Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-08

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she may secure a position in Iowa.
/ II is known that several counties are
considering such a course and two of
them have written regarding Miss
Hawks qualifications. Miss Hawk is
one of the most versatile students in
| the college. She will graduate with
degrees both in farm science and home
economics. She was raised on farm
and proudly says that she has done
| about all kinds Of farm work. The
woman county agent would assist in
making life more attractive and more
gainful for the farm woman. She
would have to be experienced in gar
dening, poultry raising, dairying and
in all varieties of cooking.
1t looks as though Iowa would have
good roads judging from the pre-elec-
ton statements of the various candi-
dates for the governorship. Z. T. Mer-
edith in his Atlantic speech on this
subject goes on record as follows:
My position on the roads question is
that our hills and grades should be
cut down; that our roads where nee.
essary should be sub-drained; that
our road beds should be graded to turn
the water; that the sides of the roads
should be ditched to carry off the ex-
ira water; that permanent bridges
should be built to cut out the expense
for repairs on our temporary bridges;
that where present revenues will pay
for 1t, our road beds should be gray.
eled that they may be passable the
year round; that all this money should
be spent by the local community after
the proposition has been submitted to
them and they have voted to have it
DONE"
The Rev. A. r. Ogden was re-elect-
ed president of the Iowa conference
OF Seventh Day Adventists at their
annual conference held at Nevada. The
conference executive committee will
be composed of j. w. Dorcas, Nevada;
d. D. Watts. Ottumwa; E. W. Wolf,
Cresco; w. X. Smith, Keokuk; A. p.
Hanson, Extra and w. C. Foreman,
Nevada. Other offices filed are: Con-
ference treasurer, A. r. Smouse; con-
ference secretary, Mrs. Flora B. Dor
cas-; tract society secretary, r. Z.
Bowles; young peoples and state edu-
cational secretary, s. A. Oberg; relig-
ious liberty secretary, William Os-
trander; home state missionary secre.
tary, Mrs. Minnie Sipe; field mission
| airy agent, L. l.. Grandpre
Property owners along the Skunk
rfpo 70 tol
step looking toward the formation of
drainage district in that section.
The plan that Is being worked upon
at the present time is one which will
embrace landowners in Polk Jasper
| and Story counties. Efforts will be
made to form a joint district in the
three counties. A plan is being formu-
lated, which, If carried out, will re-
deem thousands of acres of land along
the Skunk river, which is overflowed
during the high water periods of the
year.
Business houses, which have here
tofore been obliged to visit the post
office in order to obtain information
on all postal matters because OF the
high price of the official postal guide.
can now afford guide for office use,
under new contract recently enter
ed into by the postal department. rne
guides will be sold after July /, the
date OF publication of the 1916 guide,
for 40 cents for those bound in cloth
and for 80 cents for those bound in
paper The guide has been distribut.
ed by publishers and has cost $3.50 OF
SO, according to binding.
Governor Clarke has suggested that
the city of Des Moines should cele.
orate, next August, the fftieth ami
versary of the operation of the first
train into Des Moines. The first loo
omotive was brought to the capital
city in August, 1865. The advent of
the railroad opened up new field for
development of the state of Iowa. The
anniversary of the building OF the first
road into Des Moines is of sufficient
importance to be properly celebrated,
the governor says.
Fifty meetings under the direction
of seven government experts were
held in Clinton county in a campaign
to be carried on In every section sur
rounding Clinton in an effort to Sc
cure the planting of 1000 acres OF
alfalfa during the coming year The
campaign is under the direction of
the Clinton County Farm Improvement
association. Practical lectures are
given in the different townships, on
alfalfa and the means by which II
can best be grown in Iowa.
Polk county produced 1,735,S44 tons
OF coal in 1915 and the mines gave
work to 1922 men, according to the
data prepared for the annual report
which soon will be issued by the state
mining department. Miners OF Des |
Moines and vicinity received between
$l,S00,000 and $4,000, 900 in wages du-
ring the twelve months, the inspectors
state. The county produced 105,2O9
tons more OF coal in 1915 than in 1914. |
The increase in number of miners EN-.
ployed was 1872.
After he had been ordered held to |
the grand Jury on charge of break.
ing and entering, John B. Kingsley, |
rs years old, hanged himself in the
Webster county Jail.
Nicholas Lindblad OF Kiron, is the |
head OF five living generations and is
nearly 100 years old. His one hun
dredth anniversary will be on Nov. s
next. Mr.. Lindblad was born at Iga-
torp, Sweden, and has lived in Iowa
half century. He looks and acts like
man on the sunny side of three