Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-05-15
IOWA NEWS BRIEFS

The Fort Dodge Retailers ascot
alton will have a road dragging con-
test May %.
The storage house of the White
transfer line was destroyed by fire
at Fl. Dodge.
Extensive improvements are to be
made at once in the waterworks sys-
tenn at Manson.
Rev. A. w. Sidders, pastor of the
Methodist church at Cooper, left last
week for London to visit relatives.
Mrs. Isabel Loomis, director of
music in the Cedar Falls schools, re-
signed and will move to California.
The 1-year old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albin Schwendeman was drowned in
a pail of water.
William Mains, young man Of
Ute, was found dead in his bed. Nc
cause for death is known.
A freight train on the Omaha, rum
ming from st. James to Sioux City,
was derailed south of Sheldon.
Fire did considerable damage to
the Masonic temple at Sloan. Volun-
teer firemen checked the flames.
L. A. Downs of Fl. Dodge has re-
fused appointment to the supelin-
tendency of the Panama railroad.
Beanese & Son has purchased The
Mondamin Enterprise from Oscar
Wonder and the new firm has taken
charge.
Thomas Preston of Coalville was
found dead in a room in a Des
Moines hotel, having been killed by
escaping gas.
A freight train on the Milwaukee
railroad went into the ditch about
! four miles from Rock Valley. The
crew escaped injury.
Villisca has voted $4,000 bonds to
build new high school building. The
building will be of brick and will be
modern in every way.
The Council Bluffs school board has
turned down the petition of the
school teachers asking that the
school year be made ten months, in
stead of nine.
Alonzo Franklin celebrated his
101st birthday at Algona. His aged
wife enjoyed the day with him. They
have resided there for half century.
Willis Rank, a. small boy Of Irwin,
had an arm broken while playing at
school. This is the third time the
boy has suffered break in this arm.
Reunion of the Latter Day Saints
of the Little Sioux district, embrac-
ing six counties of western Iowa, will
be held August Is to 25 at Magnolia.
X. L. Alexander of Rock Rapids
has been placed on the pension list
of the Illinois Central road after
forty years of service at station
agent.
Mason City is making elaborate
preparations for the entertainment
of the Iowa Knights of Columbus
convention which meets there May 10
and ID.
The day after commencement at
New Hampton this year, work will
begin on tearing down the old school
building to make room for a new
$4,000 structure.
The Rev. c. o. Mack of Waterloo,
has come to have charge of St.
Mary's church at New Hampton dur
ing the absence of the Rev. B. H.
Forkenbrock, who is now touring
Europe.
The opening exercises of the COM
mencement Of Oak Park academy
were held at the Adventist church
in Nevada. Prof. j. C. Lamson, presi-
dent of the academy, delivered the
address.
The Dunlap Reporter has been sold
by Thomas Caverly, for several years
its proprietor, to w l. Hills. form
erly of the Mapieton Press Mr..
Hills was former county auditor of
Woodbury. county
Miss Ethel Wcedin was married to
Arthur Nicholson of Savanna, ILL.,,
and Miss Gladys Weedin was married
to Walter Hill in the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Weedin Of Clinton.
Health officials at Keokuk are
alarmed over the discovery of several
new cases Of smallpox there. The
pesthouse is crowded and strict
quarantine is being maintained on
patients in their homes.
George Prentice, a 1O-year-old boy,
went to sleep in moving picture
theater at Mason City, and being
overlooked, was locked in. He was
found late at night after long and
anxious search by his parents.
The infant daughter of Mr.. ana
Mrs. Guy Darlington of Cedar Falls,
drank three ounces of iodine which it
pulled off the to- dresser in its
mothers bedroom Quick work of
physicians saved f. child's life.
With impressive ceremonies, the
cornerstone of the new Lakeside
Presbyterian church was laid at
Storm Lake. The address was deiiv-
cred by the Rev. E. E. Hastings, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church: