Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-03-30

to prevent hog cholera is RESPONSE
BILE for the death of ninety-six fine
hogs at his farm short time ago.
He is also going to find out whether
the veterinary who administered the
serum did it in the proper manner.
Bruce bought number Of hogs at
q sale and later 1t was found that
some of the animals offered at the
sale had the cholera. In order to
protect his herd Bruce had the whole
bunch given the serum treatment,
but the hogs died by the wholesale.
He has started suit for $4,000 from
serum company of Des Moines, and
the veterinary who administered the
serum. The case will be heard at
the coming term of the District court
at Abel.
The state highway commission de-
clares that more than $6,000,000 of the
s12,9O0,O00 spent in 1915 for roads and
bridges went for permanent work.
THE $12,000,000 spent in Iowa last
year for road and bridge work should
not be referred to as wasted" says
the board. Our records show that
more than $6,000,O00 of it went for
permanent work. A little more than
100000 went into permanent bridg-
o. and little less than 100000
was spent on grading and cutting
hills.
An insurance inspector from Coun-
ell Bluffs came to Shenandoah to in
yestigate the sanity Of their agent. 1t
all happened because he sent In a
policy for $1,000 on a pile of corn
cobs. The insurance company never
had received a policy on corn cobs
before and they could not believe
sane man would insure his kindling
against fire. When the inspector
looked at the cob pile at Ratekin's
seed house, about 1000 loads worth
81 load, he concluded the risk was
justified and not overrated.
Edward j. Maynard, former instruc-
tor Of nurses at the Iowa State hos
pital at Clarinda, shot and killed his
wife of two months and then COM
mitted suicide. There was no ap-
parent motive for the crime. Mrs.
Maynard was a nurse at the Iowa
State hospital before she married
Maynard In letter addressed to his
mother, Mrs. A. M. Heath of Los An
yeles, CAL, Maynard expressed the
belief that he had gone dippy or
something" and babe her good-by.
Pat Walsh, aged sixty-five, multi
millionaire contractor and railroad
builder, died at his home in Daven-
port following a stroke of paralysis.
ghirty-ive years ago Walsh drove
team of mules for $3.50 day. He
was tramp for two years and trav-
eled over the United States in box
cars. Then he started out on his
nerve as a contractor and worked up
until he could bid on million dollar
contracts.
Edgar c. Lane, president of the
First National bank at Indianola and
former leading citizen of Guthrie Cen
ter and Waterloo, died of paralysis
at his home in that city. He had
been Ill several weeks. Mr.. Lane
was Sc years old. He went to In
dianola two years ago from Guthrie
Center after serving twenty-five years
as the president of the First National
banh there. He had gone from Wa
terloo to Guthrie Center.
e. w. Stafford, of Fort Dodge, prob
ably the oldest Odd Fellow in the
state, died in Minnesota, while visit
ing his daughter. He had been a
member OF the lodge since a young
man and at the time of his death was
SO years old. He had been a contrac-
tor in his younger days. The local
Odd Fellows had charge of the funer-
al.
At the age Of rs years, Col. r. H.
Spencer, one OF Algona's leading
residents, has become the father Of
twin boys. There are other factors
that make the Spencer twins excep-
tionally interesting. Colonel Spen-
Ger was an officer in the union army
during the civil war. His wife, for
merly Miss Emily Bohannon, is the
daughter Of confederate veteran.
Tattoo marks identified a corpse
found in the Mississippi river west
of Davenport as that OF Charles
Brown. The body was badly decom-
posed. Brown, a well to do travelling
salesman, while deliriously Ill, climb.
ed out of hotel window, slid down
fire escape and leaped into the
river last January.
The last term of the district court
at Muscatine cost the county $2,242.3O
for the pay of the jurymen. There
were fifty-five jurymen. They drew
$3.50 per day and ten cents mileage
one way. The entire cost of the term
was about $4,000.
Philip Nickel, Keokuk saloonkeeper,
who tested the repeal of the Iowa
liquor law Jan. 10, by selling a glass
of beer, was given a fine of $50 and
costs In District court His appeal
bond was placed at $3.50. Nickel was
found guilty by jury which tried him
on an indictment returned by the
grand jury Jan. 49,
Thirteen sets of wagon scales in
Sioux City out of 40 that were tested
have been found inaccurate by E. J.
holland, state inspector of weights
and measures, who has been conduct
ing second inspection in Sioux
City.
The Crooked Creek railroad, one
OF the historic lines OF Iowa, was sold
recently at public auction to w. r.
Dyer of Boone for $112, 300. Mr.. Dyer,
1t is said, was representing the Fort
Dodge, Des Moines & Southern inter-
urban. 1t is understood the interur-
ban company will electrify the
Crooked Creek line and extend It to