Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-01-06

Despite the fact that he owns o
ffty-fve acre farm in the corporate
limits of Braddyville, Abner Alden,
20 years old. makes his home in
wagon bed He sleeps in the wagon
bed every night with no other protec-
ton than a canvas cover. Alden
cooks his meals over a wood fire and
goes about in the coolest weather
without an overcoat. Knox Alexan-
der, trustee of Buchanan township.
has questioned the wisdom of Alden's
mode Of life and has asked that a
guardian be appointed to look after
the man.
Plans for the annual winter short
course in connection with the extern
| sion department of the Iowa State
College Of Agriculture, at Ames, are
rapidly being completed Officials OF
the college predict the enrolment for
the course will reach nearly 1000.
The short course will be only week
long this year, beginning Jan. 81 and
continuing until Feb. 5, instead of
during the holiday season, as hereto
fore. In connection with the short
course several conventions of farm
srs will be held.
State Senator L. L. Taylor, who
represented the Appanoose-Davis dis
trict from the Thirty-first to the
Thirty-fourth assembly, died at his
home in Centerville as result OF a
fall on icy pavement. He was n
years old. Mr.. Taylor was to have
been president of the new Commercial
Savings bank which is to be opened
in Centerville soon. He was promi-
nent in church affairs as well as
business and politics.
Philip Nichols, veteran saloonkeep.
err OF Keokuk, petitioned the city coun-
Gil for license for 1916, and the per-
init was issued. The act means that
the constitutionality of the repeal of
the mulct law will be tested and the
waging of fight of no insignificant
nature is assured. Mr.. Nichols has
taken the initiative in the state in this
matter and saloonkeepers throughout
Iowa and nearby states will watch
the case with interest.
| Following series of threatening
letters written to Charles Howell, who
operates large dairy farm near Ma
son City. federal authorities arrested
a man who gave his name as Charles
Denigan, charged with improper use
of the mails. Howell received two
letters demanding $500 and contain
ing threats. These were turned over
to inspectors. A few days later How
ellis house was burned under mys-
terious circumstances.
Mrs. Scott Byram, 20 years cd, and
her two months old babe were found
dead in their home at Red Oak. By
ram, the husband, lay by their side,
too III from scarlet fever to call for
aid The family was in reduced cir
cumstances and had been quarantined
for scarlet fever. The city had been
caring for them for several weeks.
Mrs. Byram's death had occurred du-
ring the night. The babe apparently
had died of starvation.
The Milo Methodist church gave
$4,000 to the Simpson college $780,
900 endowment fund, although only
$4,000 was asked of the local church.
While the $4,000 was being raised
for the endowment fund, $1,000 was
being subscribed to pay of long
standing debt on the church. The La
dies Aid society also contributed
$500 toward improvements on the par
sonage. Milo has about 500 residents
The suggestion OF increasing the
United States revenue by placing a
stamp tax on all bank checks has
brought storm of protest from coun-
try bankers in Iowa, many Of whom
are writing to the Iowa Bankers as
sociation urging that some action be
brought in this state to help in the
fight against such a move.
George A. Furniss, 81 years old, was
burned to death by the explosion of
a can of kerosene at Ackley. Mr..
Furniss attempted to relight FIRE in
a stove with the use of the kerosene.
An explosion resulted that threw
flaming kerosene over him. He lived
about ten hours after sustaining the
injuries.
Quick work on the part Of the fire
department saved the Monroe county
courthouse, at Abba, from destruc-
ton. A blaze had started in a pile
of wood in the basement of the build
ing but the smoke was noticed before
the flames had gained much head
way. The blaze was extinguished
with small damage.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Eveland cele-
brated their golden wedding anniver-
sary at their home in Dallas county,
recently. Mr.. Eveland came to Iowa
when 1t was still territory more
than seventy years ago and his wife
has been resident of the state fifty
one years.
Miss Ethel Holloway, daughter of
a farmer near Hanford, died OF burns
sustained when her clothing caught
fire as she was preparing supper Her
brother, who attempted to save his
sister by wrapping a blanket about
her. was also badly burned but will
| survive.
The German Lutheran church, at
Rockwell, was totally destroyed by
fire which is believed to have start
ed from an overheated furnace. When
discovered the flames had gained such
Roadway that nothing in the building
could be saved. The church was
built twenty years ago.
Twenty-four blocks of bitulithic
paving, begun Sept. 10, 1915, have
been finished in Valley Junction and
turned over to the town. The cost
of the work is $4,000. With the new
pavement finished total OF $4,000
OF improvements for 1915 are finish