Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-05-04

A report issued by the Iowa Miners
and Industrial hospital, located at
Des Moines, shows that since the
opening Of the institution last Febru-
airy it has given free surgical, medi-
cal and hospital service for total
Of 694 cases. Ninety-six cases have
been handled in the hospital wards.
Minor surgical operations and free
medical attention have been given in
SOS cases. Figured at the minimum
fee the major operations would have
cost sl7,S5O. Minor operations and
medical service would have amount
ed to s30,S50. The income from all
sources was $1,705.40. The directors
of the hospital are preparing to be-
gin fund raising campaign to make
possible the continuation OF its chart
table work..
Mrs. Charlotte Palmer of Boone
walked $500 miles to become
the bride of Frank ]. Foy Of Sc
attic, Wash. They were married
upon her arrival there recently. Be
cause she did not have enough money
to pay the railroad fare to her fiance's
home and because one Of her two
sons was in need of outdoor exercise
to restore his health, Mrs. Palmer de-
termined to make the long walk. She
and her sons started on their long
trip June % and made the hike by
way of San Francisco. Moreover,
Mrs. Palmer and her sons earned ST.
750 on the trip by advertising vari-
Gus business firms. The son needing
the fresh air is now husky youth,
his health fully restored.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Thompson of
Forest City recently celebrated their
sixty-sixth wedding anniversary. Mr..
Thompson is the founder Of what is
now the well known community cen.
ter, and has been one Of the builders
OF that section OF the state. He is
70 years old and Mrs. Thompson is
rs. When Mr. Thompson came to the
state sixty years ago there was but
one little railroad within its borders
that running from Iowa City to Dav'
export. The present 5000 an acre
land could then be bought for SIPS
an acre.
Thieves are blamed for the fire
which destroyed the barn on the farm
of Thomas Scott, two miles from Per.
ry, and burned eleven head of horses
and considerable hay, grain and farm
machinery. Officers are searching for
two gray horses that were in the barn
with those whose bodies were discov.
cred after the fire. Tracks indicate
that two horses were taken from the
barn during the night, and 1t is
thought that the horses were stolen
and the thief set fire to the barn to
hide the crime.
More than $500 in fines were col.
lected when seventy-one persons were
arraigned in police court at Sioux City
one morning recently. The majority
were charged with driving automo-
biles not equipped with proper license
tags. In cases where evidence was
produced that such tags have been ap-
piled for the fines were suspended.
but Judge Foster G. Iddings warned
all the defendants that displaying of
cardboard tags no longer will be toll
Grated there.
The plan OF standardizing rural
J schools in Washington county is at
tracing much attention over the state,
and the state department of educa-
ton has made inquiries of Miss Kath-
crime Stichter, county superintendent,
regarding the work that is being
done along that line. Four schools in
the county have now reached the
standard requirements and ten others
lack only two or three points of hav-
ing enough to secure standard ban
ner.
Another auto route across Iowa is
being planned. The road will run
from Lacrosse through New Hamp-
ton, Traer, Tama, Grinnell or Malcolm.
Oskaloosa, Abba and to Kansas City.
It will be called the La Crosse-Tama.
Kansas City trail. e. L. Beard of
Tama is president of the road organ
ization.
Webster City has received word that
her militia company, which has been
In existence thirty years, must either
be recruited up to the full number and
the members must attend drill regu-
larly or the town will lose the COM
pany.
The M. & st. L. station at Storm
Lake was struck by lightning and
burned to the ground, destroying all
the contents. One car of lumber,
one car of tanks from the local tank
factory and one car OF transfer mer-
chandise we're also destroyed.
At special election held in Oska-
loosa the bond issue for $4,000 to
erect new high school building was
defeated by big vote.
Federal inspectors seized a carload
OF adulterated vinegar recently at Of
tumwa and another carload is under
at Dubuque.
Col. C. G. Horton, until recently
commandant OF the Iowa Soldiers
home, died at his home in Marshall.
town. He had been suffering from
heart and kidney disease for the past
three months. He was appointed com.
mandant of the Iowa Soldiers home
in 1897 and held that position until
March this year when he resigned
on account OF failing health
There's a forger in Iowa with a
check writing machine. according to
information at the Iowa Bankers as.
sociation. Complaints have been re.
ceived from Tama, lie Mars and other
cities OF his activities.
Great interest is being taken in
Jackson, Dubuque, Clayton and ALA
makee counties in the proposition 70