Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-07-02
IOWA NEWS BRIEFS

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Considerable money will have to be
spent to repair the damage done by
recent rains near Marble Rock.
Born with four legs, buff-rock
chicken, owned by Mrs. Henry Veith,
of Davenport, lived seven days.
Mrs. H. Chrisman, aged "a, of Map
Teton, will relatives and friends, has
left for an extended tour of Europe.
Considerable damage was done at
Albert City by wind storm. Barns
and automobile garages were wrecked
by the wind.
1t is believed that one of the courts
Of Polk county can be abolished when
the Workingmen's compensation law
goes into effect.
Senator Kenyon of FIT. Dodge will be
the guest of honor at the annual pic
mic for Iowans in Chicago, to be held
in Jackson park, Saturday.
Caught in cave-in while working
on county bridge near Washta, Roy
Callahan and Guy Rothrock suffered
Internal injuries and may die.
John Cliggitt. we'll known lawyer Of
the state and formerly democratic
candidate for governor, died at his
home in Mason City, aged "a.
While working in a swing seat on
telegraph cable, Frank Fugate, aged
40, lineman of Oskaloosa, was cleo
trocuted when his body came in con-
tact with the city power circuit.
Tampering with witnesses during
the recent grand jury investigation of
vote frauds at Council Bluffs is feared
by Attorney General George Cosson.
Congressman Maurice Connolly, of
Dubuque, was named temporary chair
man for the state democratic conven-
tion to be held in Council Bluffs, July
%.
Nearly $4,000 has been raised by the
Council Bluffs Commercial club for
the fund to give Iowa representation
at the Panama exposition at San Fran
cisco.
John A. Lanns, one of the pioneer
settlers and an old soldier, aged n,
died at Greene after several months
Of severe suffering with rheumatism
and other ailments.
Declaring he was on the way to
Colorado to break up the strike there,
Ernest Williams, aged IA, of Hopes
town, ILL.,, was picked up in the North
western railroad yards at Ames
Work on the new Denison postoffice
building has been halted by the gov
ernment's building inspector, when he
condemned the plastering. The con-
tractor has appealed to Washington.
B. HI. Temple. formerly Of Burling-
ton, now with Pennsylvania oil firm,
has announced the discovery of extern
sive oil deposits near Charlton, and
the company will sink several wells.
Nearly 1000 people attended the
double funeral Of Arthur Erickson and
Colin Brodie, the young men who were
drowned in Mink creek, near LeMars
The services were held at Craighorn
Raymond d. Raysbottom, promi-
nent farmer near Creston, committed
suicide by drinking laudanum. He
was young man of good habits and
there was no known cause for the sui.
eide.
A thirty-five grain pearl of beauti-
full luster was found by Arthur Gil
burt, in big wavy black clam she'll
near Pictured Rocks, two miles south
of McGregor. The pearl is valued al
$500.
The % acres Of land purchased by
the state committee Of the Y. M. C. A
on East Okoboji lake. were dedicated
with appropriate ceremonies. The
grounds will be known as Camp
Foster.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dodson, mother Of
Mrs. B. F. Carroll Of Sioux City, wife
of the former governor, is dead at hel
home at Michigan City, Ind. Mrs
Dodson, up to year ago, lived at the
Carroll home.
Leaving note. informing her par.
ents that she wanted to see the world
Miss Marie Row, 1S-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Row, of Wiota
Acll lOl ot. Z dul III company WIN LIT
j. l.. Pollock, aged SO.
Charles Christof, Greek laborel
on the Milwaukee railroad, was
drowned in Stoney Creek, near Spen.
GER. The body of Harry Nelson, who
was drowned at Spencer a few days
later, has been recovered.
Fearing that he would have to give
up his children, as the result of 6
divorce action started by his wife, Jas
d. Faulconer, machinist, of Daven
port, stole the little ones from theil
beds and left home in the night
Oak Park academy, the Seventh Day
Adventist institution in Nevada, is t
have new head in the person of Prof
r. w. Brown, who comes from Wash
| ington, d. c., and is we'll experienced
in the different lines of academy work
d. E. Brainerd of the First Nationa
bank of Woodbine, is soon to sever
his connection here and go to Ute. Mr.
Brainerd takes the cashiership of tn.
State Savings bank at Ute. Thu
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