Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-02-17


$4,000 was spent for stock food fac,
tory. seed house, roller mills. ice
plant, garage, telephone office build
ing and one new business building.
A new Christian church, now almost
completed. cost about $4,000. More
than thirty new homes were built at
cost of more than $4,000, and the
remodeling and repairing of other
homes amounted to nearly $4,000. I'm
provements and additions to business
buildings cost about $4,000. Material
is being placed on the ground Tor
new $4,000 court house. the exca-
waiting for which was done last fall.
Curb and gutter were put in last fall
for twenty-eight blocks of bitulithic
paving, which will be laid as soon as
the weather permits.
Does hoodoo hover over the once
famous Bluff View stock farm a mile
east of Webster City? Many local
residents belle so as a result Of
series Of fatal shootings that has cost
the lives of three occupants Of the
farm. F. A. Edwards, original own
er OF the farm, who made it famous
for its fancy Shorthorn cattle ten
years or SO ago, was accidentally shot
while cleaning his revolver in his
bank in Webster City seven years
ago. Three years ago William Rein
hardt, renter of the farm, was killed
on a Fourth of July by bullet fred
by some celebrant. Alva M. Wright.
brother of the present tenant of the
farm and who lived there also. was
shot and killed recently by his own
shotgun while hunting.
George McClelland Reynolds, presi.
dent of the Continental and CONNER
cial National bank OF Chicago and
a prominent figure in International
financial circles, is very i'll In Los
Angeles. CAL, from the effects OF
bronchial asthma. He had recently
gone to California on business trip.
Mr.. Reynolds, who is native Of Pa
nora, Iowa, was connected with the
Des Moines National bank from 1898
until 1897 when he went to Chicago.
He was president OF the Des Moines
National from 1895 to 1897.
Reports Of seed testing have been
SO uniformly poor that bankers and
business men, as well as the Ames
extension department, have become
alarmed, and have decided that hero
ic measures must be taken in plenty
OF time to insure the right kind of
seed before planting season arrives
again. The cold. damp season and
early frost prevented maturing of the
corn last fall and early tests Of its
terminating qualities have shown
surprisingly low percent of fertility.
Buyers from Canada, Mexico and
Practically every western state of the
United States attended the auction
OF Polled Herefords held at the state
fair grounds In Des Moines under the
direction Of the American Polled Here
ford Breeders association. It was the
first sale conducted by this organic.
alton and experts say that the sixty
six head disposed of were among the
best Polled Herefords in the United
States. The top price OF the sale
was 5000, paid by an Indiana buyer.
Alkaline Carter, Negress, said to be
lis years old, died at the Fred Fehyl
home In Milton where she had lived
for thirty-ive years. The woman was
born slave in Kentucky and was the
property Of Asa Munsel. At the close
of the war when she was given her
liberty she remained with the Munsel
family rather than take her freedom.
At the death Of Asa Munsel she went
to live with the Fehyl family and in
return for their kindness to her she
gave her services free.
Facilities at the university hospital
/. in Iowa City are already overtaxed.
notwithstanding the recent opening Of
the only space remaining available.
Although we are now able to accom-
modate more than 300 patients" re-
ports Superintendent w. T. Graham,
"the number of people coming to the
hospital has increased with greater
rapidity than our facilities for han
ding them. At the present rate it will
be necessary to ask the next session
Of the legislature for more buildings"
What Is believed to be the first COM
mercial order ever received by an
Iowa business house by wireless tel
egraphy was received at Dubuque by
Elliott Fawkes. a 16 year old boy.
The message was addressed to the
Dubuque Biscuit company. and was
an order for soda crackers. It was re-
ceived from LAnark. Ill.
The supervising architect at Wash
ington has asked for bids for the
construction of the postoffice at
Charles City. The new building is to
cost about $4,000.
Results OF seed corn testing pro-
vided for by the Commercial club of
Fort Dodge show that 80 per cent of
the corn in Webster county is unfit
for seed. Farmers have been strong
ly urged to test their corn and IL II
does not show quality to secure test
ed corn at cost from the club. With
200 members. farmers OF the county
have organized County Agricultural
society. Two hundred more members
are desired and when secured an eff
fort will be made to get an agricul.
tural expert. Organization of com
munity circles in every township also
has been commenced.
There is ninety-seven years differ
ence between the ages OF Mrs. Cynthia
A. Walton of Bloomfield and her
youngest great great grandchild. Miss
Cynthia Waldron. Mrs. Walton is past
90 and little Miss Waldron is Is
months old. A reunion OF part OF
Mra WaIfon's IA tnilv uae held racant.