Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-08-14

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man as postmaster at Webster City
has been confirmed by the senate.
Will Bishop of Thurman lost
good horse. The animal was tied to
the hitch rack in town and broke
loose and started home. The new
bridge across Plum creek is not COM
pleted and the horse, while trying to
cross, fell through and was killed.
The second annual Calhoun county
Y. M. G. A. camp for boys will be
held in Longs grove at the north end
of North Twin lake. A program con-
sisting Of Bible studies, swimming,
cooking, games and races has been
| planned for the week. The camp
will be in charge If the county sec
rotary, B. w. Tallman.
Over $4,000 worth OF cement side
walks are to be constructed in the
city Of Council Bluffs within the COM
ing year. City Clerk C. ]. Duff was
Instructed by the city council at the
meeting held the other night to adj
vertise for bids on over quarter Of
million square feet Of walk to be
laid as soon as possible.
| The dedication Of the new Trinity
college, built by the Catholic order
of st. Francis at Sioux City, has been
set for the first week in September,
prior to the opening of school on Sep
TENDER Sth, and Archbishop } j.
Keane Of Dubuque will give the ora
ton of the day. Bishop P. j. CARR
gan will conduct the dedicatory cere-
mony.
Edward Rhode of Randolph, who
was impaled upon pitchfork week
ago as he slid from load of hay,
died at Council Bluffs. The family
has been unusually unfortunate. Mrs.
Rhode was found dead in the pantry
one day by her children returning
from school. One son was seriously
burned in a gasoline explosion at
Creston and another son is lame from
! broken leg.
j. E. Friggs, until recently secre-
tary Of the Briggs Labor Savings
Speciality company, manufacturers Of
street sweepers and dump carts, Of
Waterloo, has been arrested in Los
| Angeles, Cal, on the charge Of de-
sorting his Waterloo wife and is now
in charge of Sheriff F. NJ Shores Of
Blackhawk county, speeding from his
late California residence 20 that
city to face the charge against him.
The pres ence Of Joseph A. Cook, an
Illinois Central fireman residing in
Waterloo, saved the life of Patrick
Burns, IN aged resident of that city,
at the Jones and Iowa streets rail-
road crossing. Burns was walking
along the Milwaukee tracks at this
point unmindful of train from be-
hind. Just as he was about to be
struck by the engine, Cook leaped
from The porch Of building adjoin-
ing the tracks and knocked the old
man clear of danger. Neither was
injured.
Lyle c. Mcdonald, in diving from
the top Of the W., c. F. & N. bridge
at San Sorci park at Waterloo, sus.
tanned a fractured skull and severa
minor injuries and bruises about the
body when he struck rock. The
young man was conscious when he
came to the surface Of the river and
was able to cry for help, his com
panions being able to rescue MIN. It
is not thought his injuries will prove
fatal
James Dryer, who was shot by
his brother, Thomas Dwyer, and
brought to the LeMars hospital fol
treatment, had to undergo the ampu.
tation of his right foot. Wher
brought there he was suffering from
a gunshot wound in his leg, the ankle
being badly shattered An operation
was deemed necessary, the limb be-
ing so badly mangled. He is pros
pering as favorably as can be ex.
pected.
Willie Comfort, the 8-year-old sor
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Comfort of Jesup
who ate large quantity of rat poison
in local store, thinking it was
candy, will probably recover as the
result Of the heroic efforts put forth
by local physicians to save his life
The boy mistook biscuit of ''ra1
annihilator" for candy, and lad eater
goodly amount of it before the mis-
take was discovered. For time his
life was despaigsd Ct.
jeff Brewer is dead at Abba, the
result of singular accident while
digging we'll. He had sunk the vel
several feet and struck rock he wa!
unable to move. He drilled hole il
it and inserted dynamite cap. HI
.. lit the fuse and scrambled out of thu
we'll. The explosion followed ant
shattered the rock, throwing piece
out of the well, one of them coming
down and striking Brewer on tn
,, head, crushing his skull.
John Wendt, clammer, who found
pearl Of fifty grains while at work il
the Mississippi river at Lansing, be
/, inc ignorant Of the value of tn