Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-06

cooking utensil; James w. Brunskill,
Dubuque, check valve; David d.
Corning, Cedar Falls, gas lighting
system; George w. Christ, Oskaloosa,
heating apparatus for automobiles;
Lorenzo Evans, Charlton, lock; Clay
ton W. Graham, Des Moines, watering
device; Clifford F. Gullion, guard;
Anders c. Hanson, horseshoeing inn
plement; David F. O'Donnell, Mason
City, head lamp shade for motor We
hicles; Jesse E. Southwick, Atlantic,
rectifier; August H. Young, Council
Bluffs, closet bowl.
Five courses in agriculture are in
the list of nearly three hundred which
will be given during the summer ses-
sion at the University of Iowa. The
university is undertaking to teach on
ly enough agriculture to At teachers
to meet the new legal requirements
for certificates. General agriculture.
agronomy, animal husbandry, and
problems OF teaching agriculture will
be discussed. Similar courses which
teachers now must know in home eco
Monies and manual training, are in
the summer curriculum.
Four and one-half miles of concrete
paving are scheduled in the first bud
get made by the city council at Mar
shalltown for the approaching season.
Included in the budget are almost two
miles on the Lincoln highway. The
specifications call for one course con-
crete, six inches thick, adopted by the
Lincoln Highway association. This
will be the first one course pavement
of concrete paving to be laid in this
city. The other concrete paving has
foundation and wearing surface, in
all seven inches thick.
The cow testing association of the
state have taken another step forward
and recently three new associations
have been formed, bringing the total
number OF the organizations in the
state up to twenty. About a month
ago associations were formed at Ro-
land and at Independence, and with
three more following the most casual
observer will admit that the move
ment for better dairying through
means of the COW testing associations
must be we'll founded
Unless shortage In materials in
terferes, the giant strides of the auto
mobile industry should carry 1t well
beyond a million car production in
1916, with the figures more likely to
be 100000, which, combined with
cars now in use, and allowing for
those worn out, should give more
than 100000 cars on American roads
at the end Of the present year, or one
for every "a persons with records
In states like Iowa of one for every
Is persons.
Sherman Acuff of Iowa Falls was
fatally injured when a carbide gas
tank exploded. Mr.. Acuff was expert
menting with carbide tank and en-
deavorins to perfect an improvement
In the apparatus He was in the barn
at the time aud TO one was present
when the explosion occurred, but the
noise attracted the family and neigh
bors. who found Acuff unconscious
with badly fractured skull
Definite plans have been Aade as
surfing the construction OF one OF the
largest union stations in the state at
Clinton by the four leading railroads
running through there. The four rail-
roads which will unite in the con-
struction of the station are: Chicago
& Northwestern; Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul; Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy, and Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific
The Churches Of Christ in Des
Moines contributed approximately
100000 to the educational, mission
airy and benevolent fund being raised
by the Men and Millions team of the
disciples. The team was in the city
more than two weeks in quiet cam
paign among the members of the va
rious Christian churches.
A fall on a hay knife caused the
death Of Callie Bushnell, II years old,
son OF prominent farmer near Hub
bard. The boy was sliding down a
haystack and fell onto the knife
which was protruding from the stack.
He bled to death before aid could be
summoned.
Thirteen counties OF the state will
be represented by a meeting Of the
Hawkeye Highway association in TT.
Dodge on April 5. This will be the
fifth annual meeting of the associa-
ton.
In the hottest contest fought over
school matters In Franklin county
the proposition for the consolidation
of schools at Geneva won by a vote
Of 65 to As. The question was up
once before and was defeated.
More than 1000 boys have been
enlisted in Clinton in a campaign for
clean life, conducted under the aus
pices of the Y. M. C. A. by w. 8.
Sylvester, one of the state boys
leaders for the organization. Clubs
have been formed in all of the
schools, and the leader will organize
the factory workmen of the city.
BY provisions OF the will of the late
Mrs Roma Wheeler Woods, Suther-
land is given site and freproof
brick library building as a memorial
10 Mrs. Woods and her husband. They
were among the first settlers of that
community.
Parents Of Carl Johnson, IA year old
high school freshman at Centerville,
who was killed by brick thrown by
is year old Johnny Jones, have de-
clined to prosecute the boy slayer. 1t
is thought the District court will take
charge of the Jones boy and send
him to the state reformatory. The