Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-20

pioneers of Carroll county. She had
resided in Carroll virtually half a
century before even her neighbors
learned of her relationship to the mar
! tyred president. Her mothers maid
| en- name was Sarah Lincoln and she
was sister of President Lincoln's ia
! Their. Shortly after she was married
| back in the days when the frontier
was along the Mississippi river, she
accompanied her husband on an over
land trip to California. Mrs. Rich
says she walked practically the whole
way. The family returned to Iowa in
1868, settling at Glidden and later
moving to Carroll. Mr.. Rich was at
one time senator from his district
! He died some years ago and Mrs. Rich
lives al the home of her son, in Car
roll.
Woodwork Clum, secretary Of the
Greater Iowa association, proposes to
organize automobile clubs in every
| county in Iowa for the purpose of
making a ten days tour in states
that have good roads. He mentions
Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio
Mr.. Clum wants to know If five auto
mobiles can be donated in each county
to take the supervisors and prominent
farmers for ten days tour over the
oiled roads, graveled roads and paved
roads of these states. The purpose is
to interview farmers along the roads
and to ascertain the advantages to be
had from hard surfaced highways.
Sheriff d. B. Henderson, city police
officers and constables must account
to ]. F. Wall, chief of the county ac-
counting department of Iowa, for
money said to be due from them to
Black Hawk county, according to an
announcement made by Inspector
Wall. Either test case will be made
| as a result Of these officials to return
| the amounts or the supervisors will
| drop the matter. 1t is claimed that
the sheriff received 1924 in excess Of
his lawful salary, while s29S3O is
due the county from city officials.
With the exception of several sleet
storms in February, favorable condi-
lions prevailed in Iowa during the win
ter, according to the crop bulletin CIV
] en- out by the weather bureau Farm
work is progressing rapidly over the
state. Reports vary as to the condi-
ton of fall sown grains, but there is
no doubt but that the crops have
been seriously damaged in many To-
calities. Many reports indicate Is to
| 80 per cent damage, and rs to 60 per
cent reduction in acreage.
Five hundred men were thrown out
Of work at Knoxville when the Wap-
clio Coal company mines were closed
| Announcement has been made that
the company does not intend to re-
| open these mines. The company op-
Grating the mines is controlled by
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
railroad. That the company can buy
its coal cheaper in the open market
than 1t can be produced in their own
mines is assigned as the cause for
closing the mines
L. H. Bufkin, 70 years old, editor
Of the Lynnville Leader. and a long
time resident of Lynnville, died AT
hospital in Des Moines, as result
of injuries received in starting his
automobile. Mr.. Bufkin was crank
ing his car when the engine kicked,
and broke his wrist. Blood poisoning
set in and caused his death five days
later. Mr. Bufkin was widely known
in southern Iowa. Besides being edi-
tor of the Lynnville Leader he was
also Congregational minister.
Percy Edward of Oelwein won the
state high school declamatory con-
test in the oratorical class in the
state contest held at Carroll. Harold
Morris Of Valley Junction was sec.
ond in this class. Other winners
were: Dramatic class: Louise Swan
son, Webster City, first; Leona Hart
ung, Waterloo. second. Humorous
class: Mildred Beckett, Northboro,
first; Margie Bunting, Shelby, second.
Because commitment papers had
been made out for his confinement in
an asylum, Edward Anderson. 40 years
old, farmer at Wallingford, near Es-
theryille, swallowed paris green and
died Anderson's family is well
known, being one of the first to set.
tie in that section. Anderson had
been of unsound mind for several
years, and had once been a patient
at the state asylum at Cherokee
Mrs. Duly Ann Griffey, pioneer
woman who lived sixty-four years on
one farm and who without her hus.
band forded creeks on horseback and
picked the first trail from Tarkio
township to the new settlement OF
Clarinda in early days, died at the
home of her son, James Griffey, near
Norwich. She had been sick with
pneumonia several weeks. She was
Sc years old
After tracking the supposed robber
who entered the Eagle Grave garage
and took $50, bloodhounds ran down
a man near Goldfeld whom Sheriff
Fisher is holding When searched by
the officer $500, mostly in 500 bills.
was found sewed in the lining OF his
trousers The prisoner refused to give
his name to the sheriff. He offers no
explanation Of the finding of the large
amount of money.
Mrs. Theron S. Baum. 60, wife Of q
farmer living near Hartland, Marshall
county, died as the result of burns she
sustained when she attempted to kin
die a fire with kerosene.
While being taken to hospital at
Carroll, where he would receive med
ical attention, Jean Hupp. farmer
living at Carrollton. jumped from the
automobile near Coon Rapids, and be-
fore attendants could stop the ma
oh nd tch No