Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-27

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mory. The sentiment against the pro-
noting of this idea has been almost
entirely wiped out and those who
were formerly opposed to the young
men of the community enlisting in
the service are now it's most ardent
supporters. The membership of the
troop is increasing rapidly and the
boys have met several times for drill
practice. There seems to be no OPP
position to the proposed site OF the
armory. In the opinion of those who
have the matter in hand, there is lit
tie doubt but what the near future
will see an armory in Marengo.
Recent Iowa patents granted:
Nicholas Barry and Callen, Musca-
tine, small steel split pulley; Jesse
Berry, Lisbon, self binding harvester;
Elba T. Burton, Carson, governor
regulator; Francis M. Freeman, Davis
City, brooder; Edwin w. Hess, Cres-
co. display cabinet; Becker C. Knud-
son. Clinton, vehicle curtain window
structure; William Louden, Fairfield,
SohC iatSh, Johh oo6Oodp SCudi
Rapids, gate hinge; Hans Peterson,
Davenport, linotype machine; Harry
M. West, Odebolt, engine starter for
automobiles.
The Iowa Wesleyan college endow-
ment campaign headquarters an
nounce the receipt of large gifts for
the 100000 fund, from men outside
of the Iowa conference. The three
gifts amount to $4,000 and bring the
grand total received thus far up to
$4,000. The donors are members of
the college board of trustees and
graduates of the college coed. Hugh
A. Cole Of Chicago, president of the
board of trustees, gave $500. Carl
S. Williams, also of Chicago gave S..
600. Garner Cowles of the class of
1882 gave another $1,000.
Better milk for Iowa is on the way
Milk dealers about the state are put.
ting a cleaner product on the market
this year than they did last, judging
from the recent scores received by
entries in the first of the series OF
l iouI net ihlih CohtCbto COuOuCbCu
as part of the educational market
milk contest by the dairy department
at Iowa State college. The contest
aimed to educate dealers to a cleaner
product, is open to all milk dealers
of the state. Three more contests
will complete the series this year to
be held May IS, Sept. 81 and Dec. 81
Miss Irene Srugies, ~ years old, OF
| Greene, is the champion speller oil
three counties. Last February little
Miss Srugies won the Butler county
| spelling contest held there Recently
she won the tlicounty spelling con
test, in which spoilers from Mitchell
Bremen and Butler counties com
peted. There were a large number
| of boys and girls older and bigger
than Miss Srugies in the contest, but
none proved as good speller She
is the daughter Of the pastor of the
Lutheran church of Greene.
lndianola has a municipal lighting
plant that is turning out electricity
at an eight cent per kilowatt rate,
and at the same time is on paying
basis. The plant was built twenty-one
years ago at a cost of approximately
$4,000, but has been remodeled sew
eral times. The profit for the last
four years has been $S,447.41. The
rate is based directly on the amount
of current consumed. There is no
minimum rate. Many persons keep
their light bills under fifty cents a
month
Improvements totaling 100000 were
definitely assured Davenport when
the officials of the Milwaukee, Burl-
ington and d. r. I. & N. w. railways
met with the levee improvement COM
mission, and agreed to build union
passenger station. new freight de-
pot, modern yards, team tracks, to
depress the main line tracks and elm
mate dangerous grade crossing and
to remove from the front OF the city
the switch tracks OF three railroads.
With the death of Mrs Gordon v.
Patterson, Fort Dodge lost its oldest
woman resident. Mrs Patterson was
SO years old in March and had lived
for siXty-one years in Fort Dodge.
She came to Fort Dodge before the
days of the railroad and after ferry
ing across the Mississippi at Dubuque
made the trip overland to Fort Dodge
in prairie schooner Five of Mrs.
Patterson's six children are living.
Her husband died in 1879.
The Indianola city council has
awarded the contract for three miles
Of paving, at an approximate cost
of $4,000. Work on the paving will
begin May 1 and the contract spec-
fies that It will be completed by the
middle of October. Indianola already
has FIVE miles of concrete paving.
The special election held at Floyd
to vote on a consolidated school re-
of consolidation. Six district in the
vicinity OF Floyd will now consoli-
date with the school at Floyd. This
will be the second consolidated
school in Floyd county.
Mrs. James M. Clark, 10 years old.
pioneer resident of Boone, died as
the result OF burns received while
raking a bonfire when sparks isnited
her clothing.
State officials say there is nothing
in the law to prevent the state col
lege at Ames accepting the tractor
which will be presented by Henry
Ford. The state institutions, under
the board Of control, are forbidden by
law to accept any gift, but this does
not take in the educational institu-