Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-20

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w. A. Jessup of the state university
the increase in teachers salaries in
the last two years has amounted to
from Is to 80 per cent. He predicts
that the salaries for 1916-1917 will
break all records. The increase is
due to the keen competition for the
best teachers. Superior teachers
trained in the field of education are
in such constant demand that higher
salaries are being offered them by
neighboring cities. A report of the
committee on recommendations at
the state university shows that it re-
ceived In a year 500 more calls for
teachers than it had candidates regis
tered. There were 1879 requests
which came from ASS communities in
Iowa and 119 cities In twenty-seven
other states offering positions from
the grades to the university. To meet
the calls the university committee
had S04 teachers or prospective teach
ers. The aggregate salaries of candi-
dates amounted to nearly 100000.
The state board of health has in
dorsed plan suggested by Mrs. G.
w. Darling of Marshalltown, chair
man of the civic committee OF the
Iowa Federation of Women's clubs,
that a competition between towns of
Iowa be arranged in 1917 in the mat
ter of improvement during cleanup
week. The plan would provide for
scoring the towns of the state of SAM,
tary condition, after cleanup week, to
determine which municipality pre-
sents the best conditions for health.
II is too late to put the plan into OPP
Grafton for 1916.
Struck by an automobile as he was
tagging a crossing and hurled in
front OF speeding interurban car
Charles A. Bach, interurban conduc-
tor OF Des Moines, was instantly kill
ed at Perry. Bach was ground to
death beneath the wheels Of the fast
moving car He was conductor on an
interurban which had taken siding to
permit the passenger to pass. His
back was turned toward the automo-
bile which was speeding along the
street that intersected the tracks at
the scene of the accident.
Half an hour after he had been ar
rested, charged with being intoxicat-
ed, Walter Mckinney, 80 years old,
burned to death in the town jail at
Fremont. McKinney's body was found
lying crouched before the locked door
of his cell which he had tried vainly
to open as the fire burned nearer his
prison. The cause OF the fire is I'M
known. The Jail was completely des-
troyed. Officials are making investi-
cation. Mckinney is survived by his
wife and three children.
Wiley s. Rankin, special counsel in
the attorney generals office at Des
Moines, died as the result of loss of
blood from the breaking of an artery
in his head. Mr. Rankin was widely
known in Iowa. He was interested in
military affairs. the law and politics.
Born Oct. 6, 1874, in Illinois, he came
to Iowa with his family when boy,
making his home in Mason City. He
had practiced law for the last thirteen
years. Mr.. Rankin is survived by the
widow and two sons.
The coroner of Marshall county is
investigating the death of Henry AL
exander, whose body was found by
boys playing along the banks of Linn
creek. near Marshalltown. Alexan-
der lived at Gladbrook, and has been
missing a month. When last seen he
had considerable money in his pock-
cts. but only 81 cents were found on
the body. According to the coroner,
bruises on Alexander's head indicate
that ne may have been murdered.
In circular on renewing the shell
terbelt, issued by the forestry division
of the Iowa State college at Ames,
I'VE different methods are described
by which old and decaying groves can
be replaced without losing the entire
protection of the shelterbelt These
are renewing from one side, renewing
from both sides, clear cutting, alter
nate rows and underplanting.
Several thousand wild geese invad-
ed the town of Renwick recently. They
were migrating from the south to the |
north and were attracted by the lights. |
Hunters captured many of the birds, |
but seemed to make no impression on |
the numbers. 1t was only after the |
lights were turned out that the geese |
proceeded on their way.
Francis Streets Of Maquoketa was |
smothered and burned to death when |
he was pinned beneath an overturned |
automobile near Clinton. The car |
pitched over. an embankment when |
going As miles an hour.
Sixty blind persons In Polk county |
were benefited by the action taken by |
the board Of supervisors which ap-
propriated $4,000 for pensions for the
blind. The individual pension amounts
range from IS to $12 a month.
The National Luther league will |
hold its annual convention in Eagle |
Grove August IS, 10 and 20. Prepare
tions are being made to take care of
1000 ministers and delegates. The
National Luther league is composed |
of 1000 churches and 600 ministers
in the United States and Canada.
A jury In district court at Fort |
Dodge returned verdict OF not guilty |
in favor OF Lloyd Richey, charged
with attempted murder It was charg-
ed that last fall he shot and attempt
ed to kill Earl Bricker at Lehigh. The
case has been attracting much inter-
est In the community.
Miss Helen Roseland of Eagle
Grove, while taking the annual exam
nation for railway mail clerks, came
close to shattering worlds record .
for distributing cards. Miss Roseland