Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-07-20

Three women we're killed and q
man seriously injured when an auto
mobile was struck by freight train
on the VI. st. l.. crossing eleven miles
west of Des Moines on the Riverto-
River road. The dead are: Miss Rho
da Miller, SO years old; Mrs. Ed
Whitehead, 81 years old, and Miss JUS
! tine NJ Whitehead, IS years old. The
injured: Ed Whitehead, ribs broken,
internally hurt. All were residents of
Des Moines. Mr.. Whitehead was driv-
ing the car which was a new machine.
Whitehead's wife saw the train when
they were fifteen feet from the cross
| ing, too late to stop. The locomotive
| struck the rear of the machine and
threw the occupants distance of IF.
| ty feet. Miss Miller and Miss White
head were dead when found. Mrs.
Whitehead died half an hour later.
Major D. F. Fairchild, chief surgeon
of the Iowa brigade at Camp Dodge,
is proud Of Iowa health. There are
two great plaques in America, tuber-
culosis and cancer. In examining the
five thousand young Iowans for mill
tary service the examiners have
found only two with tuberculosis, and
none with cancer. The per cent OF
rejection in the Iowa guard has been
about FIVE. That is lower than any
state yet reported. Hernia, heart le-
sions and fiat foot caused most OF the
reflections.
A Growing rooster saved Clayton
and Oliver Frush, four miles from
Pleasantyille, from being burned to
death in their home The Frush hem
merry was near the house. When the
men were awakened by the growing of
the rooster and the cackling of doz-
en- or so excited hens, they found
their house in flames. The kitchen
already had fallen in. The occupants
escaped in hurry, leaving most OF
their clothing behind. The house was
destroyed.
General Funston has asked for re-
port of the machine gun equipment Of
the Iowa guard. The request was
made through General Barry of Chica-
go. Col. George Morgan, U. s. A.,
mastering officer, notified General
Barry there were twelve machine
guns and three machine companies.
He considers the Iowa machine guns
in good condition. 1t is believed by
officers that following notification
to General Funston he will ask
Washington to send on the troops.
Iowa National Guardsmen will not
be mustered into the federal service
after their duty in the Mexican trou-
BILE is over, according to statements
made by Adjutant General Logan and
Colonel Morgan. The guardsmen will
be returned to their homes in the
same capacity they were in before
the call to Camp Dodge was issued.
These statements are the result of
an investigation regarding the true
status of the guardsmen.
In list of S7,50S OF the wealthiest
farmers in the United States and Can
ada the state of Iowa has 1000. This
is second, Illinois coming first with
1900. The list is prepared by the
Trade Circular Addressing company
of Chicago. In number of Ford deal
ers Iowa heads the list with TIA, the
nearest rival being Ohio with 459.
Iowa comes fifth in the number of
auto dealers, there being ISIS in the
state. New York is first in this with
3,114.
DR.. G. Walter Barr Of Highland
Park college, Des Moines, assistant to
President George P. Magill, has filed
suit against the college for $4,000 for
breach of contract DR.. Barr was re-
moved from his position July 10. He
believes the reason he was discharg-
ed was because he marched in the
Des Moines preparedness parade
June 8. He states that he entered
into contract on March IS, 1916,
whereby he was to receive $4,000 for
the years service.
John McKinnon, well known at
torney, was drowned at one Of the
beaches in New, York City after sue.
cessful efforts to save the life Of
young woman who was drowning. Mr..
McKinnon reached shore with his
burden, but died shortly afterwards
from exhaustion. The young man
graduated from Iowa Wesleyan ten
years ago, and at the time Of his death
was a practicing attorney in New
York City, being in the employ of
the John d. Rockefeller interests.
Three cases of infantile paralysis
have been reported to the state board
of health, two from Ottumwa, and one
from Van Horn, in Benton county.
One of the cases from Ottumwa was
that of child, three years old. In all
o. the cases the homes have been
quarantined and the physicians advise
the state board of health officials that
they are observing every precaution
to prevent the spread of the disease.
Mable, the IA months old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Tharp, liv-
ing on a farm near Dubuque, died
after an illness of less than twenty
four hours. The disease was pro-
nounced spinal meningitis, but symp-
toms were much like those Of infan-
tile paralysis. An investigation will
be made.
There were sixteen deaths in Iowa
in 1914 due to infantile paralysis. The
deaths in 1915, by months were: jan
uary, 4; April, A; May, 8; June, /; Au-
gust, 2; September, 3; October, 2; No
yember, /. The figures are from the
records in the office of the state
board of health.
II the Supreme court of the state
upholds decision handed down by
Judge Frey of Boone in the District
court at Hampton, beer cannot be