Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-03-09

lcosa. Thomas was in the tree from
four o'clock in the afternoon until
IL o'clock at night when he was res
cued by Ellis. A. Z. Rommel, county
engineer of Mahaska county, met
death when the boat from which he
and Thomas were attempting to dy-
Mantle an ice gorge in the river was
overturned. Both men reached the
tree from which Thomas later was
rescued, but Rommel was unable to
climb into it and sank beneath
the water.
The old fair ground site, consisting
of twenty-four acres of unimproved
land, lying near Traer, was sold at
the record price of $3.50 an acre. The
stock holders in the old fair grounds
association signed over their inter-
ests some time ago to the library
board and the proceeds of the sale
will be used to pay the indebtedness
on the library site, the paving, fur
niture, books, ETC., for the new Car
negie library which is rapidly near.
ing completion.
John Landlord, oldest undertaken
and Odd Fellow in Iowa, died recently
at his home in Centerville. He was
SO years old. When Mr.. Landlord
came to this state he walked from OF
tumwa to Centerville. For many
years he made by hand all the coffins
used in Appanoose county. Mr.. Lark
ford never wore an overcoat and
made a practice of wearing a straw
hat throughout the year, except when
1t was necessary to wear another sort
of hat at funerals.
Hiram Toms, of Iowa City, past 70
years old and a veteran of the civil
war, has disappeared from the home
Of his daughter at Wellman, where he
was visiting. Bloodhounds have been
put on his trail in an effort to find
him. but they failed. Albert Garnett,
so years old, an employee of the Ayres
Lumber company, has also disappear.
ed. He started for his home after
finishing his days work but never
arrived there. He had just drawn his
weeks pay check.
During the next three years Har-
din county, under the direction of the
board of supervisors and County En-
gineer E. w. Dunn, will expend for
graveling, grading and draining 175
miles of county roads the sum Of
$3.50, 900, and will build steel and CO.
ment bridges and culverts on these
roads costing 100000 additional
When this work is completed only two
counties in the United States will
have so complete and satisfactory a
system of county roads.
Keith Edwin Dalrymple, alleged heir
to between four and five million dol
lars, left by his father, has been
brought to Charles City by DR.. C. NJ.
Palmer Of this city. The boy will
make his home with the Palmer fam
lily. Dalrymple is a nephew of Mrs.
Palmer and made his home with the
Palmers for time, but ran away. He
was found in southern hospital 9th
er claimants for this fortune have APP
peared from time to time, but none
proved to be the rightful heir.
The largest transaction in farm
land in Marshall county in several
months was closed when Mundy &
Scott sold to T. E. Lockard and Mrs.
Sara Bueghly of Liscomb a 315 acre
farm in Liberty township for $4,000.
an even 5000 an acre. Mundy &
Scott bought the farm, which is three
mi pf thn pf
eight years ago, paying $40 an acre.
improvements have been added to the
farm since then at a cost of between
$4,000 and $4,000.
Under terms of the absent voters
| law, students in Iowa universities
and colleges may cast their votes by
mail at the June primary and other
elections, according to an opinion
given by Attorney General George
Cosson to Frank E. Horack, profess
sor of political science at the Univer-
sity of Iowa. At the University Of
Iowa 1t is estimated about 1900 of the
1900 men students are eligible to
vote. In former years less than fifty
students have gone home to vote.
Flood damage, caused from ice
gorges, is still being reported along
Iowa streams. Eighteen head of cat
tie, belonging to John Eichner, farm
err living near Van Meter, were drown
ed in a field flooded near his home.
The whole country around Van Meter
and Bonneville, and north along the
Coon river was under water and in
places 1t was fifteen feet deep. The
damage done to Mr.. Eichner's prop
erty probably will exceed $4,000
The city of Fort Dodge has contract
ed for $4,000 worth of motor driven
fire apparatus. A pump of $50 gal
Ions minute capacity and an aerial
truck are called for in the contract.
The two pieces of additional appara-
tus will be delivered within eighty
days. The force will be increased to
man these machines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Molitor Of
Cherry Mound, IL they live, will soon
celebrate their 6sth wedding anniver
sary. Mr.. Molitor was born Jan. /.
1924, and is go years old. Mrs. Mo.
litor was born May 27, 1927, and is
SO years old. They were married
May II, 1s47, and have resided in
Allamakee county for over 60 years.
Announcement has been made that
Postmaster c. o. Robb, Of Creston,
whose resignation was asked by the
postoffice department and resisted by
his friends, is to make way for DR..
o. S. Barber, a partner of DR.. j. w.
Reynolds, chairman of the democratic
state committee. Mr. Robb's i'll