disastrous blaze the
city ever had.
After a careful and thorough test
of upwards of $50 samples OF the very
best corn grown in Black Hawk coun-
ty this year, exhibited at the recent
corn show there, County Agricultur-
list A. A. Burger declares that farm
ers picking seed from last years corn
crop will not get more than a two
thirds stand OF corn next spring un-
less they test every single ear that is
used for planting. The result OF his
only about SIS per cent of it was
strong, virile seed. That was the av-
erage. Some of the samples tested
showed strong seed, while every sam
pie had some weak and practically
every one some dead kernels.
The will of the late Gen. Granville
NJ. Dodge provides for numerous char
table requests but the bulk of the
estate, estimated at more than ST.
100000, is left in trust for heirs. Fiji
ty thousand dollars is left for the es-
Enlistment of library for railroad
men in Council Bluffs; $4,000 for
the relief of Council Bluffs war vet
Grams and their families; $4,000 for
the endowment of a chair of engi-
neering at Norwich university, North
field. Vermont. of which General
Dodge was a graduate.
Illness rendered necessary the
breaking of, pledge made many
years ago by the Rev. c. s. Hanley of
Shenandoah. When he was youth
Mr.. Hanley made an agreement with
the Rev. s. T. Davis, formerly min.
lister in southwestern Iowa, that the
funeral of the one that died first
would be preached by the other. The
Rev. Mr.. Davis died last week at
Kansas City, Kan, and a message
came to DR.. Hanley asking that he
go there to preach the funeral. He
was compelled to decline.
The first reinforced concrete
bridge ever constructed in the Unit
ed States was built at Rock Rapids in
1898. II spans Rock river and al
though built twenty-three years ago
is in good condition now. The bridge
was designed by Frederick Won EN-
perger, who was friend of Prof. Jo-
seph Melan, the man who introduced
the system of Melan arch bridges.
Won Emperger was Melan's represen-
tative in this country. Won Emper-
ger now makes his home in Vienna,
Austria.
The Rev. James A. Ross, 60 years
old, pastor of the Methodist Episco-
Pal church at Prairie City and one
Of the most widely known members
of Des Moines conference, died OF
pneumonia. He had been in the min
iHtry for more than thirty years. He
was transferred from Iowa conference
to Des Moines conference in 1893
since which time he held important
pastorates in different towns in Gen.
trail Iowa.
The seed corn shortage for this
year is one of the most important
problems the extension department
of Iowa State College at Ames has
ever tackled, according to Director
r. X. Bliss. Letters coming in daily
from Iowa farmers have aroused ex-
tension workers to the salvation of
this years crop through direct CO.
operation with the farmers them
selves.
The same minister who performed
the marriage ceremony for Carl
Johnson, 26 years old, on Christmas
day, delivered Johnson's funeral SER
mon seventeen days later. Johnson
iell Ill on New Years day and died
after a short Illness. He was a well
known farmer living west of Center
Vile.
Former President w. H. Taft, now
a professor in Yale University, will
be the guest of Iowa State college
for three days, the dates of his visit
being March 20, "a and 25. Last spring
Mr.. Taft made tentative promise to
come to Ames on one of his western
tours and he has just announced that
he will fulfill that promise.
Over nine million acres of Iowa land
are annually devoted to corn raising.
The average Iowa county raises &C.,
600 acres OF corn, which acreage re-
quires 10000 bushels of seed, allow
ing for some replanting. Seed corn
imported from the outside has been
shown by repeated experiments to
yield from three to nine bushels less
per acre than home grown stock.
Taking the lower figure of three BUSH
els and figuring conservatively that
one-half OF this years seed is i'm
ported, from 100000 to $4,000 loss
will result in each county from the
use of outside seed.
]. T. Kirby, for IL years chief OF
the Marshalltown Fire Department,
resigned his position as the result OF
a discovery made by the City Clerk
that Chief Kirby had been padding
the payroll OF the fire department.
Mr.. Kirby was formerly member
of the city council.
The farm lands of Iowa in the last