Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-03-01

NEWS FROM OTHER
PARTS OF IOWA
Fred Nc Adams, 81 years old, COM
mitteed suidide at II o'clock Satur-
day morning at the home of his par
ents at Springfield, la. He took two
spoonfuls of strychnine in a horse
capsule. His mind had been weaken
ed by ill health.
WorlImen digging a well near De
| catur City discovered gas, which came
| out so fast that the roar was heard
several miles off. Prof. A. w. HiXon
of the mining department of the Iowa
university was notified and he came
to the place. He completed his inves-
tigation. He says that Decatur county
is underlaid with orginic debris, this
coming in contract with running wa
ter forms a gas which is So per cent
hydrogen.
Lester Barlow. young man Of
Arms company his patent on the tor
pedro or bomb and received for same
$50, 900 cash, and is 10 have - per
cent of the profits AMI salary of
$4,000 per year. This seems like
dig story, but il is a true one, for he
already has $4,000 in the bank and
fully appreaciating what his father
has done for him, sent him a draft
for $4,000 as birthday present.
Miss Jessie Field of Shenandoah,
who first became statewide known
for her success as county superinten-
dent of schools and later for her ma
tional Y. w. C. A. for farmer girls
work, is to be married soon. A re-
cent issue of the Literary Digest car
ried her picture and comments on
her work. She will wed Ira Sham
baugh, a miller, farmer. capitalist
and businessman at Clarinda. Iowa.
The date has not been definitely set
but it will be this summer.
j. w. Hilley, a young Nevinille
bridegroom. was the victim of an ac
cident Wednesday afternoon which
hunting five miles southwest of Treyer
where he and his bride were visit
ing relatives, Hiley laid his gun on
a bank. His dog was in pursuit of a
squirrel and in the excitement the
gun was in some manner discharged
the contents striking Hiley in one
of his feet injecting such injuries as
to make amputation of the member
necessary.
John w ShuncH has subscribed
$12,500 for the proposed new
Catholic parochial school in Shenan-
doah, $4,000 for the building and
$4,000 for the endowment fund.
While it is not definitely assured yet
that the school will be built few
such liberal subscriptions as that of
Mr.. Shunick will make possible the
establishment of the school. Mr..
Schunicks subscription OF $4,000
stipulates that at least $4,000 must
be put into the school property.
Ezra Hupp II years old veteran
of the civil war and highly respect
ed resident of Wapelo, died suddenly
Saturday. He was in the drug
store talking with friends when, with
out warning, the death message came.
He started to fall to the floor, but
was caught by Dan Graham, COM
rade in the army, and expired in his
arms. Mr.. Hupp was an old settler
He served during the civil war as
member of Pennsylvania regiment
He is survived by two daughters.
Should the United States be drawn
into war, the Iowa state university
has 240 graduates from it's two
nurses training schools, most OF
whom would be available fof Red
Cross service. An affiliated chapter
of the Red Cross society would be
formed at the university. These chap
tiers are open to anyone, and include
instructions in elementary hygiene.
home care of the sick. anc other
subjects which would make the mem
bers valuable as assistants to the Red
Cross proper.
Just to test the possibilities of CIV
ing the boys of rural school
course in concrete, the engineering
extention department of Iowa state
weeks work in this line at the Su-
perior consolidated school, Dickinson
county II proved an entire success.
Hereafter, if there is a demand for
it, the course will be given for the
benefit of consolidated schools. If
there is a demand for il, a special
course of this sort will be given at
the summer session at Iowa State
college for teachers.
An occurance causing both joy and
sorrow took place in the home of n.
b. Even at Lamotte. The eldest
daughter of the house was to be mar
ried. and all plans and preparations
for the event had been perfected. The
marriage was to be solemized on
Wednesday and the night before, the
bride-to be younger brother died
casting gloom over the approaching
ceremony. Ii was decided not to
postpone the wedding because of the
many preparations made for it, so on
the appointed day, the marriage took
place, making the unusal occurrence
of wedding and death in the same
residence on the same day.
Mayor A. j. Wilson of Blairstown
aged So, was found dead in the well
pit of the city water plant at o'clock
Saturday night by searchers summon
ed by his daughter, who said he had
been missing since l o'clock. The
body was shallow well pit near the
engine and death may have been
caused by heart disease or he may
have been knocked into the well by
the engine which he was trying to
start. Wilson had gone to the city