Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-11-17

City hospital and is not expected to
live. Hayses failed to see the little
fellow as he crossed the street in
front of the car when the driver
started to put it in the garage.
A. w. Fife of Newell has lost thirty
head of hogs from paralysis. 1t is a
disease not usually considered con.
tagious and there is very little that
can be done for such animals by doc.
toring. This condition was brought
to the attention of DR.. Strange, who
is at the head of the veterinary de-
partment at the college and he sent
a new serum which they are just try
ing for this disease. Part of Mr..
Flies hogs were vaccinated with this
serum as an experiment.
George w. Johnson, indicted by the
federal grand jury for receiving and
concealing stolen goods in connec.
ton with the theft Of 10000 cigarets
from car of the Chicago & North
western Railway company near Wins.
ton-Salem, n. c.. was sentenced by
Judge Martin ]. Wade in federal
court to one year and one day in
Fort Leavenworth prison Johnson
was arrested Feb. 2s in Missouri Val.
ley after trying TO dispose Of the
cigarets.
The ]. ]. Mcbride i60-acre farm,
just a few miles from Algona, was
sold at public auction for s195 an acre.
A Fort Dodge firm were the buyers
Mr. Mcbride, it is understood sold
the farm in 1918 for 1852 an acre.
Later this buyer in turn is claimed to
have sold the place for 1898 an acre
to one who after making $4,000 in
payments was forced to get rid of
same on account of a farm he had
sold in Palo Alto county being turn.
ed back on his hands.
Amy Beers of Fairfield. Ia. was
elected president of the Iowa State
Nurses association. Sioux City was
chosen for next years convention
city. Miss Augusta Hefner of Sioux
City was elected second vice presi-
dent Maria Grammer of Hampton
was elected president of the League
of Nursing Education. Emma Wilson
OF Des Moines was elected vice presi-
dent; Iva Trumbell, Des sMoines,
secretary. and Faith Ankeney of Des
Moines, treasurer.
John Concannon, farmer, living
few miles east of Nashua, has fallen
heir to several million dollars, left
him by bachelor uncle of New York
City. The larger portion of the es-
tate consists of stocks and securities
and are located in New York and this
is to be divided between Mr.. Con-
cannon and his brother, Hampton
Concannon, residing at Richards, Ill.
The balance of the estate is in Ire
land and goes to Mr.. Concannon as
the eldest son, according to the laws
of that country.
Mystery attaches to the death of
Florence Grogan, about 20 years old,
servant in the F. E. Marsh home,
at Jefferson, who was found dead in
her bed recently The coroner's jury
has not returned verdict The girls
! stomach has been sent to Iowa City
for examination. The girl purchased
strychnine at a local drug store say
ing She wanted to kill mice in the
Marsh home. Stories are afloat to the
effect that the girl had been par
ticipant in party. Examination by
physicians show that she was not in
a delicate condition.
About thirty Of the neighbors OF
Arthur Hagen of Round Prairie
formed a husking party and with
some fifteen or sixteen teams as.
sisted IN husking his corn or over
twenty loads and only stopped long
enough 10 eat a big dinner at the
home OF his father G. G Hagen. A
few weeks ago Mr. Hagen fractured
his arm yand collar bone by being
caught in a belt on his tractor and
he has been unable to do his work.
Harmed and Won Maur. department
store owners. OF Davenport, reported
10 the. police the details OF an SIS.
coo diamond robbery at their place OF
business. A stranger entering the
store asked to see some diamond
rings. He selected one and ordered
the mounting changed. While the
woman clerk was writing out the
order the man slipped twelve diamond
rings out OF the case. The loss was
not detected until the next morning,
when the diamonds were checked up
preparatory TO starting the days
business
The evidence In the railroad tax as.
sessment cases will be presented by
means OF dispositions. Attorney Gen.
lowing a conference with the masters
appointed by the federal court Fiji
teen OF more court reporters will be
sent out to various parts OF the state
and the evidence collected by the
county attorneys will be taken at the
county seat of each county. The col
lection of this evidence will begin
before Dec. /, the attorney general
stated, and the cases will then be
tried in the federal building at Des
Moines before Judge Scott NJ. Ladd
and Commissioner John II. Guiher.
the masters appointed by the federal
judges to hear the evidence.
The ]. W. like mercantile store of
Lewis was robbed of about $4,000
worth OF silk and wollen goods. leather
coats, some silk shirts and several
raincoats, by thieves who hauled
away their loot in an automobile or
truck.
The Cedar Falls city council has