Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-15
Iowa spent s1s, ss5, ssa on roads and.


amount invested In the roads last year
has now been definitely determined.
The first estimate was s11,O00,000. But
as the reports OF the county engineers
were received, the amount grew. The
report shows that $6,62s,252 went into
bridges; s3,403,000 to the county road
system and sS,171.00o to the township
road system. During 1915 there were
1927 miles of road constructed to per-
manent grades at cost of $61S, 138. 90,
or s1,3S6.00 per mile; 1863 miles con-
structed to temporary grades at cost
of s242.S6s.00 or $6s2.00 per mile; g.
1888 miles constructed to natural
grades at cost OF 1855, 10000. or
$4,000 per mile; 1872 miles were hard
surfaced, and 15,400 miles were drag
ged an average of twenty-nine times,
ct an average cost Of $0713 per mile
one round trip.
The following Iowa postmasters
have recently been appointed: Bart
lett, Fremont county, John T. Ettle-
man, vice v. e. Harris resigned; Dud-
ley, Wapello county, Harold Seaburg,
vice Harry Stevens resigned; Maple
River, Carroll county, Chester o.
Schroeder, vice ]. H. Fleskes resign
ed; Norway, Benton county, Miss Cla-
ra Belle, vice John Boyer, removed:
Petersville, Clinton county. John r.
Omear, vice Catherine R. Spain re-
signed; Rose Hill. Mahaska county,
Harry w. Burgess, vice Carrie L. Jones
resigned; Ross, Audubon county, Max
F. Ehlert, vice VIM Bauer resigned.
8. B. Kimball of Des Moines may
be added to the list of victims OF the
Packard wreck. He left Cedar Rap
ids on the fatal train and his relatives
have been unable to locate him. Rock
Island officials have been requested
to assist in the search for the missing
man. The body of Opal Robinson, II
years old, of Sterling. Ill, was recov-
cred, making total of sixteen bodies
recovered. The body Of Mrs. Elsie
Williams, who has been reported as
among the missing. has not yet been
recovered.
Fifteen persons are be1feved to be
dead in a Rock Island wreck which
occurred at Packard, thirty-four miles
north OF Waterloo. There are twelve
known injured. The wreck was due
to high water which had so under
mined the bridge supports that when
the train struck the bridge the entire
structure collapsed. The engine
plunged into the creek, carrying with
1t the baggage car. smoker and day
coach. Members OF the train crew e.
capped with minor bruises. They CO.
operated with citizens in rescuing
dazed and frantic passengers.
Buena Vista county will have better
roads without higher taxes. They are
grading sixty-seven miles this year
and graveling thirty-two miles grad
ed last year. They will complete ITO
miles of county roads In 1918. The
cost will be $4,000 for grading.
draining and grsveling. They will a.
nance the work with bonds. They
will sell 100000 of bonds. Without
any increased tax levies they are 60
ing to maintain their roads, pay the
interest and the principal In nine
years time.
4 Fifty meetings under the direction
OF seven government experts were
held in Clinton county in campaign
to be carried on in every section sur
rounding Clinton In an effort to Sc
cure the planting of 1000 acres OF
alfalfa during the coming year. The
campaign Is under the direction of
the Clinton County Farm improvement
association. Practical lectures are
given in the different townships, on
alfalfa and the means by which 1t
can best be grown in Iowa.
The greatest year in the history
of Iowa State college came to climax
in the granting of degrees and certi-
ficates to 456 candidates for these hon
ors-an increase of forty over the to-
tai granted last year. The number
of degrees for work in agriculture
was largest, the total reaching 1876,
exclusive OF the 48 certificates grant
ed in two year courses. The degrees
for work in engineering ranked next
in number. totalling 1T, including
the agricultural engineering degrees.
According to the government esti-
mate for May LIST, the winter wheat
crop in Iowa this year win fall below
considerably that Of 1918 and some
other years. The estimate for 1915
is $3.50, 900 bushels, against 1e,965.000
for 1915 and 11,0e1,0 900 two years ago.
The shrinkage is due, not to poorer
prospect than was apparent last year,
but in the fact that much land that
was given to wheat In 1915 will be de-
voted to other crops this season.
Harold Dawson. a Knoxville boy.
has. been successful in being nominal
ed for a place In the naval academy
at Annapolis, the nomination coming
from Senator Kenyon. The young
man for the past several years, ever
since the death OF his father and
mother, has been making his home
with his sister in Mt. Pleasant.
Judge Martin J. Wade of the United
States court sentenced Belle Blanch-
ard, formerly proprietress OF the Elks
hotel in Des Moines, to so days in the
Warren county Jail. and to pay a ane
of 800. The woman pleaded guilty
to the charge of having sold liquor
without first having paid the govern
ment license.
The board of trustees of Upper
Iowa university at Fayette announce
that Prof. Chaunoey p. Colgrove. vice
president OF the Iowa State Teachers
college, has been secured as president