Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-07-31

bancfo1t. ne cause was deSpOnd-
ency.
The body of hobo was found near
Creston badly mangled. A track
walker discovered the body. There
is nothing to identify it.
Dorothy Hall, years old, is in a
Des Moines hospital with loclZiaw, the
result of a fall some weeks ago IN
which her forehead was bruised on a
BRICK.
Mrs. Elizabeth Harvey, aged 65,
who lives with her daughter, Mrs.
Sherman, in Des Moines. fell down
stairs, fracturing her skull. Her
daughter fuond her in great pool
of blood.
Graphing to save himself from a
fall, William Graves, counter man for
a local cafe in Mason City, pulled an
urn of boiling coffee over him. His
face, shoulders and upper part of his
body were badly burned.
A deluge of added eggs has hit
Cedar Falls, and strong protest has
arisen from boarding house proprie-
tors on College Hill against the nom
enforcement of The law requiring
farmers to candle eggs before bring
ing them to market.
The state has awarded $500 dam
ages to H. 0. Jackson, residing near
Rome, for the loss of two fingers in
a corn shredder while employed or
the farm operated in connection with
the state hospital for the insane. The
accident befell Mr.. jackson six years
ago.
Gus Fezeta, from papers. in his
clothing supposed to have cone from
South Omaha, dived from high pole
at Lake Manawa for. the amusement
of crowd of boys and was injured
fatally. He died in a hospital at
Council Bluffs. His spine had been
wrenched.
Mrs. Rena Promenschenkle, 26
years old, wife of Western Union
lineman, committed suicide at Burl-
ington by taking poison. Although
two notes, asking forgiveness, one to
her mother and the other to her hus-
band, were left, no reason was given
for her rash act.
Charles Jackson, aged %, commit
ted suicide at Des Moines by drinking
carbolic acid. He drank such large
quantity that it is thought that death
was instantaneous and he died with
out struggle. He and his wife sep
arated six weeks ago and since then
he had been Respondent.
Eighty doctors and seventeen os-
teopaths were granted certificates to
deal with the ills of humanity at the
session of the state board of health
in Des Moines. They had been ex-
it's work in two days and closed with
banquet given the members by the
new president, DR.. Bierring.
Miss Lois Edmonds of Clarinda re-
ceived unique honor. Miss Edmonds,
/ ~ years old, won the state cham
/ pionship in breadmaking year ago,
] and as reward was given free
/ trip to Washington to call on Presi-
! dent Taft. Miss Edmonds is one of
five small guests at Chautauqua
house party given by Mrs. Fred
Fischer of Shenandoah.
Suit has been brought in the dis
trict court by hardware firm in
Hartley against j. c. Beane for
breach of warranty, and claim as
damages, $4,000. A short time ago
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land for stock of hardware in Hart
ley. The plaintiff claims that the
land was misrepresented in the deal
and has therefore brought suit.
| A mob of 100 Servians and other
foreigners made demonstration at
Mason City against the Lehigh Ce-
ment company grocery store. The
police broke up the mob and made
several arrests. Six were armed with
revolvers and have been bound over
to the grand jury under heavy bond
charged with violation of the law
regarding the carrying of firearms.
The body of Clarence Morrison, who
in company with his brother-in law
were in an auto when it turned turtle
at Sioux City on July 4th, has been
recovered. When the auto turned
over they were along the banks of
the Little Sioux and he fell in the
river and was drowned. They were
en- route from their home in South
Dakota to that city to spend the 4th.
Because Deputy Game Warden
Wollingsworth of Cedar Rapids over
heard j. D. Blue, Jr., telling that he
was going to have fine supper of
turtle doves, Blue was fined $25 and
costs in justice court. The game
warden got out search warrant anc
one dove was found in Blues refrig.
orator. The delicacy cost him a to.
tai of $35.55. Blue is a local broker
Arthur Maddy, Ray Carson, Miss
AIDA Freeman and Miss Marie Rob.
erts miraculously escaped death wher
their auto struck the end of the