Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-20
IOWA NEWS BRIEFS

GuS CelepuOHe SLaClOn at ClaTlOn.
Owing to the increased cost of iv-
ing the city council at LeMars in
creased the salaries of city employees.
Emil Humdahl, formerly of Fort
Dodge, was killed while fighting
in Mexico, according to news to
friends.
Vandals pillaged the cottage of
Judge Rainsier at Clear Lake, break
ing the windows. 1t later was dis
covered afire.
LeMars has the assurance that the
$4,000 public building which con-
gress authorized two years ago will
become reality.
Mrs. Margaret Murphy accidental
ly fell into cistern at the family
home at Boone, but was rescued be-
fore she drowned.
Hans j. Olson, aged ~. wandered
away from the Mercy hospital at
Council Bluffs and was drowned in .
small pool of water.
Mounted carriers for the postal
service have been granted Mason
City, according to an order which
reached the postmaster.
DR.. j. M. Shaffer of Keokuk, age
80, and widely known as an etymolo-
gist and scientist, was stricken with
paralysis of the left side.
A six-story warehouse and store
room to cost s150,OO0 is to be erect
ed by the j. l. Case Threshing Ma
chine company at Des Moines.
Mrs. NJ. Q. Roland, we'll known
teacher in the Harlan public schools,
tainted and fell on a cement sidewalk,
sustaining a fracture of the Wv.
Warren Mcclure of Fort Dodge, an
inmate of the state inebriate hospi-
tai at Knoxville, committed suicide
by hanging himself to a bed post
w. A. Bedes, an employee of the
Boone ice plant, was seriously injured
when big icicle fell from the roof
of a building, piercing him in the
back.
Mrs. F. B. McFerrin, of Thurman,
wrapped thread around 80 caliber
bullet so it would fit 38 caliber re-
volver and shot herself. She will not
recover.
The Cedar Rapids school district
by decisive vote decided to build
vocational high school and two grade
schools, the total expenditure to be
$1sO,0OO.
Rev. Clark, pastor of the Congre-
gational church at Forest City, re-
signed and on April / will accept
call at Marion to succeed Rev. C. A.
Mckinley.
Charles Newman, of Clinton, a pa
per mill hand, was drawn into the
machinery at the Ford mill and so
badly injured that he died a few
hours later.
Taylor Forsyth, 81, of Moulton,
Iowa, brakeman on the Minneapolis
& st. Louis railroad, was crushed be-
tween cars and died at the hospital
in Mason City.
]. c. McGaheran, democrat, took
up his new duties as postmaster at
LaPorte City. Mr.. George Bangor,
the retiring postmaster, has held the
Office for eight years.
G. w. Riker of Russell has watch
which he has carried since 1856, and
which was made in 1910. He says
that, regardless of it's age, it still
keeps first class time.
]. B. Smith, 80, was killed in
Charles City when the key on new
ly installed hydraulic press in the
Hart-Parr factory broke and part of
it hit him over the eye.
The proposition to issue $4,000
bonds for building a new school house
at Lorimor was carried by vote of
60 to 10. The site for the building
was purchased last year.
Max D. Petersen has announced
that he will erect a new four-story
business building at Davenport, low
err floors to be used for store rooms
and upper floors for apartments.
Arthur Woodruff, the boy reported
missing from his home near Shannon
City, and for whom reward of S25
was offered, has been located near
Lorimor and returned to his parents.
Charles Grimm of Mason City, for
many years tn champion wing shot
of the world, disposed of his farm of
154 acres for s34,96S. His brother,
Eugene Grimm of Clear Lake. was
the buyer.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Sheehy of Sac City severely scalded
himself while playing in the kitchen.
In some manner he tipped pail of
boiling water, scalding himself about
the face and body.
j. A. Ate, prominent farmer of
Sydney, died in a hospital at Coun-
Gil Bluffs. Ate was found uncon-
scious in his room at hotel a gas
jet was open, but whether by intent
or accident is unknown.
Thomas E. Kendall of Humboldt
has been granted a patent on hose
releaser, by which in case of run
away by pulling on handle the driy-