Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-07-03
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'iNSiAii VI NAV PhooSi StSASiAs
Edward Rate, who invented the first
husking mitt, is dead at Iowa City.
So far this month there have been
thirty-two auto accidents at Des
Moines.
Work will be commenced soon on
S35, 600 bridge over the Iowa river at
Eldora.
One hundred delegates attended the
Marion county Sunday school conven-
ton at Pella.
October 9Th has been chosen as the
day for the German day celebration
at Davenport.
Charles Grain, of Iowa City, bank
employee, was seriously injured in a
motorcycle accident.
w. ]. Burns, the notei detective,
xill be at Iowa City August ia to
speak at the Chautauqua.
The magnificent new Y. W. c. A.
building at Burlington was dedicated
with appropriate services.
Berton B. Hadley of Des Moines has
accepted the general secretaryship of
the Council Bluffs Y. M. C. A.
The six months old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Klemm of Des Moines is
dead from prostration by heat.
The Fort Dodge Woman's club has
decided to start a campaign for the
appointment of meat inspector.
Miss Florence Krugler of Ames,
after quarrel with her lover, COM
mitted suicide by shooting herself.
At recent school meeting o. G.
Prichard was elected head of the
schools for next year at Emerson.
Rev. G. w. Ball has given up the
pastorate of the Christian church at
Harlan and will move back to Kan
sas.
-Four fires within week, apparent
ly of incendiary origin, are being in
vestigated by the authorities at Keo.
kuk.
]. E. Mills of Detroit has been Sc
lected as architect for the new $780,
900 city hall to be erected at Musca-
tine.
Mrs. Christian Westerbeck, of Burl-
ington, who stepped on rusty nail
few days ago, has died of blood pois-
oning.
While working with a broader the
lamp exploded and Mrs. Charles Cow
den, near Riverton, was severely
burned.
The epidemic that caused the death
of many horses last summer has
again appeared in the vicinity of
Hamburg.
Fred Ross of Manning has an auto
tire on his machine that he has used
four years. The tire has travelled
5000 miles.
1t has just been discovered that four
forged postal money orders, each for
$50, were cashed in Council Bluffs on
June 10 and IL.
Mrs. Mary Adams of Des Moines,
married scarcely month, has ap-
piled for divorce, charging her hus-
band with drunkenness.
Dubuque policemen want to discard
their heavy coats during the hot
weather of the summer and wear
shirtwaists as do the mail carriers.
A special election will be held Sep
TENDER 2 for the purpose of voting on
a proposition to issue bonds for $780,
600 for new court house at Boone.
Miss Florence Hamilton, whose
mother conducts a hair parlor, has
fallen heir to $4,000 from the estate
of William Wales of Memphis, Tenn.
The Gate City Gun club will con-
duct big shooting tournament the
last week in August, arrangements
for which already are under way at
Keokuk.
Sophia Driever, a telephone opera
tor at Glenwood, in attempting to
arise from chair, thrust her hand
into an electric fan. 1t was badly
mangled.
c. F. Reimer & Son of MARSHALL
town have been awarded the contract
for building the south wing of the
new $4,000 German Evangelical Dea-
CONFESS hospital.
Henry Jones of Marcelinc, Mo-, in
attempting to board moving Burl-
ington freight train near Keckuk, was
thrown under the cars and both legs
cut off. He will die.
Word was received at Iowa Falls
from Rochester, Mimi, that President
l. F. Meyer of Ellsworth college I'M
derwent severe operation. Surgeons
assure of his ultimate recovery.
After session lasting all day and
half the night the school board of
New Hampton has let the contract for
the new public school at $4,000. This
does not include heating or plumbing.
A man giving the name of Fred
Stickney of Bloomfield has been ar
rested after purchasing an automobile
for which he paid with check to which
was forged the name of another man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Messmer, pop
u1ar Burlington young people married
two days ago, are spending their
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