Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-03-16
Fire MarshaI's Report.
STATE NEWS


Four years ago Leroy Gingerich, q
poor youth from Manson, entered
Morningside college at Sioux City
He was given a scholarship by the
college and earned his board and
room by tending furnaces and clean
ing rugs. In his sophomore year he
became suddenly i'll and for a time
IT was thought that he would be sent
to one OF the city hospitals. Mrs. A.
w. Chaplin, wealthy widow, who
had been recently bereft of her hus-
band, too;s Gingerich into her home
and nursed him. Gradually Ginger
ich grew stronger and was able to
return to school. While attending
school, he still worked for his bene-
factress. Gingerich and Mrs. Chaplin
were secretly married at Springfield,
S. D., recently, and will live on one,
OF the farms near that place, which
Mrs. Gingerich's first husband left
her. Gingerich is twenty-four years
old and his bride is forty-four
Matt Flynn, an Allamakee county
farmer, is exhibiting some mastadon
fossils found on his farm. The bones
were of a prehistoric mastadon that
was of an enormous size, as the
shoulder blade measured 24x36 inches
and the upper part of the leg was
or inches thick and about feet
long. One of the molar teeth measur-
ed over 4 inches. Indians inhabited
the country about Dorchester in ear
lier days and many specimens Of In
dian relics and pottery are frequently
found.
A group of eleven Grinnelr men will
soon go to China, banded together to
take entire charge OF the educational
work in a region inhabited by 10000
900 Of people, according to plans an
nounced by A. B. DeHaan. Grinnell,
'06. returned Chinese missionary, In
chapel address as a feature OF the
Grinnell-China day observed recently.
The men who will compose this group
are now being picked from among
students and recent graduates Of
Grinnell college.
Iowa postmasters recently commits
stoned: George F.. Althouse, Ackley;
William B. Trullinger, Farragut;
Charles F. Irons, Garrison; Clyde L.
Woods, Garwin; Fred l.. Ives. Ham
burg; Mangus A. Merkel, Keystone;
James Duggan, Melrose; Harold II.
Holmes, New Albin; George Ritz,
Rockwell City; Philip d. Switzer, st.
Charles; James B. Lower, Scranton;
William H. Moore, Shelby; Joseph J.
Mcmahon, Toledo. and Thomas J.
White, Whittemore.
Chas. M. Ford, the alleged head
OF band of gunner and criminals
which terrorized Sioux City for over
q year, entered q plea OF guilty to
the murder of Roy Morley and was
given thirty year term in prison.
Ford was formerly hotel proprietor
and politician. Several members OF
the band have been sent to prison ana
others are awaiting trial.
Clarence Carroll, Iowa City news
paperman, critically injured in an au-
to smash at Rock Island. still has
hope for recovery. Harry Monahan.
who died from injuries received at
the same time, was to have been
married In the spring. His iancee,
Catherine Foley, Audubon, reached
Rock Island few minutes after his
DEATH
A new school building costing near
ly $4,000 was recently completed at
Lansing II is fully equipped with all
the latest advantages in school train
ing facilities. Fred w. Vorhies is su-
perintendent of the Lansing schools.
The republican preferential pri-
mary convention will be held at Ce-
dar Rapids and the regular republican
state convention will be held at Des
Moines at dates to be fixed by the
executive committee OF the state CEN
trail committee. Lack OF any ruling
by the attorney generals office on
the legal necessity OF the holding the
first convention made 1t necessary for
the state central committee to take
the matter In its own hands, and to
avoid all possibility OF doubt as to
the legality Of the republican side or
the election the committee decided to
hold both conventions.