Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-04-09
iowa NEWS BRIEFS

Joseph W. West, aged -, a member
of the soldiers home in Marshalltown,
is dead.
Rev. A. c. Zellhoefer has accepted
the passionate of the Baptist church at
Canton, S. D.
Cherokee real estate men predict
| $3.50 land near that city within the
next few years.
| Cambridge, at special election.
voted $4,000 bonds for the erection OF
an addition to the school house at that
place.
J. c. Hamilton of Sioux City. will
call the Iowa Launderers' convention
to order in Des Moines for two days
session.
Daniel Murphy. ST. aged "a. pio-
neer of Ida Grove is dead He had
just patented self starter for auto
mobiles. He leaves eight sons and a
daughter.
Uniforms have been ordered for the
TT. Madison prison baseball league,
which will begin practice work in a
short time.
M. H. Walker. who was found deac
in his chair at Lake Andes, s. D.,
formerly was an old resident Of Cor
rectionville.
Mrs. N. A. Draper, an old resident of
LeMars, dropped dead on arising from
the breakfast table She was about
60 years old
The Jasper county racing associa-
ton met in Newton and the next meet
will be held in July. Officers were
elected for the season.
H. G. Brown, state treasurer, filed
nomination papers with Secretary OF
State Allen. He is the first candidate
to file papers for reelection
Rev. w. ]. Cresswell of Ireton has
accepted call to the Presbyterian
church at Logan and with his family
will move there about May l.
Fire of unknown origin threatened
to destroy the new Lincoln school
house at Perry. A hard fight saved
the building from destruction.
! While playing with shotgun. Fred
Richardson, aged 9, SON Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George P Richardson of near
Cambridge, accidentally killed him
self.
E. G. Hinshaw, state game warden
will establish state game and fish
preserve just north of Denison or
which hunting will be prohibited TO,
nve years.
Clarence Teeple was indicted on 8
charge of murder in the first degree
for killing Gus Pickett at Baldwin
during fight at dance. He entered
plea of not guilty.
The rains and mild climate of the
last few days have caused the ice il
Clear Lake to break up. The stage
of water is about eight inches lower
than at this time last year.
The new gymnasium for the
Christian church at Newton wa.
opened April /. The gymnasium i.
complete in every way, including
swimming pool in connection.
John Numbers, an attorney at De
Moines, is charged with defraudin,
Mrs. d. S. Guthrie out of $500 by pc
tition filed in the district court Sh
seeks to recover that amount.
After being indicted by jury on
charge Of forging check for $4OC
Jake Miller, a youth of Mason City
threatened his father with death. Tn
boy will be placed in a reformatory.
w. j. Elliott, Of Cedar Rapids. will
probably soon be the owner of the In
dependent Telephone company Q
Webster City. as the result of la
deeds to the property procured by hin
several years ago.
Hon ]. p O'Malley, of Perry, banke
and democratic politician. is strongl
spoken of in connection with the pres
idency of the newly organized Celti
. Trust & Savings bank of Chicago, cap
italized at $1000,OO0.
Marshal Geo. Beebe of Waverly, la
swore out warrant and arrested hi
own brother. Martelle Beebe, on
charge Of burglary at the home of Mr..
!. John Boyer. The woman was in
5 | hospital at the time.
At special election held at Ogde
: to vote on the bond issue of $500
for a new high school building. 1t wa
voted down, three to one. There wer
sixty-six women who voted against tn
. bond issue and thirteen for.
Indicted for. numbering his 15-yeal
: old wife. Will Pointer was taken frol
sanitarium and arraigned IN coul
at Nevada. Pointer. who shot himse
following the murder. was paralyZet
but has regained the power Of speech
Frank Wellington, 25 years old, wa
J found in rooming house at Siou
City with bullet wound in his hea,
Physicians say the wound was ne
self-inaicted. The police are invest
$ eating. Wellington's condition
. serious.
= Warren Nunzellman, young farme