Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-06-12


laid out for experimental work in ag-
riculture, and for manual training and
domestic science purposes.
Nels Peterson, an aged shoemaker
from Webster City, committed suicide /
in his room over butcher shop by
placing a. revolver against his left
side and pulling the trigger with his
toe. His heart was torn into pieces /
Little is known of him. His wife ia /
supposed to be in Minneapolis. The .
body was sent to Webster City for
burial.
L. D. Bruner, 48 years old, Of Des
Moines, was instantly killed by the
falling of a heavy timber. Bruner
was employed as a laborer, moving
a house on the state fair grounds. He
had crawled under the house, which
was being lowered. His body was
badly crushed and he died before DR..
Guy E, Cliff, police surgeon. reached
The scene.
j. S. Woodhouse of Des Moines has
drawn from the recent general as
! senably material for forceful, grip
ping, fascinating drama, entitled
"The Fugitive" 1t is in press at
+, Ceadr Rapids. The meeting in person
of great actor with his father, a
prisoner, furnished the idea of the
thrilling play, which is laid in four
acts and ends happily.
AS the result Of bloody fight on
the steamer st. Paul between couple
of passengers and five of the steam
boat men, the Muscatine police are
looking for the prime scrapper of the
bunch, man who evidently "can lick
his weight in Wildcats" 1t is said on
good authority that he trimmed up
five men in very neat fashion and
then made his escape.
Francis Bergman, youngest son OF
w. c. Bergman, president of the First
National bank, and one of Newton's
wealthiest families, was badly injured
in an automobile accident four miles
south of Newton. He was driving
his fathers car when the front spin
die broke and the car turned turtle.
Three other occupants of the car were
injured. The car was wrecked.
July 2 is the date fixed for spe-
cial election on the proposition of
bonding the Clinton independent
school district for 100000 to erect
and equip new modern high school.
The board held special meeting and
received petitions bearing signatures
of more than 600 men and women,
asking that such an election be held.
The date of the election was then
fixed
o. G. Kobhe, confirmed horse thief,
who, in September, 1909, stole from
A. w. Youse Of near Lamoille two
! mares and their colts, is not insane,
according to the ruling of the COM
missioners of insanity at Marshall
town, but the commission decided
that he was not a fit subject for the
t asylum. The ruling may be appealed
t to the district court by Hobbies at
torney.
The Cedar Valley Medical associa-
ton will meet in Mason City on July
Il and 9. An elaborate program is
!, now being arranged, guests not only
. being cared for in an intellectual way
t by having the best men in the state
: on the program, but socially they are
TO have good time as guests of Ma.
e son City. The secretary expects tt
a have tentative program out by tn,
t last Of the week.
s During storm at Dow City light.
o ming struck the barn on the Patricl
Clinton farm, several miles east o;
f there, destroying the building ant
/ contents. The structure was new
o and rated as one of the finest barn
e in that section of the country. Tn
d loss including seven head Of horses
n two colts and two cows. The build
ing was insured for $1,000, but Their
y was no insurance on the stock.
il w. R. Gordon, one of the Aoldes
g residents of Montgomery county, wa
1t fatally injured on his farm near Re
IS Oak While riding a roller the hors
n ran away, throwing Mr. Gordon of
A cement block, which had been use
y to weight the roller, hit Mr.. Gordon o
w the head. An operation was pei
ID formed at the Red Oak hospital, bu
p. without avail Mr.. Gordon died ,h
j. next morning. A widow and thre
to sons survive
A mysterious person seems to b
&c following the practice of cutting tn
s. threats of horses near Corydon.
I'd fine team was butchered near Cleal
Y, field and the barn of Reece Dotts o
ty the Trimble farm east of Corydo
s. was entered and Sits ten inches Ion
cut in the threats of a horse and
lg mule. Both animals will live. A d.
is termined effort to discover the val
ty dals is being organized. A rewal
by has been offered.
to One of the biggest eyesores in Fo
on Dodge is soon to be replaced by
It's building 100 feet in frontage and
half block in depth, six floors
ms height for the west half and TO,
Vs. floors for the east half. Richal