Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-06-19

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be the sole survivor of General Sher-
mans field staff. He had charge of
the foraging party during the fam
Gus march to the sea.
Friends of George Rickert of
Humeston claim that he holds the
record for big days work on the
farm. He recently plowed five acres
of ground and planted four acres of
the same ground in single day.
This is said to be an unusually big
days work for one man.
The board of education at Fort
Dodge has rejected the offer by o.
M. Oleson of land for high school
athletic field, because the tract is Too
small. The board has authorized the
purchase of six lots in the eastern
part of the city which will be added
to an athletic field already secured.
Announcement has been made at
Iowa Falls of the approaching mar.
1iage of Miss Mayme Daniels and
James 1. Kenyon, city attorney of
Waterloo. The ceremony will be
performed at the home of the brides
parents, June 18. The bride is
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Dan
iels.
Thinking the 1918 crop of corn
may not be a bumper, farmers are
holding back in shipping last years
corn, and the usual heavy shipment
of corn in May and June is not in
order this year, declares a Great
Western official in Fort Dodge. He
maintains the situation is very I'M
usual.
A campaign to raise between $780,.
900 and $4,000 for a new Y. M. G.
A. building was begun by a commit
tee of 100 business men at Marshall
town. Ex-Representative B. F.
Cummins and ex-Mayor O. L. Ingle
due are chairman and vice chairman,
respectively, of the canvassing COM
mittee
Members of the Gates band. which
is playing this season at Clear Lake,
were ducked in the lake. After some
time spent in the water, clinging to
their overturned boat, they We're res
cued by passing launch. The band
had gone on an early fishing trip.
The members lost their fish, tackle
and much of their clothing A chill
wind was blowing.
Two important arrests were made
at Council Bluffs in the Jones murder
case. Mike Tango, an Italian board
er where the accused Wiley lived, is
believed to have been an eye witness
to the crime. He was arrested and
is being held as witness. John
Warehouse, a switchman, is accused
of being one of the mob that searched
the Jail and court house for Wiley.
The office of dean of Morningside
college will be abolished in name as
we'll as in fact with the placing on
leave of absence of the Rev. S. 1.
| Chandler, who has held the honor
since 1907. DR.. Chandler will be
(! away year for study, but may not
! return to his chair of history. Prof
Reynald Greynald of the French de-
partment will be re-engaged by the
trustees.
The railroad commission got mixed
up with the Indians in Tama county
and received protest signed by
| dozen of the Indians against giving
permission to the Iowa Light & Rail-
way company to condemn for cleo
trio transmission lines across Indian
lands. Young Bear and others de-
mand that if the company runs its
! wires over their land it shall fence
the same.
Miss Maggie Leslie, maiden lady,
/ aged about so, was instantly killed
at Iowa Falls. She was walking
along the highway north Of town
when she was overtaken by an auto,
driven by d. V. Wilson Of that city.
She is supposed to have become con-
fused when the signal was given and
stepped in front of the machine. She
was knocked down and both wheels
passed over her.
AS result of the heavy rainfall in
Silver City the stream in the south
part Of town became clogged, caus-
ing the water to overflow the banks
and in few moments G. A. Rom
mels' house was surrounded by two
or three feet Of water, which entered
the house, filled the cellar and did
considerable damage to carpets and
| furniture as we'll as to the green
house and garden.
, The board Of supervisors overruled
! the contention by the Davenport
/. Auto club, that section of the
River-to-R River road, from Davenport
to the Scott county limits, be includ-
! ed in the list of county roads. Wal
t colt, the richest town per capita in
e Scott county, is situated. on a road
a that parallels the River. to-River
: road, and was influential enough to
: be given preference.
t Earl German, 3-year- old son of a
fireman on the Illinois Central, fell
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