Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-10-12

has been serving in France with the
Canadian aerial corps, was killed in
an aerial fight over the German lines
at verdun, according to message
resolved by relatives in Iowa. Beatty
was born at Avoca. He graduated
from the Iowa state university at
Iowa City and adopted engineering as
a profession. When the war broke
out In Europe he was in Canada, en-
ployed in railroad construction work.
He ealisted and was assigned to the
aerial division. For more than
year he did scout duty for the Eng
lish. His most valuable service was
in fguring distances and finding the
range for batteries, his experience as
cfvn engineer enabling him to do
this effectively. The report tells
practically nothing of the fight in
which Beatty was killed, except that
he was shot while in the air and fell
to the ground with his wrecked ma
chine. trta .ogs ut&
Cattle judging teams from Ames
college won first honors at the Amer
ican Royal Live Stock show at Kan
sas City and the Waterloo Dairy Cat.
students competed with teams from
Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska col
leges. The team at Kansas City was
made up of Chris Christensen, Hum
boiat: Glen Hazen, Denmark. Ia; W..
S. La Grange, Marion; L. f. Wheeler,
FAIRFIELD John l.. Evans, Des Moines
and Victor D. Peters OF Keokuk. The
team at Waterloo was made up OF
Leslie V. Wilson, Grinnell; J. A.
StUrdevant, Sioux City, and Walter l..
Henderson, Randolph. At Waterloo
Wilson of the Ames team won first
place among all judges.
One of the most interesting and at
the same time comparatively I'M
known spots in Iowa Is located near
Thornburg, in the northwest corner
of Keokuk county. 1t is the gold fish
farm of Iowa and E. X. Bruce is the
proprietor. II is there that a quar-
ter to a half million gold fish are
produced evey year and shipped to
Wholesale dealers in large cities
throughout the United States. There
are seven large breeding ponds ar
ranged so the higher. ones can be
drained or syphoned into the lower
ponds. Also two fish houses, racks
for taxing care of the spawn and
other necessary accessories in the
business.
A herd of sheep will clean up the
weeds on any part of the farm, il
they are given chance to do it. At
the same time they will put on
enough finish to bring good price
on the market, and the profit will be
pleasing to the one who has made the
investment. I'm example of success
in feeding shdep may be seen on the
Hansman farm in Story county. At
one time last year there were 1000
head of sheep on the farm. Another
farmer in Keokuk county has fed
sheep every fall for six or seven years,
and has made good profits each year.
In spite of the fact that this was
called poor year for onions, there
seem to be plenty of growers who
are ready to tell of good yields which
they are selling at good prices. This
story comes from Oskaloosa. c.
Powell OF Oskaloosa states that he
raised 100 bushels on half an acre of
ground. He states that he has been
able to sell his crop at $500 bushel,
because the onions are good quality.
According to his remarks, his crops
this year was the finest he has ever
had
Farmers over the state are heed
ing the governors proclamation and
picking seed corn. In almost every
county the growers report the best
prospects TOR seed corn that they
have had for several years. After
the seed has been selected. 1t is
likely that great deal of 1t will be
spoiled Though improper methods OF
storage during the fall and winter
months. 1t must be dried before
storing, and kept from freezing
weather
The Second infantry, l. N. G., win
be the first Iowa unit returned from
the Mexican border when the order
lor rehabilitation is issued it is be-
lieved. A letter received from a
Second regiment officer, whose in
formation is believed to be authentic,
stated that Brig. Gen. H. A. Allen.
commanding the Iowa troops, had re-
commended to General Funston that
the Second regiment be the first to be
srelieyed of border duty.
Coopertown, part of Buxton, was
visited by fire which destroyed the
town. The loss is estimated at be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. The Bux.
ton Hotel, Cooper Drug company,
livery stable, Odd Fellows and
Masonic and Odd Fellows (colored)
buildings were destroyed. There was
no fire protection in the town and
the loss was total.
The central schools in Webster City
we're closed on account of the break.
ing out of the third case of ipfantile
paralysis within a week. One of the
three cases was fatal and the other
two are in mild form. They have
caused much uneasiness throughout
the city, however, and one case has
been isolated in a specially construct.
ed detention hospital at the county
farm. f
A new building is being erected
at the state university to house the
auto testing plant which is being put
in for the benefit OF the engineering
college.
The annual dairy cattle congress
recently held at Waterloo, was the
largest showing of dairy cattle in the
history OF the nation. The entries
numbered around 500. This is twice