Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-08-07


is extending its lines to Fonda and
Pomeroy and it is expected that these
towns will be using electric power
generated by the Des Moines river
thirty-five miles away, some time this
fall
A disastrous fire occurred at the
home of Adolph Bernick, located two
miles northeast Of Pleasant Prairie,
and as result every building on the
place with the exception Of The dwell
ing was totally destroyed. Loss,
$4,000.
Charles Pontel was severely injured
while working on the Elsie farm on
Muscatine island near Muscatine.
A pitchfork was caught in the wheel
of steam lhresher and thrown with
great force, striking the unfortunate
ran in the abdomen.
Patrick McCollins, who served thir-
! ty-eight years on the Dubuque police
force, died at his home there. He was
rs years old and native of Ireland.
In his early days he cleaned up the
old levee district in Dubuque and
made cood job Of it.
Mrs. Albert j. Benshoof died at her
home in Iowa City, her death follow
ing stroke of paralysis. Mrs. Ben
shoot has for many years been prom
inent in w. R. C. and Rebekah circles
in her home city and is pioneer resi-
dent of Hardin county.
Iowa Falls is the home of horse
that has an official record of travel
ing distance Of three times around
the world and then some. The horse
is known as Daisy" and is the prop
erty of P. S. Laughlin, who in eleven
years drove the horse a distance of
$4,000 miles.
Capt. R. E. Humphrey of Company
l OF Glenwood, in camp at Charlton,
had narrow escape from drowning
at the camp. While bathing he was
seized with cramps and was power
less to save himself. Members of
the company were near enough to
render aid and prevented his drown
ing.
c. L. Gade, president Of the Gade
Brothers Manufacturing company of
Iowa Falls, said that work would
commence on big addition to the
company's plant soon. The new build
ing, which will be used by the com
pany in building gasoline engines,
will be 80 by 300 feet in size and when
equipped will cost $4,000.
The work in fighting the hog chol-
era in Dallas county is being hindered
because Of inability TO secure suffi-
Gent serum from Ames for use in
the one county. The amount Of hog
cholera in the county is greater than
had been anticipated and the veterin-
arians are hard at work surrounding
and quarantining every case.
There was not enough rain in Mus
catine in July to do grasshopper's
washing, according to the official fig
ures prepared by Supt. William Mo-
lis, of the waterworks station. Not
only that, but Muscatine in day used
over 100000 gallons of city water
! 156 gallons of water for each person
in the city-which was surely going
some.
Paul Huebner Of Clinton is tenn
porarily insane from fright. He was
employed in the power house of the
Iowa & Illinois company and as he
started to turn off the dynamo, some
one as a joke turned off the lights
Fearing shock from the dynamo or
wires he screamed for help and then
went temporarily insane before the
jokers turned on the lights again.
Wrapping wet towel about an
electric light globe to shade them
from the glare Of light, Margaret
Fields and Nellie George. two women
who were sent to Jail as result Of
having been caught in a Muscatine
raid recently, had narrow escape
from serious injury in the county jai
when the towel short-circuited the
electric light and set fire to their bee
clothing.
Three wives seek divorces from
three recalcitrant husbands at Water
loo. Mrs. Emma Badgerow wan,
custody Of her child and protectio,
from Floyd Badgerow of LaPort
City, her husband Because job.
Barrows was convicted of a felony
Grace M, his wife, seeks separation
Pearl Preston was deserted and want
divorce for that reason.
Mike Featherstone, an old man O
Mason City, was ferociously attacke,
by three coach dogs few days age
The attack was unprovoked an,
might have proven fatal had neigh
Dor net witnessed it, and clubbe
the dogs away. A pack Of wolve
could not have been more ferociou
than were these dogs. Featherston
was badly scratched and bitten on tn
legs and thighs.
Miss Helen Gotham, IL years ole
daughter of DR.. Gotham of Eldors
was getting out of bath tub whe
she slipped and fell, her left arm ga
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