Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-07-06
In a secluded spot near the highway

bank examiner arrested Guy Brent, 4
bookkeeper in Spry's bank. Brent Is
in Jail and the examiner said charge
Of embezzlement would be filed
against him. 1t is alleged he had
credited himself with $4,1o0 Of the
banks funds without the authority of
bank officers. II is said that worry
over the alleged embezzlement OF
young Brent, a warm personal friend
OF Spry's was the motive for the sui
eide.
Company L. of the First Iowa In
fantry, from Keokuk refused to TAX.
the new oath required of guardsmen
entering federal service, because Cla-
renee E. Powell, their captain, had
been reduced in favor of Frank lie
Bron, former captain. After Powell
had given them a patriotic curtain
lecture most of the men changed their
attitude and took the oath. Fifteen
members of Company X from Wash
ington also declined to take the oath.
There were seventy-nine men in the
company. Their refusal was because
they did not wish to cross the bor-
der. However, seven of them recon-
sidered their action, leaving eight
holdouts.
Men who capture wolf cubs and
keep them until they are full grown
in order to receive the bounty on a
full grown wolf are subject to fine
of $50 to 800 according to Assistant
Attorney General Robbins. Further
more a wolf must have attained its
full strength and size before 1t is an
adult. The law pays IS bounty on a
cub and $40 on mature wolf skin.
II is said that some men catch cubs
and raise them to maturity before
bringing them in to the county audi
tor to claim the bounty.
Arthur Mullen, a Dubuque carpen.
ter and contractor, was murdered by
two Mexicans at East Dubuque, H..
after the three had heated argument
about the Mexican war, Mullen was
literally pounded to pulp by the
Greasers and is barely recognizable.
One OF the Mexicans escaped, the
other being caught and placed in jail.
A posse searching for the other, fear
a mob will attack party of Mexicans
working on the section gang near East
| Dubuque.
Bishop z. s. johnson, formerly su.
| perintendent of the Sioux City dis.
| trict Of the Methodist Episcopal
church, and recently made bishop OF
Africa at the general conference is a
major in Company H, Iowa National
| guard. When the order was given to
the Iowa guard to mobilize, Bishop
Johnson presented himself at the ar.
mory ready for duty. He went to Des
Moines with the Sioux City troops
and has been mustered in for service.
Realizing a profit of s32 per acre on
a farm near Marshalltown in an own,
ership Of less than a year shows the
| increase In farm values in that part
Of the state. M. p. Matsen and w. B.
Bohen bought farm last fall They
paid $16S per acre. They have now
sold 220 acres of the farm at $500
per acre, or profit of 5000 on the
deal. Since taking possession Matsen
and Bohen have added $4,000 in i'm.
| proyement, in the shape of a new
house on the farm.
Cumberland has voted $4,000 in
bonds for the erection Of a modern
high school building. The vote was
1S1 to "a. The building will be equip
ped with agricultural, domestic SCI
ence and manual training depart
ments, and two assembly rooms for
junior and senior high schools. II
is expected the school will be ready
for occupancy by the first Of Febru-
airy.
The big hay crop OF Iowa has
brought the buyers for the allied ar.
mics of Europe to Iowa to purchase
hay. Some of 1t is to be shipped to
Russia. Nothing will delay the ship.
ments excepting inability to get wire
OF the proper size and quality with
which to bale the hay. The steel mills
are too busy making other things to
| produce this style of wire.
More than 1000 Sunday school
workers from all over Iowa gathered
at Dubuque for the annual state Sun.
day school convention. Prominent
speakers from Iowa and other states
had places on the program. One of the
big features of the program for enter.
on the Mississippi river.
Two carloads OF beer were seized
by police officers at the Rock Island
freight depot in Des Moines. One car
was from the Adelman Mercantile
company in Rock Island and the 9TH
er from the Des Moines Beer COM
pany of that city, being mostly all
beer, in cases and barrels, consigned
to fictitious names.
Officers Of iowa regiments encamp-
ed at Camp Dodge have all taken the
pledge. Gen. Allen visited their
tents and exacted pledge from all
OF them that they will abstain from
intoxicating liquors throughout the
present and forthcoming military op-
| erations. The officers quickly agreed.
The election held for the purpose
OF voting on the proposition to bond
the Orange City school district for
$4,000 to erect a gymnasium and
manual training room was defeated
by majority Of 176 votes. Two hun
dred and seventy-one women voted at
the election.
Rev. E. r. Jorden, pastor Of the
First M. e. church of Shenandoah.
will be the new head Of Grand Island
college at Grand Island. Neb., his res.
ignation having been announced to
take effect August /, with the church.
Annie E. Winner. SO years old, and
Theodore ]. Winner. IS years old.