Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-09-28
When eight new cases of infantile


no drastic steps were necessary as
the disease appears to be abating all
over the country. However, IL the
disease continues to increase as fast
as It has in the last few days, the
state board at its October meeting
probably will be asked to put into ef
feet every rule adopted by the Wash
ington conference for the control OF
this disease. Iowa has had 1872 cases
of the child plague since June. There
have been sixteen deaths.
The estimated cost of the Iowa suf
frage campaign as given by the state
treasurer at the state convention OF
the Iowa Equal Suffrage society in
Waterloo, is $6S,55616. 1t is estimat-
ed that 37,225.29 passed through the
state treasury; $4,000 was expended
in county work; s3,4so.s7 was ex.
pended for organizers and speakers
by the national association and out
side states contributed $2,S50. Re-
ceipts in Iowa for the state fund were
$37,225.29. Disbursements totaled
s37,067.47. The balance in the treas.
ury is $.57.S2.
! Very nearly 5000 students have al
ready enrolled at Iowa State college.
Counting the summer session and win
ter short course enrollments, the reg
istration will swell to $500. The en-
rollment of LIS freshmen breaks all
records and the number of students
now at Iowa State college stands So
above what it was at this time last
year. Agriculture leads with an en-
rollment of 1900 students. Then fol-
lows the divisions of engineering with
more than $50, home economics with
600, industrial science with $50, and
veterinary medicine with 125.
The Mississippi River Power COM
pany has offered the city of Fort Mad
ison $4,000 in settlement for the dam
age to the city's sewer system by
raising the rivers water through
building the company's dam. The
city has been advised that $4,000
would be required to cover the dam
age and cost OF repairing the sew.
er system and has refused to accept
the company's Offer Suit will be in.
stituted to recover $4,000 and the
controversy will be settled in the
courts.
For the first time in it's history a
woman will have entire charge of
the Iowa State Teachers convention
at Des Moines in November. She is
Mrs. Eva Fleming of DEBORAH, who
was elected to the executive commit
tee three years ago. Mrs. Fleming
will introduce a number of innova-
tions this year, including concerts by
artists as substitutes for lectures, OF
which she says the teachers are tir-
ed She has engaged Evan Williams,
Welsh tenor, for one of these con-
certs.
Twenty-seven Sioux City grocers,
including one former police chief,
have been arrested for keeping their
stores open Sunday. Their arrests re-
suited from feud between butchers
and grocers. The butchers have been
forced to close Sundays through the
activity of the local butchers union
In retaliation the butchers asserted
that If they can't keep their places
OF business open the groceries will
not be permitted to do SO.
There are in Iowa 1909 survivors
of the Civil War, living more than fiji
ty years after the close of the war
The total number Of Iowans enlistins
for Civil war service was 7S,059. OF
this number 2,017 were killed in bat
tie; 10,011 died of wounds or disease
and $3.50 were wounded. For the
Spanish-American war 5,919 Iowans
enlisted. One was killed in battle, 30
wounded and 1853 died of disease.
The executive committee OF the Iowa
State Teachers association met in
Des Moines recently to plan for the
annual meeting of the association in
Des Moines November 2, and 4. This
occasion brings together the great
teaching forces Of the state and be
tween 1000 and 5000 teachers and
others engaged in educational work
will attend.
Four hundred and fifty dollars fol-
forty-fve bushels of clover seed from
twenty acres of land, after taking on
one heavy crop of hay, is a sample
of profitable farming of NJ. A. New
ton, near Shenandoah. That is an
average of more than 1922 per acre
realized from clover seed besides the
crop of hay taken from the ground
earlier in the season.
Just fifty years ago Joseph A. Lati'
mer, who holds the record for long.
est continuous residence on one farm
in that locality, came to Shenandoah.
That was few years before Shenan.
doah was founded. He purchased a
100 acre farm for IS an acre. Now
he would not sell It for $3.50 an acre.
Nearly half the people Of Iowa are
church members and only very
small per cent OF the population is un.
able to read and write. The number
who own their own home is 336,012.
The per capita wealth is $1,753.
Auto bandits invaded Polk City,
blew the postoffice safe, and made a
getaway with $500. The loot con-
sisted of 5000 in stamps and 500 in
currency.
Failing in an attempt to rob the
Exchange bank at Leroy, robbers
journeyed to the town of Purdy, where
they succeeded in breaking into the
postoffice safe and escaping with
more than $3.50 in stamps and money.
In Iowa there are 104,027 miles of
public highway and 10,493 miles OF
steam and electric railroads. There
are 20,446 public schools and 4,21S
churches.
Conrad Rinderkneckt, farmer liv-