Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-02-10

perienced. The total acreage of corn
land in the county is 10000 acres.
The average yield is fifty bushels to
he acre in years of good crops. This
receives an average price of so cents
per bushel, yielding a total of $2,250,-
900. Last season the yield averaged
about twenty bushels to the acre.
which, at SO cents per bushel, approx
mated 100000. The loss, therefore.
is $1,350,000. There are 1000 farms
in the county and the average loss to
each farm is s675. Never in the his
tory of the county has there been such
monetary loss, yet all the farmers
are prosperous and unemployment Is
virtually unknown.
Iowa raised an excellent crop of
potatoes last season, larger consider
ably than in 1914, and while the
price received was few cents less
per bushel, the aggregate amount re-
ceived was greater by nearly one mil
lion dollars. The yield last year was
15,540,000 bushels from $4,000 acres,
an average OF 105 bushels an acre. In
bushels from $4,000 acres, an aver
age of Sc bushels an acre. The 1914
crop brought $7.459, 900. and last years
crop was valued at $S,392.000.
An electric machine gun that may
be operated by man situated many
miles distant from it has been invent
ed and patented by A. L. Clark of
Dubuque. The gun, which combines
ideas entirely new in gun construc-
ton, Is designed chiefly for defense
against invading forces. 1t has at
tracted the attention of United States
military experts and has been pro-
nounced by some of them as the most
important invention along this line in
many years. The gun is light and
inexpensive.
A blaze thought to have resulted
from an overheated stove consumed
the storehouse of the Ames Seed COM
pany along with 1900 bushels of valu-
able seed corn, entailing loss of
over $4,000. About $4,000 insurance
was carried on the corn. Scarcity of
seed corn has made it practically ina
possible to replace the stock, which
was said to be among the choicest in
the state.
Chris Peterson cobbled the shoes
of Clarence residents more than fifty
years. Chris was good cobbler and
he was thrifty and when he died folks
said, well, Old Chris must have left
quite piece OF money" He did. The
estate Of the late cobbler was recent
ly appraised at $26O,OO0. Peterson oc-
cnpied the same small storeroom and
worked at the same cobbler's bench
for more than fifty years.
The O'Brien county engineers an
nual report to the highway commits
sion and the board of supervisors
gives an interesting record of the
many improvements made in the
county from Nov. /, 1914, to Jan. /,
1915. 1t shows the value of the plans
and estimates prepared in the Office
in 1915 to be s60.I66.6s For bridges
a total of $51,S299S was spent.
New developments in the 1916 seed
corn outlook have resulted in the is
suing Of call to arms to the entire
Ames extension staff Recent prelim-
mary surveys OF the counties in the
northeast corner Of the state have re-
vealed a serious shortage OF corn for
the 1916 planting, Investigations show
ing an alarming scarcity of seed even
as far south as Jackson county.
Fire destroyed the dry goods stock
- Ne ot
$4,000 loss. Efficient work by the
local fire department, aided by citi-
zens, prevented the fire spreading and
saved the building, two story struc-
ture. Part of the loss is covered by
insurance.
Oscar Bruhn, Adams Express COM
pany driver who disappeared from
Mt. Pleasant following the loss of
package OF $4,000 in cash a week ago,
has been arrested at Salt Lake City.
A message sent by officers there stat
ed he had confessed to taking the
money.
October 9Th to 18th have been Sc
lected for the next Dairy Cattle Con-
gress at Waterloo. This is one Of
the greatest shows of the kind held
in the country, standing second In
importance to the National Dairy
show at Chicago.
The Alta consolidated high school
district has voted $4,000 school bonds
for the erection of new building.
The women cast vote Of 40 for and
only against
The David Kimball farm Of 24O
acres near Clarence has been sold for
$50.400. Seven years ago this same
farm was purchased for $26 1000.
More than fifty wolves were killed
In Sioux county during 1915. A boun-
ty of 81 is paid for each wolf hide.
The streets and houses of Mt. Yer
non are being made ready for the
system of city mail delivery which is
soon to be installed. Signs have been
placed upon every corner and the
citizens are responding to the de-
mand for house numbers.
At the election held at Mapleton
on the question OF awarding an cleo
tric light franchise the proposition
won by a vote of 227 for to AZ
against. Work will begin on the
project at once.
Cedar Rapids boosters are in cam
paign to raise between $125,000 and
100000 for a new coliseum. The col
iseum will have fixed revenue right
from the start of about $500 annual.
iy. This sum will be derived from
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headquarters, conventions, auto and