Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-09-07

Thorough investigation of the eight
AK murders which took place at VIII
lisca during the summer of 1912, is
promised as the result of mass meet
ings held in Montgomery county at
which funds have been raised. The
perpetrator of the deaths of Joseph
Moore and his family has never been
solved. A recent grand jury failed
to indict the suspect Mansfield held
at Kansas City and later brought to
Villisca. The citizens who are back.
ing the present movement believe
that Moore was murdered by some
one who was hired for the job, and
that he killed the other seven persons
sleeping in the home when one awoke
at the time of the tragedy. 1t is be-
lieved by many that an enemy of
Moore, possibly living in Villisca at
the time, arranged the murder.
Muscatine county carried off the
honors for county exhibits at the
state fair. The display of products
from this county scored $50 points
out OF a possible 1000. The awards
were as follows: First-Muscatine
county, 955 points; second-Henry
county, 951 points; third-Des Moines
county, $50 points; Fourth-Jasper
county, 929 points; fifth-Clinton
county, 914 points; sixth-Linn coun-
ty, 912 points; seyenth-Lucas coun-
ty, 80 points; eighth-Scott county
900 points; ninth-Greene county.
900 points; tenth-Cass county, S99
points; observation-disclosures coun-
ty, 1893 points; twelfth-Wayne coun-
ty, $50 points.
F. H. Alexander of Fairfield and
Wayne w. Polk Of Sidney are the
champion corn growers Of Iowa. They
won the sweepstakes at the Iowa
state fair. Alexander won the sweep
stakes and grand champion in the
single ear class. Polk won sweep
stakes and grand champion in the ten
ear class. Both men won with the
Johnson county white corn, which
took the main prizes away from the
yellow. The corn exhibited was from
the 1915 crop.
Sixty-nine boys, the largest number
in any one county in Iowa, have reg
istered in Webster county in the baby
beef contest. This contest is to en-
courage the raising of beef cattle. The
Iowa Beef Producers association Of
fers one trip to the winner in each
county. This trip is to the Interna-
tional Livestock exposition in Chica.
60. Other premiums awarded to win
ners will consist of scholarships at
the Iowa State college short course.
Clyde knight left Greene several
weeks ago expecting to return to his
work as teacher and missionary in
Brazil, but found that he would not
be permitted to sail from New York
on account of the infantile paralysis
at that place, so he returned to
Greene. He was advised that 1t would
be impossible for him to pass through
New York, so returned until condi-
tons improve.
Peter Gotten, who violated his pa
role and left the state a short time
ago, has been arrested in Indianapolis
and will be returned to Fort Madison.
Gotten gave Warden Sanders Of Fort
Madison as reference when apply
ing for a job in the Indiana city.
Through this it was learned that the
man was wanted at Fort Madison for
violating his parole. Gotten had been
serving a sentence for forgery.
The annual reunion of the mem
bers of the Second Iowa Cavalry as
sociation will be held at Perry on
Oct. Is and 10. Notices have just
been sent out to all Of the members
by the secretary of the veteran as.
sociation, Josiah Petty. Several
of the members of the famous Sec.
ond Iowa cavalry reside near Perry
and plans are being made for an elab-
crate entertainment for the veterans.
Maj. Smith Brookhart, former
small arms inspector of the Iowa Ma
tional guard has returned to his home
at Washington from Brownsville,
where he has been stationed with the
Iowa troops. Major Brookhart lost
his job when the government abolish
ed his Office. He does not know
whether he will be called back or
not.
DR.. Jacob Goldbrown, Fort Madi-
son veterinarian who for the past
two months was employed at the u.
s. cavalry horse camp at Fl. Sam
Houston, has received a call from the
British Remount commission. He &C.
;cepted the British call and will report
for duty at Montreal. He probably
will be sent to England or the contin-
ent.
c. L. White and Ray Courtney were
probably fatally injured and Martin
Billick was painfully injured when
the machine in which they were rid
ing turned turtle on a road FIVE miles
out of Oskaloosa. The trio was bound
for the state fair at Des Moines when
the accident occurred.
1.-The soil out here is wonderful"
said G. w. Norris of Philadelphia, one
of the members of the federal farm
loan board which visited Iowa re.
Gently. The four members of the
board, including L. Lobdell, Capt. W.
s. A. Smith, Herbert Quick, and Geo
w. Norris, accompanied by Claude De
Baum, secretary; John J. Egan, pub.
licity man, and T. w. Seckendorff OF
the Pennsylvania lines.
Owing to the existence OF two cases
OF infantile paralysis In Cedar Rap
ids the opening Of the public schools
has been postponed for two weeks to
September 18th.
A determined campaign to keep H.
legal shipments Of booze from Des
Moines will be pushed by w. c. Bar
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