Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-06-19
IOWA NEWS BRIEFS
A white pelican was captured near

There are still many cases of
smallpox in the city of Waterloo.
Hugh w. Hughes passed away at
Burlington, after lingering illness.
"Bosco," the veteran city depart
ment horse at Council Bluffs, died of
old age.
The l. O. o. F. of the state held
picnic at the Odd Fellows home at
Mason City.
Miss Maggie Leslie, aged SO, was
instantly killed when run down by
an auto near her home at Iowa Falls.
Burglars entered the dental office
Of DIR. C. E. Anderson at Madrid and
stole $500 worth Of gold and other
valuables.
Seven thousand veterans of the
civil war marched in thh parade at
Des Moines during the state conven-
ton held there.
The Jacob Bender estate at Shen-
andoah Of 100000 has been incorpor-
ated and will be managed as bust.
ness institution.
In response to Health Officer Mo
mack's offer of Charles City to pay
10 cents for every 100 flies, there
We're $4,000 presented him.
AS special election held at Abba
a franchise was granted Lechband &
Co. of Des Moines for gas. The
proposition carried by ten to one
vote.
A minimum wage law for women
was advocated by President Leonard
of the American Federation of La
Dor at the convention in session at
Des Moines.
Western Iowa fruit growers were
in session at Council Bluffs. In
structive lectures by horticultural ex
perts made up the greater part of
| the program.
| The banks and trust companies OF
Waterloo will close their places of
| business at noon on Saturday during
June, July and August and give their
employees half holiday
! The Brotherhood of American Yeo-
men, meeting in fourth quadriennial
convention at Oklahoma City, elected
William Koch of Iowa, president, and
w. E. Davey, Iowa, correspondent.
The Iowa Liquor Dealers, in ses-
sion at Cedar Rapids, declared that
the anti-saloon league was a menace
to good government and maintained
only to bring revenue to its members.
Ralph, the two-year-oid son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Murray of Des
Moines, fell into we'll in a neigh
| boris yard and was drowned. The
body was found shortly after the ac-
! eident.
Miss Myrtle Groth and w. E. Hef-
F.! ley Of Sac City were married and on
June 18th Miss Edith Wallace will
become the bride Of Otto C.. Pfaff
formerly of Sioux City. Both brides
are prominent in social circles.
| Grover Jones, formerly of Des
| MONIES, newspaper pressman, was
thrown from scenic railway car in
"a summer amusement resort, falling
forty feet and sustaining fatal in
| juries. The accident caused panic
John Heater, aged 70, and A. L.
Pearson, both of Coon Rapids, veter-
ans attending the convention at Des
Moines, were fatally poisoned by in.
haling gas. Heater is dead and Pear
son cannot live. They turned on the
jet by mistake.
The combination jewelry and drug
store at Belmond was burglarized Of
500 in cash and considerable jew
elry Bloodhounds followed the trai
, to the railroad track and from thai
it is believed the thieves escaped or
a freight train.
; A strike is on among the Abba
BARRIERS. The workmen are asking
} the proprietors Of the shops to guar
antee them SIS week in place o
+ $40, which has been the scale at mos
Of the shops. The only man workin,
! is the proprietor.
The Rev. M. K. Bleken, pastor o
the Synod Lutheran church at Saude
leaves soon for three months va
cation in Norway. During the Rev
Mr.. Bleken's absence his wife an
y children will visit at the home of he
parents at Calmar.
N H. A. Holton, who was convicte
of having stolen valuable fur coz
Il from the Stampfer department stor
e at Dubuque and who was arrested
y Little Rock, Ark, has been denied
! new trial. He probably will be sci
i fenced early next week.
e One Of the most important re;
i estate deals to be closed in that pa
e of the state is the purchase of IL
n Hennion land, few days ago, fro
the owner, Foster G. Hennion, by i
cal people of Nevada. The conside
alton for the 1928 acres was abo1
g 100000.
IS Sunday funerals are under the be
e Of the clergy at Fort Dodge. II
n Ministerial association at its la
e meeting voted against them. II
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