Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-01


under consideration by the engineer
ing department at Iowa State college.
If plans are carried out this will be
one of the very few courses offered
along this line in the country. Al
though no definite arrangements have
as yet been made it is hoped that
the weeks special course Of study can
be held at Iowa State college in con-
nection with the regular Ames short
course next winter. The science OF
baking is coming 10 be recognized
over the country as demanding special
technical training. Four schools of
baking now exist in Chicago offering
three and six months courses. Some
special phase Of baking will constitute
the first course offered at Iowa State
college.
A million persons born in Iowa are
now living In other states. according
to Ora Williams, state document edi-
a million and a half of Iowa born peo-
pie who are contributing their genius
and strength to make their native
state not the biggest nor the wealth.
est but the best state In which to build
and keep a home. The actual num-
Der of Iowa born persons in Iowa is
1,551,914. That is more than three
fifths of the total population. 1t is a
larger percentage of the population
than ever before. The increase of
percentage has been twelve in ten
years.
That a nation wide gang exists to
steal automobiles is the belief OF Iowa
officers. The plot is said to extend
through the middle west and as sar
east as New York. It is said thirty
or forty principals are involved with
confederates In various cities and
towns. Cars are stolen ana driven in
the night across country to central
points where distinguishing marks
are eliminated. Comparatively new
cars are chiefly involved, as they can
be sent into western country as new
ones.
w. r. Cloves, executive secretary
of the Iowa Anti-tuberculosis associa-
ton, is asking the women of Iowa to
buy no meat supplied by packing
houses without federal inspection, or
dairy products from cattle not tested
for tuberculosis. According to re.
ports of the association people gen.
orally are not aware Of the large
number of tuberculosis cattle in
Iowa and until suitable legislation is
nj I'd tot mil n ~ mi
NAL health will be unable to control
the situation.
Miss Margaret Kanaly, teacher in
the Newell high school for thirty
three years, will be the guest Of honor
at a reception during school COM
mencement week. Miss Kanaly re-
tires this year. Miss Kanaly was the
first and only graduate from the New
ell high school In 1888. After teach
ing q short term in the country she
took the primary room which she
has held ever since. She has seen
the high school rebuilt three times
during her employment as teacher.
For the first time graduation exer-
cises have been held at the state re-
formatory for boys at Eldora. Super
intendent Kussr presided. The gradu-
alton address WAS given by w. ]. Dix
on, chairman of the state board of
control. The new arrangement for
schooling at Eldora provides for the
graduation of boys from the grade
school after they pass the examina-
ton for the eighth grade. There were
nine boys In the first graduating class.
All the outbuildings at the county
farm, near Newton, were wrecked and
the roof torn OF the home for inmates
by tornado which swept through
Jasper county. Two tornado clouds,
one coming from the southeast and
the other from the southwest struck
the farm home. The storm then pro-
ceeded north, blowing down scores Of
wind mills in its course. No one was
hurt.
Milton Tudor of Iowa City broke the
state record for the sale of black An
gus cattle when fifty-six head averag-
ed $526 each. The sale was the big
gest of the breed in the United States
In the last ten years. The bull Bal
linero, went to Glen c. Forgy of Lo-
gansport, Ind, for Sits, being the
highest price ever paid in the state
for a black Angus bull
Bishop Frank w. Bristol of Omaha,
bishop of the episcopal area which in
cludes Iowa, has been assigned to the
episcopal area Of Chattanooga, Tenn,
by the general conference of the Meth
odist church in session at Saratoga
Springs, N. Y. No assignment has
been made SO far for the Iowa and
Nebraska area.
VIII Rhoads, Fremont grain dealer,
is held in the county Jail charged with
embezzling between $4,000 and $685.
900 by selling grain stored in his ell
evator and gambling on the board Of
trade.
A. H. Blank, Des Moines. was elect
ed president OF the Iowa League OF
Motion Picture exhibitors, at the
fourth annual convention OF that
league. w. D. Ingledue Of Marshall
town, first vice-president; H. DeBag-
gio Of Colfax, second vice-president,
and ]. c. Collins of Des Moines, sec
retary-treasurer, were the other Off
GERS named.
n George Binegar, for twelve years
sheriff Of Poweshiek county, died Of
paralysis at his home in Montezuma.
He was veteran of the civil war, and
for years has been prominent in poll
tics.
Boom times have struck Iowa City
Whether the closing Of the saloons is
resuonsible or mt Iowa City uever