Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-05-14
IOWA NEWS BRIEFS

LUNA MWN MEfN
Claudius Levson of Davenport, age
II, is missing and the police are trying
to locate him
The st. Ambrose congregation Of
Des Moines will erect Catholic day
school and convent.
Fifteen girls and eight boys Of the
high school at Sibley will receive d.
plomas on June s.
w. H. Webb of Spencer, state rep
resentative from Clay county, died OF
acute Bright's disease.
Charged with selling cider contain
ing alcohol two pool hall proprietors
of Rock Rapids were arrested.
W. w. Morrow, former state treas
urer. was badly injured by falling OFF
buggy at his farm near Alton
Mrs. Sally Ogden, pioneer Of Ne
vada. died In the home Of her son, E.
M. Ogden. Pneumonia was the cause
Of her death.
Entering a plea of guilty to using
thema lis to defraud P. J. Smithhart
was fined $500 by Judge Reed in the
federal court at Dubuque.
Failing to turn OFF the gas resulted
in death to Mrs. N. l.. Gardner, 80. a
pioneer Of Webster City. who was
found asphyxiated in her bed.
Snap" Anderson, town character
In FIT. Madison took small American
flag and shot gun and compelled a
gang of Mexican section hands to sa-
Lutte.
Mrs. John Pastle of Glidden died
suddenly She was the mother of w.
! r. Orchard, editor Of the Council
Bluffs Nonpareil and John Orchard OF
Des Moines.
AS result of second school cleo
tion at Grant. a $4,000 building will
| be erected. The first election was de-
clared illegal ON account of INSULT
cient notice.
Bert Bloom Of Norwich captured a
pelican. The bird was on the wire
clothes line when captured. 1t meas
ured nine. feet one inch from tip to tip
Of its wings.
Miss Geneva Dye Schell, sopho-
more at Iowa Wesleyan, has been
chosen to take charge of the Redpath-
Vawter Chautauqua system for the
coming summer
| At largely attended meeting of the
Commercial club Of Map!eton it was
decided to observe Decoration day and
celebrate July 4. Committees were ar
ranged for both days.
/ The tiftieth reunion Of Company D.
Forty FORTH Iowa infantry, enlisted
from the colleges Of Iowa in 1864, will
be held as part Of the regular COM
mencement program. June 14-l7.
/ After being in operation for fifteen
years the private bank at Sully was
compelled to close its doors. 1t is de-
clared depositors will be secured by
the property of officials which will be
sold.
Abby, the twenty -months-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Lueth of Atlantic
lis dead from burns received when he
pulled cup of hot coffee from the
table, spilling the contents over his
face and neck
committee of the law and order
league Of Ottumwa raided negro re-
sort, arresting five men on the charge
Of shooting craps. Bootlegging joints
also were raided and several barrels
of beer were seized.
Attorney General Cosson has issued
an opinion that the state board Of con-
troll is empowered to send prisoners
from the penitentiary and reformatory
to work upon the public highways
without armed guards.
Members of the First Congregational
church at Sioux City adopted reso-
luton declaring the attitude of their
pastor, the Rev. Wallace NJ. Shirt. on
the temperance question. was not the
attitude Of the church.
Clara Hanna of Rickardsville, Cath
arine Rockford of Sumner, and Mary
| ORourke of Clinton, novices, pro-
nounced the formal vows making them
Sisters of Mercy. The ceremony was
held at Mercy hospital chapel.
Father Patrick Fitzpatrick. aged Sc
tor 30 years member of the Trappist
oruer, TeSldlng at the monastery near
Dubuque, died at the Mercy hospital OF
stomach trouble. The deceased was a
native of Mount Mellery, Ireland.
Haken (Hokey) Nelson, of Ottumwa
a laborer who is mentally unbalanced
attempted to end his life He slashed
his throat with a razor but the cut was
not deep and there seems to be nc
grave danger of the wound proving
fatal.
There was heavy downfall of rain
and hail. with no wind. at Williams
burg. Nearly an inch of rain fell and
the ground was thickly covered with
large hail stones, many of them the
size Of walnuts. A few window lights
We're broken