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

Inc wales nOCel at dubuque, one
Of the Oldest in Iowa, has been sold
to Thomas NJ. Pierce of Calmar.
The corner stone of the new Iowa
Lutheran hospital was laid at Des
Moines with impressive ceremonies.
Simplicity marked the junior-senior
reception of the Waterloo schools, no
girl wearing a gown costing more
than SO.
Five coaches of a Rock Island train
left the track near Estherville when
the rails spread on curve. No one
was seriously injured.
Mrs. Fred Voorhees, Of Waterloo
took a large quantity of bichloride of
mercury by mistake. Prompt medi-
cal assistance may result in saving
her life.
Thomas Presley, aged AZ, a news
agent, formerly living in Sioux City,
committed suicide by taking poison in
Dubuque, where he has been living
with his family.
The Charles City Y. M. {. A. re-
ceived check for $1,000 from wo.
man in California as a gift, with the
request that the name of the donor
not be given out.
Members of the Young Ladies
Guild of the First Methodist churcr
at Mount Pleasant are raising mile
Of pennies, which sum will be applied
on the church debt.
Jacob Gugger, one of the best
known railroad men in Boone, has
been retired on pension. For more
than a quarter of century he has
been employed there.
| While passing with an automobile,
Fred Ashcraft of Logan struck and
broke the leg of Caleb CarHsle's horse.
valued at 5000. There is dispute
as to who was responsible
W. A. Judd, for several years cen
nected with the Des Moines Short
Line as civil engineer, has been APP
pointed water commissioner for Ma
son City, succeeding w. P. Fitch.
Herman F. G. Kurth, aged 4o years,
of Davenport, died at st. Anthony's
hospital, as a result Of the injuries
sustained when he fell from scat
folding twenty feet to the ground.
A warrant charging first degree
murder was served on James G.
| Quick upon his removal from hos
pital to the county Jail at Marshall
town. Quick continues to recover.
Louis Prescott, held on charge
of shooting his wife at Clear Lake,
has denied that he did the shooting
that he owned revolver or that he
was in the vicinity of the home at the
time.
The grave of Alexander Scott, who
once owned the ground on which the
state capital of Iowa is located, viii
be included in the park that the stat
) of Iowa is to establish about the stat,
house.
> Twenty-one chapters of the Sons O.
Herman lodge will be represented a
the state convention at Davenport
June 12-14. A. C. Lutte of Siou9
City, past president of the order. will
be the chief speaker
More than 100 divorce cases will
come up for trial at the June tern
of the district court in Scott county
e Every fifth suit in the entire docke
is one in which either wife or hus
band sues for separation.
An automobile broke down on tn
v railroad crossing at Prescott and
Burlington passenger engine struck j
going full speed. The passenger
jumped to save their lives. The aut
was reduced to kindling wood.
Quite number of the members Q
the "Crocker's Iowa brigade" resid
ing in Des Moines are preparing t
attend the biennial reunion of tn
J brigade, which this year will be hel
d in Clarinda commencing Septembe
II.
a It has been learned that Henri
it Wiley, the Italian spirited from ia
% at Council Bluffs to prevent his bein
IS lynched, is in the Cass county Jail {
n Atlantic. 1t is said that Wiley ha
never exhibited very much concer
over his plight.
- Mont Stilwell shot a large gra
- eagle on his farm, north of Ne
y Sharon, few days ago. 1t measure
"a six feet, seven inches from tip to I'll
!: The eagle is rare bird in that loca
is ity and this specimen was sent
o. Iowa City to be mounted.
III The parents of 9-year-old Lawren,
ne Fullerton are in despair over the di
appearance of the lad, who sippe
away from his home at Kingsle
ne bought railroad ticket to Sioux CT
a with part of So he had in his posse
sion and hasn't been seen since
to The Dubuque council is wrestlir
-, with the saloon question, and it
proving knotty problem. Tween
NC permits will have to be revoked
July 1, and the trouble is to whom
II give the bounce, as all the scorpi
mp broth dealers want to continue j
on sale.
or Probably one of the oldest yetera
ng Of the state who plans to visit Getty