Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-07-13

activities. He was last seen in Dons
more than two weeks ago. Neighbors
became alarmed over his absence ant
rescue party was formed, which
found his dead body together with
that of two of his ranch hands on his
farm near the Mexican line.
The heroic devotion of a group oil
men who worked desperately to the
final hour in the face OF almost Ger.
tain defeat, backed by the co-opera
ton of the Mount Pleasant CONNER.
cial club, closed Iowa Wesleyan's
great campaign for $780, 900, the most
intensive educational enterprise ever
attempted in the west The Mt Pleas,
ant Commercial club, which had pre-.
viously pledged $4,000, gave an ad.
ditional $4,000 when it was found
that much was necessary to assure
the success of the campaign What
this undertaking will mean to south.
eastern Iowa can scarcely be esti-
mated. One thing, however, is Ger.
tain, and that is that Iowa Wesleyan
will be the commanding educational
institution of this section of the coun.
try.
Because OF a technical error in the
preparations for the former election,
May 4th Morgan township in Frank
lin county, must again vote upon the
question of bonding the township in
the sum Of $4,000 for new school
houses. This is the district that
gained considerable newspaper pub
licity in May by reason of its deci-
sion to build nine new houses at a
cost of about 81 500 each, instead OF
following the example OF many other
districts In the county that were op-
Grating successfully under the con-
solidated plan and bringing the ad-
vantages OF the high school to the
country pupils. None of these could
now be induced to go back to the old
plan.
Practically one-fourth of the propos.
ed fund of 100000 which is to be
raised to replace the buildings of
Penn college, recently destroyed by
fire, was subscribed by citizens of Os-
kaloosa at the first meeting of the
campaign. James A. Dewitt presided
at the banquet which preceded the
speaking program and about 1000
of Oskaloosa and visitors from
other parts of the state attended the
meeting. Addresses were made by At
torney General George Cosson, e. +.
Meredith, w. L. Harding, z. R. Har-
Ian, President d. NJ. Edwards of Penn
college, Eugene Chaplin and Virgil
Renshaw.
Iowa guardsmen can be ready to
move in three hours, according to the
report Of Brigadier General H. r. Al
len, commanding the forces. The
work OF mastering and undergoing
the medical examination is complet-
ed, except for the cavalry. When
the order to move is received from
the president the camp can be evacu-
atd and everything made ready to
move in three hours. The delay in
the cavalry, due to the re-
fusal OF many of the troopers to take
the federal oath, has put that branch
behind the rest of the units. The
work of mastering will be completed
shortly, however.
For the first time in many years
the Blackhawk county Jail is tenant
less since Sheriff d. B. Henderson
opened the doors and two prisoners
walked out, their terms of service
having expired. The gates were left
ajar and the officer is hoping he may
have a long vacation. Arrests for
have been few since the
saloons closed Dec. 81 and crime in
the county has fallen off in a cor
degree. The city Jail
also has been empty much Of the
time.
John A. Bartemeyer, a Museatine
business man, was appointed receiver
for the Muscatine-Iowa City Inter-
urban by Judge Donegan in district
court in Davenport The line will be
operated under the receivership in
the same manner that IL has been OPP
Grated in the past. The court pro-
ceedings were friendly and were
brought in an effort to bring about
an adjustment of the roads finances.
As far as is known, however there
are no plans on foot for a reorgani-
cation.
While returning from Camp Dodge
where she had been visiting her two
sons who are members of Company
G OF Ottumwa, Mrs. Linnie Fielder,
45, was instantly killed when the
automobile in which she was riding
slid into culvert and rolled over
an embankment near Fremont. Six
other passengers in the car were in
jured.
B. o. Brownlee, buttermaker for
he Kanawha Creamery Company,
has resigned his position to take one
AS assistant dairy inspector for
Iowa. He begins his
new work August, l.
From the reports of the various
townships and counties Of the state IL
appears that in 1915 Iowa spent to.
al OF $1S,525,617 on her roads and
bridges. OF this amount, s6,629,252
vent for bridges and culverts, and
SIG per cent Of this bridge money,
which would be $4,0S3,s19, was used
or what may be classed as permanent
structures, that is. concrete and steel
BRIDGES and culverts.
N. B, Shaffer, cashier of the AL
oona State bank, has applied for the
position Of state bank examiner
which was left vacant by the death
II A. o. Wolever.
The Clarinda Trust and Savings
,ank, whose vice president, H. r.
'pry, killed himself, is $4,000 short,
according to the state banking de-
lartmpnt niracfnro ~ tba hoolr