Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-05-25
Patents granted Iowans: IT. WAN.


! planter; James A. Hendrick, Arnolds
son, Remsen, divider, husker and dis
tributor for corn; William Louden,
| Fairfield, gate latch; James B. Moran,
Davenport, dental bridge work; An
drew NJ. Morrison, Dubuque, wagon
| tank; John H. Plank, Broomfeld
I stakeholder; Frederick w. Schipper,
/ Villisca, shaft coupling: Remmer H.
Sietsema, Little Rock, dish drainer;
Jesse E. Wilson, Oelwein, steel rail-
way tie and rail fastener; Louis w.
Witty, Waterloo. positively actuated
lubricating device.
Plans for the new women's reform
atory at Rockwell City are practical
ly complete, according to a report
made to the state board of control w.
j. Dixon, chairman of the board, an
nounced that bids for the construc-
ton of the institution will be asked
| for in few days. The contract may
be let by June 10. 1t is proposed to
build three cottages for the care OF
women prisoners. In addition heat
ton building will be required. The
structures will be one story in
| height.
Mine workers and mine operators
of the Iowa districts have arrived at
a wage scale agreement winding up
seven weeks negotiations. Danger Of
miners strike in Iowa believed i'm
minent is definitely past. There will
| be straight mine run basis in the
second and third districts. The new
rate will be n cents ton In the
second district. Formerly 1t was a slid
ing scale for lump mining. There win
be no scale for lump mining in these
two districts from now on. However,
the first and fourth sub districts will
continue to do some lump mining.
Frances McMullen, II years old, and
Forest McMullen. 9 years old, of Rock
| ford, we're taken to Waterloo in the
| private car OF the superintendent Of
the Rock Island railway. They were
| Toasted like king and queen To
! each was given an entirely new suit.
and $40 gold piece. They were TAX
en- to a show and given a banquet
| All this honor was bestowed by the
company in recognition of the chill
dren's thoughtfulness in reporting a
broken rail found while they we're at
play along the track.
Miss Alma Madsen, cashier of the
National Bank at Kimballton, put
Iowa on the national Red Cross map.
Had it not been for the energy Of
| this young woman Iowa might not
have won the banner offered by the
national Red Cross society for the
best percentage of Red Cross seals
sold at Christmas time. Kimballton
has population OF 300, but it won
one of the banners offered by the ma
tional Red Cross society for greatest
number OF seal sales in proportion to
population. The per capita percent
age was 1873.
More than half of this years gradu-
ating class OF Iowa college, at Grin
nell, plan to become teachers next
year. Law, medicine, theology and
business are the chosen professions.
in that order, of those who will not
become teachers. Graduating exer-
cises will begin on June and will
end with commencement day June
IA. The Mrs. H. w. Spaulding prize,
and the Hill prize will be awarded
during the commencement period.
Baccalaureate services will be held
Sunday, June IL.
AS Memorial day this year is the
fiftieth anniversary of the organiza.
ton of the Grand Army of the Re.
public the department headquarters is
urging all organizations throughout
the state to exert an especial effort to
make this years observance memoir.
able. The department commander
calls attention to the fact that twenty
years ago 1t was easy to find orators
from among the ranks Of the comrades
but II Is now difficult matter to find
speakers in their ranks.
Iowa's strawberry crop may be seri-
ously affected by late frost which
hit nearly every section OF the state.
Freezing temperatures were reported
at Inwood, Carroll and Creston. In
Des Moines the mercury descended to
within three degrees of the freezing
point. Killing frost was reported in
some parts OF Iowa and reports indi-
cate that garden produce was badly
damaged
The state board OF control has turn
ed down an offer of $1,000 for herd
of four cows purchased two years
ago for $4,000 and their offspring, to-
falling twelve. The board believes
that since the cattle were developed
at Mt. Pleasant, state institution,
that residents of Iowa should be given
first chance to buy. The offer was
made by Kansas City dairy buyers.
BY nearly seven to one vote the
people Of Atlantic approved the bond
issue OF $30,15S for the erection of a
new city hall. An Omaha firm al
ready has the contract. The new
building will contain all the city Of.
fees, council chamber, jail, public au-
ditorium, rest room and quarters for
fire apparatus.
The Traer city council have voted
to build 1000 feet OF sewer extension
this summer, at a cost of about $4,-
900. The mile Of paving is to be start
ed after the first Of July.
The contractor putting up the
buildings at the state epileptic colony
at Woodward is speeding up the work
in an effort to complete the institu-
ton by Sept. 1, as provided in the
agreement. Much time was lost by
unfavorable weather. Although the
legislature did not make a special ap-
L mr. nria for fur inIi .,or fhn Lon