Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-07-17

thirty-seven and one-haf acres, just
north of the Burlington station, in
Shenandoah, was sold fe-- days
ago for $14,5O0, $3.50 an acre. The
purchaser is A. j. Stokes Of Lenox.
A free trip TO the state fair is the
prize won by Herbert Buck of Mt.
Pleasant, Is years old, for writing
the best essay on the subject of
farming as an occupation in the con-
test started by state fair authorities.
Charles Kinney, the 17-year- old son
of T. P. Kinney of Iowa City, was
buried by tons of earth in cave-in
! Excavations were being made for
piping water into house. 1t re-
quiled half hour to dig The youth
out.
A deal has been completed whereby
the Struble Journal, conducted by j.
A. Sayer, changes hands Al Akin
son, who has been employed at the
Globe-Post Office in LeMars for some
time past, is the new man at the
helm.
William Moser, charged witch at
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and depot at Morse, attacked Officer
| Myers with a large pitcher as ne
was being locked up in the Jail at
Scion. Myers drove the fellow back
into the CELL
Mrs. William e. Brennan, of Wat
erloo, age % years, and a wife for
three years, committed suicide by TAX
ing carbolic acid. She left note to
her mother saying that she consid-
cred that her life was failure and
she was tired of it all
The annual reunion of the Veter-
ans and Sons of Veterans of Fremont
county will be held in Sidney on Au-
gust 1922. The officers Of the or
ganization are: Colonel, George
Gould; adjutant, J. D. Lankton; quar-
termaster, W. A. Forbes.
By action of the merchants at Clear
Lake new system of delivery has
been inaugurated which places the
whole matter into the hands of an
auto company. With auto trucks the
concern will undertake to do what
each store was doing with delivery
wagons.
Peter Peterson, prominent farmer
near Sheffield, fell to the game of a
gypsy woman, and some time after
her departure he discovered he had
been robbed of $85. Officers were
notified, who pursued the caravan.
The woman was arrested and the
money recovered.
| County Clerk j. C. Sterling has
compiled figures covering the close of
the fiscal year in his office, June 30,
at Webster City. During that year
there were only twelve divorces
granted in Hamilton county. During
this same period there were 166 mar
rage licenses granted and 3sS births.
The National Swedish Old Peoples
home, new structure just dedicated
at Boone, now is free from debt. The
home was made possible by the Com
mercial association donating $4,000
and by the work of the Rev. j. H.
Hedstrom of that city, who solicited
and worked as far west as California.
Carl Arthur, 10 months old child Of
Mr. and Mrs. John Arthur, died at
Keokuk from the effects of kerosene
gas inhaled while trying to blow out
the outlet tube from thirty-five gal
Ion can. His little sisters were try
ing to draw out oil and asked the
child to blow through the tube. In
stead Of blowing the baby inhaled the
gas.
When circus pulled out of Web
ster City it was short twenty razor
backs" or circus roustabouts. The
desertion was due to local contractors
and nearby farmers on the lookout
for help. The show had no more than
arrived in Webster City than all sorts
Of employers looking for laborers
swooped down on it The haylng sea-
son is on and farm help is unusually
scarce.
: Rev. H. L. Houghton, secretary of
the Associated Charities at sioux
City, will found George Junior re-
public for delinquent boys with mon
ey left him by his brother, E. E.
Houghton, who died recently il Ok
lahoma City, leaving fortune of
100000. Rev. Houghton received
something less than 100000. He re-
turned recently from the east and will
make his plans in the fall.
The executive council of the state
has decided in favor of the property
owners Of Clear Lake and against
the boat owners, who want to erect
, boat houses in shore waters. The
executive council denies the privilege
of individual boat owners to erect
houses and suggests that some place
be selected and that boat owners COM
bine for the erection of house which
will accommodate all boats.
, The plans Of several years, to have
merchants exhibit in connection
with the West Liberty fair, will be
carried out this year under font