Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-22

The various dairy associations of
the country are subscribing to q big
fund which is to be used in a ma
tional advertising campaign to adver-
tise dairy products. 1t is the plan to
have monthly contributions from dali
ry associations extending over pc
Rod OF three years. AS soon as suf-
ficient associations subscribe enough
to make an income OF $4,000 per
month for the advertising fund, which
subscription will continue for three
years, the advertising campaign will
be started. This promises to be one
OF the biggest food campaigns in the
history of advertising. w. B. Barney,
state food and dairy commissioner of
Iowa and himself dairyman, is in
terested in the campaign. He is
member OF number of dairy asso-
Citations throughout the country.
A warrant was issued from the Dis
trict court at Red Oak for the arrest
of the person who committed eight
murders in the family of J. B. Moore
of Villisca, June 8, 1912. It Is believ-
ed that the officials have a definite
idea at last of the perpetrator Of this
crime and similar ak murders commit
ted in Kansas and Illinois. The war
rant was issued at the request OF
Kansas City detective agency and
names William Mansfield, ex-soldier,
ex-convict and dope user, as the per-
petrator of the crime. J. N. Wilker-
son. detective in the employ Of the
Burns detective agency, gave out a
lengthy interview detailing the crime
and incidents before and after 1t was
committed. Detective Wilkerson
claims the murders were committed
for pay and that jealousy was the mo-
tive.
Alfred Wingate, one of the best
known Masons In Iowa, and for many
years an officer of several of the diff.
ferent Masonic orders of the state,
died at his home in Des Moines after
an illness of three years. Heart trou-
BILE and complications, together with
his advanced age, were the cause OF
his death. He served as grand re-
corder of the Grand Commandery OF
Iowa from 1877 to 1900. He was grand
secretary of the Grand Chapter OF
Royal Arch Masons of Iowa from 1866
to 1914, since which time he has been
grand secretary emeritus of the chap
ter. He was grand recorder Of the
Grand Council, Royal and Select Mas
tiers OF Iowa. from the time of it's or
ganization in 1900 until his resigna-
tion in 1914.
Many Iowa Shriners will leave Des
Moines July s, In special train en-
route for Buffalo, to the imperial con-
clave. Present plans include a brief
stop and parade at Newton. At Dav-
cnrort, the Cedar Rapids and Daven-
port delegations will join the Des
Moines party, and all will continue
the journey together. The conclave
starts at Buffalo July 18th. Indica
lions. are that Za-Ga-Zig temple will
send fully 100 Shriners and ladies in
addition to the band, patrol and drum
corps.
The Iowa City Commercial club
went the school board one better
when asked to support project which
called for the expenditure of 100000
to erect three new ward school build
ings which the school board gracious
1y accepted with hearty support. The
Commercial club got behind move
ment to expend $250,000 at once in
the erection of four new buildings.
The ward schools which are being
used at the present time were built
Immediately following the civil war.
Alfalfa in Iowa Is coming to be an
important crop, so figures compiled by
the state department Of agriculture
show. In response to inquiries the
department has assembled figures
showing that in 1909 there were 1904
acres seeded to alfalfa, and the total
crop was 65,S09 tons. In 1915 the
acreage was 150.135 acres, and the
total crop 540,450 tons. The crop last
year was worth $6.042,231. This year
the acreage is said to be larger than
ever before.
Sella McCleary, daughter of ]. o.
McCleary Of Dexter. died from injuries
received near Dexter when an auto.
mobile in which she and three 9TH
or persons were riding was struck by
a Rock Island freight. Miss McClea-
rvs is the third death resulting from
the accident. Mrs. r. D. Ball of Des
Moines was instantly killed, and her
brother-in-law, Leonard Ball OF Hal.
lock, Minnesota. died within half
hour. Miss McCleary suffered inter
nal injuries.
Frank j. Neuwoehner, former teller
of the German Trust and Savings bank
at Dubuque, who pleaded guilty to en-
bezZlement, was sentenced to five
years in the state prison at FIT. Madi-
son. Neuwoehner embezzled $4,000
of the banks funds and $4,000 from
Staloysius society. The prisoner is
thirty-two years old, and has a wife
and four children.
Knoxville and Marion county are be-
coming widely known throughout the
country as wool center. One firm
recently purchased in two weeks
about 10000 pounds of wool from Ma
rion county farmers. Cyrus Benner
has probably sold the largest number
of feeces, $50.
Senator Kenyons mother, who has
been dangerously i'll at her home in
Fort Dodge, has improved wonderful
ly and chances for her recovery are
better than they have been for some
time. Her recuperative powers at her
age OF 76 are astonishing, say the
physicians.
A new method Of preparing anti.hog
cholera serum, which permits the eco
nomical production Of clear steriliz-