Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-08-17

checking up registered cars Aug. /.
According to the report there are 176,-
OFT automobiles in the state, an av-
erage of one machine to every 13 peo-
pie. In August, 1915, 140,16S cars
were registered. In Calhoun and Har-
din counties there is an automobile
for every eight persons and in Guth-
RE, one for every nine. Polk county
shows an increase of 1902 cars over
last year, the total in the county be-
ing 1852. Scott, Woodbury. and Linn
counties gained over 1000 cars during
the year. The largest increase was
in Pocahontas county, where 1885
cars are registered, an increase of
1349. 1t is estimated the total invest
ment in autos in this state is S176,-
$4,000. No other state in the union
has so many cars per capita as Iowa.
In order to interest the farmer in
eliminating from his dairy herd all
animals which do not earn a profit,
arrangements have been made for a
COW test to be put on at the state
fair. The idea of this test is to show
the need of individual testing of cows
used in dairy farming. There are
certain rules to be observed in scor-
ing and Judging dairy cattle, but no
rule is infallible, and the COW may fill
the eye of the expert and yet fail to
fill the milk pail and to swell the
profit account. The individual test,
covering a period of weeks or months
tells the tale, whether the COW is a
money maker or a money loser for
her owner. This exhibit will be un-
der the management of the Iowa
State Dairy association and the dairy
officials of the Iowa State college.
The first fatality OF the Iowa guard
in its 1916 mobilization occurred
when Private Frank Small. 20 years
old, Company G, Third infantry, of
Oskaloosa, died at the Fort Brown
hospital following an operation for APP
pendicitis. Shortly after going to the
border Small was sent to the field
hospital with an attack of stomach
trouble. The body was sent home
for burial. A military escort from
his company accompanied the body
to the train.
Between 10000 and $4,000 voters in
Iowa can be benefited by the opera
ton Of the absent voters law and
thousands Of dollars can be saved to
the men for whose benefit the law
was originally intended by its use in
the general election in November, ac-
cording to the men most instrumental
in securing it's enactment. The law
win he so thoroughly explained be-
fore election that there will be no oc-
casion for any man included in its
provisions not to vate this fall.
Buena Vista college at Storm Lake
closed successful campaign fer the
raising of $1,000 to increase the en-
dowment OF the institution. The
campaign was instituted in May by
President R. D. Echlin of the college
and the entire sum has been raised
in northwest Iowa. The permanency
of the college is assured in the sue
cess Of the campaign. Already work
has been commenced on another
$780, 900 which is to be raised before
commencement time next June.
The state boys department of the
Y. M. c. A. Is making arrangements to
care for upwards of $50 older high
school boys from about forty Of the
leading high schools of the state in
the training camp at Lake Okoboji,
Aug. 1926. There will be one adult
leader for every seven high school
boys in the camp. A strong program
aas peen arranged and it Is expected
that this conference will do for high
school boys what the big conference
at Lake Geneva does for college men.
Iowa now has 17S,O0O automobiles
one for every thirteen persons in the
state as figured on the 1915 census.
A year ago the state had 141,O 900 au-
tomobiles on Aug. 1, one for every
seventeen persons in Iowa. Iowa is
far ahead OF any other state in the
union for number of cars per capita.
In 1916 there have been 6,492 motor
cycles registered. This is less than
the record Of last year.
William Fitzpatrick serving twen-
ty year sentence for robbery in Cerro
Gordo county, and Frank Russell,
serving ten year sentence for the
same offense, scaled the prison walls
at Fit. Madison and escaped. They are
still at large. The prisoners used the
electric wire with which the prison
yard was wired for lighting purposes
in their escape.
l.. s. Rogue, consul to Rotterdam
during the first administration OF
President Cleveland, died at his home
in Dubuque of paralysis. He had
been in a critical condition for several
years. Mr.. Rogue was prominent
many years ago In Iowa college cir
cles.
The State University of Iowa has q
new president. DR.. Walter A. Jessup,
now dean OF the university college of
education. was elected president by
the state board of education and &c.
cepted the place after a conference
with mer6ers OF the board. Presi.
dent Macbride was elected president
emeritus.
The Grinnell canning factory,
which has been closed while new ma
chinery was being added has opened
with a capacity of $50 cans per min
ute. The entire production of 1000
acres OF sweet corn win be used as
soon as the factory is opened.
A triple drowning occurred at Ce.
dar Rapids when Edna and Beatrice
Whitney, Is and 20 years old. respec-
lively, lost their lives in the Cedar
river near Ellis park, and Ralph l..
Olney, &c years old, was drowned in
trying to rescue them. This tragedy
makes twelve drnWninps which haze