Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-11-20
IOWA NEWS BRIE

The night schools conducted at Du-
buque are proving success.
A tabernacle seating 1000 people
was erected at Iowa City in day.
Charles Work, age 18, of Bloomfield,
was crushed to death by tree falling
on him.
Harry Hurlbut, aged %, of New
Hartford, dropped dead in his room at
Mason City. I.
F. o. Fitz, prominent churchman
of Fort Dodge, was cleared of a
charge Of forgery.
The Clinton street railway company
has put into operation several new
pay-as-you-enter cars.
Frank Edwards committed suicide
at Fort Dodge by blowing out his
brains with a revolver.
The Des Moines school began dras-
tic action to stop cigarette smoking
among the school boys.
The Sioux City ,Woman's club is
considering the plan of appointing
women for the school board.
+ Forty Fort Dodge men have ten,
dered their services in the state mi
litia should war be declared on Mex
leo.
The city Of Clarinda rejected the.
commission form of government. The
vote was 1O8 for and 49S against the
plan. Ss
Walter Baker, of Columbus juno,
-tion, was seriously injured when his
automobile crashed into q telephone
post.
Because three prisoners in the city
Jail at Hamburg refused to follow the.
example Of Jail breaker. they were
released by the mayor.
f Mrs. Chas. Koser, aged %, killed
herself by taking dose of strychnine
while her husband was at work in the
field. She was tired Of life.
The cornerstone for the Florence
Crlttenton home for wrong girls at
Sioux City was laid recently. The cost
Of the home will be $4,000.
1t has developed that the model
used for the statue Of Chief Keokuk in
Rand's Park at Keokuk was not an
Indian but an Italian laborer.
3. G. Copeland, Of Norwich. was re-
pairing q shed when q board broke
and he fell, fractufing some Of his
ribs and receiving many bruises.
Z The state pharmacy board has an
nounced November IL as the date Of
the next regular examins*ion of APP
plicants fog druEgists' certificates.
Because Of. . leak in the reservoir
that supplies Sioux City with water.
the city is contemplating suit against
the contractors who constructed Ii. s 81
f. Charles Nelson. Of Sioux City, age
IS. was recently stabbed ~ Z hold-up
man who attempted to get NeIson's
wallet. Nelson IL ii : serious condi-!
ton. ift'
Frank Schultz Of i sMcd,regor, ~
| years old, owner Of one Of the largest
farms In northeastern Iowa, lost .
hand In q new machine for elevating
corn into the crib.
e. G. Dunn, Of Mason City, last
democratic candidate for governor,
will lecture before the agronomy
seminary on the subject Of co-opera-
tive grain elevators.
Joseph Springmeir. age 60, a retired
farmer Of Iowa City. committed sui
eide while respondent at his home at
Tiffin, by firing two bullets from q
revolver through his brain.
The Meinster farm OF 100 acres two
miles south Of Beacon, recently sold
for 1920 per acre, Mr.. s. Maaskant OF
Mahaska county being the purchaser.
II oil MT ~
BY q ruling made by the Mason City
commissioners, all bonds bought OF
the city will be exempt from taxation.
Subscriptions have been coming in
rapidly, but for small amounts.
Joseph Webster and Fred Carson
held in the county jail at LIE Mars
attempted to break jail. They knocked
several bricks out of the wall above
a window, when officers caught them
at work.
In the case Of the State VS.. James
Chinn. on trial for the murder of Dan
Cummins. year ago. the Jury re-
i turned Q verdict at Cherokee OF not
guilty. They were out only fifteen
minutes. &
~
Dubuque German college. announced
donation by Mrs. Cyrus Mccormick
Of Chicago. Of $4,000 gymnasium
swimming pool and auditorium In one
building.
r. K. Penman has been appointed
clerk OF the court at Rock Rapids. "a
I'LL the place made vacant BY thu
resignation Of H. 9. Spratt. who goes
to Huron. 8. D., TO engage IN the bank
ing business. 'st' 81 -
Horse thieves are again at work IN
Boone. One stole horse from Tom
Wilson. prominent farmer. while the
animal was tied on the main street Of
Boone. but was caught BY Sheriff
Reed and . posse.
4 No man will be accepted on the
police or fire fighting force Of Daven-
port from now on who Is more than
IS years old, according to 4 new rul.
ing made by the police and fire com.