Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-13

Mr.. Rotchford stated that cars were
being held on an average Of 11.65 days
per car, quoting figures showing that
some shippers were holding them
much longer than this. He said that
in Des Moines twenty-eight cars were
held total Of 244 days, in Clinton ten
cars were held 1856 days, and In Wa
terloo twenty-five cars were held q
total Of AIS days.
The supreme court has overruled
a petition for a rehearing in the case
Of Hunter VS.. the Colfax Consolidated
Coal company involving the constitu-
tionality of the Workmen's Compensa-
ton act. The court passed on this
case several months ago and declared
the law to be constitutional.
The high court also denied petit
tion for rehearing in the case OF
Sophia Porter VS.. Grace Heischman.
The supreme court passed on this
case last October ruling that the ver-
dict of the Grinnell court in which
Mrs. Porter was awarded $4,000 for
the alleged alienation of her hus-
bands affections was excessive and
remanding the case for a new trial.
Hardly had the clerk OF courts at
Council Bluffs finished copying the
inventory OF the estate of the late
Gen. Grenville Dodge when a suit was
filed by the county, asking judgment
from the estate for delinquent taxes
amouutiu0 IN raorIy eI nm mn 4. ;s
alleged in the petition the inventory
of the estate shows large amount
OF property has not been taxed. At
torneys say it will be obligatory up
on the administrators of the estate
to show that General Dodge acquired
this vast estate during the last year
of his life, in order to release the
estate from delinquent taxes back
to the year fixed by the statute of
limitations.
Many sections Of New York are far
more back woods" than Iowa, declar-
ed H. w. Byers, attorney for the ru-
raj telephone lines, in statements
made at the close of the telephone
transmission hearing before the Iowa
railroad commission. He showed the
commission that Iowa has more rural
telephones than New York and that
the type of rural telephone construc-
ton in the east is no better than that
Of Iowa where the use of the telephone
is more extensive than in many east
ern states. The commission will fix
the date for final agreement in the
case.
One hundred and eight tests were
made of Humboldt county's seed corn,
representing 10000 bushels OF the
1914 crib corn. Over Al per cent Of
corn located tested satisfactorily.
Eighteen thousand and fifty bushels
tested over 20 per cent, $4,000 BUSH
els over so per cent and 10000 bush
els 20 per cent. OF S21 bushels of old
selected seed, 43 per cent tested six
kernels strong. Nine hundred and
seventy-tive bushels of 1915 seed
were tested with an average germina-
ton of AZ 7-10 per cent strong.
Violation of the terms OF parole
resulted in the arrest OF Harry Trap
and his return to Logan. Trap is 90
years old. He was implicated, with
others, In an auto theft from the
streets of Woodbine last fall and was
later apprehended and brought back
to Logan by the officers. Trap
was given FIVE years in the reforma-
tory and paroled. 1t is now charged
that he has violated the parole.
Amos Fox, aged "a, of Humboldt,
the first man admitted to membership
in the Iowa soldiers home at Mar
shalltown on the first day 1t was
opened December /, 1887, died in the
home hospital recently of bronchial
pneumonia. Fox had been a member
OF the home continuously ever since
he was admitted, for twenty-eight
years and FIVE days lacking four
months.
David Mason of Knoxville celebrated
his eighty-hfth birthday anniversary.
He was surprised by his children and
grandchildren. He lived in Illinois
when boy and when he was 22 years
Of age he had the honor OF having
Abraham Lincoln win law suit for
him. Mr.. Mason is probably the only
man in Iowa who hired Lincoln to
plead a case in court for him. This
happened at Bloomington, ILL.,, in 1853.
After working an hour, three Sioux
City physicians gave up trying to To-
cate Mike Ertmann's heart. Ertmann
ives taking physical examination for
the office OF collector for port Of
Sioux City.
The state food and dairy depart,
ment reports its first experiences with
the Des Moines Municipal court re-
suited in filming two peddlers $40 and
costs for short weighing.
Within sight of fifty persons, H. @.
Stricken, of Atlantic, mounted the
rail of the Missouri river bridge in
Council Bluffs, took on his overcoat,
coat and vest, placed revolver to his
breast and fired. His body dropped In
to the river sixty feet below.
A dual debate between Grinnell and
Beloit colleges has been arranged for
April IA.
Postal receipts for the Des Moines
postoffice for the quarter ending
March 81, were s35,61L45 greater than
for the preceding quarter according to
Postmaster Huffman. March showed
the second largest months receipts in
the history of the office, with a record
of S124,9S0.92. For the same month
last year the receipts were only $111,-
54S.
T. 7. Towua NJ Guthrie county