Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-12-11
IOWA NEWS BRIEFS

llteved to be at work at Clinton.
A third bar probably will be opened
at Valley Junction If the present dry
conditions continue in Des Moines.
Patrick Curran for ten years agent
for the Milwaukee railroad at Ports
mouth shot and killed himself because
of i'll health.
The Burlington depot at Hastings
was robbed of $1,000 by a masked man
who pointed gun at R. c. Cook, the
might agent.
Atlantic is putting up strong bat
tie as the site for the epileptic colony.
The place is to be decided upon by the
state board Of control.
The John Merritt farm, about one
half mile south OF Dunlap, was sold to
Pete Barrett for s1sS per acre. This
is fine farm of 1877 acres.
John Keller, a civil war veteran liv-
ing north Of Cedar Rapids, died of
paralysis caused by his coming in con-
jtact with circular saw blade.
| Over 100 delegates are expected at
the missionary meeting at Marshall
town. This is part Of nationwide
movement by ministers and laymen.
Persons Of prominence in historical
matters at Knoxville are endeavoring
to locate the graves of all veterans OF
the war Of 1912, buried in Marion
Icounty.
Lorenxa D. Evans, formerly Of Win
terset, and Joseph w. Latta, of W.
mona, MINI, civil war veterans, are
L At tho
shalltown.
The "Padrone System" Is alleged 70
be IN practice in Mason City by both
railroad and ropndhouse foremen. The
foremen. are accused Of extorting from
The men, -.
i The eonntys tail II .orianeil IL Ia
such a sbAA st&te ~ repair thas the
board. q sspsfyisers we're advised. It
would cast too nncA money to make It
at tor, nee.
II United States customs collectors It
Des Mofnes Joined With the police In
q campaign against opium. Two joints
were raided and half dozen arrests
we're made.
| Alice Murphy, the IL year old
daughter Of Mrs. T. !. Murphy Of New
Hampton, died as the result of burns
received from starting = furnace fire
with kerosene.
Dan Knapp, age IS, Northwestern
railroad conductor of Clinton, was
killed at Ellsworth, ILL., He was we'll
known and exceedingly popular
among his friends.
Burglars Sunday night entered the
Kirkwood & Richards clothing store
at Des Moines and got away with
: $500 worth of clothing. The loot made
half wagon load.
, The home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. p.
Swartz of Thurman, is again quaran-
tined for scarlet fever, their little son,
Bern, having it for the second time
i, within few weeks.
l Twelve thousand signers have been
8 obtained to saloon consent petition
in Des Moines preparatory to its be-
ing submitted to the Polk county
board Of supervisors.
: Miss Emma Ricord, indicted for per-
y jury in connection with the attorney
Y F. B. Kimball, disbarment proceedings
has gone on hunger strike" in the
county jail at Iowa City.
G.. H. Smith, postmaster at Rock
I Rapids since 1905, has forwarded his
J resignation to Washington and asks to
t be relieved before Christmas. He will
I leave for Crockett, Calf, December Is
. Mayor Louis Roth, of Cedar Rapids
addressing convention of moving
picture men of Iowa, declared the pro.
ducing Of indecent plays should be
made a grave offense punishable by
a fine.
Leonard Sorenson, age 16, of Ossian
was accidentally killed by the dis:
a charge Of gun which he and com.
panion were handling. The boys were
at Oelwein when the accident &C.
Cured.
d The common law freed Judy Mosel,
Of Centerville, who shot Schrumm, 6
GOAL operator. Schrumm who died Of
his wounds wa. found An the, company
q Of Mosely's wife after befaE warned
70 stay away, 4 4s
According to advance information
furnished by the Polk company, pub
fishers Of the local directory. Sioux
City has population Of 60,284, an in.
crease Of 12,406 since the census va,
taken in 1910.
IL August Kluss, proprietor Of hote
at Postville. took his life by shooting
himself. He went to nearby barr
land with a revolver shot himself
through the head. He leaves wife
land grown family.
A tri-city district fair to be located
, between Waterloo and Cedar Falls i:
being planned by number of citizens
of Waterloo. 1t is proposed to supply
, |stock at $40 per share for grounds ant
:. necessary buildings.
Lo, Use, the 3-year-old daughter O
iMr. and Mrs. j. w. Albright of Birm
ingham, Iowa, was fatally burned
i, when her clothing caught fire while
y playing with some matches and ;
candle in neighbours yard.