Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-07-06

Mary Jane Stowell, aged "a, moth
er of Billy Sunday, the famous evang-
elist, was found dead in bed at the
Sunday home at Winona Lake, Indi-
ana. Death was due to heart trou-
BILE, and came Unexpectedly. Mrs.
Stowell's body was brought to Iowa
from Winona Lake for burial on the
old homestead, near Ames, where the
famous evangelist was born. Mrs.
Sunday lived in Story county when
her husband enlisted in the Twenty
A third Iowa infantry. Her first hus-
band was w. A. Sunday, father of
Billy, who died in the union army,
never having seen his son. Mrs. Sun
days second husbands name was
Stowell All the close friends OF
Billy Sunday know the relations be-
tween mother and son. AS a widow
she took care of him and his brother
until they we're large enough to take
care OF themselves.
A feeling of relief passed over Camp
Dodge with the news that the Mexi-
can government has yielded to Presi-
dent Wilson's demand for the release
of American soldiers held at Chihua-
hua. 1t is the belief of General Allen
and other officers that the Mexican
crisis has passed The camp general
iy is optimistic over the situation. The
act Of compliance by the Mexican gov
eminent means at least that the move
ment of troops from Camp Dodge will
be delayed, if not abandoned Most
of the officers are Of the opinion that
the Iowa troops will go to the border,
not to cross the border, but to be on
hand to protect against further out
breaks.
Refusal of 1876 out of 30S members
of the first squadron Of the First Iowa
cavalry to take the new oath for serv-
ice in the federal army in Mexico, re-
suited in the disruption Of the cavalry
force. Refusal OF the men to serve
is based upon the belief that the oath
binds them to federal service for two
years whether the trouble with Mexico
is over before that time or not. They
believe that the government will call
upon them to do the same service that
the regular army is now required to
do whether the country is in danger
or not. Most OF the men are farmers
and they are anxious to return to
their crops.
DR.. III. e. Smillie, of the 1915 Iowa
state college class in veterinary medi-
cine, of a scholarly and researchful
trend, has received highly coveted
honor above many candidates from
this country and all the rest of the
world He has gone to New York City
to fill fellowship in the Rockefeller
Institute of Medical Research. The
institute selects men such as Smillie
and trains them in America and
abroad to do special lines of work on
the institute staff.
Four were killed and one escaped
by jumping at Wilton when the
Rocky Mountain Limited westbound
struck an automobile load of tourists
at the River-to-River road crossing
just at the east end of the city. The
dead are: Dr. H. H. Johnson, Chas.
Moss, Elmer Hire and Henry Lieber-
enz. One member of the party, DR..
]. S. Barber, saved his life by jump
ing before the train struck the auto
mobile.
Additional volunteers have been
asked for in Fort Dodge and already
forty men are drilling at the armory
to make up new company which win
be recruited, as a reserve. The drill
ing is under the direction OF three
non-commissioned officers of compan-
les C and q, discharged on account
Of dependent families.
An $4,000 engineering drainage
project for Willow creek has again
been brought before the supervisors OF
Harrison county. Promoters and OBJ
jectors were represented. The super
visors and engineers are inspecting
the proposed location Of the ditch and
IL is expected that the board will eth
or reject or authorize the construction
OF the ditch in the near future.
While crossing the Chicago q
Northwestern railroad tracks at Mon
tour In his automobile. Timothy D..
X. Haskill, Sc years old, town mar
shall, was struck by a train and in
stantly killed.
Lightning struck the Weart & Ly-
saght Lumber company's lumber
yard at Marcus and started fire
which burned the entire lumber
sheds, together with big stock of
lumber.
William Dennis, OF Cedar Rapids,
appointed year ago to membership
on the state board of parole, has re-
signed and F. f. Faville, of Storm
Lake, has been appointed in his
place.
Becoming respondent owing to Ill
health, Mrs. Jacob Harmon, 72 years
old, of Green Mountain, Jumped into
q water tank at her home and was
drowned.
In the sundry civil bill the senate
appropriations committee has allow
ed $500 to examine into the feasibility
of the proposed national park in
northeastern Iowa near McGregor.
Iowans are all greatly interested in
the effort being made to secure gov
eminent aid in the development Of
this park.
A man who registered at Chicago
hotel. as George Jurgenmeyer. Mar
engo, Ia, was found shot to death in
his room and is supposed to have
committed suicide. There were three
bullet holes in the left side OF his
chest.
At the business session OF the an.
nual convention OF the Iowa State as
ISOLATION of Elks, held at Davenport,
the following officers were elected: