Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-12-28

| NEWS FROM OTHER
PARTS OF IOWA
Ames-In less than one hours time
767 students and faculty of Iowa
State college dug down in their peck
cts and gave or subscribed s3,737.50
for the European prison war fund.
Alta-The Buena Vista county
board of supervisors will meet in
special session next week at which
time contracts for lat new concrete
bridges will be let, at en- aggregate
price of more than s125,000 it is
estimated.
Logan-The l.. d. S. reunion of
western Iowa will be leld at Logan,
Aug. 1927, 1917. Speakers from the
different branches of the chui CHI will
appear upon the program. Mrs. Her
man c. Smith of Lamont, Iowa will
have the press work in charge.
Mason City-Ane angle to cigaret
smoking has been presented by DR..
Burge of Mason City. He says peo-
pie sleep in church because the air
is bad, and if there was cigaret smoke
in the room the windows would be
opened, the fresh air would come IN
and the people would not sleep.
Aurelia-Suit has been instituted
against the consolidated school dis
trict of Aurelia to enjoin the directors
from selling the abandoned school
house sites in the district at public
auction. The owner of the land from
which the school lots were taken are
demanding that the district deed the
land back to them for the considera-
ton paid.
Alvin Hess of Shelby county has
sold his 100 acre farm in Center
township to Nels Vendelboe of Harlan
for $3.50 per acre. Alvin then bought
the j. w. Robinson farm in Lincoln,
24O acres, at 5000 per acre. The
Hess farm has much better improve
ments than the Robinson farm, and is
farther from town. The Robinson
farm lies better perhaps and may be
a bit better soil. Each farm is worth
the selling price, however, and soon
will be worth much more.
Mason City AS prominent attor-
neys have held that intoxicating IL
quor is destroyed" within the mean
ing of the law when it is rendered
unfit for drinking purposes, Mason
City police are following a precedent
set in many other cities, and use con-
fiscated whisky in the radiator of the
auto patrol wagon to prevent freez-
ing in cold weather. 1t serves the
purpose of the wood alcohol, or other
radiator solutions without expense
and in the course of few hours the
booze is actually destroyed, by turn.
ing into steam and evaporating.
Woodbine-The Harrison County
Farmers institute closed here Fri.
day afternoon to meet at Mondamir
in 1917. Discussions on feeding
sheep, cattle and hogs and other live
stock under present prices of corn
hay and oats also the advisability oil
the county advisor for the farm and
county advisor for the homes were
we'll attended. Officers selected fol
the ensuing year: President, w. S
Kelle. Mondamin; vice president, H
n. Lawrence, Magnolia; secretary ant
treasurer, C. w. Mammans. Monda
!. min.
Homer-Lou Dale, faI mer living
near Homer, has been raising chick
ems this year He had between SOC
and 400 chickens on the place. but
nothing under lock and key. The
other night between 200 and SOC
chickens melted out of sight. and the
astonished eyes of the farmer were
met by the sign the next morning
"These are mighty fine chickens
Raise some more like them. We will
be back next year" Mr. Dale is read
ing up on particularly fine chickens
for next years raising and incidental
ly rs a side line he is reading up on
burglar alarm chicken house doors
and on traps to catch thieves.
Centerville-Frank Smith, on trial
for the killing of his cousin, Alice
Gerlach, was found guilty of murder
in the second degree by the jury
which brought in verdict after six
hours and thirty minutes deliberatior
Smiths defense has been insanity
The trial, which lasted more than
three weeks, had aroused great in
terest in this section of the state.
Lamoni-The commercial club is
holding regular monthly luncheons
at which about 100 members regularly
assemble. At a recent meeting 6
chautauqua for next season was ar
ranged for. The commercial club Ii
paying a skilled band instructor tt
teach thirty-fivc lads the art of play
ing band instruments to aid in or
ganizing Commercial club bant
The Ladies' Booster club are in charge
of the luncheon.
Probably the most unique Christ
mas dinner in the state was served a.
the u. p. Mission on the Lincoln
highway two miles west OF Tams
Monday. There, in the basement o.
the mission were agthered 1Sb Ind
ians as guests fthe Rev. r. G. Smith
More Indians would have been pres
ont excpnt for the very large amount