Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-07-31
HORSE Thieves
BUSY IN iowa
Animals Stolen in Many Goan.
ties Traced TO Des M0ines.
TRAIL is LOST NEAR The CITY

Belief Exists State Has Been Worked
by Men Who Have Facilities for
Shipping Stolen Animals Away.
Posses Have Two Men Surrounded.
Des Moines, July 2S.-Horse steal. ng
has again become SO common in Iowa
that vigilance committees are being
organized and bloodhounds trained to
do some quiet work in putting stop
to the industry.
1t is believed that horse buyers and
shippers in and near Des Molnes have
been working in conjunction with the
thieves, and have been quite ready to
purchase and ship out of the state the
horses that have been brought here.
1t is found that in numerous cases the
men with the stolen horses have head
ed for Des Moines. In the last few
days, horses stolen in Madison coun-
ty have been traced to the city limits
and also horses from Story county.
In eastern Iowa several counties
have for years maintained anti-horses
thief associations and these have been
effective where maintained in pre-
venting thievery In central and
southern Iowa organizations are being
revived.
While automobiles have become
more popular, it is pointed out that
the price of good horses remains as
high as ever and the incentive to steal-
ing them is still strong. The number
of horses in the state has not been
diminished by the increasing use of
the automobile.
Posses searching for men who stole
a fine team of horses at Boone have
two men surrounded in corn fields
near Malcolm.
Disposins of Rotten Eggs Forbidden.
Tall weeds, shy hens and sleuthing
children have been resposiible for sew
eral farmers and grocers getting into
trouble with the state dairy and food
department in the last week. w. B..
Barney, commissioner, said he is 60
ing to find it necessary to prosecute
persons who have been selling eggs
without marketable value.
cat this time of the year hens make
nests in the weeds" he said. after
a hen has been setting about week
the nest is found by children who are
playing. The farmer, in some in
stances, will sell the eggs"
The law prohibits this sort of bust
ness. If an inspector catches a farmer
selling eggs that belong under hen
he prosecutes the farmer. If the eggs
are found in store the merchant is
prosecuted.
Defective chimneys Cause Many Fires
Defective Iowa chimneys last year
were responsible for 319 fires, causing
loss of $2,33S,792.
The fire waste in Iowa for the year
according to the statistics compiled by
| Ole d. Roe, the state fire marshal, was
| S4,942, 900. Iowa's fire record for 1911:
shows 692 fires, with a loss of $2,33S,
| 1872 Statistics show that 319 OF these
losses were from defective chimney'
and other preventable causes. The re
mainder were from unknown causes.
Rubbish and combustible materia
left lying around the house, shop o
grounds was responsible, it is SUP
posed, for some of the fires.
Long Fight Ahead on Phone Pole Tia,
The city council soon may order tn
Iowa Telephone company to remov
it's poles and wires from Des Nome
for failure to pay the pole and wir
rental tax placed upon telephone prof.
erty by city ordinance. The compan
has officially notified Mayor Ham
that the tax will not be paid, as til
company considers the ordinance
be illegal j. II. Parrish, attorney, al
nounced that the company will figf
collection of the tax in the court
The case will probably be dragge
through all of the courts and may nc
be decided for several years.
Fox to Head Painters.
w. E. Fox of Dubuque was electe
president of the Iowa Association {
House Painters and Decorators. o
car Block of Davenport was selecte
vice president, and Bert Everest {
Marsha,ltown secretary and treasure
Birney Bonds Are Filed.
In behalf of his brother, DR.. E.
Birney of Nora Springs, held under il
dictment charging criminal oper
ton on Miss Mabel Irish of Hopkil
, ton, DR.. c. G. Birney filed appearane
bonds OF $4,000 at Mason City.
Escapes Death Under Train.
Mrs. Jacob Miller, who lives mort
east of Iowa Falls, was face to fac
with death when fast Illinois Ce
trail train tore the horse she was dri
ing from the buggy, leaving Mrs. MI
Ter sitting unframed.
Drowned in Water Tank.
The sixteen.months-old son of M
and Mrs. Thomas White of William
burg was drowned in stock waterir
tank. Life was nearly extinct whe
ne was found and all efforts failed
revive him