Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-27


bushels of seed from it which made
him little over $1,000, as he sold
at $3.50 per bushel. A bushel per
acre is the average yield and Weaver
averaged nearly six bushels.
The condition of Miles Morrow of
Trenton, shot by Frank Elliott du-
ing quarrel in the Felgar store at
Trenton, shows improvement. At the
sheriff's Office it is stated that Elliott,
who claims he acted in defense,
is ready TO give himself up to the
officers whenever necessary.
Mrs. E. G. Wylie, wife of E. G.
Wylie, freight rate commissioner for
the Greater Des Moines committee,
and prominent throughout Iowa as
rate expert, died at the Methodist
hospital at Des Moines, following an
operation for cancer. Mrs. Wylie has
been i'll for more than a year.
Daniel Mcguire was appointed by
Judge Benson receiver for the T. F.
Phillips company of Dubuque, for
twenty years manufacturers of affairs
and church goods. The liabilities are
100000. 1t is believed that the as
sets, comprising machinery and stock,
may reach $4,000 and that concern
eventually will pay out.
A falling limb caused the death of
Herman Troy near Sibley. While
standing in his fathers grove west
Of town, watching workmen cutting
down tree, an old limb struck him
on the head, crushing his skull and
knocking him senseless. He was
prominent and successful farmer and
leaves wife and four children.
Unrequited leve caused Miss Sarah
Caldwell, roomer in Sioux City, TO
attempt suicide, according to stories
told by her and by her friend, Miss
Coda Fletcher. Miss Caldwell
bought two-ounce vial of carbolic
acid and drank half of it. Police Sur
geon Dougherty was called and soon
had the young woman on her feet
Charles Springer, farmer, was
killed at Treynor by a gasoline ex-
plosion AS soon as he had his ap-
paratus going the gas which had been
generated in the tank exploded, blow
ing out the entire end. One piece of
the tank with sharp point was
driven through his brain. He lived
only short time after he was found.
Mrs. w. O. Benadom Of iowa City
was severely hurt by being kicked by
a horse. The animal, though very
gentle, was blind, and Mrs. Benadom
attempted to go behind it, in the
barn, without speaking. The first
kick injured her so that she was I'M
able to speak until she had received
several blows from the animals heels.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Weller, pioneers
of Waterloo, celebrated the 9Th ami
versary of their married life. Seven
children, seven grandchildren and
three great-grandchildrsn were pres
ent to help the venerable couple en-
joy the occasion. Mr.. and Mrs. We'll
Ter were married in Somerset, Pa.
and came to this county fifty-one
years ago.
According to reports received at
the sheriff's Office in Des Moines, sew
eral cases Of smallpox have developed
in the inebriate asylum at Knox
vile. John Kelly, chief deputy, said
he had been notified not to send any
more inebriates there, for the reason
that the institution was now over
crowded and that several of the in
mates were suffering from smallpox.
In the hope of solving the problem
of keeping farm boys and girls on
the farm and interested in the filling
of the soil as life occupation, farm
ers near Humboldt will vote on a
school bond issue to provide for the
building of $4,000 up-to-date CEN
trail school whore farmers children
will be taught problems Of the soil
as well as square roo. and advance
ment.
The five notes left by C. L. Nerbye
when he committed suicide have been
translated from Swedish. Each of
them contained the statement that he
had done the best he could and had
failed. They said he had lost the
$4,000 bequeathed to him few years
ago. Nerbye is the Lake Mills man
whose body was found near Camp
Douglass.
Declaring that her husband was
dangerous and that at night would go
to bed with dagger under the mat
tress, Mrs. Eldora Thornton of Des
Moines appeared before Judge Law
renee DeGraff. She asked that di-
vorce be granted from D. c. Thorn
ton, claiming that it was dangerous
for her to live with him. Judge De-
Graft agreed with her and the decree
was issued.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Stahl of Prescott
have announced the marriage oftheir
daughter, Bessie, to Jonathan Casey
of Lenox, which occurred over year
ago and has been kept secret until
now. At the time of the marriage il
| is said Mr. and Mrs Cfoh1 md +h>;,