Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-06-07

sion department at Ames gave a val
liable talk.
Prof. Melvin F. Arey of the fac
Cedar Falls has completed fifty
/ years in educational service in Iowa.
Special services were held at the col
lege recently in honor ot the profes.
sor, who is the head of the natural
science department He has been a
lege faculty since 1890.
The latest reports from the vicin-
ity OF Grinnell read like the pioneer
days. According to wCrd from that
vicinity timber wolves have been
causing serious losses among the
focks of sheep. The wolves have
been made bold by hunger. That
part of the country is heavily timber
ed for this day and age and affords
good protection for the wolves.
When the new $4,000 consolidated
school is erected at Columbus juno
ton, the credit for obtaining it
should so to the women of that COM
munity. At the election called for
the purpose of voting a bond issue
for the new school, the women voted
for the first time and the feminine
vote was practically solid for the
| proposed building.
Workmen blowing in a field near
| the Rock Island tracks near Columbus
Junction uncovered fifteen army rifles
of the 1899 model. The rifles had been
carefully oiled and were in good con-
dition. 1t is thought that they are a
| part of the consignment of rifles that
was stolen near that point several
| years ago.
Commencement week at Grinnell
will open with Senior Chapel on Fri
day, June s, and continue through
commencement day June 49, The ar
rangements have all been compile led
and the commencement address will
be delivered by Hon. Theodore Mar
burg, former American minister 20
Belgium.
Ten per cent of all the capital sur
plus undivided profits OF the banks Of
Mahaska county will be devoted to
the purchase of Liberty Bonds. This
action was voted at a meeting of the
bankers of the county held in Oska.
loosa recently. A great deal of en-.
thusiasm is being shown in the coun.
ty on the subject of the bonds.
While riding in an automobile near
their home at Toledo, Frank and
James Hala had a serious accident.
While driving up about forty per
cent grade the two front wheels of
the car broke, causing it to turn a
somersault, pinning them both be-
meath it. The young boy. Frank, aged
10 years, was instantly killed.
Many people actually saw a meteor
fall near Bedford recently and sew.
eral saw it burst just before hitting
the ground. People in that vicinity
report what seemed to be a slight
earthquake shock at the same time.
Searchers have been unable to locate
| the fallen meteor
The farm buildings at the N. Joyce
place, near Maine, occupied by Frank
| B. Joyce, burned to the ground re-
| Gently. A team of horses persisted IN
the flames and 500 bushels of oats
were destroyed. The loss was $4,000
| and only partially insured
The various Iowa cavalry troops
are getting real taste of infantry
drill these days. Practically every
troop is being given ten hours a day
of drill in preparation for active serv-
ice, as it is thought they will be
called into service dismounted.
| severe epidemic OF hog cholera
has swept the Charles Brooks dairy
near Grinnell. Twenty-three hogs
have died. State inspectors have or
dered that no milk be sold until the
place is thoroughly cleaned and FUN.
igated.
| According to the report of ]. E.
| Wooters of the extension division OF
the state agricultural college, who 10
in charge Of the boys and girls can
ming and pig club work in the state,
| Webster county is the best organized
county in Iowa.
Evidence Of plot to oppose regis.
tration has been discovered at Cedar
Rapids by Deputy United States
Marshal Healy. Circulars in opposi.
ton to the law have been scattered
about the city.
Forty-two Iowans have been chosen
in the last list of candidates an.
nounced for the officers training
camp at Fl. Smelling. This last list
of LOG brings the quota of the camp
up to the required number of $500.
Seventy-two men from the Univer-
sity of Iowa will go to France soon to
take an active part in the work of
the war. They 60 as two ambulance
units of thirty-six men each.
The 74th annual communication of
the grand lodge of Iowa Masons will
be held in Waterloo, June -, 10 and
IA.
Eleven young men have enlisted
from the town of Greene, for service
in the army, the navy, or the national
guard.
The National Association of Deaf
Mutes has recently appointed K. S.
Warning of Waterloo to raise a com.
pany of deaf mutes in Iowa for the
purpose OF serving the country in Ger.
tain ways.
The banks of Davenport have al.
ready subscribed for about $500 900
worth of Liberty Bonds and of this
amount they have already resold more
than hole